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,
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.
Presenters
- KJ Apa
- Nikki Bella
- Lilly Singh
- Brandon Flynn
- Hedley
- Shay Mitchell
- Bea Miller
- Martha Hunt
- 4YallEntertainment
- Keke Palmer
- Shenae Grimes-Beech
- Serena Ryder
- Jus Reign
- Tyler Oakley
- Dove Cameron
- Tatiana Maslany
- Tyler Shaw
- Shawn Hook
- Scott Helman
- Massari
- Torrance Coombs
- Kat Graham
- David Mazouz
- Lights
- Carly Rae Jepsen
Winners & nominees
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."- Kaytranada — "Glowed Up"
- Pup — "Sleep in the Heat"
- Shawn Mendes — "Mercy"
- Coleman Hell — "Fireproof"
Best Post-Production
Sleepy Tom — "Seeing Double"- Darcys — "Miracle"
- Somewhere Else — "Move Together"
- Zeds Dead — "Too Young"
- Cœur de pirate — "Undone"
Best EDM/Dance Video
Grimes — "Venus Fly"- MSTRKRFT — "Runaway"
- Grandtheft — "Easy Go"
- DJ Shub — "Indomitable"
- A Tribe Called Red — "R.E.D."
Best Director
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"- TassNata — "Let's Go"
- Sean Leon — "81"
- Jazz Cartier — "Red Alert / 100 Roses"
- Derek Wise — "Disconnected"
Best [MuchFACT] Video
River Tiber — "Acid Test"- Pup — "Sleep in the Heat"
- Majid Jordan — "Small Talk"
- CRi — "Rush"
- dvsn — "With Me / Do It Well"
iHeartRadio International Artist of the Year
LordeMost Buzzworthy International Artist or Group
Ed SheeranMost Buzzworthy Canadian Artist
DrakeiHeartRadio International Duo or Group of the Year
Imagine DragonsBest New Canadian Artist
PARTYNEXTDOORiHeartRadio Canadian Single of the Year
Drake — "One Dance"Best New International Artist
Camila CabelloFan Fave Video
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 BieberFan Fave International Artist or Group
Niall HoranFan Fave Much Creator
YouTwoTV- AmandaRachLee
- Jaclyn Forbes
- Candace Leca
- Mike on Much