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s that was last held in 2018. Originally debuting in 1990 as the Canadian Music Video Awards, the awards were renamed in 1995 to the MuchMusic Video Awards, reflecting the original (1984–2013) "MuchMusic" name of the Much channel. In 2016, the show was rebranded under the

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banner after Much's parent company,

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, reached a licensing agreement with

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. In 2018, the show's full name was officially dropped. In 2019, six years after changing the name of MuchMusic to Much, and having reduced its music video programming to just one hour daily (''Much Retro Lunch''), the ceremony was not held, citing supposed scheduling conflicts with other events occurring in Toronto. Bell Media made no further announcements, and the MMVAs no longer exist, like all music programming on Much (''Much Retro Lunch'' was dropped in 2020), with the August 2018 IHeartRadio MMVAs being the last presented.

History

1990–1995: As the Canadian Music Video Awards

The first Canadian Music Video Awards took place in 1990 on a three-week trip aboard a

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train across Canada. It was sponsored by

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and the train was dubbed "The Pepsi Train". Awards were handed out during its journey, which included 10 Canadian cities. In 1992 the CMVA's moved to the CityTV/MuchMusic studios in Toronto. In 1993 Michael Kennedy, director, and Kids In The Hall crowded into the Speaker's Corner booth outside the MuchMusic studios to accept the award for Best Comedy Video for "Terriers".

1996–2015: MMVAs

In their modern form, the MMVAs are held as a large street party around

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—the main downtown

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studios of Much and other properties owned by its parent company

. Much VJs introduce and interview presenters and winners throughout the show. Winners of a Much Music Video Award receive a statue made by New York firm,

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. Viewers can vote for the Fan Fave category which includes Video, Artist or Group, and International Artist or Group. In 2001, a show was not held due to the

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occurring two weeks prior. However, awards were still handed out. All MMVA shows were subsequently held in June until 2017.

2016–2018: iHeartRadio MMVAs

In 2016,

signed an exclusive pact with

and began co-branding the awards with

to "further elevate the MMVAs internationally." In 2018, the show moved to August and its full name "MuchMusic Video Awards" was dropped. According to

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, Bell Media "hopes the shift will help establish a new back-to-school event." The iHeartRadio MMVAs were not held in 2019 & 2020. Bell Media president

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told

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that the awards were "delayed" due to "a massive concert in August and also the

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were one day after our date, so we didn't think it was smart."

List of Ceremonies

Appearances

Performances

Presenters

Awards

Current

* Video of the Year *

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* Best Post Production *

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* Best Rock/Alternative Video * Best Hip Hop Video * Best EDM/Dance Video * Best MuchFACT Video * Best International Artist * Most Buzzworthy International Artist or Group * Most Buzzworthy Canadian * Fan Fave Video *Fan Fave Artist or Group * Fan Fave International Artist or Group *Fan Fave Much Creator

Former

* Best Comedy Video * Best Cinematography * Best Watched Video

Most wins

Artist with the most awards:

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(10), and

Billy Talent Billy Talent is a Canadian Rock music, rock band from Mississauga, Ontario. They formed in 1993 with lead vocalist Benjamin Kowalewicz, guitarist Ian D'Sa, bassist Jonathan Gallant, and drummer Aaron Solowoniuk. There have been no lineup change ...

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: # 2010 International Video of the Year By a Canadian, "

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" # 2010 Your Fave: Video, "

" # 2010 Your Fave: New Artist, "

" # 2011 International Video of the Year by a Canadian, " Somebody to Love" # 2011 Your Fave: Artist, " Somebody to Love" # 2012 International Video of the Year by a Canadian, "

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" # 2012 Your Fave: Artist or Group, "

" # 2013 Your Fave: Artist or Group, "

" # 2014 Your Fave: Artist or Group, "

" # 2015 Fan Fave Artist or Group, "

" # 2016 Fan Fave Artist or Group, "

" # 2017 Fan Fave Artist or Group, "

: # 1997 Your Fave: Group, "

Superman's Dead "Superman's Dead" is a song by Canadian alternative rock group Our Lady Peace. It was released in January 1997 as the lead single from their second album '' Clumsy''. This has become one of Our Lady Peace's most popular songs in both Canada and ...

" # 1997 Your Fave: Video, "

" # 1998 Your Fave: Group, " 4 A.M." # 2000 Your Fave: Group, " One Man Army" # 2000 Your Fave: Video, " One Man Army" # 2001 Video of the Year, "In Repair" # 2001 Director of the Year, "In Repair" # 2001 Post-Productionof the Year, "In Repair" # 2003 Video of the Year, "Innocent" # 2003 Cinematography of the Year, "Innocent"

: # 2004 Best Rock Video, "

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" # 2005 Best Rock Video, " River Below" # 2005 Best Video, " River Below" # 2007 Best Rock Video, "

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* The Fallen Leaves, a British rock band * The Fallen Leaves ...

" # 2007 Best Video, "

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" # 2007 Your Fave: Group, "

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" # 2009 Best International Video by a Canadian, "

Rusted from the Rain "Rusted from the Rain" is the first official single by the great Canadian rock band Billy Talent off their album ''Billy Talent III''. It was released on May 19, 2009. Lead singer Ben Kowalewicz has said that the song is very "tin man-esque" and ...

" # 2010 Best Director, Michael Maxxis for "

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" # 2010 Best Rock Video, "

Devil on My Shoulder "Devil on My Shoulder" is the second official single by Canadian band Billy Talent from their third album, ''Billy Talent III''. It was released as a single on August 26, 2009. It was the second song to be debuted live from the third album before ...

" # 2013 Post-Production Video of the Year, " Surprise, Surprise" Artist with the most awards won for the same category:

for "Your Fave: Artist or Group" # 2011 Your Fave: Artist, " Somebody to Love" # 2012 Your Fave: Artist or Group, "

" # 2013 Your Fave: Artist or Group, "

" # 2014 Your Fave: Artist or Group, "

" # 2015 Your Fave: Artist or Group, "

" # 2016 Your Fave: Artist or Group, "

" # 2017 Your Fave: Artist or Group, "

" *The "Your Fave: Artist" award has been changed to "Your Fave: Artist or Group". Artists with the most nominations in one night:

Matthew Good Band Matthew Good Band was a Canadian alternative rock band formed in Coquitlam, British Columbia in 1995. The band consisted of singer-songwriter/guitarist Matthew Good, guitarist/keyboardist Dave Genn, drummer Ian Browne and bassist Geoff Lloyd. Ll ...

in 2000 (11) #Video of the Year, "

Load Me Up "Load Me Up" is a song by Canadian rock group Matthew Good Band. The song was released as the second single from the band's third studio album, ''Beautiful Midnight''. The song reached No. 1 on Canada's Rock chart, and continues to be one of th ...

" ''(Winner)'' #Video of the Year, " Strange Days" #Rock Video of the Year, "

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" #Rock Video of the Year, "Load Me Up" ''(Winner)'' #Director of the Year, "Load Me Up" #Director of the Year, "Strange Days" #Post-Production of the Year, "Load Me Up" #Cinematography of the Year, "Load Me Up" #Cinematography of the Year, "Strange Days" #Your Fave: Group, "Hello Time Bomb" #Your Fave: Video, "Hello Time Bomb" Artists with the most awards in one night:

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(4 in 2002) #Director of the Year, "Fuel Injected" #VideoFACT Award, "Fuel Injected" #Independent Video, "Fuel Injected" #Hip Hop Video of the Year, "Fuel Injected"

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(4 in 2005) #Director of the Year, "Man I Used To Be" #Pop Video of the Year, "Crabbuckit" #Cinematography of the Year, "Man I Used To Be" #Hip Hop Video of the Year, "Man I Used To Be" Hedley (4 in 2008) #Video of the Year, "

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" #Director of the Year, "For the Nights I Can't Remember" #Cinematography of the Year, "

She's So Sorry "She's So Sorry" is a song by Canadian pop rock band Hedley. It was released on August 21, 2007, as the lead single from their second studio album, ''Famous Last Words''. A music video for the song was released in 2007, and topped the MuchMusic C ...

" #Rock Video of the Year, "She's So Sorry" Artists with the most MuchMusic Awards since 2003: #

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References

External links

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