Bieber, Hedley win at MuchMusic Video Awards
Last Updated: Sunday, June 20, 2010 | 10:59 PM ET
The Canadian Press
The MuchMusic Video Awards were pretty much perfect for teen pop sensation Justin Bieber and pop-punkers Hedley, who each won three MuchMusic Video Awards trophies at Sunday night's outdoor bash.
Bieber won the viewers choice awards for best video and new artist as well as the prize for international video by a Canadian for his smash hit Baby.
The 16-year-old seemed genuinely surprised as he mounted the stage before the mass of screaming fans who camped out for days to see him.
"Coming from a small town in Canada — repping Stratford, Ont., — I just wanna say, this means the world to me," said a grinning Bieber, who later invited three of his close friends to join him onstage.
"It's my first award, and to have it in Canada is just amazing."
Hailing from Abbotsford, B.C., Hedley won awards for video of the year and post-production of the year for Perfect and pop video of the year for Cha-ching.
Singer Justin Bieber, left, and rapper Drake, arrive at the 2010 MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto on Sunday. (Mark Blinch/Reuters)Toronto rap star Drake and collaborator Trey Songz each won two trophies for their song Successful (cinematography of the year and hip-hop video of the year) while Mississauga, Ont., hard-rockers Billy Talent also took a pair of trophies, including rock video of the year.
Meanwhile, show co-host Miley Cyrus wasn't shut out either.
The 17-year-old won the award for international video of the year by an artist for her upbeat single, Party in the U.S.A.
Last year's hosts, the Jonas Brothers were also rewarded with some hardware: international video of the year by a group for Paranoid.
Ottawa rapper Belly took the night's other award, nabbing the MuchFACT indie video of the year trophy for his Snoop Dogg collaboration, Hot Girl.
Performers scheduled for the show included glam-pop American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert, Katy Perry, Ke$ha, Down With Webster and Cyrus.
The show's list of presenters was also filled with teen favourites, including Twilight actors Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz and Xavier Samuel, Jersey Shore stars Snooki and Pauly D and musical artists Nikki Yanofsky, Karl Wolf and Lights.
As always, the show was held on a set of outdoor stages next to Much headquarters at 299 Queen St. W. in Toronto.
Spirited fans braved a searing day on the concrete sidewalks that encircle the Much building.
Those same fans had lined up for days to nab coveted wristbands to gain entry into the show more than a week before the festivities, then began lining up in the days running up to the show itself to guarantee a prime position.
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