The Biggest Party in Toronto is Coming: 2011 MMVAs

What's going on Live.Laugh.Love readers?!

While Live.Laugh.Love. is about discussing music and pop culture, we also love to highlight some of the biggest events in Toronto. That being said, what better way than to discuss perhaps the biggest and most interactive party going on the streets of Toronto... The MuchMusic Video Awards! 

Drake

If you are not familiar with the MMVAs - basically every year MuchMusic shuts down Queen West and John Street, in order to put on the biggest and most interactive live show. It is a place where fans can get up close to some of their favourite artists. In previous years, the MMVAs have had some of the biggest names in music and pop culture such as: Lady Gaga, Drake, Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, Kanye West, the cast of Twilight, and Justin Bieber.  

Down With Webster

This year's show is no exception with Selena Gomez as co-host and performer, as well as performances by Lady Gaga, Avril Lavigne, Bruno Mars, The Black Keys, and City and Colour. This week, MuchMusic released the list of nominees. Overall, I am pleased with the nominees, as they seem pretty well-rounded as well highlighting some of the incredible talent we have right here in Canada. Click here to check out the full list of nominees!

JLS

Last year, Jackie and I attended the award show, and got to see some of our favourite artists like Down With Webster, Katy Perry, and Drake on the red carpet - keep in mind these are just a few of the artists. We even had the chance to meet the guys from British group JLS! 

  

Ultimately, the MMVAs are an incredible event that also relies on the opinions of fans with the UR Fave categories. Voting has started and you can vote until the day of the MMVAs, click here to vote for UR Fave Artist! 

JLS

Keep your eye on Live.Laugh.Love, as we will be highlighting some of our favourite nominees all leading up to the big show! 

The MMVAs air on MuchMusic, Sunday June 19th, at 9PM! Red carpet starts at 8PM!

Katy Perry

Will you be attending this year's show?! Who are you rooting for?! Which performances are you looking forward to?! As always, leave a comment or send us a tweet @jackieopoku @sinemtekin

- Sinem Tekin-

Movie To Watch: PROM

PROM

There are many stories that we observe in Disney's latest release
PROM. The film's main character, Nova, states that prom is where the

people you have gone to school with meet under one roof and the last

four years does not mean anything; all that matters, is what the
future holds in store. Prom explores the issues that high school
students deal with prior to leaving high school. Primarily it deals
with independence, self-discovery, and relationships - as some unravel
and while others ignite. This movie is great to watch with the little
ones. As we grip onto our seats we watch as they face all the
insecurities that come along before high school's most important event
- prom.


Sinem and I got a chance to attend a private screening - before the
movie hit theatres, and met up with the cast when they dropped by
New.Music.Live for an exclusive interview. During the interview, three
of the film's stars, talked about their experiences on-set and what it
meant to them being a part of a Disney movie. Prom did a good job
making me relive my high school prom days in 90 minutes. But the most
important message of this movie is to be yourself, live life, and
always follow your heart .If you want that high school nostalgia -
like falling in love, then this is definitely the movie to see.

Seen the film? Let us know your thoughts!

Blake McGrath "Time to Move"

There are a lot of celebrities, Sinem and I have had the pleasure of meeting; 
the same can be said for the amount of live performance we 
have seen. That being said, Live.Laugh.Love. recently had the pleasure 
to see Blake McGrath perform some songs off his debut album, 
Time To Move. Blake performed two incredible songs,

his smash-hit 'Stage Fright' and his latest single 'Love Sick'. There

is no denying, the boy can move. In addition, he can sing.

I'll admit, I had a bit of a fan girl moment while he briefly sang

'Stage Fright' - I think it had a lot to do with the fact that he was

staring right at me for that brief moment *sigh... Moving on, Blake's

personality is very playful and calm; and yes ladies, his swagger

gives a very powerful performance with a bit of sex-

appeal.

More importantly. Blake is very dedicated to his fans and took the
time to sign autographs and take pictures, with fans inside and the
people waiting out in the cold outside New.Music.Live. What I loved
about the performance is his carefree attitude and confidence. His
performance truly stole the show, Blake was able to feed off the
energy that was consistently coming from the audience. My only
complaint is that I would have loved to hear more about him in an
interview. Questions I would have loved answered would be: 1. What
were his inspirations with this album? 2. What statement did you want
to make with this album? Lastly, 3. Who would you love to work with in
the future, musically?

Blake's album called Time To Move, is a master-piece of dance and
love. My personal favorite tracks are 'Lullaby' (which is dedicated to
his fans), 'Love Sick', 'Penthouse', and 'Stage Fright'. I won't lie,
I find myself listening to 'Stage Fright' on repeat, wishing and
wanting to be that girl in that video, dancing into the night with
quote on quote “the one”. I highly recommend this album and I give it
5 stars out of 5. I’m excited to hear his next album and you know
Live.Laugh.Love will be at the front of the line to watch him perform.

Backup dancer from "So You Think you can Dance"

Be sure to check out the album Time To Move on iTunes, and follow
Blake McGrath on Twitter @blakemcgrath


As always, let us know what you think, and never forget to Live.Laugh.Love.

By: Jacqueline Opoku