MOBO Awards 2020: See The Full List Of Nominees

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MOBO Awards 2020 nominees

Organizers of the annual Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards, has released the nominee list for this year’s edition.

The MOBO Awards are an annual music award presentation honoring achievements in “music of black origin”, including hip hop, grime, R&B, soul, reggae, jazz, gospel, and African music.

The award ceremony is scheduled to come off on Wednesday, December 9, 2020, at exactly 7PM, this year’s edition will be held as a virtual show, due to the outbreak of the deadly Covid-19 pandemic. The ceremony will be streaming live on their official YouTube Channel hosted by Maya Jama and Chunkz.

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And as it stands, Rap titan, Nines tops the list as he grabs five nominations which are, the Best Male Act, Album of The Year, Video of The Year, Best Hip Hop Act and Best Album (2017 – 2019).

See The Full List Of Nominees for MOBO Awards 2020

BEST MALE ACT

  • HEADIE ONE
  • J HUS
  • STORMZY
  • NINES
  • AJ TRACEY
  • YOUNG T & BUGSEY

BEST FEMALE ACT (IN ASSOCIATION WITH ISAWITFIRST)

  • LIANNE LA HAVAS
  • MS BANKS
  • TIANA MAJOR9
  • MAHALIA
  • DARKOO
  • FKA TWIGS

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • J HUS – ‘BIG CONSPIRACY’
  • STORMZY – ‘HEAVY IS THE HEAD’
  • MAHALIA – ‘LOVE AND COMPROMISE’
  • NINES – ‘CRABS IN A BUCKET’
  • LIANNE LA HAVAS – ‘LIANNE LA HAVAS’

 

SONG OF THE YEAR [PUBLIC VOTED]

  • YOUNG T & BUGSEY FEAT. HEADIE ONE – ‘DON’T RUSH’
  • DIGGA D – ‘WOI’
  • DARKOO FEAT. ONE ACEN – ‘GANGSTA’
  • TION WAYNE FEAT. STORMZY & DUTCHAVELLI – ‘I DUNNO’
  • ABRA CADABRA – ‘ON DECK’

BEST NEWCOMER (IN ASSOCIATION WITH ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND)
[PUBLIC VOTED]

  • AITCH
  • ALICAÃŒ HARLEY
  • DARKOO
  • DUTCHAVELLI
  • IVORIAN DOLL
  • M1LLIONZ
  • MIRAA MAY
  • PA SALIEU
  • SHAYBO
  • TIANA MAJOR9
  • M HUNCHO
  • LOSKI

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

  • BREE RUNWAY – ‘APESHIT’ (DIRECTED BY WILL HOOPER)
  • NINES – ‘CLOUT’ (DIRECTED BY CHARLIE DI PLACIDO)
  • NSG – ‘LUPITA’ (DIRECTED BY KEVIN HUDSON)
  • JORJA SMITH – ‘BY ANY MEANS’ (DIRECTED BY OTIS DOMINIQUE)
  • KNUCKS – ‘HOME’ (DIRECTED BY RAY FIASCO)
  • KOJEY RADICAL – ‘20/20’ (DIRECTED BY CHARLIE DI PLACIDO)

BEST R&B/SOUL ACT

  • WSTRN
  • TIANA MAJOR9
  • MICHAEL KIWANUKA
  • MAHALIA
  • LIANNE LA HAVAS

BEST HIP HOP ACT

  • J HUS
  • NINES
  • MS BANKS
  • D-BLOCK EUROPE
  • KREPT & KONAN
  • POTTER PAYPER

BEST GRIME ACT [PUBLIC VOTED]

  • GHETTS
  • P MONEY
  • MANGA SAINT HILARE
  • CAPO LEE
  • JME

 

BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT [PUBLIC VOTED]

  • BURNA BOY
  • DRAKE
  • KOFFEE
  • MEGAN THEE STALLION
  • POP SMOKE
  • POPCAAN
  • RODDY RICCH
  • REMA
  • SHENSEEA
  • SUMMER WALKER
  • H.E.R
  • LIL BABY

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A TV SHOW/FILM [PUBLIC VOTED]

  • KANE ROBINSON AS SULLY – ‘TOP BOY’
  • MICHAELA COEL AS ARABELLA – ‘I MAY DESTROY YOU’
  • NCUTI GATWA AS ERIC EFFIONG – ‘SEX EDUCATION’
  • JESSICA PLUMMER AS CHANTELLE – ‘EASTENDERS’
  • MICHEAL WARD AS MARCO – ‘BLUE STORY’
  • DAMSON IDRIS AS FRANKLIN SAINT – ‘SNOWFALL’

BEST MEDIA PERSONALITY [PUBLIC VOTED]

  • MUNYA CHAWAWA
  • CHUNKZ
  • YUNG FILLY
  • MO GILLIGAN
  • CLARA AMFO
  • MAYA JAMA
  • HENRIE KWUSHUE
  • KSI
  • HARRY PINERO
  • ZEZE MILLZ

BEST ALBUM (2017 – 2019)
This is a one-off additional category just for this year’s MOBO Awards to highlight the best albums released from 1st September 2017 – 31st August 2019.

  • DAVE – ‘PSYCHODRAMA’
  • KANO – ‘HOODIES ALL SUMMER’
  • ELLA MAI – ‘ELLA MAI’
  • SKEPTA – ‘IGNORANCE IS BLISS’
  • NINES – ‘CROP CIRCLE’
  • LITTLE SIMZ – ‘GREY AREA’

BEST AFRICAN ACT (IN ASSOCIATION WITH AFROZONS)
[PUBLIC VOTED]

  • BURNA BOY
  • TIWA SAVAGE
  • DAVIDO
  • FIREBOY DML
  • REMA
  • MASTER KG
  • ADEKUNLE GOLD
  • NSG
  • AFRO B
  • WIZKID
  • STONEBWOY
  • SHATTA WALE

BEST REGGAE ACT

  • POPCAAN
  • KOFFEE
  • LILA IKÉ
  • BUJU BANTON
  • PROTOJE

BEST GOSPEL ACT (IN ASSOCIATION WITH PREMIER GOSPEL)

  • CALLEDOUT MUSIC
  • NOEL ROBINSON
  • GUVNA B
  • THE KINGDOM CHOIR
  • SHEKINAH

BEST JAZZ ACT

  • MOSES BOYD
  • JOE ARMON-JONES
  • TOM MISCH & YUSSEF DAYES
  • YAZMIN LACEY
  • EGO ELLA MAY

BEST PRODUCER

  • JAE 5
  • 808 MELO
  • SIR SPYRO
  • TSB
  • STEEL BANGLEZ
  • M1ONTHEBEAT

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