2017 MTV Europe Music Awards

The 2017 MTV EMAs (also known as the MTV Europe Music Awards) were held at The SSE Arena in Wembley, London, United Kingdom, on 12 November 2017. The ceremony's host was Rita Ora, with voiceovers provided by Capital FM DJ Roman Kemp.[1] This was the sixth time that the UK hosted the ceremony, and the second time London was the host city.[2][3] London first hosted the ceremony in 1996 at Alexandra Palace. The ceremony was directed for television by British award-winning multi camera director Hamish Hamilton.

2017 MTV Europe Music Awards
Date12 November 2017
LocationWembley Arena, London, United Kingdom
Hosted byRita Ora
Most awardsShawn Mendes (4)
Most nominationsTaylor Swift (6)
Websitemtvema.com
Television/radio coverage
NetworkMTV
Channel 5
Directed byHamish Hamilton
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Taylor Swift was nominated for six awards followed by Shawn Mendes who was nominated for five. Mendes won four awards becoming the most awarded artist of the night.[4][5]

Nominations

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Winners are in bold text.

Best Song Best Video

Shawn Mendes — "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back"

Kendrick Lamar — "Humble"

Best Artist Best New

Shawn Mendes

Dua Lipa

Best Pop Best Electronic

Camila Cabello

David Guetta

Best Rock Best Alternative

Coldplay

Thirty Seconds to Mars

Best Hip-Hop Best Live

Eminem

Ed Sheeran

Best World Stage Best Push

The Chainsmokers

Hailee Steinfeld

Biggest Fans Best Look

Shawn Mendes

Zayn Malik

Best Worldwide Act

Alma
Babymetal
C. Tangana
Davido
Lali
Lil' Kleine
Stormzy
Nasty C

Power of Music Award
Artists for Grenfell:[6]
Global Icon
U2[7]

Regional nominations

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Winners are in bold text.

Europe
Best Adria Act Best Belgian Act

Nicim Izazvan

Loïc Nottet

Best Danish Act Best Dutch Act

Martin Jensen

Lil Kleine

Best Finnish Act Best French Act

Alma

Amir

Best German Act Best Hungarian Act

Wincent Weiss

Magdolna Rúzsa

Best Israeli Act Best Italian Act

Noa Kirel

Ermal Meta

Best Norwegian Act Best Polish Act

Alan Walker

Dawid Kwiatkowski

Best Portuguese Act Best Russian Act

Salvador Sobral

Ivan Dorn

Best Spanish Act Best Swedish Act

Miguel Bosé

Axwell and Ingrosso

Best Swiss Act Best UK & Ireland Act

Mimiks

Louis Tomlinson

Africa
Best African Act

Davido

Asia
Best Greater China Act Best Indian Act

Huo Zun

Hard Kaur

Best Japanese Act Best Korean Act

Babymetal

GFriend

Best Southeast Asian Act

James Reid

Australia and New Zealand
Best Australian Act Best New Zealand Act

Jessica Mauboy

Tapz

Americas
Best Brazilian Act Best Canadian Act

Anitta

Shawn Mendes

Best Latin America North Act Best Latin America Central Act

Mon Laferte

J Balvin

Best Latin America South Act Best US Act

Lali

Fifth Harmony

Performances

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Pre show

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Artist(s) Song(s)
Pre-show
Stefflon Don "Hurtin' Me"

Main Show

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Artist Featuring Song
Eminem Skylar Grey "Walk on Water"
Liam Payne "Strip That Down"
Camila Cabello "Havana"
Demi Lovato "Sorry Not Sorry"
"Tell Me You Love Me"
Stormzy "Big for Your Boots"
Rita Ora "Your Song"
"Anywhere"
Shawn Mendes "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back"
Clean Bandit Zara Larsson
Julia Michaels
Anne-Marie
"Symphony"
"I Miss You"
"Rockabye"
U2 "Get Out of Your Own Way"
(Filmed at Trafalgar Square)
French Montana Swae Lee "Unforgettable"
Travis Scott "Butterfly Effect"
The Killers "The Man"
Kesha "Learn to Let Go"
David Guetta Charli XCX
French Montana
"Dirty Sexy Money"

Appearances

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rita Ora to host of MTV Europe Music Awards 2017 in London: 'I'll bring the English humour!'". Metro. 28 September 2017. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  2. ^ "MTV's European Music Awards to return to London". BBC News. 14 February 2017. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  3. ^ "MTV EMA 2017 in London". Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  4. ^ "MTV EMAs: no awards for Taylor Swift as Shawn Mendes tops night with four". Guardian. 13 November 2017. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Breaking: The 2017 MTV EMA Nominations Are Here!". MTV. 2 October 2017. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  6. ^ "MTV EMAs: no awards for Taylor Swift as Shawn Mendes tops night with four". Guardian. 13 November 2017. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  7. ^ "U2 Are This Year's Global Icon Winners!". mtvema. 6 November 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
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