MTV VMA Recap

Aside from my red carpet fan experience, I was also asked to write a VMA recap for Faze Magazine - check out the screen shot below and click the link to read the full article:

http://www.faze.ca/categories/music/2013/mtv_vma.html

What were your thoughts on the whole twerking debacle? And was your heart melting like mine was when *NSYNC reunited?

- Christina
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Nikki & Sara Live | Episode 1 Taping

I'm a little behind on my blogging, but I'm hoping to get caught up this week. Let's see where I left off...Well a couple weeks ago, before I headed off back to Canada for the Osheaga music festival, I got to be in the audience for the very first episode of season two of Nikki & Sara Live, a hilarious show on MTV.

The hosts are a couple of quirky comedians, Nikki Glaser (@NikkiGlaser) and Sara Schaefer (@saraschaefer1).

Sara (left) & Nikki (right) | Photo via MTV.com

What made this episode SUPER exciting for me was that they announced that they are now being broadcast in Canada! So...this happened:

 POUTINE RYAN GOSLING

I was seriously SO happy. My friend and I were the only Canadians in the audience, so we felt awesome.

You can watch the entire episode below:

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Nikki & Sara LIVE, Full Episodes

(Lol at that freeze frame)

For more info on Nikki & Sara Live, visit http://www.mtv.com/shows/nikki_and_sara/series.jhtml

- Christina
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O Music Awards

Photo by Christina Dun

On June 19th, I got to take part in the O Music Awards, a 24-hour online music festival that celebrates music, tech and fans. The awards given out were not the typical categories that you'd usually see at awards shows. This one gave out awards for the best artist Instagram (winner = Joe Jonas), best web-born artist (winner = Kitty), and best music app (winner = CrowdSYNC) just to name a few (view list of all winners HERE). It was hosted by the hilarious comedic duo the Sklar Brothers.

Besides the awards, the main portion of the 24-hour event was the live music performances. It was held at the MTV studios in Times Square and different artists had sets throughout and I got to be in the audience for one of the shows. I had the pleasure of seeing the X Ambassadors and Nikki Williams live. Other performers include the Jonas Brothers, Hanson and Kate Nash. I had such an awesome experience.

There was also a goat named Pearl, in the spirit of all those crazy viral "goats screaming like humans" videos.

 The Sklar Brothers with a DJ duo who was in-studio for a dance party

 While the performances were going on and the awards were being given out, there was also a big event happening below the studio on the street level inside of the Oakley store. Famous drummer Andrew W.K. was attempting to set a world record for drumming continuously for 24 hours to set a new record for longest drum session in a retail store. He succeeded!

AND just FYI, while I was up in the MTV studio seeing Nikki Williams perform, this was happening down below me:

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O Music Awards, Andrew W.K.

I love Cuba Gooding Jr. in case you didn't know. Cuba, if you see this, I would like to meet you here in NYC. Please and thanks.

In case you don't know of Nikki Williams, you may have heard her hit song "Glowing" -

- Christina

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Host Spotlight: MTV's Lenay Dunn

Photo: Spencer Combs

During my recent trip to NYC, I had the pleasure of meeting MTV's Lenay Dunn, the fun and outgoing host of 10 on Top, a half-hour show that counts down the top ten most talked about celebs of each week. She always has awesome guest hosts - from Selena Gomez to Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - and it looks like such a cool show to be a part of.

As a journalism student hoping to get into entertainment broadcasting, I loved getting to pick her brain about the industry and getting some tips/advice. She definitely has gained a ton of experience from being on MTV and has come a long way. She grew up in Minnesota, but was originally born in Africa, and she got her start working with Red Bull after being found through YouTube videos she made for fun with her friends. Since then, she found her way to MTV - she is now based in New York.

I think she's got such a great, fresh personality that is perfect for MTV, where she's got to interview some of the entertainment industry's hottest young stars.

10 on Top airs Saturdays at 12:30PM on MTV.

Check out a clip from the show when Selena Gomez co-hosted:

Here are just a few of the other faces who've made an appearance on 10 on Top:

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The Wanted

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Hilary Duff

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Zac Efron

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 Demi Lovato

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 Even our Canadian boy Munro Chambers!

Be sure to follow all of Lenay's adventures on YouTube & Twitter and catch her on 10 on Top!

Thanks again Lenay!

- Christina
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