Highlights of the broadcast included a red carpet ceremony where Marianas Trench marked their 10th and final year at the MMVAs by arriving covered in dozens of colourful balloons.

Lead singer Josh Ramsay emerged from a cardboard cake dressed in a faux whip cream bikini.

[3] During the opening monologue Joe Jonas, who hosted the show eight years earlier with the Jonas Brothers, referenced the pending legalization of marijuana in Canada saying, "This time next year it will be completely legal for Canadians to be blem for real,'' referring to the Drake song "Blem" which uses slang for getting high.

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Drake (featuring Wizkid & Kyla) — "One Dance" Camila Cabello Arkells — "Knocking at the Door" Justin Bieber Niall Horan YouTwoTV