Central Cee, PinkPantheress, Knucks and Little Simz have taken high prizes at this 12 months’s Mobo awards, the annual ceremony celebrating the most effective in Black musical expertise from Britain and overseas. Little Simz and Knucks had been topped joint winners for the album of the 12 months prize, for his or her albums Sometimes I Might Be Introvert and Alpha Place, respectively; Central Cee gained the award for greatest male act, in addition to video of the 12 months for his music Doja, whereas PinkPantheress gained greatest feminine act. Additionally successful two awards was Nigerian afrobeats famous person Burna Boy, who took residence trophies for greatest worldwide act and greatest African music act.
Little Simz’s win for album of the 12 months comes a 12 months after her first Mobo win, for greatest feminine act, and is the capstone to a 12 months that has seen her win the Mercury prize in addition to – somewhat controversially – the Brit award for greatest new act. Typically I May Be Introvert is her fourth album.
That is the second 12 months in a row that Central Cee has taken residence two awards on the Mobos; final 12 months, he gained for greatest newcomer and greatest drill act. General, 2022 has been a banner 12 months for the London rapper, together with his album 23 hitting No 1 within the UK and Doja making the High 10 in seven nations.
Elsewhere within the ceremony, Derbyshire rapper Bru-C gained greatest newcomer, Mahalia gained greatest R&B/soul act, and D Double E took residence greatest grime act. Inflo – one of many producers of Typically I May Be Introvert, a collaborator on Adele’s blockbuster 30, and chief of mysterious experimental R&B band Sault – gained the award for producer of the 12 months.
This 12 months’s Mobo award ceremony was hosted at London’s Ovo Area Wembley, and was livestreamed on YouTube. The ceremony was hosted by YouTubers Chunkz and Yung Filly, and featured performances from legendary producer and Stylish bandleader Nile Rodgers, Craig David, Kojey Radical and extra. Rodgers was additionally honoured with a lifetime achievement award, whereas David acquired an award for excellent contribution. This 12 months’s ceremony featured a tribute to Jamal Edwards MBE, the late DJ and SBTV founder, carried out by Emeli Sandé.
Mobo winners 2022
Finest male act: Central Cee
Finest feminine act: PinkPantheress
Album of the 12 months: Knucks – Alpha Tempo and Little Simz – Typically I May Be Introvert
Tune of the 12 months: Dreya Mac, FelixThe1st and Finch Fetti – Personal Model (Baddie)
Finest newcomer: Bru-C
Video of the 12 months: Central Cee – Doja
Finest R&B/soul act: Mahalia
Finest grime act: D Double E
Finest hip-hop act: D-Block Europe
Finest drill act: Ok-Lure
Finest worldwide act: Burna Boy
Finest efficiency in a TV present/movie: Kaine Robinson (Kano) as Sully – High Boy
Finest media character: Nella Rose
Finest various music act: Bob Vylan
Finest digital/dance act: Nia Archives
Finest African music act: Burna Boy
Finest gospel act: Nonetheless Shadey
Finest jazz act: Ezra Collective
Finest Caribbean music act: Skillibeng
Finest producer: Inflo
Lifetime achievement award: Nile Rodgers
Excellent contribution award: Craig David
Paving the way in which award: Jamal Edwards MBE
