2013 MuchMusic Video Awards explained

2013 MuchMusic Video Awards
Location:	299 Queen Street West, Toronto
Host:	Psy
Network:	MuchMusic Fuse (US)
Most Awards:	Classified Drake Marianas Trench (2)
Most Nominations:	Marianas Trench (6)
Previous:	2012
Main:	MMVAs
Next:	2014

The 2013 MuchMusic Video Awards were held on Sunday June 16, 2013^[1] at the MuchMusic headquarters in Toronto, Canada. Demi Lovato was the first performer announced.^[2] Psy served as co-host and a performer.^[3]

Nominations

Winners are shown in bold type.^[4]

Video of the Year

• Classified ft. David Myles – "Inner Ninja"
• Drake – "Started from the Bottom"
• Marianas Trench – "Desperate Measures"
• Serena Ryder – "Stompa"
• The Weeknd – "Wicked Games"

Post-Production of the Year

• Billy Talent – "Surprise Surprise"
• Colin Munroe ft. Pusha T – "The Fight of My Life"
• deadmau5 ft. Chris James – "The Veldt"
• The Sheepdogs – "Feeling Good"
• Young Empires – "White Doves"

Dance Video of the Year

• Anjulie – "You and I"
• deadmau5 ft. Chris James – "The Veldt"
• Dragonette – "Live In This City"
• Grimes – "Genesis"
• Mia Martina – "Heartbreaker"

Director of the Year

• Drake – "Started From the Bottom" Director: Director X
• Marianas Trench – "Stutter" Director: Kyle Davison
• Rich Aucoin – "Brian Wilson Is Alive" Director: Noah Pink
• Serena Ryder – "Stompa" Director: Natalie Rae Robinson
• Victoria Duffield and Cody Simpson – "They Don't Know About Us" Director: RT!

Pop Video of the Year

• Down With Webster – "One In A Million"
• Hedley – "Kiss You Inside Out"
• Kardinal Offishal ft. Karl Wolf – "Turn It Up"
• Marianas Trench – "Desperate Measures"
• Shawn Desman – "Too Young To Care"

Rock/Alternative Video of the Year

• Billy Talent – "Surprise Surprise"
• Matt Mays – "Take It On Faith"
• Metric – "Youth Without Youth"
• Serena Ryder – "Stompa"
• The Sheepdogs – "Feeling Good"

Hip Hop Video of the Year

• Classified ft. David Myles – "Inner Ninja"
• Drake – "Started From the Bottom"
• k–os – "Nyce 2 Know Ya"
• Madchild ft. Matt Brevner and Dutch Robinson – "Jitters"
• SonReal & Rich Kidd – "Hometown"

MuchFact Video of the Year

• Classified ft. David Myles – "Inner Ninja"
• Marianas Trench – "Stutter"
• Metric – "Youth Without Youth"
• Tyler Shaw – "Kiss Goodnight"
• Young Empires – "White Doves"

International Video of the Year – Artist

• Demi Lovato – "Heart Attack"
• Ed Sheeran – "Give Me Love"
• Justin Timberlake – "Mirrors"
• Nicki Minaj – "Va Va Voom"
• Phillip Phillips – "Home"
• P!nk – "Try"
• PSY – "Gangnam Style"
• Rihanna – "Diamonds"
• Taylor Swift – "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
• will.i.am ft. Britney Spears – "Scream and Shout"

International Video of the Year – Group

• fun. – "Some Nights"
• Jay-Z and Kanye West ft. Frank Ocean and The Dream – "No Church in the Wild"
• Imagine Dragons – "Radioactive"
• Jonas Brothers – "Pom Poms"
• Macklemore and Ryan Lewis ft. Wanz – "Thrift Shop"
• Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa – "Payphone"
• Mumford & Sons – "I Will Wait"
• One Direction – "Kiss You"
• Swedish House Mafia – "Don't You Worry Child"
• The Lumineers – "Stubborn Love"

International Video of the Year by a Canadian

• Avril Lavigne – "Here's to Never Growing Up"
• Carly Rae Jepsen – "This Kiss"
• Justin Bieber ft. Big Sean – "As Long As You Love Me"
• Tegan and Sara – "Closer"
• Walk off the Earth – "Red Hands"

Viral Video of the Year

• Macklemore and Ryan Lewis ft. Wanz – "Thrift Shop"
• PSY – "Gangnam Style"
• PSY – "Gentleman"
• Walk off the Earth – "Somebody That I Used to Know"

Your Fave Video of the Year

• Billy Talent – "Surprise Surprise"
• Classified ft. David Myles – "Inner Ninja"
• Drake – "Started from the Bottom"
• Hedley – "Kiss You Inside Out"
• Marianas Trench – "Stutter"

Your Fave Artist/Group

• Carly Rae Jepsen
• deadmau5
• Drake
• Justin Bieber
• Marianas Trench

Your Fave International Artist/Group

• Demi Lovato
• One Direction
• P!nk
• PSY
• Taylor Swift

Performers

• PSY – "Gangnam Style"
• Down with Webster – "One In a Million"
• Classified ft. David Myles – "Inner Ninja"
• Ed Sheeran – "Lego House"
• Armin Van Buuren ft. Trevor Guthrie – "This Is What It Feels Like"
• Serena Ryder – "What I Wouldn't Do"/Stompa"
• Avril Lavigne – "Here's to Never Growing Up"
• Marianas Trench – "Desperate Measures"
• Phillip Phillips – "Home"
• Demi Lovato – "Give Your Heart a Break"/"Heart Attack"
• PSY – "Gentleman"

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Presenters

• Lucy Hale
• Shay Mitchell
• Stephen Amell
• Brittany Snow
• Naya Rivera
• Kunal Nayyar
• Shawn Desman
• Patrick J. Adams
• Taylor Swift
• Austin Mahone
• Cody Simpson
• Tyler Hoechlin
• Luke Bilyk
• Billy Talent
• Danny Fernandes
• The Janoskians
• Josh Bowman
• Mia Martina
• Anjulie

External links

• MMVA website
• MuchMusic.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2013 MMVA - Sunday June 16. YouTube. MuchMusic. 28 April 2013.
2. Web site: Demi Lovato. 2013 MuchMusic Video Awards. MuchMusic. 9 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130523172011/http://mmva.muchmusic.com/demilovato/. 23 May 2013. dead. dmy-all.
3. Web site: PSY. 2013 MMVAs. MuchMusic. 16 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130607163132/http://mmva.muchmusic.com/psy/. 2013-06-07. dead.
4. Web site: Marianas Trench lead the 2013 MMVAs with six nominations | 2013 MuchMusic Video Awards . MushMusic.com . 2013-05-21 . 2013-07-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130710112232/http://mmva.muchmusic.com/marianas-trench-lead-the-2013-mmvas-with-six-nominations/ . 2013-07-10 . dead .
5. Web site: 2013 MuchMusic Video Awards . Mmva.muchmusic.com . 2013-06-16 . 2013-07-26.