2018 iHeartRadio MMVAs: Shawn Mendes is the biggest winner

Shawn Mendes was the biggest winner, taking four awards, at the 2018 iHeartRadio MMVAs (formerly known as the iHeartRadio MuchMusic Video Awards), which were presented August 26 outside of Bell Media headquarters in Toronto. CTV, Much and MTV Canada had the Canadian telecast of the show, which was hosted by Awkafina.  Loud Luxury was the ceremony’s DJ. Virgin Radio broadcast the show in the Canadian cities of Toronto, Kitchener, London, Halifax,Montréal, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver. The ceremony was webcast on CTV.ca, CTV GO, Much.com, iHeartRadio.ca and the iHeartRadio app.

Mendes winning the most awards wasn’t too much of surprise because the Toronto native was the leading contender, with eight nominations, going into the ceremony. Other winners of multiple awards were Drake and Marshmello, who won two prizes each. Logic featuring Cara and Khalid’s “1-800-273-8255” was named Video of the Year. Drake was named Hip Hop Artist or Group of the Year, while his “God’s Plan” video won Best Director. Marshmello was named Best EDM/Dance Artist or Group, while his “Wolves” collaboration with Selena Gomez took the prize for Fan Fave Single.

Mendes opened the show with “Lost in Japan” and closed the show with “In My Blood.” The ceremony’s other performers were Meghan Trainor, Alessia Cara, Halsey (who received the Artist for Change award), Bülow, 98 Degrees, Kris Wu, 5 Seconds of Summer and The Beaches. The show also had a few collaborations: Bebe Rexha performed “I’m a Mess” before teaming up with Brett Kissel for “Meant to Be.” Marshmello and Anne-Marie performed “Friend,” before Anne-Marie did “2002.” Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine and Tyler Shaw were the pre-show performers.

Presenters included Tyra Banks, Bülow, Tyler Shaw, Derek Hough, Chrissy Metz, Ashlee Simpson, Evan Ross, The Reklaws, Gus Kenworthy, Madison Beer, Scott Helman, Francesco Yates, Jus Reign, Craig McMorris, Sofi Tukker, Sonequa Martin-Green, Alexandra Shipp and Colton Haynes.

Here is the complete list of winners and nominees for the 2018 iHeartRadio MMVAs:

Ariana Grande — “No Tears Left to Cry”
Childish Gambino — “This Is America”
Drake — “God’s Plan”
Halsey — “Bad at Love”
Logic featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid – “1-800-273-8255″*
Shawn Mendes — “In My Blood”

Artist of the Year
Camila Cabello
Cardi B
Drake
Ed Sheeran

Shawn Mendes*
Post Malone

Alessia Cara
Camila Cabello

Ed Sheeran

Halsey

Meghan Trainor

Arcade Fire

Arkells

Chvrches
Foo Fighters

Portugal. The Man

Cardi B

The Carters

Childish Gambino

Kendrick Lamar
Post Malone

Calvin Harris
Kygo

Loud Luxury

Sofi Tukker

Zedd

The Carters — “Apes**t” (Director: Ricky Saix)

Childish Gambino — “This Is America” (Director: Hiro Murai)
Drake — “God’s Plan” (Director: Karena Evans)*

Drake — “Nice for What” (Director: Karena Evans)

Justin Timberlake featuring Chris Stapleton) — “Say Something” (Director: Arturo Perez Jr.)
Shawn Mendes — “In My Blood” (Director: Jay Martin)

The Beaches

Bülow

Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine*
New City
Johnny Orlando

Kendrick Lamar and SZA — “All the Stars”

Marshmello and Anne-Marie — “Friends”

Shawn Mendes featuring Khalid — “Youth”

The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar — “Pray for Me”

Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey — “The Middle”

Alessia Cara – “Growing Pains”

The Carters — “Apes**t”

Childish Gambino — “This Is America”
Drake — “God’s Plan”

Logic featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid – “1-800-273-8255”

Alessia Cara

Camila Cabello

Halsey
Ed Sheeran

Shawn Mendes*
Taylor Swift

5 Seconds of Summer
BTS*

Imagine Dragons
Maroon 5
Sofi Tukker
The Chainsmokers

Ariana Grande — “No Tears Left to Cry”

Ed Sheeran — “Perfect”

Camila Cabello — “Havana”
Post Malone featuring 21 Savage — “Rockstar”

Selena Gomez and Marshmello — “Wolves”*
Shawn Mendes — “In My Blood”

Cardi B
Billie Eilish

Dua Lipa

Hayley Kiyoko

Kris Wu*
Why Don’t We

Candage Leca

Jaclyn Forbes
SneakerTalk (Christian Cantelon)
The Baker Twins (Shannon Baker and Shauna Baker)

TheDanocracy (Dan Rodo)*
The Mike on Much Podcast (Mike Veerman, Max Kerman and Shane Cunningham)