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Mod Sun‘s fans made their feelings about Tyga clear amid rumors that he is dating Avril Lavgine.

Karen Bliss Elliot Page criticized Canada’s rollback of LGBTQ rights on the stage of the Juno Awards in Halifax, Nova Scotia on Sunday night. “We are at a time in history where the rights of LGBTQ2+ people are being revoked, restricted and eliminated throughout the world, and the effects are devastating,” Page, a transgender Halifax native, said in a speech presenting twin singer-songwriters Tegan and Sara with the Junos’ humanitarian award.

While gearing up for the TIFF premiere of their documentary, “Hate to Love: Nickelback“, one of Canada’s most iconic bands chatted with ET Canada’s Morgan Hoffman about the unwavering support from another fellow Canadian icon.

Indian singer Harrdy Sandhu prophesizes that Punjabi music will take over the world (if it hasn’t already).

Regina-born singer Tesher, of “Jalebi Baby” fame, is getting candid about Asian representation in music and the significance of social media in today’s age.

Drake is all set to surprise his fans!

Simu Liu is unleashing his musical side with the release of his new single.

Drake rocking out to Avril Lavigne while DJing at a recent club appearance has gone viral on social media.The rapper has been in Miami this week and seen at clubs around the area. A controversial sighting saw the OVO founder seen with 50 Cent the night before he was due to appear at Lollapalooza Brazil, leading fans to speculate that their meeting is why he cancelled his headline set on the day.In a viral TikTok video that has amassed over 136,000 views, you can see the Canadian rapper manning a club’s DJ booth choosing to spin Lavigne’s 2002 hit ‘Complicated’.Drake giving 2000’s vibes last night #drake #miami #mmw #avrillavigne ♬ original sound – Tiffany Escobar ‘Complicated’ is one of Lavigne’s biggest hits.

Karen Bliss Nickelback’s induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at Monday’s Juno Awards called for a local hero — and who better to introduce the honorees than Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid. “The LeBron of hockey,” as Junos host Simu Liu called the athlete, is currently regarded as the NHL’s best player. In Edmonton, not far from the tiny town of Hanna, Alberta (where a sign welcoming visitors reads, “Proud to be the home of Nickelback”), the rock band is equally respected. To wit: an introduction by Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds in an 11-minute video chronicling their start as a cover band to global rock act with sales of over 50 million albums. “They played a show here a number of years ago and I met them backstage and ended up having a really good time together,” McDavid — who is from Toronto and joined the Oilers in 2015 — tells Variety. “I think there’s always a mutual respect for athletes to musicians and musicians to athletes, and we definitely bonded over that.”

The 2023 Juno Awards, Canada’s long-running annual music awards show, saw a protestor take the stage as Avril Lavigne introduced a performer. The individual, an environmental activist, was topless and had the phrases “SAVE THE GREEN BELT” and “STOP LOGGING OLD GROWTH NOW” written on their body, references to the Ontario government’s plan to build developments on thousands of acres of the province’s protected green space and British Columbia's timber industry.

Avril Lavigne had choice words for a topless protester who crashed the stage while she was speaking at the 52nd Annual Juno Edwards Monday night. The 38-year-old hitmaker was introducing Canadian-Punjabi singer AP Dhillon's performance when a topless woman in pink sweatpants and a matching headscarf unexpectedly walked on stage at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Canada. The woman's breasts were covered with heart-shaped pasties, and she had messages including "save the green belt," "stop logging old growth now" and "land back" written on her arms and back.

On Monday night, Avril Lavigne had herself a little What The Hell moment!

did tell a topless protestor to “get the fuck off, bitch.” So another way of looking at this is that she handled a weird moment professionally. It's, to borrow Avril's word, !Lavigne was on stage not to perform but to introduce musician AP Dhillon when a woman wearing pink pants, a pink bandana and heart-shaped nipple pasties joined her on stage.

Avril Lavigne confronted a topless protester onstage at Canada’s Juno Awards this week – see what unfolded below.During the ceremony on Monday (March 13), Lavigne was introducing a performance when a topless protestor appeared behind her.Facing away from Lavigne and the camera, the protestor’s back was emblazoned with a message. It read “save the green belt” in protest of a new housing development plan by government in Ontario, which would build houses on protected land.As CBC News report, Lavigne said to the protestor: “Get the fuck off,” later referencing the incident again when accepting the award.She said: “Now nobody try anything this time.

Avril Lavigne got hot-headed while performing in Canada on Monday night as the singer was interrupted by a topless environmental campaigner. The princess of pop-punk confronted the protester on stage at the Juno Awards.

It appears many Canadian fans were left disappointed with The Weeknd’s absence from the Juno Awards on Monday night.

Avril Lavigne deals with a topless protester who rushed the stage while she was introducing a musical performance at the 2023 Juno Awards on Monday (March 13) in Edmonton, Canada.

Avril Lavigne is applauding Simu Liu’s hosting duties at the Juno Awards.

Indo-Canadian singer AP Dhillon rocked the stage at the 2023 Juno Awards.

The best in Canadian music have been revealed.

The Juno Awards are headed east!

The 50th anniversary of hip hop will be celebrated with a special star-studded performance at the upcoming Juno Awards, featuring an array of Canada’s best-known rap performers.

DijahSB is proving just how versatile they are.

Canadian artist Daniel Caesar has got a new album on the way.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFast-rising 18-year-old Canadian singer-songwriter Lauren Spencer-Smith has inked with both Warner Chappell Music publishing and longtime Shawn Mendes manager Andrew Gertler’s AG Artists in partnership with Ziggy Chareton, Variety has confirmed. The news was first published in Hits.A native of Vancouver Island, the singer’s confessional, intimate songs like “Fingers Crossed” and her latest single “Flowers” have effectively set her on a track to be this year’s Olivia Rodrigo.

Michele Amabile Angermiller Shawn Mendes was the man of the hour accepting the International Achievement Award, Deborah Cox made history as the first Black woman inducted into the Canadian Hall of Fame and Charlotte Cardin finished the weekend with a victory lap collecting four trophies at the 51st annual Juno Awards. The event took place in person, for the first time in three years, on Sunday (May 15) at Budweiser Stage in Toronto, Canada.Hosted by “Shang-Chi” star Simu Liu, Canada’s equivalent to the Grammys featured performances from Avril Lavigne and Arcade Fire, group of the year winners Arkells, Tesher, and more in a joyous evening celebrating the diversity of Canadian music and a return to live events since COVID-19 shut the world down.

Global superstar Shawn Mendes came home Sunday night.

Avril Lavigne is back big time.

Deborah Cox has made history.

Simu Liu showcased his impressive dancing and singing skills during Sunday night’s Juno Awards.

The opening night of the 2022 Juno Awards took place Saturday, May 14 in Toronto, prior to the main Juno Awards event, set to be televised on CBC.

The Weeknd continues his run of pop dominance, picking up a pair of awards on the opening night of this year’s Juno Awards.More than 40 awards were handed out at last night’s (May 14) ceremony, held at Metro Toronto Convention Centre in the Ontario capital, which took place a day prior to tonight’s (May 15) main Juno Awards event.Among the early awards, The Weeknd (real name Abel Tesfaye) took home Songwriter of the Year for the third time and Contemporary R&B Recording of the Year for ‘Take My Breath’, taken from his most recent album, ‘Dawn FM’.Another big winner was Charlotte Cardin, the Canadian pop, electro and jazz singer whose debut album ‘Phoenix’ was released last year and topped the Canadian Albums Chart for two consecutive weeks.Cardin bagged three awards – Artist of the Year, Single of the Year for ‘Meaningless’ and Pop Album of the Year for ‘Phoenix’. She’s the first female artist to win Artist of the Year since Serena Ryder eight years ago; she’s also the first female solo artist to win Single of the Year for a solo recording since Carly Rae Jepsen nine years ago for ‘Call Me Maybe’.Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Sour’ won International Album of the Year.

Country music artists Chayce Beckham and Lindsay Ell just dropped a burning hot music video for their duet “Can’t Do Without Me”.

Simu Liu will be hosting this year’s Juno Awards.

Justin Bieber shared a brand new remix of his Justice single "Peaches" late Sunday, this time featuring Ludacris, Usher, and Snoop Dogg on the track. The original version of the track went No.

Video: The 2021 Juno Awards Broadcast (Billboard)The Weeknd made history at the 2021 Juno Awards on Sunday after becoming the first artist to sweep the five top categories twice. The superstar, who was famously shut out of the nominations for the 2021 Grammy Awards, was named Artist of the Year, and Songwriter of the Year, an accolade he shared with his collaborators Belly, aka Ahmad Balshe, and Jason 'DaHeala' Quenneville.