Toronto (Top40 Charts) Much announced today that Toronto's very own rapper
Drake and West Coast rockers
Hedley are tied at the top the list with an impressive six nominations each for the 2014 MUCH MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS. Vancouver hip hop artist
SonReal scored five nods, while indie ensemble
Arcade Fire and alternative R&B artist The
Weeknd picked up four nominations each.
Both previously announced performers
Imagine Dragons and
Lorde nabbed two MMVA nominations each, a first for both artists. Additional first-time nominees include music innovator Pharrell, Australian boy band 5 Seconds of Summer, Canadian artists July Talk, Keys N Krates, MAGIC!, Thugli, and many more. The stellar list of nominees join one of the hottest street parties on the planet as Kendall and Kylie Jenner co-host the 25th anniversary of the MMVAs, airing live, coast-to-coast-to-coast, Sunday, June 15 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, simulcast on Much, CTV, and CTV GO, with the MMVAs RED CARPET SPECIAL airing just before at 8 p.m. ET, exclusively on Much. Additional performers and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks. Media Note: A complete list of MMVAs nominees is available here and in the attached PDF document. For artist photography, go to bellmediapr.ca/network/much
"We have an outstanding list of MMVA nominees this year, and we salute each of the artists - both those in front of and behind the camera," said
Sheila Sullivan, Executive Producer, 2014 MUCH MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS. "We look forward to welcoming the nominees to the one-of-a-kind MMVA experience on June 15."
Also announced today were this year's Wildcard nominee winners for the Your Fave categories. They are:
Your Fave Video of the Year - The
Weeknd f.
Drake for "
Live For"
Your Fave Artist or Group - Avril Lavigne
Your Fave International Artist or Group -
Selena Gomez
This year, a total of 26 MuchFACT-funded music videos are nominated for an MMVA, representing more than half a million dollars in investment. Nominated artists include Down With Webster, July Talk,
Sam Roberts Band, Serena Ryder, SonReal, Tokyo
Police Club, and many more.
The highly coveted wristbands for the 2014 MMVAs will be given away on Wednesday, June 4 at 2 p.m. ET from Much HQ in Toronto. Fans can keep up on all the details on much.ca, on Twitter, and Facebook.
Media accreditation for the 2014 MMVAs closes tomorrow,
Thursday May 22, 2014. Requests can be submitted online here. Full details to follow upon confirmation of accreditation.
Official sponsors of the 2014 MMVAs include: Diet Coke®, H&M®, Bud Lime Lime-A-Rita, WONKA® NERDS®, Procter & Gamble®, Scotiabank, Samsung Electronics Canada, SUBWAY® Restaurants, and VIRGIN MOBILE CANADA™.
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