CIMA-Related Artists Up for 2016 ‘iHeartRadio MMVAs’

Airing Sunday, June 19 on Much Music, CTV and VRAK, the iHeartRadio MMVAs have announced their 2016 Awards nominees, including several CIMA-related artists.

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The nominees have been announced for this year’s iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards, to be held at Much Music’s 299 Queen Street headquarters one month from now.

Airing for the first time under its new name, the national awards show will be simulcast on CTV, Much Music and Bell’s new Francophone network, VRAK TV.

The 2016 nominees include first-time MMVA candidates the Strumbellas, as well as SonReal (whose ‘Woah Nilly’ was one of 23 videos supported this year through $530,000 worth of MuchFACT funding).

Much rebranded its long-running awards show the iHeartRadio MMVAs, following Bell Media‘s partnership with iHeartMedia in early 2016. The partnership will enable Canadian audiences to access Bell’s full range of broadcast and digital radio content over mobile, smartphone, tablet, gaming and wearable devices.

Congratulations to the following CIMA-related artists, who were all nominated to take part in the June 19 Awards event:

BEST POP VIDEO
Coleman Hell2 Heads
(Director: Coleman Hell, Ben Knechtel)
604 Records

BEST POST-PRODUCTION
PUPDark Days
Royal Mountain Records

Purity RingHeartsigh
Last Gang Records

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
SonRealWhoa Nilly
(Director: Peter Huang)
Black Box Recordings

BEST MUCHFACT VIDEO
HumansWater Water
(Director: Peter Ricq)
Hoax Artist Management

SonRealWhoa Nilly
(Director: Peter Huang)
Black Box

BEST NEW CANADIAN ARTIST
Coleman HellRia Mae
604 Records

BEST ROCK/ALTERNATIVE VIDEO
City and ColourWasted Love
(Director: X)
Dine Alone Records

MetricThe Shade
(Director: Lauren Graham)
Crystal Math

Monster TruckDon’t Tell Me How To Live
(Director: Davin Black)
Dine Alone

The SheepdogsI’m Gonna Be Myself
(Director: Sean Cartwright)
Dine Alone / Bedlam

The Strumbellas Spirits
(Director: Daniel Rosenberg)
Six Shooter Records

IHEARTRADIO CANADIAN SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Coleman Hell2 Heads
604 Records

 For a complete list of 2016 iHeartRadio MMVA nominations, please visit bellmedia.ca.