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. Regional nominations Winners are in bold text. Performances Pre show 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 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 References External links Official website mtv Music in London 2017 2017 in London