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 host of the ceremony was Rita Ora, with voiceovers provided by Capital FM DJ Roman Kemp.[1] This was the sixth time that the UK has hosted the awards show, and the second time London has been the host city.[2][3] London first hosted the awards 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 | |
|---|---|
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| Date | 12 November 2017 |
| Location | Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom |
| Hosted by | Rita Ora |
| Most awards | Shawn Mendes (4) |
| Most nominations | Taylor Swift (6) |
| Website | mtvema |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | MTV Channel 5 |
| Directed by | 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.[4][5]
Nominations
Winners are in bold text.
| Best Song | Best Video |
|---|---|
|
Shawn Mendes — "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back"
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Kendrick Lamar — "Humble"
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| Best Artist | Best New |
| Best Pop | Best Electronic |
| Best Rock | Best Alternative |
| Best Hip-Hop | Best Live |
| Best World Stage | Best Push |
| Biggest Fans | Best Look |
| Best Worldwide Act | |
| Power of Music Award | |
| Rita Ora[6] | |
| Global Icon | |
| U2[7] | |
Regional nominations
Winners are in bold text.
Performances
Pre show
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
|---|---|
| Pre-show | |
| Stefflon Don | "Hurtin' Me" |
Main Show
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
See also
References
- "Rita Ora to host of MTV Europe Music Awards 2017 in London: 'I'll bring the English humour!'". Metro. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- "MTV's European Music Awards to return to London". BBC News. February 14, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
- "MTV EMA 2017 in London". Archived from the original on 2017-07-28. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
- "MTV EMAs: no awards for Taylor Swift as Shawn Mendes tops night with four". Guardian. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- "Breaking: The 2017 MTV EMA Nominations Are Here!". MTV. 2 October 2017. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- "MTV EMAs: no awards for Taylor Swift as Shawn Mendes tops night with four". Guardian. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- "U2 Are This Year's Global Icon Winners!". mtvema. 6 November 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.