Rihanna performed her hit single “Take a Bow” for the first time on television at the 19th Annual MuchMusic Video Awards (MMVAs) in Toronto, Canada on June 15, 2008. Rihanna won two awards; Best International Video (Artist) for “Don’t Stop The Music” and the MuchMusic.com Most Watched Video award for “Umbrella.”

Thousands of fans lined the area around the MuchMusic headquarters - some since the previous night - to secure a spot to watch the spectacle, though many fled when the skies opened up shortly before 8 p.m.

Queen Street became a makeshift red carpet, and stages were erected in a nearby parking lot and on the rooftop.

Performers included rappers Kardinal Offishall and Flo Rida; reggae boy wonder Sean Kingston; made-for-TV group Girlicious; Canadian rockers Simple Plan and Hedley; and Rihanna.

Celebrity guests included Gossip Girl star Chace Crawford; The Hills reality stars Whitney Port and Brody Jenner; Spice Girl Mel C; blogger Perez Hilton, and hockey player Jason Spezza.

“We try and make sure there’s something for everyone in the show. We try to make it as eclectic as possible,” said Sheila Sullivan, director of programming at MuchMusic and the show’s supervising producer, in an interview with the Post earlier in the week.

“We’re always trying to think of new performance areas, new stunts, more bands - every year, our goal is to make it bigger and better,” she said. “We’re continually challenging ourselves in order to ensure the show evolves. There’s no use doing status quo.”

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