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
Notes
 * $undefined$ 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

Special awards

 * Lifetime Achievement
 * Diana Ross