The 2018 iHeartRadio MMVAs were held on August 26, 2018 outside 299 Queen Street West in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1] Unlike previous years, the 2018 show aired live at the end of August instead of Father's Day.[2] It was hosted by Awkwafina.[3]

2018 iHeartRadio MMVAs
DateAugust 26, 2018
Location299 Queen Street West,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
CountryCanada
Hosted byAwkwafina
Most awardsShawn Mendes (4)
Most nominationsShawn Mendes (8)
Websitehttp://mmva.muchmusic.com
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCTV, Much, MTV
← 2017 · iHeartRadio MMVAs

Performances

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Artist(s) Song(s)
Pre-show
Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine "Ain't Easy"
Tyler Shaw "With You"
Main show
Shawn Mendes "Lost in Japan"
Meghan Trainor "No Excuses"
"Let You Be Right"
Halsey "Sorry"
"Bad at Love"
Bülow "Not a Love Song"
Alessia Cara "Growing Pains"
Bebe Rexha
Brett Kissel
"I'm a Mess" (Rexha)
"Meant to Be"
98 Degrees "Because of You"
"The Hardest Thing"
"Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche)"
(medley)
Kris Wu "18"
"Like That"
"Deserve"
5 Seconds of Summer "Youngblood"
Marshmello
Anne-Marie
"Friends"
"2002" (Anne-Marie)
The Beaches "T-Shirt"
Shawn Mendes "In My Blood"

Loud Luxury served as DJ for the show.[4]

Presenters

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Source: [5][6]

Winners and nominees

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Nominees were announced on August 1, 2018.[7] For the nominations, most awards categories were changed from being video-oriented to artist-oriented. Two new categories were also introduced: Song of the Summer and Best Collaboration. Shawn Mendes has the most nominations with eight, with Drake behind at seven.[8] Winners were announced on August 26, 2018.[9]

Logic (featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid) – "1-800-273-8255"

Best EDM/Dance Artist or Group

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Marshmello A

Drake — "God's Plan" (Director: Karena Evans)

Best Pop Artist or Group

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Shawn Mendes

Best Rock/Alternative Artist or Group

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Imagine Dragons

Best Hip Hop Artist or Group

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Drake

Best New Canadian Artist

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Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine

Artist of the Year

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Shawn Mendes

Song of the Summer

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Loud Luxury (featuring Brando) — "Body"

Best Collaboration

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Fan Fave Video

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Shawn Mendes — "In My Blood"

Fan Fave Artist

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Shawn Mendes

Fan Fave Duo or Group

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BTS

Fan Fave Single

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Selena Gomez and Marshmello — "Wolves"

Fan Fave New Artist

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Kris Wu

Fan Fave Much Creator

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TheDanocracy (Dan Rodo)

  • The Baker Twins (Shannon Baker and Shauna Baker)
  • The Mike On Much Podcast (Mike Veerman, Max Kerman and Shane Cunningham)
  • SneakerTalk (Christian Cantelon)
  • Jaclyn Forbes
  • Candage Leca

Notes

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A^ Marshmello shocks MMVAs crowd by revealing is Shawn Mendes.

References

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  1. ^ Bowsher, Allison. "Save The Date! The 2018 iHeartRadio MMVAs Are Set For Sunday, August 26!". Much.
  2. ^ "Save the Date! The 2018 IHEARTRADIO MMVAs Gets Set for Epic Summer Block Party, August 26". Newswire.ca. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  3. ^ Vlessing, Etan. "'Crazy Rich Asians' Star Awkwafina to Host Canada's Much Music Video Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Loud Luxury Are Your Official iHeartRadio MMVAs DJs". MMVAs. Archived from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  5. ^ Scott, Katie. "Shawn Mendes leads 2018 MMVAs nominations". Global News.
  6. ^ "Final Round of Presenters and Performers Confirmed for THE 2018 IHEARTRADIO MMVAS, This Sunday, Aug. 26". www.newswire.ca.
  7. ^ Murphy, Sarah. "Here's the Full List of 2018 iHeartRadio MMVA Nominees". Exclaim!. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  8. ^ Kaufman, Gil (May 2018). "Shawn Mendes, Drake Lead 2018 iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  9. ^ Aiello, McKenna (August 26, 2018). "iHeartRadio MMVAs 2018 Winners: The Complete List". E!. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
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