Nickelback Takes Top Honors at MuchMusic Awards

ABOVE: The best Canada has to offer? Nickelback’s award-winning hit, “Gotta Be Somebody.”

Rock band Nickelback made a clean sweep at Canada’s MuchMusic Video Awards yesterday, as their hit “Gotta Be Somebody” won for best video, best rock video and best postproduction, according to Reuters report.

Nickelback and R&B artist Danny Fernandes lead the pack of contenders with five nominations each, according to Reuters, and Fernandes made off with the pop video award for “Private Dancer.”

America was well-represented at the ceremony, which was hosted by the Jonas Brothers, and gave New York’s Lady Gaga the best international video artist trophy for “Poker Face.” In addition, the Black Eyed Peas earned the best international video group award for their hit “Boom Boom Pow.”

The MMVAs are presented annually by the Canadian music video channel MuchMusic to honor the year’s best music videos. The ceremony is held near the channel’s headquarters in Ontario.