MOBO Awards 2020

MOBO Awards 2020
MOBO Awards 2020
Awarded for	Excellence in music of black origin
Date	9 December 2020
Location	Exhibition London, London, England
Country	United Kingdom
Hosted by	Maya Jama; Chunkz
Highlights
Most wins	Nines and Mahalia (2 each)
Most nominations	Nines (5 nominations)
Album of the Year	Nines – Crabs in a Bucket
Website	mobo.com
Television/radio coverage
Network	YouTube (live coverage); BBC One (highlights);

The MOBO Awards 2020 ceremony was held at Exhibition London on 9 December 2020 without a live audience due to tier regulations, and was live streamed on YouTube. This was the first award ceremony by MOBO since late 2017.^[1] Originally scheduled for 12 November 2020 at Wembley Arena,^[2] the ceremony was delayed and rescheduled to 9 December 2020.^[3] Highlights were also broadcast on BBC One.^[4]

Nominees were announced on 24 November 2020, with rapper Nines leading the field on five nominations.^[5] On the night, Nines and Mahalia were the top winners, each taking home two awards.^[6]

Performers

The following artists performed at the ceremony, with the line-up announced on 24 November 2020.^[7]^[8]

List of performers at the MOBO Awards 2020
Artist(s)
Ms Banks
Headie One featuring M Huncho
Tiana Major9
Young T & Bugsey
Tiwa Savage
H.E.R.
Shaybo
Kojey Radical
Davido

Winners and nominees

Winners appear first and highlighted in bold.

Album of the Year Crabs in a Bucket – Nines Big Conspiracy – J Hus Heavy Is the Head – Stormzy Love and Compromise – Mahalia Lianne La Havas – Lianne La Havas	Song of the Year "Don't Rush" – Young T & Bugsey featuring Headie One "Woi" – Digga D "Gangsta" – Darkoo featuring One Acen "I Dunno" – Tion Wayne featuring Stormzy & Dutchavelli "On Deck" – Abra Cadabra
Best Newcomer Aitch Alicaì Harley Darkoo Dutchavelli Ivorian Doll M1llionz Miraa May Pa Salieu Shaybo Tiana Major9 M Huncho Loski	Video of the Year NSG – "Lupita" (Director: Kevin Hudson) Bree Runway – "Apeshit" (Director: Will Hooper) Nines – "Clout" (Director: Charlie Di Placido) Jorja Smith – "By Any Means" (Director: Otis Dominique) Knucks – "Home" (Director: Ray Fiasco) Kojey Radical – "20/20" (Director: Charlie Di Placido)
Best Female Act Mahalia Lianne La Havas Ms Banks Tiana Major9 Darkoo FKA Twigs	Best Male Act Headie One J Hus Stormzy Nines AJ Tracey Young T & Bugsey
Best Grime Act Jme Ghetts P Money Manga Saint Hilare Capo Lee	Best Soul/R&B Act Mahalia Lianne La Havas Michael Kiwanuka Tiana Major9 WSTRN
Best Hip Hop Act Nines J Hus Ms Banks D-Block Europe Krept & Konan Potter Payper	Best International Act Burna Boy Drake Koffee Megan Thee Stallion Pop Smoke Popcaan Roddy Ricch Rema Shenseea Summer Walker H.E.R Lil Baby
Best Gospel Act CalledOut Music Guvna B Noel Robinson The Kingdom Choir Shekinah	Best African Music Act Wizkid Burna Boy Tiwa Savage Davido Fireboy DML Rema Master KG Adekunle Gold NSG Afro B Stonebwoy Shatta Wale
Best Reggae Act Buju Banton Koffee Lila Iké Popcaan Protoje	Best Jazz Act Ego Ella May Moses Boyd Joe Armon-Jones Tom Misch & Yussef Dayes Yazmin Lacey
Best Producer Jae5 808 Melo Sir Spyro TSB Steel Banglez M1OnTheBeat	Best Performance in a TV Show/Film *Micheal Ward – Blue Story* as Marco** Kane Robinson – Top Boy as Sully Michaela Coel – I May Destroy You as Arabella Ncuti Gatwa – Sex Education as Eric Effiong Jessica Plummer – EastEnders as Chantelle Damson Idris – Snowfall as Franklin Saint
Best Media Personality Chunkz Munya Chawawa Yung Filly Mo Gilligan Clara Amfo Maya Jama Henrie Kwushue KSI Harry Pinero Zeze Millz
MOBO Inspiration Award Steve McQueen

^[9]^[10]

References

↑ "MOBO Awards: Ceremony to return in 2020 after two years off". BBC Newsbeat. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
↑ Grein, Paul (12 November 2019). "U.K.'s MOBO Awards Set to Return Following a Two-Year Hiatus". Billboard. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
↑ "MOBOs 2020: 'More important than ever to showcase black culture'". BBC Newsbeat. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
↑ "MOBO Awards Returns on 9 December!" (Press release). MOBO. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
↑ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (24 November 2020). "Nines tops nominations for first Mobo awards since 2017". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
↑ Grant, Kirsty (9 December 2020). "Mahalia and Nines win big at MOBOs 2020". BBC Newsbeat. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
↑ Adejobi, Alicia (9 December 2020). "MOBOs 2020: Nines, Headie One, Mahalia lead top winners as Ms Banks and H.E.R. perform". Metro. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
↑ "MOBO Awards 2020". MOBO Organisation. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
↑ "The MOBO Awards 2020: Full winners list, highlights and more". Capital XTRA. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
↑ "MOBO Awards 2020: See the Full List of Nominees!". MOBO Organisation. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2026.

External links

Official site

[1] "MOBO Awards: Ceremony to return in 2020 after two years off". BBC Newsbeat. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2026.

[2] Grein, Paul (12 November 2019). "U.K.'s MOBO Awards Set to Return Following a Two-Year Hiatus". Billboard. Retrieved 1 June 2026.

[3] "MOBOs 2020: 'More important than ever to showcase black culture'". BBC Newsbeat. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2026.

[4] "MOBO Awards Returns on 9 December!" (Press release). MOBO. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2026.

[5] Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (24 November 2020). "Nines tops nominations for first Mobo awards since 2017". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 June 2026.

[6] Grant, Kirsty (9 December 2020). "Mahalia and Nines win big at MOBOs 2020". BBC Newsbeat. Retrieved 1 June 2026.

[7] Adejobi, Alicia (9 December 2020). "MOBOs 2020: Nines, Headie One, Mahalia lead top winners as Ms Banks and H.E.R. perform". Metro. Retrieved 1 June 2026.

[8] "MOBO Awards 2020". MOBO Organisation. Retrieved 1 June 2026.

[winners-9] "The MOBO Awards 2020: Full winners list, highlights and more". Capital XTRA. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2026.

[nominees-10] "MOBO Awards 2020: See the Full List of Nominees!". MOBO Organisation. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2026.

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