| 2018 iHeartRadio MMVAs | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 26, 2018 |
| Location | 299 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Country | Canada |
| Hosted by | Awkwafina |
| Most awards | Shawn Mendes (4) |
| Most nominations | Shawn Mendes (8) |
| Website | http://mmva.muchmusic.com |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | CTV, Much, MTV |
The 2018 iHeartRadio MMVAs were held on August 26, 2018 outside 299 Queen Street West in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Unlike previous years, the 2018 show aired live at the end of August instead of Father's Day. It was hosted by Awkwafina.
Performances
| 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.
Presenters
- Tyra Banks – presented Best Collaboration
- Sonequa Martin-Green – introduced Halsey
- Prince Michael Jackson – introduced Bülow
- Tyler Shaw – presented Song of the Summer
- Derek Hough – presented Best EDM/Dance Artist or Group
- New City – introduced Alessia Cara
- Chrissy Metz – introduced 98 Degrees
- Ashlee Simpson and Evan Ross – presented Best Pop Artist or Group
- The Reklaws – introduced Kris Wu
- JWoww and Kristin Cavallari – introduced 5 Seconds of Summer
- Sofi Tukker – presented Fan Fave Video and Fan Fave Artist
- Gus Kenworthy and Madison Beer – introduced Marshmello and Anne-Marie
- Scott Helman and Francesco Yates – presented Artist of the Year
- Jus Reign and Craig McMorris – introduced The Beaches
- Alexandra Shipp and Colton Haynes – presented Video of the Year
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Winners and nominees
Nominees were announced on August 1, 2018. 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. Winners were announced on August 26, 2018.
Logic (featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid) – "1-800-273-8255"
- Shawn Mendes — "In My Blood"
- Halsey — "Bad at Love"
- Drake — "God's Plan"
- Childish Gambino — "This Is America"
- Ariana Grande — "No Tears Left to Cry"
Best EDM/Dance Artist or Group
Drake — "God's Plan" (Director: Karena Evans)
- Shawn Mendes — "In My Blood" (Director: Jay Martin)
- Drake — "Nice for What" (Director: Karena Evans)
- Childish Gambino — "This Is America" (Director: Hiro Murai)
- Justin Timberlake (featuring Chris Stapleton) — "Say Something" (Director: Arturo Perez Jr.)
- The Carters — "Apeshit" (Director: Ricky Saix)
Best Pop Artist or Group
Best Rock/Alternative Artist or Group
Best Hip Hop Artist or Group
Best New Canadian Artist
Artist of the Year
Song of the Summer
Loud Luxury (featuring Brando) — "Body"
- Drake — "Nice for What"
- Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin — "I Like It"
- Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey — "The Middle"
- Marshmello and Anne-Marie — "Friends"
- Bebe Rexha (featuring Florida Georgia Line) — "Meant to Be"
Best Collaboration
- Kendrick Lamar (featuring SZA) — "All the Stars"
- Shawn Mendes (featuring Khalid) — "Youth"
- The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar — "Pray for Me"
- Bebe Rexha (featuring Florida Georgia Line — "Meant to Be"
- Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey — "The Middle"
- Marshmello and Anne-Marie — "Friends"
Fan Fave Video
- Drake — "God's Plan"
- Childish Gambino — "This Is America"
- The Carters — "Apeshit"
- Logic (featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid) – "1-800-273-8255"
- Alessia Cara – "Growing Pains"
Fan Fave Artist
Fan Fave Duo or Group
Fan Fave Single
Selena Gomez and Marshmello — "Wolves"
- Ariana Grande — "No Tears Left to Cry"
- Post Malone (featuring 21 Savage) — "Rockstar"
- Shawn Mendes — "In My Blood"
- Camila Cabello — "Havana"
- Ed Sheeran — "Perfect"
Fan Fave New Artist
Fan Fave Much Creator
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
- A^ Marshmello shocks MMVAs crowd by revealing is Shawn Mendes.
References
- ^ Bowsher, Allison. "Save The Date! The 2018 iHeartRadio MMVAs Are Set For Sunday, August 26!". Much.
- ^ "Save the Date! The 2018 IHEARTRADIO MMVAs Gets Set for Epic Summer Block Party, August 26". Newswire.ca. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan. "'Crazy Rich Asians' Star Awkwafina to Host Canada's Much Music Video Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Loud Luxury Are Your Official iHeartRadio MMVAs DJs". MMVAs. Archived from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ Scott, Katie. "Shawn Mendes leads 2018 MMVAs nominations". Global News.
- ^ "Final Round of Presenters and Performers Confirmed for THE 2018 IHEARTRADIO MMVAS, This Sunday, Aug. 26". www.newswire.ca.
- ^ Murphy, Sarah. "Here's the Full List of 2018 iHeartRadio MMVA Nominees". Exclaim!. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ Kaufman, Gil (May 2018). "Shawn Mendes, Drake Lead 2018 iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ Aiello, McKenna (August 26, 2018). "iHeartRadio MMVAs 2018 Winners: The Complete List". E!. Retrieved September 7, 2018.