Tune in to the MOBO Awards This Weekend!

The prestigious UK-based MOBO Awards will broadcast live form the UK on Sunday December 5th, 2021 at 8pm UK time (3pm EST) from Coventry Building Society Arena.

The event will be hosted by Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Munya Chawawa and will see nominees awarded in categories such as Song of The Year, Best Grime Act, Best Newcomer and Best Reggae Act.

The Best Reggae Act category lists Spice, Lila Ike, Popcaan, Sean Paul, Shenseea and Skillibeng as nominees.

Both Sean Paul and Popcaan already won at previous editions of the Award, Sean PAul in. 2013 and Unruly Popcaan in 2016.

Dancehall artistes packed this year’s MOBO nominations for the reggae category.

Six Jamaicans have been nominated for Best Reggae Act by the Music Of Black Origins, MOBO, Awards but this year nominees generated some controversy.

Some Jamaicans are not pleased that the awards celebration has mixed up reggae with dancehall for a reggae award, since Lila Ike is a reggae Artist but the other names Spice, Popcaan, Sean Paul, Shenseea, and Skillibeng belong to the dancehall genre.

The British-based awards, published the nominations and hundreds of comments and retweets called out Mobo awards for the grave error.

Among some of the comments, one commenter also pointed out a long list of young artists who could have made the reggae cut, including Chronixx, Sevana, Runkus, Kabaka Pyramid, Jaz Elise, Jesse Royal, Protoje, among others.

While awaiting for Mobo Awards night 2021 next Sunday December 5th check the full list of artists nominated.

International audiences can watch the awards presentation live on YouTube and fans within the UK can watch / listen via BBC. BBC 1Xtra will cover post-show coverage on Monday December 6th.

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2021 MOBO Awards Nominations

Best Reggae Act

Lila Ike
Popcaan
Sean Paul
Shenseea
Skillibeng
Spice

Best Male Act

AJ Tracey
Central Cee
Dave
Ghetts
Headie One
Potter Payper

Best Female Act

Arlo Parks
Bree Runway
Cleo Sol
Little Simz
Shaybo
Tiana Major9

Album Of The Year

Arlo Parks – Collapsed in Sunbeams
Celeste – Not Your Muse
Cleo Sol – Mother
Dave – We’re All Alone in This Together
Ghetts – Conflict of Interest
Headie One – Edna

Song Of The Year

A1 x J1 – Latest Trends
Central Cee – Commitment Issues
Dave – Clash (feat Stormzy)
Enny – Peng Black Girls (feat Amia Brave)
Pa Salieu – My Family (feat BackRoad Gee)
Tion Wayne & Russ Millions – Body (remix feat ArrDee, Bugzy Malone, Buni, Darkoo, E1, ZT & Fivio Foreign)

Best Newcomer

Arlo Parks
ArrDee
BackRoad Gee
Berwyn
Central Cee
Enny
Joy Crookes
Midas the Jagaban
PinkPantheress
Wes Nelson

Video Of The Year

Bree Runway – Hot Hot
Fredo – Money Talks (feat Dave)
Little Simz – Woman (feat Cleo Sol)
M1llionz – Lagga
Pa Salieu – My Family (feat BackRoad Gee)
Slowthai – Mazza (feat A$AP Rocky)

Best R&B/Soul Act

Bellah
Cleo Sol
Jorja Smith
Sault
Tiana Major9
Wstrn

Best Grime Act

Bugzy Malone
Chip
D Double E
Frisco
Ghetts
Skepta

Best Hip-Hop Act

Dave
D-Block Europe
Fredo
Little Simz
Potter Payper
Slowthai

Best Drill Act

Central Cee
Digga D
Headie One
K Trap
Loski
M1llionz
Russ Millions
SR
Tion Wayne
Unknown T

Best International Act

Doja Cat
Drake
Kanye West
Lil Nas X
Megan Thee Stallion
Polo G
Rema
Skillibeng
Wizkid
Young Stoner Life (Young Thug & Gunna)

Best Performance In A TV Show/Film

Ashley Thomas – Them
Damson Idris – Snowfall
Daniel Kaluuya – Judas & the Black Messiah
Letitia Wright – Small Axe
Micheal Ward – Small Axe

Best Media Personality

Charlene White
Chunkz & Yung Filly
Harry Pinero
Henrie Kwushue
Julie Adenuga
Maya Jama
Mo Gilligan
Munya Chawawa
Nella Rose
Zeze Millz

Best Gospel Act

CalledOut Music
Cece Winans
Guvna B
Kirk Franklin
Maverick City Music
SO

Best African Music Act

Ayra Starr
Burna Boy
Ckay
Davido
King Promise
NSG
Rema
Tems
Tiwa Savage
Wizkid

Best Jazz Act

Alfa Mist
Blue Lab Beats
Emma-Jean Thackray
Jacob Collier
Nubiyan Twist
Sons of Kemet

Best Producer

Gotcha
Jae5
Juls
M1OnTheBeat
P2J
TSB