The 2022 MOBO Awards, presented by Chunkz & Yung Filly, were held in the OVO Arena at Wembley London on November 30, 2022.
By Omotayo Olutekunbi
The Best International Act and Best African Act prizes went to Nigerian superstar Burna Boy.
Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Fireboy joined FLO and Kojey Radical in delighting the audience as one of the performers that played at the occasion.
SEE THE FULL WINNERS LIST:
BEST MALE ACT – CENTRAL CEE
BEST FEMALE ACT –PINK PANTHERESS
ALBUM OF THE YEAR (joint winners)
KNUCKS – ‘ALPHA PLACE’
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
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