2017 iHeartRadio MuchMusic Video Awards


The 2017 iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards were held on June 18, 2017, outside 299 Queen Street West in Toronto, Canada. It was hosted by Joe Jonas and Alessia Cara. Initial announcements were made on April 26, 2017. This is the final ceremony to be held in June and on Father's Day.
Highlights of the broadcast included a red carpet ceremony where Marianas Trench marked their 10th and final year at the MMVAs by arriving covered in dozens of colourful balloons. Lead singer Josh Ramsay emerged from a cardboard cake dressed in a faux whip cream bikini.
During the opening monologue Joe Jonas, who hosted the show eight years earlier with the Jonas Brothers, referenced the pending legalization of marijuana in Canada saying, "This time next year it will be completely legal for Canadians to be blem for real, referring to the Drake song "Blem" which uses slang for getting high.
The broadcast also had recurring themes of diversity and acceptance brought up by numerous presenters and winners. When indigenous group A Tribe Called Red won video of the year for "R.E.D. guest rapper Narcy spoke out about representation. He told the crowd,

Performances

Presenters

Wildcard nominees were announced on May 3, 2017. The full list of nominees was published on May 18, 2017.

Video of the Year

A Tribe Called Red — "R.E.D."
Sleepy Tom — "Seeing Double"
Grimes — "Venus Fly"
A Tribe Called Red — "Stadium Pow Wow"
  • Zeds Dead — "Stardust"
  • Wintersleep — "Spirit"
  • Grimes — "Venus Fly"
  • CRi — "Rush"

    Best Pop Video

Shawn Mendes — "Mercy"
  • SonReal — "No Warm Up"
  • Coleman Hell — "Fireproof"
  • Hedley — "Can't Slow Down"
  • Grimes — "Venus Fly"

    Best Rock/Alternative Video

The Tragically Hip — "In a World Possessed by the Human Mind"
  • Pup — "Sleep in the Heat"
  • Wintersleep — "Spirit"
  • July Talk feat. Tanya Tagaq — "Beck + Call"
  • Arkells — "Knocking at the Door"

    Best Hip Hop Video

Tasha the Amazon — "Picasso Leaning"
River Tiber — "Acid Test"
Lorde
Ed Sheeran
Drake
Imagine Dragons
PARTYNEXTDOOR
Drake — "One Dance"
  • The Weeknd — "Starboy"
  • Alessia Cara — "Scars to Your Beautiful"

    Best New International Artist

Camila Cabello
Arkells — "Knocking at the Door"
  • Zeds Dead — "Too Young"
  • A Tribe Called Red — "R.E.D."
  • Jessie Reyez — "Shutter Island"
  • Grimes — "Venus Fly"

    Fan Fave Artist or Group

Justin Bieber
  • The Weeknd
  • Drake
  • Shawn Mendes
  • Alessia Cara

    Fan Fave International Artist or Group

Niall Horan
  • Ed Sheeran
  • Katy Perry
  • Lorde
  • Beyoncé

    Fan Fave Much Creator

YouTwoTV
  • AmandaRachLee
  • Jaclyn Forbes
  • Candace Leca
  • Mike on Much