The iHeartRadio MMVAs are coming – and with the announcement of the 2018 nominees, it’s time to get a little bit more excited.

This year’s nominees come from all genres, all over the world, and represent popular music in the long tradition of the MMVAs. And while it’s great to see representation from all over… it’s awesome to see Shawn Mendes leading the way with 7 nominations (plus a nomination for director Jay Martin for the In My Blood music video). High fives also go to Canadians Alessia Cara and Drake for their five nominations.

The 2018 iHeartRadio MMVAs will be hosted by Awkawfina on Sunday, August 26, live on CTV. Fans on location in Toronto and watching on TV will see performances by Mendes, Alessia Cara, Meghan Trainor, Halsey, 5 Seconds Of Summer, Kris Wu, and Marshmello ft. Anne-Marie.

With that list of talent on stage, plus the nominees and presenters in attendance, the 2018 MMVAs are going to be hot.

Check out the full list of nominees, vote your favourites in the Fan Favourite categories, and get ready for the big show!

2018 iHeartRadio MMVA Nominees

Video of the Year

Shawn Mendes – In My Blood
Halsey – Bad At Love
Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid – 1.800.273.8255
Drake – God’s Plan
Childish Gambino – This Is America
Ariana Grande – No Tears Left To Cry

Best EDM/Dance Artist or Group

Sofi Tukker
Loud Luxury
Calvin Harris
Marshmello
Zedd
Kygo

Best Director

Jay Martin – In My Blood (Shawn Mendes)
Karena Evans – God’s Plan (Drake)
Karena Evans – Nice For What (Drake)
Hiro Murai – This Is America (Childish Gambino)
Arturo Perez Jr. – Say Something (Justin Timberlake)
Didier Charette – APES**T (The Carters)

Best Pop Artist or Group

Meghan Trainor
Shawn Mendes
Halsey
Alessia Cara
Ed Sheeran
Camila Cabello

Best Rock/Alternative Artist or Group

CHVRCHES
Imagine Dragons
Portugal. The Man
Foo Fighters
Arcade Fire
Arkells

Best Hip Hop Artist or Group

The Carters
Drake
Post Malone
Cardi B
Kendrick Lamar
Childish Gambino

Best New Canadian Artist

Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine
The Beaches
New City
Bulow
Ralph
Johnny Orlando

Artist of the Year

Drake
Camila Cabello
Ed Sheeran
Cardi B
Shawn Mendes
Post Malone

Song of the Summer

Drake – Nice For What
Loud Luxury – Body
Marshmello ft. Anne-Marie – FRIENDS
Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line – Meant To Be
Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin – I Like It
Zedd ft. Maren Morris & Grey – The Middle

Best Collaboration

Shawn Mendes + Khalid – Youth
Bebe Rexha + Florida Georgia Line – Meant To Be
The Weeknd + Kendrick Lamar – Pray For Me
Kendrick Lamar + SZA – All The Stars
Zedd + Maren Morris + Grey – The Middle
Marshmello + Anne-Marie – FRIENDS

Fan Favourite Categories – VOTE NOW!

Fan Fave Video

Drake – God’s Plan
Shawn Mendes – In My Blood
Childish Gambino – This Is America
The Carters – APES**T
Alessia Cara – Growing Pains
Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid – 1.800.273.8255

Fan Fave Artist

Ed Sheeran
Shawn Mendes
Camila Cabello
Halsey
Alessia Cara
Taylor Swift

Fan Fave Duo or Group

Imagine Dragons
Maroon 5
The Chainsmokers
5 Seconds Of Summer
BTS
Sofi Tukker

Fan Fave Single

Post Malone ft. 21 Savage – Rockstar
Shawn Mendes – In My Blood
Ariana Grande – No Tears Left To Cry
Selena Gomez ft. Marshmello – Wolves
Camila Cabello – Havana
Ed Sheeran – Perfect

Fan Fave New Artist

Kris Wu
Cardi B
Billie Eilish
Why Don’t We
Hayley Kiyoko
Dua Lipa

Fan Fave Much Creator

The Mike On Much Podcast – Mike Veerman, Max Kerman & Shane Cunningham
SneakerTalk – Christian Cantelon
Jaclyn Forbes
Candace Leca
The Baker Twins – Shannon Baker & Shauna Baker
TheDanocracy – Dan Rodo

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