Every year, the city of Toronto plays host to the most popular awards ceremony in Canada, known as the Much Music Video Awards. The awards are handed out to the year's best music artists and also honor the best music videos. The show also includes live performances by the industry's biggest chart toppers. The best part about the event is that it is held outside right in front of the Much Music Headquarters, where fans line up ahead of time in hopes of catching a glimpse of their favorite stars.
This year, I decided to head to Toronto to check out the show myself. Thanks to a friend of mine, I got the chance to experience the extravaganza and be a part of his street team by interacting with the fans, catching the red carpet rehearsals and hours later, I waited to watch the opening performance.
The MMVAs are sort of the equivalent of the MTV Video Music Awards; they are held once a year, they celebrate the best in music and the fashion do's and dont's are always worth talking about. This past Sunday, a number of celebrities attended the event; Ed Sheeran, who was also the co-host, took to the stage along with newcomer Shawn Mendes, Nick Jonas and Jason Derulo. The big winners of the night were Toronto's own The Weeknd, scooping up four awards and Ed Sheeran, who took home two awards including Best International Artist. Unlike MTV, there are never any surprise guest appearances at the MMVAs; that is until rapper Drake decided to pop out of nowhere and hand out the award for Best Hip-Hop Video to his buddy P.Reign.
Catch the 2015 MuchMusic Video Awards on demand at much.com.
