MOBO Awards 2026

MOBO Awards 2026
Awarded forExcellence in music of black origin
Sponsored by
Date26 March 2026
LocationCo-op Live, Manchester, England
CountryUnited Kingdom
Hosted byEve
Eddie Kadi
Most winsOlivia Dean
Most nominations
Websitemobo.com
Television/radio coverage
Network

The MOBO Awards 2026 was the 28th edition of the MOBO Awards. It took place on 26 March 2026, at the Co-op Live in Manchester, England. It honoured achievements in music of black origin. Live streamed on Twitch[1], it is sponsored by Manchester City Council, Amazon Music, BBC, Co-op Live, got2b, Prostate Cancer UK, Trench, and Vevo. The nominations were announced on 15 January 2026, with Little Simz, Olivia Dean, Kwn, and Jim Legxacy leading with four nominations apiece.[2]

Olivia Dean was the most awarded artist of the ceremony with three awards, including Album of the Year for The Art of Loving and Song of the Year for "Man I Need".[3] American-British rapper Slick Rick was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award while American singer-songwriter and record producer Pharrell Williams was awarded with the Global Songwriter Award.[4]

Winners and nominees

Below is the list of nominees.[5] Winners are listed in bold.[6]

Special awards

References

  1. ↑ "AMAZON MUSIC TO LIVESTREAM THE 2026 MOBO AWARDS | MOBO Organisation". www.mobo.com. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  2. ↑ Savage, Mark (15 January 2026). "2026 Mobo Awards: The nominations list in full". BBC. Archived from the original on 15 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "MOBO Awards 2026: Full list of winners including Olivia Dean, Jim Legxacy, Pharrell Williams and more". Official Charts Company. 27 March 2026. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  4. ↑ Vinter, Robyn (26 March 2026). "Olivia Dean leads the way with three wins at 2026 Mobo awards". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "2026 MOBO AWARDS: NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR MANCHESTER CEREMONY [FULL LIST]". MOBO Awards. 15 January 2026. Archived from the original on 15 January 2026. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Olivia Dean wins big, including best song, best album and female act at Mobos". BBC News. 28 March 2026. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.