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. The 26th annual awards recognised achievements in "Music Of Black Origin" during 1 September 2022 to 31 August 2023. The ceremony was hosted by former Love Island star Indiyah Polack and actor Babatunde Aléshé. It was live-streamed through YouTube, with highlights shown by the BBC two days later.
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. The Outstanding Contribution Award was not bestowed in this year.
Performers Headline acts consisting of Soul II Soul, Byron Messia and DJ Spoony were announced on 19 January 2024. Other acts on the night included Camidoh and King Promise. 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. +List of performers at the MOBO Awards 2024Artist(s)Song(s)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"
Winners and nominees The nominees were announced on 14 December 2023. The winners are listed first and in boldface.
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.
Real Back in Style – Potter Payper Where I’m Meant To Be – Ezra Collective Beautiful and Brutal Yard – J Hus No Thank You – Little Simz My 21st Century Blues – Raye This is What I Mean – Stormzy | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" |
"Sprinter" – Central Cee & Dave "Who Told You" – J Hus featuring Drake "Little Things" – Jorja Smith "Boy’s a Liar Pt 2" – PinkPantheress & Ice Spice "Escapism" – Raye & 070 Shake "Hide & Seek" – Stormzy |- | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" |
Central Cee Dave D-Block Europe J Hus Nines Stormzy | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" |
Raye Flo Jorja Smith Little Simz Mahalia PinkPantheress |- | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" |
Tunde Ama Lou AntsLive Debbie Jayo Nippa No Guidnce Rimzee Strandz Tamera | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" |
"Mel Made Me Do It" – Stormzy (dir. Klvdr) "Number One Candidate" – AntsLive (dir. Tom Emmerson) "No More Naija Men" – Enny (dir. Otis Dominique) "Dirt in the Diamond EP1": Mobay ft Tay Iwar/ Stay Close ft Kranium – Jords (dir. Renee Maria Osubu) "Gorilla" – Little Simz (dir. Dave Meyers) "Healing" – Tion Wayne (dir. Wowa) |- | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" |
Sault Bellah Jaz Karis Mahalia Ragz Originale Sampha | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" |
Bugzy Malone Duppy Flowdan Manga Saint Hilare Novelist P Money |- | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" |
Little Simz Avelino Clavish Digga D Enny Fredo Giggs Loyle Carner Nines Potter Payper | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" |
K-Trap Central Cee Headie One Kwengface M24 Russ Millions TeeZandos Unknown T |- | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" |
Skindred Alt Blk Era Arlo Parks Deijuvhs Kid Bookie Young Fathers | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" |
Shygirl Aluna Nia Archives PinkPantheress Salute Tsha |- | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" |
Drake & 21 Savage Doja Cat Travis Scott Ice Spice Latto Lil Uzi Vert Nicki Minaj Sexyy Red SZA Victoria Monét | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" |
Asake (Nigeria) Adekunle Gold (Nigeria) Ayra Starr (Nigeria) Burna Boy (Nigeria) Davido (Nigeria) Libianca (Cameroon) Rema (Nigeria) Tyla (South Africa) Uncle Waffles (Eswatini) Wizkid (Nigeria) |- | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" |
Limoblaze Annatoria CalledOut Music Guvna B Tofunmi Adorna Triple O | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" |
Ezra Collective Blue Lab Beats Cktrl Masego Reuben James Yazmin Lacey |- | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" |
Valiant Byron Messia (Jamaica) Destra (Trinidad) Kabaka Pyramid (Jamaica) Popcaan (Jamaica) Shenseea (Jamaica) | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" |
Info Kyle Evans M1onTheBeat P2J Steel Banglez TSB |- | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" |
Damson Idris – Snowfall Adjani Salmon – Dreaming Whilst Black Deja J Bowens – Champion Idris Elba – Hijack India Amarteifio – Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story John Boyega – They Cloned Tyrone Lashana Lynch – The Woman King
ShxtsnGigs (James Duncan and Fuhad Dawodu) Alison Hammond Amelia Dimoldenberg Henrie Kwushue Madame Joyce Maya Jama Pressed podcast Remi Burgz Specs Gonzalez Zeze Millz
Special awards
Lifetime Achievement Award
Soul II Soul
Paving The Way Award
Jessica Ennis-Hill
MOBO Impact Award
Sugababes
MOBO Pioneer Award
Ghetts
References
External links Official site