Shawn Mendes pocketed four awards and stole the hearts of countless screaming teenagers at the iHeartRadio MMVAs on Sunday.
The Pickering, Ont.-raised singer was the recurring star of the Toronto street party. He opened and closed the show with performances of his songs ``Lost in Japan'' and ``In My Blood,'' but also turned up several more times to dish out love to his Canadian fans.
``This is home,'' he said while clutching the MMVA for artist of the year.
``This means the absolute world to me.''
The pop singer picked up three other MMVAs, best pop artist and two awards voted by viewers, fan fave artist and video.
Mendes didn't have to trek too far to accept his armload of awards. He recently bought a condo in downtown Toronto, which he said made it easy to show up in the heart of the city.
``I live around the corner,'' he said on the red carpet before the show.
``I was at my house 30 minutes ago. It's really cool to be home one minute and hanging out with your friends, and the next minute being here.
The MMVAs were packed with plenty of other star power, including Australian act 5 Seconds of Summer, Chinese singer Kris Wu and 1990s boy band 98 Degrees who all performed.
Host Awkwafina opened the show dressed in striped pyjamas as she charged into a spirited monologue that proved she hasn't changed much, despite starring in ``Crazy Rich Asians,'' which sits atop the North American box-office for a second week.
``I'm still that girl with the voice of a pro-wrestler and the body of a Pikachu,'' the vibrant YouTube rapper told the crowd.