MOBO Awards 2024 | |
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Date | 7 February 2024 |
Location | Utilita Arena, Sheffield |
Hosted by | Indiyah Polack and Babatunde Aléshé |
Most awards | TBA |
Most nominations | Little Simz and Stormzy (4) |
Website | mobo |
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After a fallow year in 2023, due to the organisers moving the ceremony to coincide with the early-year awards season that features the Grammys and the Brit Awards, the 26th MOBO Awards were held on 7 February 2024 at the Utilita Arena in Sheffield. [1] [2] The 26th annual awards recognised achievements in "Music Of Black Origin" during 1 September 2022 to 31 August 2023. [3] The ceremony was hosted by former Love Island star Indiyah Polack and actor Babatunde Aléshé. [4] It was live-streamed through YouTube, with highlights shown by the BBC two days later. [5]
The nominees were announced on 14 December 2023. In addition to the two existing honorary awards, Paving the Way and Lifetime Achievement, two additional awards were announced: Mobo Impact and Mobo Pioneer. [6] The Outstanding Contribution Award was not bestowed in this year.
Headline acts consisting of Soul II Soul, Byron Messia and DJ Spoony were announced on 19 January 2024. [4] Other acts on the night included Camidoh and King Promise. [7] [8] DJ Spoony curated a set celebrating 30 years of UK garage with support from many other artists and Sugababes performed a medley of their well known hits. [9]
Artist(s) | Song(s) |
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Byron Messia | "Talibans" |
DJ Spoony (supported by Nay Nay, MC Creed, MC Ranking, Denzie, MC Viper, MC Maxwell D, Sabrina Washington and So Solid Crew) | "21 Seconds", "Sorry! (I Didn’t Know)", "Body Groove", "Why", "21 Seconds" |
Soul II Soul | "Fairplay", "Nothing Compares 2 U", "Get a Life", "Keep On Movin'" and "Back to Life" |
Sugababes | "Overload", "Push the Button", "Freak Like Me" |
Ghetts | "Double Standards" |
King Promise | "Terminator" |
Camidoh | "Sugarcane" |
Cristale | "Antisocial" |
The nominees were announced on 14 December 2023. [6] [3] [10] The winners are listed first and in boldface. [11] [12] [13] [1] [14] [15]
Central Cee received two awards, including Best Male Act for the second year in a row, which gave him a grand total of six MOBOs, tying him with Stormzy as the most-awarded rapper in the MOBO awards' history. [16]
Album of the Year | Song of the Year
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Best Male Act | Best Female Act |
Best Newcomer | Video of the Year
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Best R&B/Soul Act | Best Grime Act |
Best Hip Hop Act | Best Drill Act
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Best Alternative Music Act
| Best Electronic/Dance Act
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Best International Act (US) | Best African Music Act
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Best Gospel Act | Best Jazz Act
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Best Caribbean Music Act
| Best Producer
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Best Performance in a TV Show/Film | Best Media Personality
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MOBO Impact Award
MOBO Pioneer Award
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