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*2008 MuchMusic Video Awards*
2008 MuchMusic Video Awards
	2008 MuchMusic Video Awards Logo
Starring	Leah Miller, Matte Babel, Tim Deegan, Sarah Taylor, Devon Soltendieck, Hannah Simone
Country of origin	Canada
Production
Producer	MuchMusic
Running time	2 hours
Original release
Network	MuchMusic
Release	June 15, 2008

The 2008 MuchMusic Video Awards were held in Toronto, Ontario at MuchMusic's headquarters on June 15, 2008 with the rain-soaked Red carpet arrivals that started at 8:00pm ET, but was slightly delayed by rainstorms that soaked the crowds and artists, the awards started at 9:00 and ended at 11:00. The show featured performances by illScarlett, Flo Rida, Girlicious, Sean Kingston, JabbaWockeeZ, Simple Plan, the first performance by New Kids on the Block in 15 years and others. The most nominated artist was Hedley with six nominations in which they won four awards. This was the first MMVA to have an afterparty, which was broadcast exclusively on MuchMusic.com, and featured Bedouin Soundclash.

Awards

The nominees were, with the winners in bold:^[1]

Best Video

Hedley — "For the Nights I Can't Remember"
Belly feat. Mario Winans — "Ridin'"
Feist — "1234"
illScarlett — "Nothing Special"
Simple Plan — "When I'm Gone"

Best Director

Hedley — "For The Nights I Can't Remember" (directed by: Kevin De Freitas)
Bedouin Soundclash — "Walls Fall Down" (directed by: Marc Ricciardelli)
Belly feat. Mario Winans — "Ridin'" (directed by: RT!)
illScarlett — "Nothing Special" (directed by: Chris Sargent & Steve Mottershead)
Sam Roberts — "Them Kids" (directed by: Dave Pawsey)

Best Post-Production

Sam Roberts — "Them Kids" (post-production: Duplex)
Buck 65 — "Dang" (post-production: Christopher Mills)
Classified ft. Maestro & DJ IV — "Hard To Be Hip-Hop" (post-production: Aden Bahadori & harv)
illScarlett — "Nothing Special" (post-production: Steve Mottershead)
The Saint Alvia Cartel — "Blonde Kryptonite" (post-production: Nick Flook, Mike Sevigny & Jeff Middleton)

Best Cinematography

Hedley — "For the Nights I Can't Remember" (Samy Inayeh)
Belly feat. Mario Winans — "Ridin'" (Brendan Steacy)
City and Colour — "Waiting" (Simon Shohet)
Hedley — "She's So Sorry" (Samy Inayeh)
Skye Sweetnam — "Human" (Brendan Steacy)

MuchLOUD Best Rock Video

Hedley — "She's So Sorry"
illScarlett — "Nothing Special"
Simple Plan — "When I'm Gone"
Sum 41 — "With Me"
The Trews — "Hold Me In Your Arms"

MuchVIBE Best Rap Video

Belly ft. Mario Winans — "Ridin'"
Classified ft. Maestro & DJ IV — "Hard To Be Hip-Hop"
JB ft. The Game — Fire In Ya Eyes
JDiggz ft. Voyce — Just Wanna Party
Tru-Paz — Hotel Hell

VideoFACT Best Independent Video

Wintersleep — "Weighty Ghost"
Bedouin Soundclash — "Walls Fall Down"
Cancer Bats — "Hail Destroyer"
Neverending White Lights — "Always"
The Russian Futurists — "Paul Simon"

UR Fave: International Video

Fall Out Boy — "The Take Over, The Break's Over"
Flo Rida ft. T-Pain — "Low"
Kanye West— "Stronger"
Rihanna — "Don't Stop the Music"
OneRepublic ft. Timbaland — "Apologize"

UR Fave: Group

Simple Plan — "When I'm Gone"
Hedley — "For The Nights I Can't Remember"
Billy Talent — "Surrender"
Finger Eleven — "Falling On"
illScarlett — "Nothing Special"

UR Fave: Artist

Avril Lavigne — "When You're Gone"
Belly ft. Mario Winans — "Ridin'"
Feist — "1234"
City and Colour — "Waiting"
Nelly Furtado — "Do It

Contests

MMVA10k

MuchMusic held the MMVA10k^[2] Contest during the Video Awards. Three weeks prior to the event 2008 MMVA predictions and trivia were posted daily and viewers were able to play along during the live event on June 15, 2008. For every 500 points, viewers received a ballot to win $10,000. Viewers were also able to answer polls and chat with other MMVA viewers.

Performances

The following acts performed a song live during the show:^[3]

"Low" — Flo Rida
"When I'm Gone" - Simple Plan
"Nothing Special" — illScarlett
"Take You There"/"There's Nothin" — Sean Kingston featuring Élan
"Dangerous" — Kardinal Offishall featuring Akon
JabbaWockeeZ - "Stronger" by Kanye West
"Never Too Late" — Hedley
"Like Me" — Girlicious
"Take a Bow" — Rihanna
"Summertime" — New Kids on the Block

Guests

MMVA08: Aftermath

The 2008 MuchMusic Video Awards are the only MMVA to feature an afterparty. The afterparty featured Bedouin Soundclash performing in front of a small crowd with several other artists. They performed a total of ten songs. The afterparty aired only once for a scheduled 30 minutes after the MMVA on muchmusic.com and MuchMoreMusic, but extended for a few minutes on muchmusic.com.^[4]

Performances

The performances were:^[4]

St. Andrews — Bedouin Soundclash
I Wanna Be Sedated — Bedouin Soundclash
Can't Hurry Love — Bedouin Soundclash with Zaki Ibrahim
Should I Stay Or Should I Go — Bedouin Soundclash with Saint Alvia
Come Dancing — Bedouin Soundclash with Sam Roberts & K-OS
Mirror In The Bathroom — Bedouin Soundclash with Wade MacNeil of Alexisonfire
Pressure Drop — Bedouin Soundclash with all guests
Dancing In The Dark — Bedouin Soundclash with Arkells & Saint Alvia
Yesterday — K-OS
Don't Let Me Down — Bedouin Soundclash with all guests

References

^ "MMVA08 Winners and Nominees". MuchMusic.com. Archived from the original on 30 December 2008.
^ MMVA10k ^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "MMVA08 Performers". Archived from the original on 30 May 2008. Retrieved 29 May 2008.
^ ^a ^b "MMVA08: AfterMath Rockout". MuchMusic.com. 15 June 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-06-19. Retrieved 19 June 2008.