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Shawn Mendes, Drake Lead MMVAs Nominations List

The young pop phenom (pictured) heads Drizzy, Alessia Cara, and the rest of the pack contending for the awards to be announced Aug. 26 in Toronto.

Shawn Mendes, Drake Lead MMVAs Nominations List

By FYI Staff

Nominees for the 2018 iHeartRadio MMVAs were announced this morning (Aug. 1). Leading the pack is Shawn Mendes with eight nominations, followed by Drake with seven and Alessia Cara with five. Earning four nominations apiece were Ed Sheeran and Marshmello, with Halsey receiving three.


Mendes, Cara, Marshmello, and Halsey will all perform on the awards show.

For a full list of nominees in the 17 categories, click here.

It was also announced today that voting is now open for the six Fan Fave categories, including Fan Fave Artist, Fan Fave Video, and Fan Fave Much Creator. Viewers can go to CTV.ca/MMVA for voting details.

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The 2018 iHeartRadio MMVAs airs live on Sunday, August 26 at 9 p.m. ET on CTV, CTV.ca, CTV GO, Much, Much.com, MTV, iHeartRadio.ca and the iHeartRadio app, and Virgin Radio in Toronto, Kitchener, London, Halifax, Montréal, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary, and Vancouver.

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In a year when many high-profile artists boycotted following the dismissal of CEO Blanche Israël, the Halifax-based reggae artist attended, but challenged her categorization in the R&B/soul category.

Jah’Mila used the 2025 East Coast Music Awards (ECMAs) stage to call for institutional change.

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