2015 Much Music Video Awards Explained

2015 Much Music Video Awards
Date:	June 21, 2015
Location:	299 Queen Street West, Toronto, Canada
Country:	Canada
Host:	Ed Sheeran Liz Trinnear Tyrone Edwards
Website:	http://mmva.muchmusic.com
Network:	Much, CTV Two, M3, MTV
Most Nominations:	The Weeknd (6)
Previous:	2014
Main:	MMVAs
Next:	2016

The 2015 Much Music Video Awards (MMVAs) were held on June 21, 2015^[1] outside the Much headquarters in downtown Toronto. Ed Sheeran served as co-host for the show.

Nominations

Winners are shown in bold type.^{[2] [3]}

Video of the Year

• Arcade Fire – "We Exist"
• Grimes f. Blood Diamonds – "Go"
• Majid Jordan – "Her"
• Kiesza – "Giant in My Heart"
• The Weeknd – "Often"

Best Post–Production

• Grimes f. Blood Diamonds – "Go"
• SonReal – "For the Town"
• Walk off the Earth – "Rule the World"
• Young Wolf Hatchlings – "You Lovely You"
• Zeds Dead f. Twin Shadow & D'Angelo Lacy – "Lost You"

Best EDM/Dance

• Grandtheft & Keys N Krates – "Keep It 100"
• Kiesza – "Giant in My Heart"
• Mia Martina f. Waka Flocka Flame – "Beast"
• Torro Torro – "Ca$hville"
• Zeds Dead f. Twin Shadow & D'Angelo Lacy – "Lost You"

Best Director

• Arcade Fire – "We Exist" Director: David Wilson
• Grandtheft & Keys N Krates – "Keep It 100" Director: Ohji
• Grimes f. Blood Diamonds – "Go" Directors: Claire Boucher & Mac Boucher
• Majid Jordan – "Her" Director: Common Good
• The Weeknd – "Often" Director: Sam Pilling

Best Pop Video

• Hedley – "Heaven in Our Headlights"
• Scott Helman – "Bungalow"
• Lights – "Running with the Boys"
• Shawn Mendes – "Something Big"
• The Weeknd – "Earned It"

Best Rock/Alternative Video

• Arcade Fire – "We Exist"
• Arkells – "Leather Jacket"
• Death from Above 1979 – "Virgins"
• July Talk – "Summer Dress"
• Nickelback – "Edge of a Revolution"

Best Hip Hop Video

• Tory Lanez – "Henny in Hand"
• Naturally Born Strangers – "No One Knows My Struggle"
• P Reign f. Drake & Future – "DnF"
• John River – "Hope City II"
• SonReal – "Preach"

Best MuchFact Video

• Death from Above 1979 – "Virgins"
• Grandtheft & Keys N Krates – "Keep It 100"
• Majid Jordan – "Forever"
• Lights – "Running with the Boys"
• Torro Torro – "Ca$hville"

Best International Video – Artist

• Nick Jonas – "Jealous"
• Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney – "FourFiveSeconds"
• Sia – "Chandelier"
• Hozier – "Take Me to Church"
• Kendrick Lamar – "i"
• Calvin Harris – "Blame"
• Ed Sheeran – "Thinking Out Loud"
• Sam Smith – "I'm Not the Only One"
• Taylor Swift – "Blank Space"
• Ariana Grande – "Break Free"

Most Buzzworthy International Artist or Group

• Iggy Azalea – "Black Widow"
• Jason Derulo – "Want to Want Me"
• Fall Out Boy – "Centuries"
• Ed Sheeran – "Thinking Out Loud"
• Sia – "Chandelier"

Most Buzzworthy Canadian

• Justin Bieber – "Confident"
• Drake – "Worst Behavior"
• Kiesza – "Sound of a Woman"
• Shawn Mendes – "Life of the Party"
• The Weeknd – "Earned It"

Fan Fave Video

• Hedley – "Heaven in Our Headlights"
• Marianas Trench – "Here's to the Zeros"
• Shawn Mendes – "Something Big"
• Nickelback – "Edge of a Revolution"
• The Weeknd – "Earned It"

Fan Fave Artist or Group

• Justin Bieber
• Drake
• Carly Rae Jepsen
• Shawn Mendes
• The Weeknd

Fan Fave International Artist or Group

• Selena Gomez
• One Direction
• Ed Sheeran
• Sam Smith
• Taylor Swift

Performers

Pre show

• OMI - Cheerleader

Main show

• Fall Out Boy – "Uma Thurman"
• Carly Rae Jepsen – "I Really Like You"
• Ed Sheeran – "Photograph"
• Tori Kelly – "Nobody Love"
• Scott Helman – "Bungalow"
• Walk Off The Earth – "Rule the World"
• The Weeknd – "The Hills"/"Earned It"
• Mia Martina feat. Waka Flocka Flame – "Beast"
• Shawn Mendes – "Stitches"
• Nick Jonas – "Chains"
• Ed Sheeran – "Thinking Out Loud"
• Jason Derulo – "Want to Want Me"

Presenters

• • • Sarah Hyland Tyler Posey Gigi Hadid
      • Hailee Steinfeld Bella Thorne Debby Ryan Cody Simpson
• Echosmith
• Nate Ruess
• Francesco Yates
• Adam Lambert
• Shawn Hook
• Lights
• Arkells
• Marianas Trench
• Tyler Shaw
• Dan Talevski

Notes and References

1. Web site: Much Music Video Awards. 2015 MMVAs. Much. 8 May 2015.
2. Web site: Vote. 2015 MMVAs. Much. 8 May 2015.
3. Web site: Nominees . 2015 MMVAs . Much . 30 May 2015 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110714131806/http://mmva.muchmusic.com/nominees/ . 14 July 2011 .