We hate to be the ones to tell you, but there's been a murder in the music industry.
OK, no one actually died. But it does appear TV killed the video star.
We started noticing this a few months back, when shows like Style Star and E! True Hollywood Story ran more than VideoFlow, but it wasn't until we set out to predict the winners of the 17th annual MuchMusic Video Awards (tomorrow at 8 p.m. on Much and City) that we realized we hadn't seen half the nominees.A quick RealPlayer sesh on the channel's site saved our humps in the educated-guess department. Not like anyone would know the difference -- the vids are a mere portion of tomorrow's show, which features Hollywood presenters Paris Hilton, Tori Spelling, Amanda Bynes and Jesse Metcalfe.
And who needs videos when you've got Paris? Who, in fact, just released a video of her own (yikes) -- a perfectly good reason (besides the $20,000 goodie bag) to actually show up at Toronto's informal little bash where Avril Lavigne's buttcrack is an annual staple.
Other presenters include Evanescence, Elisha Cuthbert and Tricia Helfer and Jay Manuel of Top Model fame; while Fall Out Boy, Rihanna, Nick Lachey and Nelly Furtado are on the performance roster.
Having seen so little of these noms, we called on the Sun's crystal ball for reinforcement. Here's what it told us:
Best Video
Nominees: Billy Talent, Devil in a Midnight Mass; Buck 65, Devil's Eyes; Kardinal Offishall f. Ray Robinson, Everyday (Rudebwoy); Nickelback, Photograph; The Trews, So She's Leaving.
Crystal ball says ... Billy Talent. These Toronto punk-rockers' quintuple-nominee has earned major props for production, but the eerie church setting, talkable topic (child molestation by a priest) and oh yes, the song make it mighty worthy of the coveted MMVA.
Best Pop Video
Nominees: Bedouin Soundclash, Shelter; City and Colour, Save Your Scissors; Hot Hot Heat, Middle of Nowhere; Kardinal Offishall f. Ray Robinson, Everyday (Rudebwoy); Massari, Be Easy.
Crystal ball says ... Massari. A sweet ride, belly dancers with extra jelly and a far-from-shabby-looking rapper -- this is the stuff teen dreams are made of.
Best Rock Video
Nominees: Billy Talent, Devil in a Midnight Mass; Hedley, On My Own; Nickelback, Photograph; Simple Plan, Crazy; The Trews, So She's Leaving.
Crystal ball says ... Billy Talent. Remember kids, the best rock video has to rock.
Best Rap Video
Nominees: Alias Donmillion, Dirty Dot; Classified, No Mistakes; JDiggz, Puush It Up; Jelleestone f. Nelly Furtado, Friendamine; Sweatshop Union, Try.
Crystal ball says ... Jelleestone f. Nelly Furtado. Indeed the bearded homeless man and dim-lit hospital room look something out of, well, every other rap vid -- but cutie-gone-hottie Furtado is the main draw anyway.
MuchMoreMusic Award
Nominees: Bedoin Soundclash, Shelter; Daniel Powter, Bad Day; Feist, Mushaboom; Michael Buble, Save the Last Dance For Me; Sam Roberts, The Gate.
Crystal ball says ... Feist. Obviously this is wishful forecasting, with Powter and Buble both having that heartthrob thing going for them.
Best International Video -- Artist
Nominees: James Blunt, You're Beautiful; Kanye West, Touch the Sky; Kanye West, Gold Digger; Kelly Clarkson, Behind Those Hazel Eyes; Madonna, Hung Up; Mariah Carey, Don't Forget About Us; Ne-Yo, So Sick; Pink, Stupid Girls; Rihanna, S.O.S. (Rescue Me); Sean Paul, Temperature.
Crystal ball says ... Kanye West. Kanye vs. Kanye? One of him's bound to win. All of the single-named divas are possible choices -- if you're OK with day-old goods (Rihanna aside).
Best International Video -- Group
Nominees: Angels and Airwaves, The Adventure; Fall Out Boy, Dance, Dance; Franz Ferdinand, Do You Want To; Green Day, Jesus of Suburbia; Green Day, Wake Me Up When September Ends; Panic! At the Disco, I Write Sins Not Tragedies; Pussycat Dolls f. Busta Rhymes, Don't Cha; Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dani California; All American Rejects, Dirty Little Secret; Black Eyed Peas, My Humps.
Crystal ball says ... Red Hot Chili Peppers. Pairing Blink 182 mockery with their own zany 'tude, these Cali funk vets mimic rock's many faces over the decades -- from the jukebox era to big hair, to Nirvana's '94 unplugged New York show -- in a charming way young up-and-comers must learn from.
People's Choice: Favourite International Group
Nominees: Coldplay, Speed of Sound; Fall Out Boy, Dance, Dance; Green Day, Wake Me Up When September Ends; Pussycat Dolls f. Busta Rhymes, Don't Cha; Black Eyed Peas, My Humps.
Crystal ball says ... Green Day. People love sap. They love it even more when it involves teen love shattered by war. No hump or studded lingerie can top that. We think.
People's Choice: Favourite International Artist
Nominees: James Blunt, You're Beautiful; Kelly Clarkson, Because of You; Kanye West, Gold Digger; Mariah Carey, Shake It Off; Rihanna, S.O.S. (Rescue Me).
Crystal ball says ... Rihanna. Hot hot hot. Shaking it ALL off wouldn't help Mariah here.
People's Choice: Favourite Canadian Group
Nominees: Hedley, 3 2 1; Nickelback, Photograph; Our Lady Peace, Angels Losing Sleep; Simple Plan, Crazy; Theory of a Deadman, Santa Monica.
Crystal ball says ... Hedley. As painful as it is to predict Canadian Idol alum Jacob Hoggard's troupe will take the prize, it's even more painful to imagine tired CanRock outfits (do we need to name names?) winning anything anymore.
People's Choice: Favourite Canadian Artist
Nominees: Bif Naked, Let Down; City and Colour, Save Your Scissors; Kardinal Offishall f. Ray Robinson, Everyday (Rudebwoy); Massari, Real Love; Sam Roberts, The Gate.
Crystal ball says ... Massari. Again this hurts, especially since Bif and Sam Roberts are in the same category. Maybe they'll just give it to C & C's Dallas Green so he'll stop crying.
Source: http://winnipegsun.com
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