The 25th MOBO Awards in association with Lucozade celebrated its 25th anniversary and its biggest show ever in London at OVO Arena Wembley! Hosted by Chunkz and Yung Filly, the biggest names in music such as Nile Rodgers, Craig David, Beenie Man and Emeli Sandé – who performed a tribute to the late Jamal Edwards MBE – were on the line-up with stars like Tion Wayne, Kojey Radical, FLO, Eliza Rose with Sonique and Sweet Female Attitude, Cat Burns, Fireboy DML with Black Sherif.

Knucks, Little Simz and Central Cee scooped up the top accolades on the night, which included a Album of The Year first as both Knucks and Little Simz took home the top honour. The ceremony also honoured legend Nile Rodgers with the MOBO Lifetime Achievement Award and British R&B singer-songwriter and DJ Craig David with the Outstanding Contribution to Music Award. 

The biggest names in music and culture showed up including Anthony Joshua, Sir Mo Farah, Eve, Louis Theroux, Oti Mabuse, Edward Enninful, Jourdan Dunn and more. 

 

  • BEST MALE ACT

    Winner: Central Cee

    • BEST FEMALE ACT

      Winner: PINKPANTHERESS

    • ALBUM OF THE YEAR

      Winner: LITTLE SIMZ 'SOMETIMES I MIGHT BE INTROVERT'

      Winner: KNUCKS 'ALPHA PLACE'

    • SONG OF THE YEAR

      Winner: DREYA MAC, FELIXTHE1ST & FINCH FETTI - 'OWN BRAND (BADDIE)'

    • BEST NEWCOMER

      Winner: BRU-C

    • VIDEO OF THE YEAR

      Winner: CENTRAL CEE - 'DOJA'

    • BEST R&B/SOUL ACT

      Winner: MAHALIA

    • BEST GRIME ACT

      Winner: D DOUBLE E

    • BEST HIP HOP ACT

      Winner: D-BLOCK EUROPE

    • BEST DRILL ACT

      Winner: K-TRAP

    • BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT

      Winner: BURNA BOY

    • BEST PERFORMANCE IN A TV SHOW/FILM

      Winner: KANE ROBINSON AS SULLY - TOP BOY

    • BEST MEDIA PERSONALITY

      Winner: NELLA ROSE

    • BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ACT

      Winner: BOB VYLAN

    • BEST ELECTRONIC/DANCE ACT

      Winner: NIA ARCHIVES

    • BEST AFRICAN MUSIC ACT

      Winner: BURNA BOY

    • BEST GOSPEL ACT

      Winner: STILL SHADEY

    • BEST JAZZ ACT

      Winner: EZRA COLLECTIVE

    • BEST CARIBBEAN MUSIC ACT

      Winner: SKILLIBENG

    • BEST PRODUCER

      Winner: INFLO

    • LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

      Winner: NILE RODGERS

    • OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AWARD

      Winner: CRAIG DAVID

    • PAVING THE WAY AWARD

      Winner: JAMAL EDWARDS