The 2017

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were held on March 5, 2017 at The Forum in

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, and hosted by

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. The list of nominations was announced on January 3, 2017.

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received the most nominations with fifteen categories, followed by

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with twelve.

Performances

The following artists performed at the show:

Winners & nominees

The nominees were announced on January 3, 2017. Winners are highlighted in boldface.

Category mistake

The day of the ceremony, Zayn was incorrectly announced as the winner for the Best Music Video category, and he accepted the award. The error was not caught until the next day, when the actual winner,

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, was announced on the iHeartRadio's official Twitter account. Zayn was then announced as the winner of the category "Best Solo Breakout".

References

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