Wizkid Wins 2 MOBO Awards; List of Other Winners
Nigeria’s top star, Wizkid hit another milestone as he earned the most awarded African act in history after winning the Best International Act and Best African Act awards.
The 2021 Music of Black Origin, also known as the MOBOs went down at the Coventry Building Society Arena, U.K, and on YouTube on Sunday night.
The MOBO Awards are an annual British music award presentation honouring achievements in “music of black origin”, including hip hop, grime, R&B, soul, reggae, jazz, gospel, and African music.
Nigerian superstar Wizkid made history as the most awarded African act in history after winning the Best International Act and Best African Act awards. These two new awards make it a total of five for Wizkid at the MOBO Awards.
The ceremony also featured performances from Ghetts, Tems, NSG, Bree Runway, and Pa Salieu.
Below are the full list of nominees and winners :
Best male act
- AJ Tracey
- Central Cee
- Dave
- Ghetts – WINNER
- Headie One
- Potter Payper
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Best female act
- Arlo Parks
- Bree Runway
- Cleo Sol
- Little Simz – WINNER
- Shaybo
- Tiana Major9
Album of the year
- Arlo Parks – Collapsed in Sunbeams
- Celeste – Not Your Muse
- Cleo Sol – Mother
- Dave – We’re All Alone in This Together – WINNER
- Ghetts – Conflict of Interest
- Headie One – Edna
Song of the year
- A1 x J1 – Latest Trends
- Central Cee – Commitment Issues
- Dave – Clash (feat Stormzy)
- Enny – Peng Black Girls (feat Amia Brave)
- Pa Salieu – My Family (feat BackRoad Gee)
- Tion Wayne & Russ Millions – Body (remix feat ArrDee, Bugzy Malone, Buni, Darkoo, E1, ZT & Fivio Foreign) – WINNER
Best newcomer
- Arlo Parks
- ArrDee
- BackRoad Gee
- Berwyn
- Central Cee – WINNER
- Enny
- Joy Crookes
- Midas the Jagaban
- PinkPantheress
- Wes Nelson
Video of the year
- Bree Runway – Hot Hot
- Fredo – Money Talks (feat Dave)
- Little Simz – Woman (feat Cleo Sol)
- M1llionz – Lagga – WINNER
- Pa Salieu – My Family (feat BackRoad Gee)
- Slowthai – Mazza (feat A$AP Rocky)
Best R&B/soul act
- Bellah
- Cleo Sol – WINNER
- Jorja Smith
- Sault
- Tiana Major9
- Wstrn
Best grime act
- Bugzy Malone
- Chip
- D Double E
- Frisco
- Ghetts
- Skepta – WINNER
Best hip-hop act
- Dave
- D-Block Europe – WINNER
- Fredo
- Little Simz
- Potter Payper
- Slowthai
Best international act
- Doja Cat
- Drake
- Kanye West
- Lil Nas X
- Megan Thee Stallion
- Polo G
- Rema
- Skillibeng
- Wizkid – WINNER
- Young Stoner Life (Young Thug & Gunna)
Best performance in a TV show/film
- Ashley Thomas – Them
- Damson Idris – Snowfall
- Daniel Kaluuya – Judas & the Black Messiah
- Letitia Wright – Small Axe
- Micheal Ward – Small Axe – WINNER
Best gospel act
- CalledOut Music
- Cece Winans
- Guvna B – WINNER
- Kirk Franklin
- Maverick City Music
- SO
Best African music act
- Ayra Starr
- Burna Boy
- Ckay
- Davido
- King Promise
- NSG
- Rema
- Tems
- Tiwa Savage
- Wizkid – WINNER
Best reggae act
- Lila Ike
- Popcaan
- Sean Paul
- Shenseea – WINNER
- Skillibeng
- Spice
Best jazz act
- Alfa Mist
- Blue Lab Beats
- Emma-Jean Thackray
- Jacob Collier
- Nubiyan Twist
- Sons of Kemet – WINNER
Best producer
- Gotcha
- Jae5 – WINNER
- Juls
- M1OnTheBeat
- P2J
- TSB