Dave, Central Cee, Little Simz, Ghetts & Arlo Parks Lead 2021 MOBO Awards Nominations

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The UK’s most prestigious celebration of Black music and culture – the MOBO Awards – have announced their 2021 nominees, ahead of the Awards’ return as a live show extravaganza on Sunday 5 December at Coventry Building Society Arena

MOBO is proud to partner with YouTube and BBC for the second consecutive year to bring the Awards to a global audience. The ceremony will be live-streamed on YouTube on 5 December – tune in and hit ‘subscribe’ at youtube.com/mobotv . BBC One will broadcast a special behind-the-scenes show which will include exclusive backstage content and never-before-seen performances and interviews from the award ceremony. BBC Radio 1Xtra will also be covering the awards starting on Monday 6 December, DJ Target will dedicate his weekday shows (7-9pm) to the MOBO Awards 2021 bringing listeners the hottest performances and exclusive interviews with this year’s nominees and winners.

Check out the full list of nominees below…

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 – IN ASSOCIATION WITH COVENTRY BUILDING SOCIETY

A1 X J1 – ‘LATEST TRENDS’

CENTRAL CEE – ‘COMMITMENT ISSUES’

DAVE FEAT. STORMZY – ‘CLASH’

ENNY FEAT. AMIA BRAVE – ‘PENG BLACK GIRLS’

PA SALIEU FEAT. BACKROAD GEE – ‘MY FAMILY’

TION WAYNE & RUSS MILLIONS, ARRDEE, BUGZY MALONE, BUNI, DARKOO, E1 (3X3), FIVIO FOREIGN & ZT (3X3) – ‘BODY (REMIX)’

BEST NEWCOMER – IN ASSOCIATION WITH ASOS

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’ (DIRECTED BY JOCELYN ANQUETIL)

FREDO FEAT. DAVE – ‘MONEY TALKS’ (DIRECTED BY EDEM WORNOO) 

LITTLE SIMZ FEAT. CLEO SOL – ‘WOMAN’ (DIRECTED BY LITTLE SIMZ) 

M1LLIONZ – ‘LAGGA’ (DIRECTED BY TEEEEZY C)

PA SALIEU FEAT. BACKROAD GEE – ‘MY FAMILY’ (DIRECTED BY FEMI LADI) 

SLOWTHAI FEAT. A$AP ROCKY – ‘MAZZA’ (DIRECTED BY THE REST)

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

SLOW THAI

BEST DRILL ACT – IN ASSOCIATION WITH TRENCH 

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 AS HENRY IN ‘THEM’

DAMSON IDRIS AS FRANKLIN SAINT IN ‘SNOWFALL’

DANIEL KALUUYA AS FRED HAMPTON IN ‘JUDAS & THE BLACK MESSIAH’

 LETITIA WRIGHT AS ALTHEIA JONES-LECOINTE IN ‘SMALL AXE’

MICHEAL WARD AS FRANKLYN IN ‘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 – IN ASSOCIATION WITH PREMIER GOSPEL 

CALLEDOUT MUSIC

CECE WINANS

GUVNA B

KIRK FRANKLIN 

MAVERICK CITY MUSIC 

S.O.

BEST AFRICAN MUSIC ACT

AYRA STARR 

BURNA BOY 

CKAY

DAVIDO

KING PROMISE 

NSG

REMA

TEMS

TIWA SAVAGE 

WIZKID

BEST REGGAE ACT

LILA IKE 

POPCAAN 

SEAN PAUL 

SHENSEEA 

SKILLIBENG 

SPICE

BEST JAZZ ACT – IN ASSOCIATION WITH BBC 6MUSIC

ALFA MIST

BLUE LAB BEATS 

EMMA-JEAN THACKRAY 

JACOB COLLIER 

NUBIYAN TWIST 

SONS OF KEMET

BEST PRODUCER – IN ASSOCIATION WITH COMPLEX UK

GOTCHA

JAE 5

JULS 

M1ONTHEBEAT 

P2J

TSB

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