MOBO Awards 2022

MOBO Awards 2022
MOBO Awards 2022
Date	30 November 2022
Location	Wembley Arena, London
Hosted by	Chunkz and Yung Filly
Most awards	Central Cee and Burna Boy (2)
Most nominations	Knucks (5)
Website	mobo.com
Television/radio coverage
Network	YouTube (live coverage); BBC One (highlights);

The 25th MOBO Awards were held on 30 November 2022 at the Wembley Arena in London, to recognize achievements in "music of black origin" during 2022.[1] The ceremony was hosted by internet personalities Chunkz and Yung Filly, and was live-streamed through YouTube.[2]

The nominees were announced on 11 November 2022, introducing two new categories, Best Alternative Music Act and Best Electronic/Dance Act.[3] For the first time, the Album of the Year award was given to two artists, Little Simz and Knucks.[4] British music entrepreneur Jamal Edwards received the Paving the Way Award as a posthumous honour to recognize his contributions in helping various artists to launch their careers.[5]

Performers

The performers were announced on 17 November 2022.[6]

List of performers at the MOBO Awards 2022
Artist(s)	Song(s)
Tion Wayne	"IFTK" "Body" "Wow"
FLO	"Immature" "Cardboard Box"
Kojey Radical	"Pusher Man: BWI"
Beenie Man	"Who Am I (Sim Simma)" "Dude" "Girls Dem Sugar"
Cat Burns	"Go"
Craig David	"Fill Me In" "Rewind" "7 Days"
Eliza Rose Sweet Female Attitude Sonique	"B.O.T.A. (Baddest of Them All)" "Flowers" "It Feels So Good"
Emeli Sandé	Tribute to Jamal Edwards "Heaven"
Black Sherif Fireboy DML	"Kwaku the Traveller" "Bandana" "Peru"
Nile Rodgers Chic	"Le Freak" "Get Lucky" "Good Times"

Winners and nominees

The nominees were announced on 11 November 2022.[3] The winners are listed first and in bold.[2]

Album of the Year Alpha Place – Knucks Sometimes I Might Be Introvert – Little Simz Close to Home – Aitch Reason to Smile – Kojey Radical Chasing Euphoria – M Huncho Tales of a Miracle – Miraa May	Song of the Year "Own Brand (Baddie)" – Dreya Mac, Felixthe1st & Finch Fetti "Baby" – Aitch featuring Ashanti "Doja" – Central Cee "Starlight" – Dave "Pump 101" – Digga D & Stillbrickin "Gangsteritus" – Potter Payper featuring Tiggs Da Author
Best Male Act Central Cee Dave D-Block Europe Digga D Knucks Tion Wayne	Best Female Act Pinkpantheress Little Simz Mahalia Miraa May Ms Banks Tiana Major9
Best Newcomer Bru-C AMARIA BB Cat Burns Clavish Cristale FLO Jbee Nemzzz Nia Archives Switchotr	Video of the Year "Doja" – Central Cee (Directed by Cole Bennett) "Can't Be Us" – Headie One, Abra Cadabra & Bandokay (Directed by Headie One & Don Prod) "Alpha House/Hide & Seek" – Knucks (Directed by Emile Ebrahim Kelly) "Payback" – Kojey Radical featuring Knucks (Directed by Charlie Sarsfield & Ejiro Dafé) "Point and Kill" – Little Simz featuring Obongjayar (Directed by Ebeneza Blanche) "Whatever Simon Says" – Mahalia (Directed by Mahalia)
Best R&B/Soul Act Mahalia Ella Mai Miraa May Nao Shakka Tiana Major9	Best Grime Act D Double E Blay Vision Frisco Kamakaze Manga Saint Hilare Novelist
Best Hip Hop Act D-Block Europe Knucks Kojey Radical Little Simz Potter Payper Youngs Teflon	Best Drill Act K-Trap Central Cee Digga D Headie One Ivorian Doll Kwengface M24 Russ Millions Unknown T V9
Best Alternative Music Act Bob Vylan Big Joanie Kid Bookie Loathe Nova Twins Skunk Anansie	Best Electronic/Dance Act Nia Archives Anz Eliza Rose FKA Twigs Jax Jones Sherelle
Best International Act Burna Boy Beyoncé Chris Brown Drake Jack Harlow Jazmine Sullivan Kendrick Lamar Skillibeng Summer Walker Tems	Best African Music Act Burna Boy (Nigeria) Adekunle Gold (Nigeria) Asake (Nigeria) Fireboy DML (Nigeria) Kabza de Small (South Africa) Omah Lay (Nigeria) Oxlade (Nigeria) Pheelz (Nigeria) Rema (Nigeria) Tems (Nigeria)
Best Gospel Act Still Shadey Asha Elia Calledout Music Rachel Kerr Reblah Sarah Téibo	Best Jazz Act Ezra Collective Blue Lab Beats Doomcannon Ego Ella May Jas Kayser KOKOROKO
Best Caribbean Music Act Skillibeng Koffee Popcaan Sean Paul Shenseea Spice	Best Producer Inflo Jae5 Labrinth M1onthebeat P2J TSB
Best Performance in a TV Show/Film Kano as Sully – Top Boy Damson Idris as Franklin Saint – Snowfall Daniel Kaluuya as Otis "Oj" Haywood Jr. – Nope Jasmine Jobson as Jaq – Top Boy Lashana Lynch as Nomi – No Time to Die Samuel Adewunmi as Hero – You Don't Know Me	Best Media Personality Nella Rose Big Zuu Chuckie Online Chunkz Harry Pinero KSI Mo Gilligan Munya Chawawa Yung Filly Zeze Millz

Special awards

Lifetime Achievement Award

Nile Rodgers

Outstanding Contribution Award

Craig David

Paving The Way Award

Jamal Edwards

References

Waters, Lowenna (1 December 2022). "MOBO Awards 2022: Full winners list including Little Simz and Ezra Collective". Evening Standard. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
Krol, Charlotte (1 December 2022). "MOBO Awards 2022: Little Simz, Knucks, Central Cee, PinkPantheress and Jamal Edwards among winners". NME. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
Skinner, Tony (11 November 2022). "MOBOs 2022: Nova Twins, Little Simz and FKA twigs among nominees". NME. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
"Little Simz and Knucks share album of the year win at 2022 Mobo awards". The National. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
"MOBO Awards 2022: Little Simz, Central Cee and PinkPantheress among winners - as Craig David, Nile Rodgers and the late Jamal Edwards honoured with special awards". Sky News. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
Keith, James (17 November 2022). "Kojey Radical, Tion Wayne, Fireboy DML, Cat Burns & FLO To Perform At This Year's MOBO Awards". Complex. Retrieved 10 December 2022.

External links

Official site

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[1] Waters, Lowenna (1 December 2022). "MOBO Awards 2022: Full winners list including Little Simz and Ezra Collective". Evening Standard. Retrieved 10 December 2022.

[winners-2] Krol, Charlotte (1 December 2022). "MOBO Awards 2022: Little Simz, Knucks, Central Cee, PinkPantheress and Jamal Edwards among winners". NME. Retrieved 10 December 2022.

[nominees-3] Skinner, Tony (11 November 2022). "MOBOs 2022: Nova Twins, Little Simz and FKA twigs among nominees". NME. Retrieved 10 December 2022.

[4] "Little Simz and Knucks share album of the year win at 2022 Mobo awards". The National. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.

[5] "MOBO Awards 2022: Little Simz, Central Cee and PinkPantheress among winners - as Craig David, Nile Rodgers and the late Jamal Edwards honoured with special awards". Sky News. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.

[6] Keith, James (17 November 2022). "Kojey Radical, Tion Wayne, Fireboy DML, Cat Burns & FLO To Perform At This Year's MOBO Awards". Complex. Retrieved 10 December 2022.