MOBO Awards 2017

MOBO Awards 2017
MOBO Awards 2017
Awarded for	Excellence in music of black origin
Date	29 November 2017
Location	First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
Country	United Kingdom
Hosted by	Maya Jama; Marvin Humes
Highlights
Most wins	Stormzy (3 wins)
Most nominations	Stormzy (6 nominations)
Album of the Year	Stormzy – Gang Signs & Prayer
Website	mobo.com
Television/radio coverage
Network	Channel 5 (deferred); BET (highlights);

The MOBO Awards 2017 ceremony was held at First Direct Arena in Leeds on 29 November 2017 and hosted by English television presenters Maya Jama and Marvin Humes; it was broadcast on Channel 5,^[1] highlights were shown on BET.^[2]

Nominees were announced on 17 October 2017, with Stormzy leading the field with six nominations.^[3] Across 15 award categories, Stormzy was the night's biggest winner, taking home three awards.^[4]

Performers

The following artists performed at the ceremony.^[5]

List of performers at the MOBO Awards 2017
Artist(s)
Cardi B
Davido
Krept & Konan
Stormzy
Stefflon Don
Ray BLK
Not3s
Yungen & Yxng Bane
Tokio Myers
B Positive Choir

Winners and nominees

Winners appear first and highlighted in bold.

Best Album Gang Signs & Prayer – Stormzy Common Sense – J Hus One Foot Out – Nines Process – Sampha Growing Over Life – Wretch 32	Best Song "Did You See" – J Hus "Dun Talkin'" – Kojo Funds feat. Abra Cadabra "Addison Lee" – Not3s "Big for Your Boots" – Stormzy "Bestie" – Yungen feat. Yxng Bane
Best Newcomer Dave Jorja Smith Kojo Funds Lotto Boyzz Loyle Carner Mabel Mist Not3s Stefflon Don Yxng Bane	Best Video "Hot Property" – Mist (Directed by Oliver Jennings) "Walk The Walk" – Bossman Birdie (Directed by Luke Davies) "Spirit" – J Hus (Directed by Hugo Jenkins) "The Isle Of Arran" – Loyle Carner (Directed by Georgia Hudson) "Big for Your Boots" – Stormzy (Directed by Daps)
Best Female Act Stefflon Don Emeli Sandé Jessie Ware Jorja Smith Lady Leshurr Little Simz Mabel Nadia Rose NAO Ray BLK	Best Male Act Stormzy Bugzy Malone Chip Dave Giggs J Hus Maleek Berry Mostack Sampha Skepta
Best Grime Act Stormzy AJ Tracey Chip P Money Skepta Wiley	Best R&B/Soul Act Craig David Jorja Smith NAO Ray BLK Sampha
Best Hip Hop Act Giggs Little Simz Loyle Carner Nines Stefflon Don Wretch 32	Best International Act Wizkid Cardi B DJ Khaled Drake Jay-Z Kendrick Lamar Migos Solange Knowles SZA Travis Scott
Best Gospel Act Volney Morgan & New-Ye Lurine Cato Mali Music S.O. Triple O	Best Jazz Act Moses Boyd Cleveland Watkiss Daymé Arocena Mr Jukes Terrace Martin
Best African Act Davido Eugy Juls Maleek Berry Mr Eazi Sarkodie Tekno Tiwa Savage Wande Coal Wizkid	Best Reggae Act Damian Marley Aidonia Alkaline Chronixx Popcaan
Paving the Way Idris Elba

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References

↑ Garner, George (November 23, 2017). "MOBO Awards 2017 reveal hosts and live performers". Music Week. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
↑ Nwanne, Chuks (December 16, 2017). "BET to [broadcast] 2017 MOBO Awards highlights December 23". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
↑ Renshaw, David (October 17, 2017). "Here are all the nominations for the 2017 MOBO Awards". The Fader. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
1 2 Darville, Jordan (November 29, 2017). "Here are the winners of the 2017 MOBO Awards". The Fader. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
↑ "MOBO Awards 2017". MOBO. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
↑ "2017 MOBO Awards nominations announced". MOBO. October 17, 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2026.

External links

Official site

[1] Garner, George (November 23, 2017). "MOBO Awards 2017 reveal hosts and live performers". Music Week. Retrieved 2 June 2026.

[2] Nwanne, Chuks (December 16, 2017). "BET to [broadcast] 2017 MOBO Awards highlights December 23". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2 June 2026.

[3] Renshaw, David (October 17, 2017). "Here are all the nominations for the 2017 MOBO Awards". The Fader. Retrieved 2 June 2026.

[:0-4] 1 2 Darville, Jordan (November 29, 2017). "Here are the winners of the 2017 MOBO Awards". The Fader. Retrieved 2 June 2026.

[5] "MOBO Awards 2017". MOBO. Retrieved 2 June 2026.

[6] "2017 MOBO Awards nominations announced". MOBO. October 17, 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2026.

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