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s. Originally debuting in 1990 as the Canadian Music Video Awards, the awards were renamed in 1995 to the MuchMusic Video Awards. 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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. The show's full name was officially dropped in 2018. The 2018 edition would ultimately be the last, amidst the scaling back and eventual discontinuation of all music programming on the channel due to declining ratings.

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 were 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 introduced and interviewed presenters and winners throughout the show. Winners of a Much Music Video Award received a statue made by New York firm,

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. Viewers could vote for the "Fan Fave" category which included 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 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

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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 * Best Pop Video * 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 * Your Fave International artist of Group * Fan Fave International Video *Fan Fave Much Creator

Former

* Best Comedy Video * Best Cinematography * Best Watched Video

Most wins

Artist with the most awards:

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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" # 1997 Your Fave: Video, " Superman's Dead" # 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, " 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" 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:

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in 2000 (11) #Video of the Year, " Load Me Up" ''(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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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 (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" #Rock Video of the Year, "She's So Sorry" Artists with the most MuchMusic Awards since 2003: #

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References

External links

Official websiteMuch.com
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History

1990–1995: As the Canadian Music Video Awards

1996–2015: MMVAs

2016–2018: iHeartRadio MMVAs

List of Ceremonies

Appearances

Performances

Presenters

Awards

Current

Former

Most wins

See also

References

External links