American Music Awards of 2017

The 45th Annual American Music Awards took place on November 19, 2017, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. It was broadcast on ABC and was hosted by Tracee Ellis Ross.

Performances

Artist(s)	Song(s)	Ref.
Kelly Clarkson P!nk	"Everybody Hurts"
Demi Lovato	"Sorry Not Sorry"
Nick Jonas	"Find You"
Hailee Steinfeld Alesso Florida Georgia Line Watt	"Let Me Go"
Shawn Mendes	"There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back"
Selena Gomez Marshmello	"Wolves"
Christina Aguilera	*Tribute to Whitney Houston and The Bodyguard 25th Anniversary:* "I Will Always Love You" "I Have Nothing" "Run to You" "I'm Every Woman"
Lady Gaga	"The Cure"
Macklemore Skylar Grey	"Glorious"
Portugal. The Man	"Feel It Still"
Zedd Alessia Cara	"Stay"
Imagine Dragons Khalid	"Young Dumb & Broke" "Thunder"
P!nk	"Beautiful Trauma"
Niall Horan	"Slow Hands"
Kelly Clarkson	"Miss Independent" "Love So Soft"
BTS	"DNA"
Diana Ross	"I'm Coming Out" "Take Me Higher" "Ease On Down the Road" "The Best Years Of My Life" "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"

Notes

Broadcast live from Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.

Presenters

Chadwick Boseman presented Favorite Duo/Group - Pop Rock
Chris Hardwick and Lea Michelle introduced Nick Jonas
Ciara presented Favorite Song - Rap/Hip-Hop
Lilly Singh and Sabrina Carpenter introduced Shawn Mendes
Julia Michaels introduced Selena Gomez and Marshmello
Kathryn Hahn and Justin Hartley presented Favorite Male Artist - Country
KJ Apa, Camila Mendes, Lili Reinhart and Madelaine Petsch presented Favorite Artist - EDM
Viola Davis introduced a tribute to Whitney Houston for the 25th Anniversary of The Bodyguard with a performance by Christina Aguilera
Billy Eichner and Jenna Dewan Tatum presented Favorite Artist - Adult/Contemporary
Heidi Klum introduced Lady Gaga
G-Eazy and DJ Khaled introduced Macklemore and Skylar Grey
Caleb McLaughlin, Gaten Matarazzo and Sadie Sink introduced Zedd and Alessia Cara
Ansel Elgort and Yara Shahidi presented Favorite Female Artist - Pop/Rock
Nick Cannon presented New Artist of The Year presented by T-Mobile
Laura Marano and Patrick Schwarzenegger presented Collaboration of The Year presented by XFinity
Kelly Rowland and Kat Graham introduced Niall Horan
Daymond John, Kevin O’Leary and Mark Cuban presented Favorite Artist - Alternative Rock
Chrissy Metz and Jesse Tyler Ferguson introduced Kelly Clarkson
The Chainsmokers introduced BTS
Jared Leto presented Artist of The Year
Evan Ross introduced Diana Ross

Winners and Nominees

Artist of the Year	New Artist of the Year
Bruno Mars The Chainsmokers Drake Kendrick Lamar Ed Sheeran	Niall Horan James Arthur Julia Michaels Post Malone Rae Sremmurd
Collaboration of the Year	Video of the Year
"Despacito" – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber "Closer" – The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey "I'm the One" – DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne "Don't Wanna Know" – Maroon 5 featuring Kendrick Lamar "Starboy" – The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk	"That's What I Like" – Bruno Mars "Despacito" – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee "Shape of You" – Ed Sheeran
Tour of the Year	Top Soundtrack
A Head Full of Dreams Tour – Coldplay The Garth Brooks World Tour with Trisha Yearwood – Garth Brooks The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 – U2	Moana Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2 Trolls
Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock	Favorite Female Artist – Pop/Rock
Bruno Mars Drake Ed Sheeran	Lady Gaga Alessia Cara Rihanna
Favorite Duo or Group – Pop/Rock	Favorite Album – Pop/Rock
Imagine Dragons The Chainsmokers Coldplay	24K Magic – Bruno Mars More Life – Drake Starboy – The Weeknd
Favorite Song – Pop/Rock	Favorite Male Artist – Country
"Despacito" – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber "Closer" – The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey "Shape of You" – Ed Sheeran	Keith Urban Sam Hunt Thomas Rhett
Favorite Female Artist – Country	Favorite Duo or Group – Country
Carrie Underwood Miranda Lambert Maren Morris	Little Big Town Florida Georgia Line Old Dominion
Favorite Album – Country	Favorite Song – Country
Ripcord – Keith Urban They Don't Know – Jason Aldean From A Room: Volume 1 – Chris Stapleton	"Blue Ain't Your Color" – Keith Urban "Body Like a Back Road" – Sam Hunt "Dirt On My Boots" – Jon Pardi
Favorite Artist – Rap/Hip-Hop	Favorite Album – Rap/Hip-Hop
Drake Kendrick Lamar Migos	DAMN. – Kendrick Lamar More Life – Drake Culture – Migos
Favorite Song – Rap/Hip-Hop	Favorite Male Artist – Soul/R&B
"I'm the One" – DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne "HUMBLE." – Kendrick Lamar "Black Beatles" – Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane	Bruno Mars Childish Gambino The Weeknd
Favorite Female Artist – Soul/R&B	Favorite Album – Soul/R&B
Beyoncé Kehlani Rihanna	24K Magic – Bruno Mars "Awaken, My Love!" – Childish Gambino Starboy – The Weeknd
Favorite Song – Soul/R&B	Favorite Artist – Alternative Rock
"That's What I Like" – Bruno Mars "Location" – Khalid "Starboy" – The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk	Linkin Park Imagine Dragons Twenty One Pilots
Favorite Artist – Adult Contemporary	Favorite Artist – Latin
Shawn Mendes Bruno Mars Ed Sheeran	Shakira Daddy Yankee Luis Fonsi
Favorite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational	Favorite Artist – Electronic Dance Music
Lauren Daigle MercyMe Chris Tomlin	The Chainsmokers Calvin Harris DJ Snake

Special awards

Lifetime Achievement

Diana Ross

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American Music Awards

Current awards

General	Artist of the Year New Artist of the Year Collaboration of the Year
Pop/Rock	Male Artist Female Artist Band/Duo/Group Album Song
Country	Male Artist Female Artist Band/Duo/Group Album Song
Rap/Hip Hop	Rap/Hip Hop Artist Album Song
Soul/R&B	Male Artist Female Artist Album Song
Contemporary	Adult Contemporary Artist Contemporary Inspirational Artist
Other	Award of Merit Alternative Artist Favorite Touring Artist Favorite Music Video Latin Artist EDM Artist Special Achievement Award Icon Top Soundtrack

Discontinued awards

Awards ceremonies

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