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
Date	12 November 2017
Location	Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom
Hosted by	Rita Ora
Most wins	Shawn Mendes (4)
Most nominations	Taylor Swift (6)
Website	mtvema.com
Television/radio coverage
Network	MTV Channel 5
Directed by	Hamish 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

Winners are in bold text.

Best Song	Best Video
Shawn Mendes — "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" Clean Bandit (featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie) — "Rockabye" DJ Khaled (featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller) — "Wild Thoughts" Ed Sheeran — "Shape of You" Luis Fonsi (featuring Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber) — "Despacito (remix)"	Kendrick Lamar — "Humble" Foo Fighters — "Run" Katy Perry (featuring Migos) — "Bon Appétit" Kyle (featuring Lil Yachty) — "iSpy" Taylor Swift — "Look What You Made Me Do"
Best Artist	Best New
Shawn Mendes Ariana Grande Ed Sheeran Kendrick Lamar Miley Cyrus Taylor Swift	Dua Lipa Julia Michaels Khalid Kyle Rag'n'Bone Man
Best Pop	Best Electronic
Camila Cabello Demi Lovato Miley Cyrus Shawn Mendes Taylor Swift	David Guetta Calvin Harris Major Lazer Martin Garrix The Chainsmokers
Best Rock	Best Alternative
Coldplay Foo Fighters Royal Blood The Killers U2	Thirty Seconds to Mars Imagine Dragons Lana Del Rey Lorde The xx
Best Hip-Hop	Best Live
Eminem Drake Future Kendrick Lamar Post Malone	Ed Sheeran Bruno Mars Coldplay Eminem U2
Best World Stage	Best Push
The Chainsmokers DNCE Foo Fighters Kings of Leon Steve Aoki Tomorrowland 2017	Hailee Steinfeld Jon Bellion Julia Michaels Kacy Hill Khalid Kyle Noah Cyrus Petite Meller Rag'n'Bone Man SZA The Head and the Heart
Biggest Fans	Best Look
Shawn Mendes Ariana Grande Justin Bieber Katy Perry Taylor Swift	Zayn Malik Dua Lipa Harry Styles Rita Ora Taylor Swift
Best Worldwide Act
Alma Babymetal C. Tangana Davido Lali Lil' Kleine Stormzy Nasty C
Power of Music Award
Artists for Grenfell:[6] Stormzy Robbie Williams James Blunt Rita Ora Craig David Dan Smith (of Bastille) Liam Payne Emeli Sandé Kelly Jones (of Stereophonics) Paloma Faith Louis Tomlinson Labrinth Jorja Smith WSTRN Leona Lewis Jessie J James Arthur Roger Daltrey (of The Who) Ella Eyre Anne-Marie Ella Henderson Louisa Johnson 5 After Midnight Angel Carl Barât (of The Libertines) Deno Donae'o Dua Lipa Fleur East Gareth Malone and The Choir for Grenfell Geri Halliwell (of Spice Girls) Gregory Porter Jessie Ware John Newman Jon McClure (of Reverend and The Makers) London Community Gospel Choir Matt Goss Matt Terry Mr Eazi Nathan Sykes Omar Pixie Lott Ray BLK Raye Shakka Shane Filan (of Westlife) Tom Grennan Tony Hadley (of Spandau Ballet) Tulisa
Global Icon
U2[7]

Regional nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Europe
Best Adria Act	Best Belgian Act
Nicim Izazvan Koala_Voice Marin Jurić Čivro Nina Kraljić Sara Jo	Loïc Nottet Bazart Coely Lost Frequencies Oscar & The Wolf
Best Danish Act	Best Dutch Act
Martin Jensen Christopher Kesi Lukas Graham MØ	Lil Kleine Boef Chef'Special Lucas & Steve Roxeanne Hazes
Best Finnish Act	Best French Act
Alma Evelina Haloo Helsinki! Mikael Gabriel Robin	Amir Soprano MHD Petit Biscuit Feder
Best German Act	Best Hungarian Act
Wincent Weiss Alle Farben Cro Mark Forster Marteria	Magdolna Rúzsa Freddie Gabi Tóth Joci Pápai Kowalsky Meg A Vega
Best Israeli Act	Best Italian Act
Noa Kirel Ania Bukstein Nechi Nech Static & Ben El Stephane Legar	Ermal Meta Fabri Fibra Francesco Gabbani Thegiornalisti Tiziano Ferro
Best Norwegian Act	Best Polish Act
Alan Walker Astrid S Gabrielle Kygo Seeb	Dawid Kwiatkowski Bednarek Margaret Monika Lewczuk Natalia Nykiel
Best Portuguese Act	Best Russian Act
Salvador Sobral HMB Mickael Carreira Miguel Araújo Virgul	Ivan Dorn Elena Temnikova Grebz Yolka Husky
Best Spanish Act	Best Swedish Act
Miguel Bosé C. Tangana Kase O Lori Meyers Viva Suecia	Axwell and Ingrosso Galantis Tove Lo Vigiland Zara Larsson
Best Swiss Act	Best UK & Ireland Act
Mimiks Lo & Leduc Pegasus Xen Züri West	Louis Tomlinson Dua Lipa Ed Sheeran Little Mix Stormzy
Africa
Best African Act
Davido Babes Wodumo C4 Pedro Nyashinski WizKid
Asia
Best Greater China Act	Best Indian Act
Huo Zun Bii He Jie Pakho Chau Wang Sulong	Hard Kaur Yatharth Nucleya Parekh & Singh Raja Kumari
Best Japanese Act	Best Korean Act
Babymetal Kohh Kyary Pamyu Pamyu Rekishi Wednesday Campanella	GFriend Highlight Mamamoo Seventeen Wanna One
Best Southeast Asian Act
James Reid Faizal Tahir Dam Vinh Hung Isyana Sarasvati Slot Machine The Sam Willows Palitchoke Ayanaputra
Australia and New Zealand
Best Australian Act	Best New Zealand Act
Jessica Mauboy Pnau Illy Meg Mac Vera Blue	Tapz David Dallas Lorde Maala Stan Walker
Americas
Best Brazilian Act	Best Canadian Act
Anitta Alok Karol Conká Nego do Borel Projota	Shawn Mendes Alessia Cara Drake Justin Bieber The Weeknd
Best Latin America North Act	Best Latin America Central Act
Mon Laferte Café Tacuba Caloncho Natalia Lafourcade Sofía Reyes	J Balvin Maluma Morat Piso 21 Sebastián Yatra
Best Latin America South Act	Best US Act
Lali Airbag Carajo Indios Oriana	Fifth Harmony DJ Khaled Kendrick Lamar Bruno Mars Taylor Swift

Performances

Pre show

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

Main Show

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

• Natalie Dormer and Paul Pogba — presented Best Song
• Prophets of Rage — presented Best Hip-Hop
• Skylar Grey and Hailey Baldwin — presented Best Video
• James Bay and Nathalie Emmanuel — presented Best Alternative
• Sabrina Carpenter and Daya — presented Best Pop
• Madison Beer and Dele Alli — presented Best Artist
• Jared Leto — presented Global Icon
• Rita Ora - presented a clip of George Michael's performance at the 1994 EMAs as an in memoriam segment, featuring Michael, Chris Cornell, Chester Bennington and Tom Petty

See also

• 2017 MTV Video Music Awards