Canada’s version of the MTV’s Video Music Awards, the Much Music Video Awards are scheduled to take place in a few weeks and after much waiting, the nominees have been announced. Leading the pack with a total of six nominations each are Toronto rapper/actor Drake (can we still call him Aubrey Graham) and California group, Hedley.
Vancouver hip hop artist SonReal comes in next with a total of five nominations while The Arcade Fire and R&B artists The Weeknd come in with a total of four nominations apiece. Imagine Dragons and Lorde, who have been having their own success in every fan-voted music award of the season have been nominated for two awards a piece. The Las Vegas band and the New Zealand singer have also been confirmed to be performing at the show.
Imagine Dragons and Lorde aren’t the only first time nominees at this year’s show; Pharrell Williams, 5 Seconds of Summer, July Talk, Keys N Krates, Magic and Thugli are all first-time nominees.
Sam Roberts Band, Avril Lavigne, Justin Bieber, City and Colour and Serena Ryder are other artists that have been nominated for several awards.
2014 MMVA Nominees:
Video Of The Year
Artist: Arcade Fire
Title: Afterlife
Director: Emily Kai Bock
Artist: Drake
Title: Worst Behavior
Director: Director X; Drake
Artist: Hedley
Title: Anything
Director: John JP Poliquin
Artist: SonReal
Title: Everywhere We Go
Director: Peter Huang
Artist: The Weeknd f. Drake
Title: Live For
Director: Sam Pilling
Post-Production Of The Year
Artist: City and Colour
Title: Thirst
Director: Michael Maxxis
Artist: Hedley
Title: Crazy For You
Director: Lee J. Williams; Timur Musabay
Artist: Sam Roberts Band
Title: We’re All in This Together
Director: George Vale
Artist: Serena Ryder
Title: What I Wouldn’t Do
Director: Frank Guidoccio
Artist: Tokyo Police Club
Title: Hot Tonight
Director: Jared Raab
Dance Video Of The Year
Artist: A Tribe Called Red f. Northern Voice
Title: Sisters
Director: Jon Riera
Artist: Autoerotique
Title: Asphyxiation
Director: Amos LeBlanc
Artist: Chromeo f. Toro Y Moi
Title: Come Alive
Director: Alex Southam
Artist: Keys N Krates
Title: Dum Dee Dum
Director: Amos LeBlanc
Artist: Thugli
Title: Run This
Director: Amos LeBlanc; Ohji Inoue
Director Of The Year
Artist: Arcade Fire
Title: Afterlife
Director: Emily Kai Bock
Artist: Drake
Title: Worst Behavior
Director: Director X; Drake
Artist: Hedley
Title: Anything
Director: John JP Poliquin
Artist: SonReal
Title: Everywhere We Go
Director: Peter Huang
Artist: Thugli
Title: Run This
Director: Amos LeBlanc; Ohji Inoue
Pop Video Of The Year
Artist: Down With Webster
Title: Chills
Director: Aaron A
Artist: Hedley
Title: Anything
Director: John JP Poliquin
Artist: Mia Martina f. Dev
Title: La La/Danse
Director: Michael Maxxis
Artist: Serena Ryder
Title: What I Wouldn’t Do
Director: Frank Guidoccio
Artist: Tegan and Sara
Title: Goodbye, Goodbye
Director: Natalie Rae Robison
Rock/Alternative Video Of The Year
Artist: Arcade Fire
Title: Reflektor
Director: Anton Corbijn
Artist: City and Colour
Title: Thirst
Director: Michael Maxxis
Artist: July Talk
Title: Guns + Ammunition
Director: Josh Warburton; Adam Crosby
Artist: Sam Roberts Band
Title: Shapeshifters
Director: Dave Pawsey
Artist: Tokyo Police Club
Title: Hot Tonight
Director: Jared Raab
Hip Hop Video Of The Year
Artist: Classified f. B.o.B.
Title: Higher
Director: RT!
Artist: Drake
Title: Worst Behavior
Director: Director X; Drake
Artist: D-Sisive
Title: Friend Of Mine
Director: Briin Bernstein; Daniel “AM” Rosenberg
Artist: P. Reign f. A$AP Rocky
Title: We Them
Director: Footage
Artist: SonReal
Title: Everywhere We Go
Director: Peter Huang
MuchFACT Video Of The Year
Artist: Autoerotique
Title: Asphyxiation
Director: Amos LeBlanc
Artist: Sam Roberts Band
Title: Shapeshifters
Director: Dave Pawsey
Artist: SonReal
Title: Everywhere We Go
Director: Peter Huang
Artist: Thugli
Title: Run This
Director: Amos LeBlanc; Ohji Inoue
Artist: Victoria Duffield
Title: More Than Friends
Director: John JP Poliquin
International Video Of The Year – Artist
Artist: Avicii f. Aloe Blacc
Title: Wake Me Up
Director: Mark Seliger
Artist: Beyoncé f. Jay Z
Title: Drunk In Love
Director: Hype Williams
Artist: Iggy Azalea f. Charli XCX
Title: Fancy
Director: Julien Christian Lutz
Artist: Kanye West
Title: Bound 2
Director: Nick Knight
Artist: Katy Perry f. Juicy J
Title: Dark Horse
Director: Mathew Cullen
Artist: Lorde
Title: Royals
Director: Joel Kefali
Artist: Miley Cyrus
Title: Wrecking Ball
Director: Terry Richardson
Artist: Pharrell
Title: Happy
Director: We Are From L.A.
Artist: Selena Gomez
Title: Come & Get It
Director: Anthony Mandler
Artist: Taylor Swift f. Ed Sheeran
Title: Everything Has Changed
Director: Philip Andelman
International Video Of The Year – Group
Artist: 5 Seconds of Summer
Title: She Looks So Perfect
Director: Frank Borin
Artist: Daft Punk f. Pharrell Williams
Title: Lose Yourself To Dance
Director: Paul Hahn; Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo; Warren Fu; Cedri Hervet
Artist: Disclosure f. Sam Smith
Title: Latch
Director: Ben Murray; Ross McDowell
Artist: Foster The People
Title: Coming Of Age
Director: Kyle Wightman; Alex Lee
Artist: Imagine Dragons
Title: Demons
Director: Isaac Halasima
Artist: Kings Of Leon
Title: Supersoaker
Director: WIZ
Artist: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis f. ScHool Q & Hollis
Title: White Walls
Director: Ryan Lewis; Macklemore
Artist: Maroon 5
Title: Love Somebody
Director: Rich Lee
Artist: Mumford & Sons
Title: Hopeless Wanderer
Director: Sam Jones
Artist: One Direction
Title: Story Of My Life
Director: Ben Winston
International Video Of The Year By A Canadian
Artist: Avril Lavigne
Title: Rock N Roll
Director: Chris Marrs Piliero
Artist: Drake f. Majid Jordan
Title: Hold On, We’re Going Home
Director: Bill Pope
Artist: Justin Bieber
Title: All That Matters
Director: Colin Tilley
Artist: MAGIC!
Title: Rude
Director: David Rousseau
Artist: The Weeknd
Title: Belong To The World
Director: Anthony Mandler
Your Fave Artist/Group
Avril Lavigne
Drake
Hedley
Justin Bieber
The Weeknd
Your Fave Video
Artist: Arcade Fire
Title: Reflektor
Director: Anton Corbijn
Artist: Drake
Title: Worst Behavior
Director: Director X; Drake
Artist: Hedley
Title: Anything
Director: John “JP” Poliquin
Artist: SonReal
Title: Everywhere We Go
Director: Peter Huang
Artist: The Weeknd f. Drake
Title: Live For
Director: Sam Pilling
Your Fave International Artist or Group
Imagine Dragons
Katy Perry
Lorde
Miley Cyrus
Selena Gomez
The show will take place outside CTV headquarters in downtown Toronto and will be held by those celebutante things that start their names with the letter K; you know, the one that cant read a simple word of a teleprompter.
The 25th annual Much Music Video Awards will all go down on June 15 at 9 p.m. ET on Much, CTV and CTV Go,
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