The 2017 MTV EMAs which opened with Best Hip Hop winner Eminem doing a thrilling orchestra-backed performance, along with guest artist Skylar Grey, of his newly dropped track “Walk on Water,” taking the mic in a London pub before joining the EMA stage at The SSE Arena, Wembley.
Not long after, the audience saw global pop star and hometown hostess Rita Ora run through London’s streets to get to the show, with UK radio crew Kurupt FM of British sitcom “People Just Do Nothing” and a cameo from the Mayor of London himself.
Best Pop winner Camila Cabello’s captivating and elaborate musical production featured a hugely choreographed routine that moved through three scenes and incorporated soaring overhead shots, ending in a Havana-style swimming pool.
Liam Payne got hearts racing with a steamy performance of “Strip That Down” featuring dancers in streetwear moving across an LED disco floor, while perched on hydraulics set to a spectacular LED light show.
Shawn Mendes was crowned Best Artist and rocked his Best Song-winning track “There’s Nothing Holding Me Back” in an ever-evolving light box.
Host Rita Ora’s performance featured more than 50 dancers in an over-the-top medley of songs from her new album, “Your Song” and “Anywhere.”
David Guetta closed the show with an electrifying performance of his new single “Dirty, Sexy, Money” with guests French Montana, and Charli XCX.
Later, Rita Ora was presented with the first-ever “MTV EMA Power of Music Award” honoring the charitable efforts on behalf of all the artists who responded to Grenfell. At the close of show, Ora announced that the 2018 MTV EMAs would be held in Bilbao, Spain.
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BEST ARTIST
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Winner: Shawn Mendes
Ariana Grande
Ed Sheeran
Kendrick Lamar
Miley Cyrus
Taylor Swift
BEST SONG
Winner: Shawn Mendes – “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back”
Clean Bandit – “Rockabye” ft. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie
DJ Khaled – “Wild Thoughts” ft. Rihanna, Bryson Tiller
Ed Sheeran – “Shape of You”
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee – “Despacito (Remix)” ft. Justin Bieber
Davido – Winner
Wizkid
Nasty C
Babes Wodumo
C4 Pedro
Nyashinki
BEST U.S. ACT
Winner: Fifth Harmony
Bruno Mars
DJ Khaled
Kendrick Lamar
Taylor Swift
BEST CANADIAN ACT
Shawn Mendes- Winner
Alessia Cara
Drake
Justin Bieber
The Weeknd
BEST UK & IRELAND ACT
Louis Tomlinson-Winner
Dua Lipa
Ed Sheeran
Little Mix
Stormzy
BEST LOOK
Dua Lipa
Harry Styles
Rita Ora
Taylor Swift
Zayn Malik- Winner
BEST NEW
Dua Lipa- Winner
Julia Michaels
Khalid
KYLE
Rag’n’Bone Man
BEST POP
Camila Cabello- Winner
Demi Lovato
Miley Cyrus
Shawn Mendes
Taylor Swift
BEST VIDEO
Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.-Winner
Foo Fighters – “Run”
Katy Perry – “Bon Appétit” ft. Migos
KYLE – “iSpy” ft. Lil Yachty
Taylor Swift – “Look What You Made Me Do”
BEST LIVE
Ed Sheeran-Winner
Bruno Mars
Coldplay
Eminem
U2
BEST ELECTRONIC
Winner: David Guetta
Major Lazer
Martin Garrix
Calvin Harris
The Chainsmokers
BEST ROCK
Winner: Coldplay
Foo Fighters
Royal Blood
The Killers
U2
BEST HIP HOP
Drake
Winner: Eminem
Future
Kendrick Lamar
Post Malone
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Imagine Dragons
Lana Del Rey
Lorde
The xx
Winner: Thirty Seconds To Mars
BIGGEST FANS
Winner: Shawn Mendes
Ariana Grande
Justin Bieber
Katy Perry
Taylor Swift
BEST WORLD STAGE
Steve Aoki – Live from Isle of MTV Malta 2016
Kings of Leon – Live from Oude Luxor Theatre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2016
Tomorrowland 2017
DNCE – Live from Isle of MTV Malta 2017
Winner: The Chainsmokers – Live from Isle of MTV Malta 2017
Foo Fighters – Live from Barcelona, Spain 2017
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