Canada’s Juno Awards broadcast didn’t want the Weeknd in the home for somewhat pleasure at Edmonton’s Rogers Place Monday night time (March 13). Albertans have been already pumped with pleasure for the induction of their hometown rock stars, Nickelback, later within the present and a night-capping medley by the band, who hail from the tiny city of Hanna.
However the 12,000 individuals in attendance received an surprising eyeful when a topless protestor managed to get on the stage as Avril Lavigne was introducing top-selling Punjabi performer AP Dhillon. The digicam operators did pull again to a large shot for these watching at dwelling, however there was no time to bleep when Lavigne let off a few F-bombs to get the lady off the stage.
Then it was again to the polished, deliberate, well mannered celebration of Canadian music, the 52nd annual, hosted for the second consecutive yr by Canadian-born actor Simu Liu (“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” “Barbie”), with the winners ensuring to reward their fellow nominees.
Even Nickelback’s acceptance speech, which did go off script a bit, was expletive-free, in case you don’t depend the phrase “badass”; the 50th anniversary of hip–hop segment, exhibiting Canada’s contribution to the artform, featured a medley requiring no bleeped lyrics; and Jessie Reyez turned a “sh” to “shoot.”
The vast majority of the awards had been given out at Juno Opening Evening awards, a personal gala dinner on March 11, on the Edmonton Conference Centre.
Solely seven honors have been awarded final night time — fan alternative, album of the yr, rap album/EP, breakthrough artist, modern R&B recording, plus MusiCounts Trainer of the Yr and the Canadian Music Corridor Of Fame — in between stellar performances from Nickelback, Alexisonfire, Banx & Ranx with Preston Pablo and Rêve, AP Dhillon, Aysanabee, Jessie Reyez, Tate McRae, Tenille Townes, and a “north stars” forged — as Drake would say — of Canadian hip-hop acts.
The Weeknd was already the highest winner the opposite night time. The highest nominee (with six) swept the opening night time awards, however the huge deal was his further win on the published for album of the yr (“Daybreak FM”). Whereas the Toronto native’s no-show did elicit some boos of disappointment, what artist and presenter Tyler Shaw needed to say subsequent turned the response to claps.
“I do know, I do know,” presenter Tyler Shaw empathized. “Hear, it is a enjoyable reality. With this win tonight, the Weeknd is in second place for essentially the most Juno wins ever.” The document 25 is held by Anne Murray, who’s now retired. The Weeknd now has 22.
The Juno Awards later supplied an announcement from The Weeknd, whose actual identify is Abel Tesfaye. “I’m so honored to be acknowledged like this from my dwelling nation that I like a lot. I’m so humbled by all this and will by no means thank followers sufficient.”
Jessie Reyez — who carried out a killer model of her tune “Mutual Good friend — nabbed the Juno for modern R&B recording for her album Yessie. “Thanks very a lot for the popularity. It’s an honor to be acknowledged at dwelling. All of the nominees are wonderful musical abilities,” shouting out Dylan Sinclair, “my sister” Savannah Ré, Adria Kain “who graduated with me from The Remix Challenge,” and duo dvsn whose Danial Daley was considered one of her mentors on the after-school program for youth from under-served communities.
Breakthrough artist went to Preston Pablo, the 21-year-old whose profession launched with the ever present hit “Flowers Want Rain” with Juno-winning manufacturing duo Banx & Ranx. Backstage, he instructed Selection, “I positively seemed on the nominees and I shortly realized that there was only a lengthy checklist of fantastic artists, and to be acknowledged even alongside these artists, was already a win for me. So the truth that I used to be in a position to take dwelling the award is an excellent greater win.”
He mentioned his dad and mom have been within the viewers, however he hadn’t seen them but. “I’m ready for that second the place all of us simply hug and rejoice collectively. I used to be in a position to FaceTime them from the inexperienced room with the Juno.” They’ve his first platinum plaque however “mother and pop, sorry, however I’m gonna maintain this Juno for myself.”
Tobi, who gained rap album/EP for “Shall I Proceed?” was offered the award simply after the compact and impressively written Canadian hip-hop historical past lesson section.
Canada’s hip-hop ambassador Kardinal Offishall (a.ok.a. Kardi) wrote the piece with Jemeni, after which co-hosted with Haviah Mighty, the primary feminine to ever win the rap album/EP class (2022). Every vital participant in Canada’s nearly 40-year historical past of the Bronx, U.S.-created style carried out: “the Godfather of Canadian Hip-Hop” Maestro Recent Wes, Choclair, pioneers Dream Warriors, “Canada’s First Girl of Hip-Hop” Michie Mee, Maestro’s sister and DJ Mel Boogie and TOBi.
“I wasn’t to offer a giant shout out to all of the legends on the stage. As an artist, coming from Lagos, Nigeria to Canada, it means a lot to be on this stage and hip-hop is what I stay and what I breath, and I made this album, engaged on one thing that’s the best factor that I’ve ever labored on and It’s popping out subsequent yr and I can’t wait so that you can see it.”
Lavigne, who got here into the media Q&A room after the awards, instructed reporters: “It’s wonderful to be again, to be in Canada, to see the snow, to see a few of my household and to be on the Junos. That is an awards present that I watched rising up so simply coming again right here, again to my roots, it’s actually reflective for me to look again on the final 20 years. I’ve been coming to the Junos for the final 20 years and I’m so grateful to nonetheless be right here, making music and performing, being on tour and being on the Junos. It means so much.”
This fan alternative award — a 10-artist class voted on by the followers — marks her tenth Juno win. “I’ve a number of Junos in my basement. I actually treasure the Juno Award. I’ve been successful Junos for 20 years; they’ve truly modified alongside the best way. They give the impression of being totally different now,” she laughed. “They was once glass, then silver and now they’re gold.”
U.S.-Lebanese actor Tony Shalhoub, who performed the “faulty detective” on “Monk,” is ready to star as former auto mogul-turned-fugitive Carlos Ghosn in a high-profile TV sequence directed by Michael Winterbottom.
Ghosn is the French-Lebanese-Brazilian former CEO of automakers Nissan and Renault who in 2020 jumped bail and absconded to Beirut hidden in a music case on a personal jet whereas on trial in Japan for alleged monetary misconduct. Lebanon doesn’t have an extradition treaty with Japan.
The untitled six-part sequence is written by Winterbottom, the prolific British director of “Welcome to Sarajevo,” whose TV work contains hit sitcom sequence “The Journey” and, extra lately, “That is England” starring Kenneth Branagh as Boris Johnson.
The Winterbottom Ghosn present is being produced by Fremantle, Revolution Movies, Passenger and Nameless Content material.
The mission was initially developed by Winterbottom and Alfonso Cuaron for Nameless Content material, the media firm behind “Highlight” and “True Detective.”
Richard Brown (“True Detective”) will function government producer on behalf of Passenger and Fremantle; Melissa Parmenter will function government producer for Winterbottom’s Revolution Movies; and Violaine Etienne will function government producer for Nameless Content material. David Levine and Garrett Kemble will oversee the mission on behalf of Nameless Content material.
Fremantle lately partnered with Brown and Winterbottom on “This England” which was a Sky Authentic.
Brown, whose Passenger shingle is owned by Fremantle, “has additionally taken on a brand new artistic function throughout Fremantle’s International Drama division to assist drive Fremantle’s efforts within the improvement and manufacturing of TV and movie initiatives similar to this,” in line with a press release. Fremantle additionally has an unique first-look cope with Revolution Movies.
This isn’t the primary TV mission to be introduced in regards to the story of Carlos Ghosn who, till his arrest in Japan in 2018, dominated an automotive alliance that spanned a number of continents, comprising Nissan, Renault and Mitsubishi.
In 2021 France’s Federation Leisure stated they had been creating a Ghosn mini-series titled “The Fugitive” with Francois Cluzet (“Intouchables”) within the title function.
Ghosn, who now lives in Beirut, has repeatedly stated he was a sufferer of injustice and political persecution and claims he was being prosecuted in Tokyo on trumped-up fees to maintain him from additional integrating Nissan and Renault, which threatened the Japanese carmaker’s autonomy.
“Carlos Ghosn was a celebrity of the automotive business, the primary particular person ever to have concurrently been CEO of two Fortune 500 corporations,” stated Winterbottom in a press release. “It’s fantastic to have Tony Shalhoub on board to play this advanced character,” he added.
Commented Fremantle’s world drama CEO Christian Vesper: “We’re excited to announce this newest collaboration with Michael, Richard and the group at Nameless Content material. They’re the right visionary and artistic companions to deliver this fascinating and incredulous story to life.”
BAFTA-winning producer Patrick Spence is leaving ITV Studios after three years, Selection has confirmed.
Spence, who serves as artistic director, will depart on the finish of March, ITV Studios managing director Julian Bellamy informed employees through an inside memo on Thursday. Spence will proceed to accomplice with ITV Studios on upcoming tasks together with “Folks vs. Submit Workplace” (working title).
Spence joined ITV Studios in 2020 and secured a number of acclaimed commissions, together with the BBC’s drama-romance “Ralph & Katie,” a spin-off of “The A Phrase,” in regards to the lives of a pair with Down syndrome; ITVX’s “Litvinenko,” in regards to the investigation into the demise of Russian defector Alexander Litvinenko; the BAFTA-nominated Chilly Warfare spy drama “A Spy Amongst Buddies,” additionally for ITVX; and post-pandemic frontline medical drama “Maternal” for ITV.
The producer spent 15 years in commissioning and manufacturing on the BBC. He served as head of drama for Northern Eire from 2003 to 2010. In 2010, Spence arrange and ran Fifty Fathoms Productions, a scripted manufacturing firm owned by Endemol Shine earlier than it was acquired by Banijay. He was managing director at Fifty Fathoms.
Spence received the BAFTA for greatest single drama in 2015 for the BBC’s “Marvellous,” produced by Fifty Fathoms and Tiger Side. Beforehand, he received a Prix Europa particular award for TV fiction for “Occupation” (2009).
Spence’s credit additionally embrace “Domina,” “Grownup Materials,” “The A Phrase,” “The Eddy,” “Fortitude,” “Guerilla,” “Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen” and “5 Minutes of Heaven.” He can be confirming his subsequent enterprise imminently.
Information of Spence’s departure from ITV Studios was first reported by Deadline.
Channel 4’s “Derry Ladies” and the BBC’s “That is Going to Harm” and “The Traitors” have received the highest honors on the U.Okay.’s annual Broadcasting Press Guild (BPG) Awards.
“Derry Ladies” received greatest comedy and greatest author for Lisa McGee and the celebrities of “That is Going to Harm,” Ben Whishaw and Ambika Mod received greatest actor and greatest actress.
The most well-liked new actuality present on British tv, “The Traitors,” received greatest leisure title. Different BBC exhibits among the many awards have been “Sherwood,” which received greatest drama, “The Actual Mo Farah” greatest documentary mini collection and “Frozen Planet II” greatest documentary.
Sky’s “I Hate Suzie Too” received greatest drama mini collection.
The BPG Jury Prize was awarded to a number of winners for the primary time, to the eight BBC native radio journalists who interviewed Liz Truss throughout her transient stint as Prime Minister. The breakthrough award went to screenwriter Jack Rooke for Channel 4’s “Massive Boys.” The Harvey Lee Award, for an impressive contribution to broadcasting, was offered to Jeremy Paxman to honor his 50 years on TV and radio as a broadcaster, journalist and writer.
The awards are chosen independently by TV and audio correspondents, critics and previewers.
Grant Tucker, the chair of the BPG, mentioned: “Our winners all the time replicate the huge quantity of expertise in British tv and the prizes are going to each packages and people who have been extraordinarily fashionable with our audiences final yr.”
BPG TV, Streaming and Audio Awards Winners:
Finest Documentary Mini Sequence 1-3 episodes “The Actual Mo Farah” (Atomized Studios in affiliation with Pink Bull Studios for BBC One)
Finest Documentary Sequence 4+ episodes “Frozen Planet II” (BBC Studios Pure Historical past Unit manufacturing with BBC America, France Télévisions, ZDF and The Open College)
Finest Comedy “Derry Ladies” season 3 (Hat Trick Productions for Channel 4)
Finest Leisure “The Traitors” (Studio Lambert for BBC One)
Finest Drama Mini Sequence 1-3 episodes “I Hate Suzie Too” (Unhealthy Wolf for Sky Atlantic)
Finest Drama Sequence 4+ episodes “Sherwood” (Home Productions for BBC One)
Finest Actress Ambika Mod – “This Is Going to Harm” (Sister in affiliation with Horrible Productions for BBC One and AMC+)
Finest Actor Ben Whishaw – “This Is Going to Harm” (Sister in affiliation with Horrible Productions for BBC One and AMC+)
Finest Author Lisa McGee – “Derry Ladies” (Hat Trick Productions for Channel 4)
BPG Breakthrough Expertise Award Jack Rooke, author, “Massive Boys” (Roughcut Tv for Channel 4)
BPG Jury Prize BBC Native Radio (BBC English Areas)
Radio Program of the Yr “In Darkish Corners” (BBC Scotland Productions for BBC Radio 4)
Finest Podcast “The Coming Storm” (Lengthy Kind Audio for BBC Radio 4 and BBC World Service)
Audio Presenter of the Yr Marianna Spring for “Battle On Fact” and “Catastrophe Trolls” (BBC Radio 44 and BBC Sounds)
Harvey Lee Award for Excellent Contribution to Broadcasting Jeremy Paxman
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