MOBO Awards 2022 winners full list: Burna Boy shines as he bags two awards

The winners of the 2022 MOBO Awards have been announced, with artists including Central Cee, Pink Pantheress, Little Simz, Knucks, and Burna Boy among those who took home prizes.

The 25th annual MOBOs ceremony, which honored black music in the UK and around the world, was held on Wednesday night at Wembley Arena. Special awards were also given to Nile Rodgers, Craig David, and YouTube founder Jamal Edwards posthumously.

Burna Boy, an artist from Nigeria, also won two awards for “Best International Act” and “Best African Music Act.” This made him the lone African artist to get an honor.

Kojey Radical, Tion Wayne, Fireboy DML, Cat Burns, FLO, Eliza Rose, Beenie Man, Rodgers, and David performed at the occasion.

The full list of winners;

BEST MALE ACT – CENTRAL CEE

BEST FEMALE ACT – PINK PANTHERESS

ALBUM OF THE YEAR (joint winners)

LITTLE SIMZ – ‘SOMETIMES I MIGHT BE INTROVERT’

SONG OF THE YEAR IN ASSOCIATION WITH LUCOZADE – DREYA MAC, FELIXTHE1ST & FINCH FETTI – ‘OWN BRAND (BADDIE)’

BEST NEWCOMER IN ASSOCIATION WITH ASOS – BRU-C

VIDEO OF THE YEAR IN ASSOCIATION WITH MCDONALD’S MCCRISPY – CENTRAL CEE – ‘DOJA’

BEST R&B/SOUL ACT – MAHALIA

BEST GRIME ACT – D DOUBLE E

BEST HIP HOP ACT IN ASSOCIATION WITH MIXTAPE MADNESS – D BLOCK EUROPE

BEST DRILL ACT SUPPORTED BY TRENCH – K-TRAP

BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT – BURNA BOY

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A TV SHOW/FILM – KANE ROBINSON (KANO) AS SULLY – TOP BOY

BEST MEDIA PERSONALITY – NELLA ROSE

BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ACT IN ASSOCIATION WITH MARSHALL – BOB VYLAN

BEST ELECTRONIC/DANCE ACT SUPPORTED BY MIXMAG – NIA ARCHIVES

BEST AFRICAN MUSIC ACT SUPPORTED BY AFROZONS – BURNA BOY

BEST GOSPEL ACT SUPPORTED BY PREMIER GOSPEL – STILL SHADEY

BEST JAZZ ACT SUPPORTED BY JAZZ FM – EZRA COLLECTIVE

BEST CARIBBEAN MUSIC ACT – SKILLIBENG

BEST PRODUCER SUPPORTED BY COMPLEX UK – INFLO

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – NILE RODGERS

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AWARD – CRAIG DAVID

PAVING THE WAY AWARD SUPPORTED BY BBC 1XTRA – JAMAL EDWARDS MBE

You can check the full list of MOBO Awards nominees here.