MOBO Awards

Olivia Dean just took over the 2026 MOBOs with three major wins and a show-stopping performance.

The 26th MOBO Awards went off!

Ahead of the MOBOs’ arrival in the city, Toddla T shows off some of the talent the city has to offer.

The awards ceremony will take place on February 7, 2024, hitting Sheffield for the first time ever.

Celebrating their 25th anniversary, it was a momentous occasion and they pulled out all the stops with live performances, viral moments, and new categories.

The news arrives after the MOBOs announced the full list of nominees as well as two new categories, Best Alternative Act and Best Electronic/Dance Act.

It’s been 25 years since MOBO founder Kanya King launched the award ceremony to celebrate Black British music and to celebrate they’re returning to London.

This year marks 25 years since MOBOs founder and CEO Kenya King decided to rally the industry and celebrate Black British music and its creators.

A year on from the special, live-streamed ceremony held in the midst of lockdown, last night saw the MOBO Awards return with an live in-person ceremony.

Back in front of a live audience for the first time since lockdown, this year's ceremony takes place on December 5 at the Coventry Building Society Arena.

“In 2020, we proudly did the unthinkable by producing an awards show amid a global pandemic, which was no easy feat,” said MOBO founder and CEO, Kanya King...

Check the full list of winners inside.

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A much-needed word from one of black music's biggest organisations.