Alessia Cara and Joe Jonas take on MMVA hosting duties together

David Friend, The Canadian Press</span>
Published Sunday, June 18, 2017 8:07AM EDT
Last Updated Sunday, June 18, 2017 9:28PM EDT

TORONTO -- Canadian pop singer Alessia Cara takes on hosting duties at tonight's iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards alongside Joe Jonas.

The pair of pop stars will unite for the massive street party and awards ceremony held in Toronto.

While hosting is new territory for Cara -- who says she's nervous she'll flub a line -- Jonas has plenty of experience.

He joined his siblings in the Jonas Brothers as host of the MMVAs eight years ago.

Before the show the MMVA's famed red carpet ceremony had plenty to talk about, but none more so than the undeniably celebratory arrival by Vancouver band Marianas Trench, who are marking their 10th year at the event.

Lead singer Josh Ramsay arrived hidden in a cake before he revealed himself -- almost all of himself -- in a faux whip cream bikini. His bandmates plastered on dozens of colourful balloons to mark the occasion.

"I was like, you know what, let's do something classy," Ramsay said of the choice.

"Nothing to me says class like leaping out of a cake in a whip cream bikini on Father's Day."

Leading the 2017 nominees are Shawn Mendes, Grimes and A Tribe Called Red, who are contending in four categories each.

Presenters this year include Carly Rae Jepsen, Serena Ryder, YouTuber Tyler Oakley, "13 Reasons Why" star Brandon Flynn and "Orphan Black" actress Tatiana Maslany.

Lorde will take the stage to perform from her album "Melodrama," which was released on Friday, while rockers Imagine Dragons and former One Direction member Niall Horan are also set to play.

Jonas will do double-duty as frontman of his band DNCE, which is slated to sing one of their newest songs. The foursome climbed the charts with their inescapable hit "Cake By the Ocean."

The MMVAs are known as much for their antics as they are the accolades.

Past years sparked famous moments such as Lady Gaga's flaming bustier and Avril Lavigne unintentionally half-mooning the audience when her pants were yanked lower by the weight of a microphone pack.

The MMVAs air on Much, CTV and stream through the iHeartRadio app on Sunday.

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