FULL LIST: MOBO Awards 2020 Nominees Announced

After a two-year hiatus, nominations for the 2020 edition of the Music Of Black Origin (MOBO) awards have ben announced.

The organisers of MOBO have also added a new category tagged Best album and this year’s event will hold on December 9. English rapper and songwriter, Nines leads the pack with five nominations including Album of the Year, Video of the Year and Best Male Act.

Burna Boy and Rema will be going head-to head with Drake, Lil Baby, Megan Thee Stallion, and late rapper Pop Smoke to battle for the Best International Act Award.

The pair were also nominated in the Best African Act Category alongside Davido, Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, Fireboy and Adekunle Gold.

A full list of nominees follows below:

Album of the year

J Hus – ‘Big Conspiracy’
Stormzy – ‘Heavy Is the Head’
Mahalia – ‘Love and Compromise’
Nines – ‘Crabs in a Bucket’
Lianne La Havas – ‘Lianne La Havas’

Best male act
Headie One
J Hus
Stormzy
Nines
AJ Tracey
Young T & Bugsey

Best female act
Lianne La Havas
Ms Banks
Tiana Major9
Mahalia
Darkoo
FKA twigs

Song of the year
Young T & Bugsey – ‘Don’t Rush’ (feat Headie One)
Digga D – ‘Woi’
Darkoo – ‘Gangsta’ (feat One Acen)’
Tion Wayne – ‘I Dunno’ (feat Stormzy & Dutchavelli)
Abra Cadabra – ‘On Deck’

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Best newcomer
Aitch
Alicai Harley
Darkoo
Dutchavelli
Ivorian Doll
M1llionz
Miraa May
Pa Salieu
Shaybo
Tiana Major9
M Huncho
Loski

Video of the year
Bree Runway – ‘Apeshit’ (directed by Will Hooper)
Nines – ‘Clout’ (directed by Charlie Di Placido)
NSG – ‘Lupita’ (directed by Kevin Hudson)
Jorja Smith – ‘By Any Means’ (directed by Otis Dominique)
Knucks – ‘Home’ (directed by Ray Fiasco)
Kojey Radical – ’20/20′ (directed by Charlie Di Placido)

Best R&B/soul act
Wstrn
Tiana Major9
Michael Kiwanuka
Mahalia
Lianne La Havas

Best hip-hop act
J Hus
Nines
Ms Banks
D-Block Europe
Krept & Konan
Potter Payper

Best grime act
Ghetts
P Money
Manga Saint Hilare
Capo Lee
JME

Best international act
Burna Boy
Drake
Koffee
Megan Thee Stallion
Pop Smoke
Popcaan
Roddy Ricch
Rema
Shenseaa
Summer Walker
HER
Lil Baby

Best album (1 September 2017 – 31 August 2019)
Dave – ‘Psychodrama’
Kano – ‘Hoodies All Summer’
Ella Mai – ‘Ella Mai’
Skepta – ‘Ignorance Is Bliss’
Nines – ‘Crop Circle’
Little Simz – ‘Grey Area’

Best African act
Burna Boy
Tiwa Savage
Davido
Fireboy DML
Rema
Master KG
Adekunle Gold
NSG
Afro B
Wizkid
Stonebwoy
Shatta Wale

Best reggae act
Popcaan
Koffee
Lila Iké
Buju Banton
Protoje

Best gospel act
Calledout Music
Noel Robinson
Guvna B
The Kingdom Choir
Shekinah

Best jazz act
Moses Boyd
Joe Armon-Jones
Tom Misch & Yussef Dayes
Yazmin Lacey
Ego Ella May

Best producer
Jae5
808 Melo
Sir Spyro
TSB
Steel Banglez
M1 On The Beat

Best performance in a TV show/film
Kane Robinson as Scully – ‘Top Boy’
Michaela Coel as Arabella – ‘I May Destroy You’
Ncuti Gatwa as Eric Effiong – ‘Sex Education’
Jessica Plummer as Chantelle – ‘Eastenders’
Michael Ward as Marco – ‘Blue Story’
Damson Idris as Franklin Saint – ‘Snowfall’

Best media personality
Munya Chawawa
Chunkz
Yung Filly
Mo Gilligan
Clara Amfo
Maya Jama
Henrie Kwushue
KSI
Harry Pinero
Zeze Millz