TORONTO (May 10, 2017) – Much turned up the volume on Toronto’s biggest block party today, announcing the next group of talent confirmed to take the stage at
THE 2017 IHEARTRADIO MUCH MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS.
Arkells, Niall Horan, and
Post Malone are the latest round of chart-topping performers set to belt it out at this year’s show. Much also announced
KJ Apa, Lilly Singh, and
Nikki Bella as the first round of presenters confirmed to appear on
THE 2017 IHEARTRADIO MMVAs broadcast.
This latest round of buzz-worthy stars join previously announced performers
DNCE, Iggy Azalea, Imagine Dragons, Julia Michaels, Jazz Cartier, and
Lorde. The
MMVAs airs live
Sunday,
June 18 at
9 p.m. ET in simulcast on Much, CTV, and VRAK. The show also livestreams on the
iHeartRadio app as well as on nine Virgin Radio stations: Toronto, Kitchener, London, Halifax, Montréal, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary, and Vancouver. Follow the conversation at #MMVAs.
Much also announced today the nominees for the
THE 2017 IHEARTRADIO MMVA Fan Fave awards. Fans can have their say in this year’s awards by going
online now to cast their Wildcard vote for any of the awards, including Fan Fave Artist or Group, Fan Fave Video, Fan Fave International Artist or Group, and new this year, Fan Fave Much Creator. Each of these three categories also includes a special Wildcard slot, which viewers control by voting for the fifth and final nominee. Wildcard voting closes
Wednesday,
May 17 at
12 p.m. ET. The winning Wildcard nominees, along with the full lineup of
THE 2017 IHEARTRADIO MMVAs nominees, will be announced on
Thursday,
May 18.
The 2017 Fan Fave Nominees and Wildcard choices are:
Category: Fan Fave Artist or Group
Nominees are:
- Drake
- Justin Bieber
- Shawn Mendes
- The Weeknd
Wildcard choices are:
- Alessia Cara
- Belly
- PARTYNEXTDOOR
- Ruth B
- Tory Lanez
Category: Fan Fave Video
Nominees are:
- A Tribe Called Red f. Yasiin Bey, Narcy & Black Bear – “R.E.D”
- Grimes f. Janelle Monae – “Venus Fly”
- Jessie Reyez – “Shutter Island”
- Zeds Dead f. Rivers Cuomo & Pusha T – “Too Young”
Wildcard choices are:
- Arkells – “Knocking At The Door”
- Grandtheft f. Delaney Jane – “Easy Go”
- Jazz Cartier – “Tempted”
- Kaytranada f. Anderson Paak – “Glowed Up”
- Roy Woods – “Go Go Go”
Category: Fan Fave International Artist or Group
Nominees are:
- Ed Sheeran
- Katy Perry
- Lorde
- Niall Horan
Wildcard choices are:
- Beyonce
- Imagine Dragons
- Lady Gaga
- Migos
- The Chainsmokers
Category: Fan Fave Much Creator
Choose five nominees:
- JusReign
- 4YallEntertainment
- Melissa Merk
- Tasha Leelyn
- Michael Rizzi
- Dan James
- Alayna Fender
- Deej Design
- SneakerTalk
- YouTwoTV
- Realistically Saying
- Amanda Lee
- Jaclyn Forbes
- Candace Leca
- Geekin Goregous
- Rosette Luve
- The Mike on Much Podcast
- The Baker Twins
** MEDIA NOTE ** Photography for THE 2017 IHEARTRADIO MMVAs is available online at Bellmedia.ca/PR.
Media accreditation for
THE 2017 IHEARTRADIO MMVAs is open until
Friday,
May 19 at
11:59 p.m. ET. Requests can be submitted online
here. Full details to follow upon confirmation of accreditation.
Additional talent announcements will be released in the coming weeks.
Official partners of
THE 2017 IHEARTRADIO MMVAs include: LG Electronics Canada, Coca-Cola®, Virgin Mobile Canada™, and Fruit by the Foot™.