JUSTIN BIEBER TWEETS LOVE FOR CARLY RAE JEPSEN

Carly Rae Jepsen in Toronto - October 2010

One of the few Finalists of now-defunct Canadian Idol to achieve some success, Carly Rae Jepsen just got a huge boost with the help of a fellow Canadian Pop Star.  Justin Bieber earlier today Tweeted his love for Canadian Labelmate Jepsen's latest Single Call Me Maybe.  The Track will be on her Universal Music Canada Sophomore Disc, due early 2012.

Justin Bieber Tweets about Carly Rae Jepsen

My Friend Ryan absolutely loves the Track too and e-mailed me secretly professing his love for it and I must admit it is pretty catchy.  Yes, we are grown Men with the musical taste of 15 year-old Girls!

I had the pleasure of meeting Jepsen back in 2010 Backstage at the Bell Celebrity Gala for Sick Kids' Hospital and she is absolutely adorable.  I still remember her Tutu. She was channeling Black Swan before Black Swan...

Watch the Video in full below for Call Me Maybe:

BELL CELEBRITY GALA 2010 PHOTOS & RECAP

Supermodel Coco Rocha
& Mr. Will-W.

Canada's leading Telecommunications Company Bell Canada threw yet another superb Celebrity Gala earlier this evening at Metro Convention Centre.  The annual Black Tie Affair unites Canadian Celebrities with fans, this year raising money for Toronto's CAMH (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health).  The event in previous years had raised money for Sick Kids' Hospital, although President & COO George Cope had announced earlier this year that he would direct more focus from Bell towards matters of Mental Health, citing that not enough focus is being paid to this issue.  Despite my not feeling so well, I still made it out to show my support for the cause although I'm sure I will pay for it this weekend!

Despite British-American actress Minnie Driver being touted as one of this evening's biggest names, alas she had other obligations and was unable to make it out.  The party still brought out a number of familiar faces whether it be Athletes, Actors, Musicians and Television Personalities.  

Emcees this year included Sportscaster Rod Black and  Canada's favourite Comedian Russell Peters.  CBC's George Stroumboulopoulos also shared in the Hosting duties, doing on-the-spot interviews with some of the more notable guests in attendance like Supermodel Coco Rocha, Eric Roberts, Sofia Milos and many more.  Among this evening's performers were Jully Black, Faber Drive, Fefe Dobson, Kreesha Turner and hot Canadian act Down With Webster who delivered a spirited and well-received performance of Hall & Oates' hit Rich Girl.  Guests also were treated to a Fashion Show featuring work from local designers.

Mr. Will-W.:Pop Maven readers will be excited to know that our friend Dobson also signed a few items for you which I will be giving away next month with the release of her long-awaited album Joy.

NAME THAT CELEBRITY - CANADIAN EDITION

Bell Canada annually hosts its Celebrity Gala at Metro Convention Centre in Toronto. The event has celebrities from all around the country in radio, television, film and sports come in to help raise money for Sick Kids' Hospital.

This year's star-studded line-up included Canada's favourite comedian Russell Peters, who just signed recently with the same agent that represents Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise in America. Yes, he's that big a deal and you will hear of him soon if you haven't. I got to chat with Peters for a bit tonight and he's hilarious. We have a running joke of him calling me Lloyd, because he insists I remind him of that character from HBO's Entourage which I have never watched. But a few people have told me that before so he can't be that far off I suppose!

The event was headlined by UK's Natasha Bedingfield who flew in specially to perform a four-song acoustic set consisting of mega-hits These Words, Pocketful of Sunshine, Wild Horses and Unwritten which garnered her a Grammy nomination. My friend Christine and I got to hang with Bedingfield a bit before her performance and she was lovely in-person. We exchanged hugs and kisses and talked about her debut album Unwritten which I still hold in high regard. She is completing work on her third album now she says and it will be released early 2010 via SONY/BMG. She even personalized my CD with a cute note. Love her.

Here are some candid shots taken from earlier this evening of Bedingfield, Peters and me:

It was also a pleasant surprise seeing Beverly Hills, 90210 heartthrob Jason Priestley in person with his wife Naomi. He's working on a television show here in Canada now and he was very nice. Hands down, the fiercest of the ladies was City TV personality Dina Pugliese who hosts Breakfast Television. She is an absolute doll and we even exchanged e-mails. Perhaps you'll be posting these pics on your show tomorrow, Dina? She was dressed by hot local boutique, Fashion Crimes, which did a stellar job on Dina, Naomi Priestley and another highlight of the night, Ivana Santilli.