# MOBO Awards 2022

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. The ceremony was hosted by internet personalities Chunkz and Yung Filly, and was live-streamed through YouTube.
The nominees were announced on 11 November 2022, introducing two new categories, Best Alternative Music Act and Best Electronic/Dance Act. For the first time, the Album of the Year award was given to two artists, Little Simz and Knucks. 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.

## Performers

The performers were announced on 17 November 2022.
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. The winners are listed first and in bold.
| 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