The winners of the 2018 MOBO Awards have been announced, with performers including Central Cee, Pink Pantheress, Little Simz, Knucks, and Burna Boy among those who took home prizes.
The 25th annual MOBOs gala, which honored black music in the UK and around the world, was held on Wednesday night at Wembley Arena. Special awards were also handed to Nile Rodgers, Craig David, and YouTube founder Jamal Edwards posthumously.
Here are the full list of winners below:
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