2018 iHeartRadio MMVAs | |
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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. [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]
Artist(s) | Song(s) | |
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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]
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"
Drake — "God's Plan" (Director: Karena Evans)
Loud Luxury (featuring Brando) — "Body"
Selena Gomez and Marshmello — "Wolves"
TheDanocracy (Dan Rodo)
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