[Canada] MuchMusic To Air VMAs And Red Carpet Show Live

Jennifer Tormo - Celebrity News Service

Canada (CNS) - MuchMusic has announced that Canada will get the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards live on TV and online, according to a press release.

This Thursday, Aug. 7, the VMAs hype will hit Mtvvma.ca. An exclusive, live Canadian red carpet show will be shown on the Web site at 7:30 p.m. EST. The Web site will also feature photos and videos from previous VMAs, blog recaps and extensive coverage of the upcoming VMAs weekend.

Then, the music channel will air the shows live on Sept. 7, starting with the red carpet show at 8 p.m. and moving onto the VMAs at 9 p.m. EST.

Nominees for some of the shows awards have already been revealed - for Best Pop Video, the contenders include Britney Spears, Panic at the Disco, Tokio Hotel, Danity Kane, and the Jonas Brothers.

Lil Wayne will perform at the show, MuchMusic announces.

MTV's 25th annual Video Music Awards will be hosted by Russell Brand ("Forgetting Sarah Marshall").

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