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to honour the year's best music videos 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, Bell Media, 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 Diet Pepsi 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 Toronto studios of Much and other properties owned by its parent company Bell Media. 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, Society Awards. 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 September 11 attacks 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, Bell Media 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 CTV Toronto, 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 Randy Lennox told The Canadian Press that the awards were "delayed" due to "a massive concert in August and also the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV awards were one day after our date, so we didn't think it was smart."

List of Ceremonies

Appearances

Performances

Presenters

Awards

Current

*MuchMusic Video Award for Best Video, Video of the Year *MuchMusic Video Award for Best Director, Best Director *MuchMusic Video Award for Best Post-Production, Best Post Production *MuchMusic Video Award for Best Pop Video, Best Pop Video *MuchMusic Video Award for Best Rock Video, Best Rock/Alternative Video *MuchMusic Video Award for Best Rap Video, Best Hip Hop Video *MuchMusic Video Award for Best Dance Video, Best EDM/Dance Video *VideoFACT Award, Best MuchFACT Video *MuchMusic Video Award for Best International Artist Video, Best International Artist *MuchMusic Video Award for Best International Group Video, Most Buzzworthy International Artist or Group *MuchMusic Video Award for Best International Video by a Canadian, Most Buzzworthy Canadian *MuchMusic Video Award for Peoples Choice: Favourite Canadian Video, Fan Fave Video *Fan Fave Artist or Group *MuchMusic Video Award for Peoples Choice: Favourite International Video, Fan Fave International Artist or Group *Fan Fave Much (TV channel)#Much Creators, Much Creator

Former

*Canadian Music Video Award for Best Comedy Video, Best Comedy Video *MuchMusic Video Award for Best Cinematography, Best Cinematography *MuchMusic Video Award for Best Watched Video, Best Watched Video

Most wins

Artist with the most awards: Justin Bieber (12), Our Lady Peace (10), and Billy Talent (10) Justin Bieber: # 2010 International Video of the Year By a Canadian, "Baby (Justin Bieber song), Baby" # 2010 Your Fave: Video, "Baby (Justin Bieber song), Baby" # 2010 Your Fave: New Artist, "Baby (Justin Bieber song), Baby" # 2011 International Video of the Year by a Canadian, "Somebody to Love (Justin Bieber song), Somebody to Love" # 2011 Your Fave: Artist, "Somebody to Love (Justin Bieber song), Somebody to Love" # 2012 International Video of the Year by a Canadian, "Boyfriend (Justin Bieber song), Boyfriend" # 2012 Your Fave: Artist or Group, "Justin Bieber" # 2013 Your Fave: Artist or Group, "Justin Bieber" # 2014 Your Fave: Artist or Group, "Justin Bieber" # 2015 Fan Fave Artist or Group, "Justin Bieber" # 2016 Fan Fave Artist or Group, "Justin Bieber" # 2017 Fan Fave Artist or Group, "Justin Bieber" Our Lady Peace: # 1997 Your Fave: Group, "Superman's Dead" # 1997 Your Fave: Video, "Superman's Dead" # 1998 Your Fave: Group, "4 AM (Our Lady Peace song), 4 A.M." # 2000 Your Fave: Group, "One Man Army (song), One Man Army" # 2000 Your Fave: Video, "One Man Army (song), 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" Billy Talent: # 2004 Best Rock Video, "Try Honesty" # 2005 Best Rock Video, "River Below" # 2005 Best Video, "River Below" # 2007 Best Rock Video, "Fallen Leaves" # 2007 Best Video, "Fallen Leaves" # 2007 Your Fave: Group, "Devil in a Midnight Mass" # 2009 Best International Video by a Canadian, "Rusted from the Rain" # 2010 Best Director, Michael Maxxis for "Saint Veronika" # 2010 Best Rock Video, "Devil on My Shoulder" # 2013 Post-Production Video of the Year, "Surprise Surprise (Billy Talent song), Surprise, Surprise" Artist with the most awards won for the same category: Justin Bieber for "Your Fave: Artist or Group" # 2011 Your Fave: Artist, "Somebody to Love (Justin Bieber song), Somebody to Love" # 2012 Your Fave: Artist or Group, "Justin Bieber" # 2013 Your Fave: Artist or Group, "Justin Bieber" # 2014 Your Fave: Artist or Group, "Justin Bieber" # 2015 Your Fave: Artist or Group, "Justin Bieber" # 2016 Your Fave: Artist or Group, "Justin Bieber" # 2017 Your Fave: Artist or Group, "Justin Bieber" *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 in 2000 (11) #Video of the Year, "Load Me Up" ''(Winner)'' #Video of the Year, "Strange Days (Matthew Good Band song), Strange Days" #Rock Video of the Year, "Hello Time Bomb" #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: Swollen Members f. Moka Only (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" k-os (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 (band), Hedley (4 in 2008) #Video of the Year, "For the Nights I Can’t Remember" #Director of the Year, "For the Nights I Can't Remember" #Cinematography of the Year, "She's So Sorry" #Rock Video of the Year, "She's So Sorry" Artists with the most MuchMusic Awards since 2003: # Justin Bieber (12) # Billy Talent (10) # Our Lady Peace (10) # Avril Lavigne (8) # Hedley (band), Hedley (7) # Nickelback (6) # Nelly Furtado (6) # Simple Plan (5) # k-os (4) # Swollen Members (4) # Drake (rapper), Drake (3) # Belly (rapper), Belly (3) # Rihanna (3) # Lady Gaga (3) # The Midway State (3) # Sam Roberts (singer-songwriter), Sam Roberts (3) # Fifth Harmony (2) # Alexisonfire (2) # Katy Perry (2) # Linkin Park (2) # Lorde (2) # Shania Twain (2) # Treble Charger (2) # Kardinal Offishall (2) # Fall Out Boy (2) # Trey Songz (2) # Jonas Brothers (2) # Marianas Trench (band), Marianas Trench (1) # Hilary Duff (1) # Demi Lovato (1) # Taylor Swift (1) # Ariana Grande (1) # Selena Gomez (1)

References

External links

Official websiteMuch.com
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