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.