# 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. This was the sixth time that the UK hosted the ceremony, and the second time London was the host city. 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.
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.

## 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: 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 ||

## 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 | Liam Payne | "Strip That Down" |
| Camila Cabello | Camila Cabello | "Havana" |
| Demi Lovato | Demi Lovato | "Sorry Not Sorry" "Tell Me You Love Me" |
| Stormzy | Stormzy | "Big for Your Boots" |
| Rita Ora | Rita Ora | "Your Song" "Anywhere" |
| Shawn Mendes | Shawn Mendes | "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" |
| Clean Bandit | Zara Larsson Julia Michaels Anne-Marie | "Symphony" "I Miss You" "Rockabye" |
| U2 | U2 | "Get Out of Your Own Way" (Filmed at Trafalgar Square) |
| French Montana | Swae Lee | "Unforgettable" |
| Travis Scott | Travis Scott | "Butterfly Effect" |
| The Killers | The Killers | "The Man" |
| Kesha | 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