The 2017 MTV Video Music Awards were held on August 27, 2017 at The Forum in Inglewood, California,[1] honoring music videos released between June 25, 2016 and June 23, 2017. It was hosted by Katy Perry.[2][3] The 34th annual award show aired live from the venue for the second time in its history. The music video for Taylor Swift's song "Look What You Made Me Do" premiered during the broadcast. Lil Yachty co-hosted the pre-show with Terrence J, Charlamagne Tha God, and MTV News' Gaby Wilson, while Gabbie Hanna hosted backstage for the show.[4] It was broadcast across various Viacom networks and their related apps.
| 2017 MTV Video Music Awards | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Date | Sunday, August 27, 2017 |
| Venue | The Forum (Inglewood, California) |
| Country | United States |
| Hosted by | Katy Perry |
| Most awards | Kendrick Lamar (6) |
| Most nominations | Kendrick Lamar (8) |
| Website | www |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | |
| Runtime | 185 minutes |
| Produced by | Bruce Gillmer Garrett English Jesse Ignjatovic |
| Directed by | Alex Rudzinski |
Compared to the previous year, viewership was down from 6.5 million to 5.68 million viewers, making it the lowest viewed show since 1994. A combination of having to compete with the season finale of HBO's Game of Thrones, which drew over 12.07 million viewers, and the ability to now stream the award show online is said to account for the drop in viewership.[5][6]
Performances
editAppearances
editPre-show
edit- Gaby Wilson — announced the winners of Best Choreography and Song of the Summer
Main show
edit- Jack McBrayer, Buzz Aldrin, Peggy Whitson, Abbi Jacobson, Kathryn Hahn and Kevin Bacon — appeared in a skit with host Katy Perry
- Paris Jackson — presented Best Pop Video
- Hailee Steinfeld — introduced Julia Michaels
- Yara Shahidi — introduced Shawn Mendes
- Jack Antonoff and Alessandra Ambrosio — introduced Lorde
- Teyana Taylor and Pete Wentz — presented Best Dance Video
- Fred Armisen — appeared in a skit with host Katy Perry
- DJ Khaled — introduced Fifth Harmony
- Ludacris and Olivia Munn — presented Best Collaboration
- Jared Leto — paid tribute to Chester Bennington and Chris Cornell and introduced a clip of Linkin Park's 2010 VMA performance
- Billy Eichner — appeared in a skit with host Katy Perry
- Pete Davidson and Tiffany Haddish — presented Best Hip Hop Video
- Cardi B — introduced Demi Lovato
- Ellen DeGeneres — presented the Video Vanguard Award
- Millie Bobby Brown — presented Artist of the Year
- Vanessa Hudgens — introduced Alessia Cara
- Kesha — introduced Logic, Khalid and Alessia Cara
- Bebe Rexha and The Chainsmokers — presented Best New Artist
- Lil Yachty — introduced Thirty Seconds to Mars
- Rev. Robert Wright Lee IV — gave a speech denouncing racism and introduced Susan Bro
- Susan Bro — spoke about the Heather Heyer Foundation and presented Best Fight Against the System
- Hailey Baldwin — introduced Rod Stewart and DNCE
- Gal Gadot — presented Video of the Year
- Noah Cyrus — introduced Katy Perry and Nicki Minaj
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Winners and nominees
editThe list of nominations was revealed on July 25, 2017. For the nominations, MTV continued to eliminate gender-specific awards categories, as they did at the 2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards. MTV also announced the "Moonman" statue would be renamed a "Moon Person".[14] The Best Female and Best Male Video awards were replaced with one category, Artist of the Year. Kendrick Lamar leads the list of nominees with eight categories, while Katy Perry, The Weeknd, and DJ Khaled received the second most nods with five.[15] Nominees for Song of the Summer category were announced on August 22, 2017.[16] Winners are listed in bold.[17]
Artists with multiple wins and nominations
edit| Wins | Artist |
|---|---|
| 6 | Kendrick Lamar |
| 2 | Alessia Cara |
| Nominations | Artist |
|---|---|
| 8 | Kendrick Lamar |
| 5 | DJ Khaled |
| Katy Perry | |
| The Weeknd | |
| 4 | Alessia Cara |
| Bruno Mars | |
| Bryson Tiller | |
| Ed Sheeran | |
| Rihanna | |
| 3 | Big Sean |
| Fifth Harmony | |
| Gucci Mane | |
| Halsey | |
| Justin Bieber | |
| Lil Yachty | |
| Skip Marley | |
| 2 | Ariana Grande |
| Calvin Harris | |
| Chance the Rapper | |
| DRAM | |
| Harry Styles | |
| Lil Uzi Vert | |
| Lorde | |
| Migos | |
| Quavo | |
| Selena Gomez | |
| Shawn Mendes | |
| The Chainsmokers |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Geffen, Sasha (April 20, 2017). "Here's When You Can Watch The 2017 VMAs This Summer". MTV News. Archived from the original on April 20, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
- ^ Fekadu, Mesfin (July 25, 2017). "Kendrick Lamar is leader of MTV VMAs with 8 nominations". Associated Press. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- ^ "Katy Perry Is Ready To Be Your 'Moonwoman' As Host Of The 2017 VMAs". MTV News. July 27, 2017. Archived from the original on July 27, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ "Everything You Need to Know About the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards". MTV. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017.
- ^ "Viewership down for MTV's Video Music Awards". Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 1, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
- ^ "The 2017 VMAs Drew Lowest Ratings in MTV History". Complex. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
- ^ "VMAs: Kendrick Lamar, Miley Cyrus, Ed Sheeran to Perform". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
- ^ "Video Music Awards Performers". MTV. Retrieved August 17, 2017.[dead link]
- ^ Twitter message [dead link]
- ^ Video Music Awards [@vmas] (August 23, 2017). "🔥 🚀 @ddlovato will perform at the 2017 #VMAs! 🔥 🚀 https://t.co/wFrSSJQL9t" (Tweet). Archived from the original on August 11, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Demi Lovato, DNCE, and Rod Stewart Will Perform at the VMAs — with a Very Sexy Twist". MTV.[dead link]
- ^ "Ready for More? Alessia Cara and Kyle Will Perform at the 2017 VMAs". MTV.[dead link]
- ^ "VMAs Presenters List 2017: Stars Presenting At MTV Video Music Awards". Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
- ^ Kreps, Daniel. "MTV Changing VMA Moonman to Gender-Neutral Award". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
- ^ "VMAs: Kendrick Lamar Tops Nominations as MTV Continues to Eliminate Gendered Categories". The Hollywood Reporter. July 25, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- ^ Roth, Madeline (August 22, 2017). "Demi, Camila, 5H, and More Will Battle It Out for the VMA Song of the Summer Award". MTV. Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- ^ MTV Press (August 27, 2017). "2017 "VMA" Winners and Performances". Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
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