# MOBO Awards 2023

After a fallow year in 2023, due to the organisers moving the ceremony to coincide with the early-year awards season that features the Grammys and the Brit Awards, the 26th MOBO Awards were held on 7 February 2024 at the Utilita Arena in Sheffield. The 26th annual awards recognised achievements in "Music Of Black Origin" during 1 September 2022 to 31 August 2023. The ceremony was hosted by former Love Island star Indiyah Polack and actor Babatunde Aléshé. It was live-streamed through YouTube, with highlights shown by the BBC two days later.
The nominees were announced on 14 December 2023. In addition to the two existing honorary awards, Paving the Way and Lifetime Achievement, two additional awards were announced: Mobo Impact and Mobo Pioneer. The Outstanding Contribution Award was not bestowed in this year.

## Performers

Headline acts consisting of Soul II Soul, Byron Messia and DJ Spoony were announced on 19 January 2024. Other acts on the night included Camidoh and King Promise. DJ Spoony curated a set celebrating 30 years of UK garage with support from many other artists and Sugababes performed a medley of their well known hits.
List of performers at the MOBO Awards 2024 :
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
| Byron Messia | "Talibans" |
| DJ Spoony (supported by Nay Nay, MC Creed, MC Ranking, Denzie, MC Viper, MC Maxwell D, Sabrina Washington and So Solid Crew) | "21 Seconds", "Sorry! (I Didn’t Know)", "Body Groove", "Why", "21 Seconds" |
| Soul II Soul | "Fairplay", "Nothing Compares 2 U", "Get a Life", "Keep On Movin'" and "Back to Life" |
| Sugababes | "Overload", "Push the Button", "Freak Like Me" |
| Ghetts | "Double Standards" |
| King Promise | "Terminator" |
| Camidoh | "Sugarcane" |
| Cristale | "Antisocial" |

## Winners and nominees

The nominees were announced on 14 December 2023. The winners are listed first and in boldface.
Central Cee received two awards, including Best Male Act for the second year in a row, which gave him a grand total of six MOBOs, tying him with Stormzy as the most-awarded rapper in the MOBO awards' history.
| Album of the Year Real Back in Style – Potter Payper Where I’m Meant To Be – Ezra Collective Beautiful and Brutal Yard – J Hus No Thank You – Little Simz My 21st Century Blues – Raye This is What I Mean – Stormzy | Song of the Year "Sprinter" – Central Cee & Dave "Who Told You" – J Hus featuring Drake "Little Things" – Jorja Smith "Boy’s a Liar Pt 2" – PinkPantheress & Ice Spice "Escapism" – Raye & 070 Shake "Hide & Seek" – Stormzy |
| Best Male Act Central Cee Dave D-Block Europe J Hus Nines Stormzy | Best Female Act Raye Flo Jorja Smith Little Simz Mahalia PinkPantheress |
| Best Newcomer Tunde Ama Lou AntsLive Debbie Jayo Nippa No Guidnce Rimzee Strandz Tamera | Video of the Year "Mel Made Me Do It" – Stormzy (dir. Klvdr) "Number One Candidate" – AntsLive (dir. Tom Emmerson) "No More Naija Men" – Enny (dir. Otis Dominique) "Dirt in the Diamond EP1": Mobay ft Tay Iwar/ Stay Close ft Kranium – Jords (dir. Renee Maria Osubu) "Gorilla" – Little Simz (dir. Dave Meyers) "Healing" – Tion Wayne (dir. Wowa) |
| Best R&B/Soul Act Sault Bellah Jaz Karis Mahalia Ragz Originale Sampha | Best Grime Act Bugzy Malone Duppy Flowdan Manga Saint Hilare Novelist P Money |
| Best Hip Hop Act Little Simz Avelino Clavish Digga D Enny Fredo Giggs Loyle Carner Nines Potter Payper | Best Drill Act K-Trap Central Cee Headie One Kwengface M24 Russ Millions TeeZandos Unknown T |
| Best Alternative Music Act Skindred Alt Blk Era Arlo Parks Deijuvhs Kid Bookie Young Fathers | Best Electronic/Dance Act Shygirl Aluna Nia Archives PinkPantheress Salute Tsha |
| Best International Act (US) Drake & 21 Savage Doja Cat Travis Scott Ice Spice Latto Lil Uzi Vert Nicki Minaj Sexyy Red SZA Victoria Monét | Best African Music Act Asake (Nigeria) Adekunle Gold (Nigeria) Ayra Starr (Nigeria) Burna Boy (Nigeria) Davido (Nigeria) Libianca (Cameroon) Rema (Nigeria) Tyla (South Africa) Uncle Waffles (Eswatini) Wizkid (Nigeria) |
| Best Gospel Act Limoblaze Annatoria CalledOut Music Guvna B Tofunmi Adorna Triple O | Best Jazz Act Ezra Collective Blue Lab Beats Cktrl Masego Reuben James Yazmin Lacey |
| Best Caribbean Music Act Valiant Byron Messia (Jamaica) Destra (Trinidad) Kabaka Pyramid (Jamaica) Popcaan (Jamaica) Shenseea (Jamaica) | Best Producer Info Kyle Evans M1onTheBeat P2J Steel Banglez TSB |
| Best Performance in a TV Show/Film Damson Idris – Snowfall Adjani Salmon – Dreaming Whilst Black Deja J Bowens – Champion Idris Elba – Hijack India Amarteifio – Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story John Boyega – They Cloned Tyrone Lashana Lynch – The Woman King | Best Media Personality ShxtsnGigs (James Duncan and Fuhad Dawodu) Alison Hammond Amelia Dimoldenberg Henrie Kwushue Madame Joyce Maya Jama Pressed podcast Remi Burgz Specs Gonzalez Zeze Millz |

### Special awards
#### Lifetime Achievement Award

* Soul II Soul

#### Paving The Way Award

* Jessica Ennis-Hill
MOBO Impact Award
* Sugababes
MOBO Pioneer Award
* Ghetts