R&B trio WSTRN were mistakenly given someone else’s prize at Friday night’s Mobo Awards in Glasgow.
The Londoners were announced as winners of best song and gave a speech before organisers revealed the prize should have gone to MC Abra Cadabra.
“Of the many worthy winners of best song, we deeply regret a mistake was made,” said Mobo organisers, in a statement blaming a “production error.”
WSTRN had kept their award for best song for almost an hour before hosts Rickie Williams and Melvin Odoom announced the error, explaining “someone picked up the wrong envelope”.
Abra Cadabra then accepted the award, accompanied by Krept and Konan, whose remix of his song was the eventual winner.
WSTRN’s night was not a complete loss, however. They went on to win the prize for best newcomers.
Rap star Tinie Tempah pulled out of performing at the ceremony with hours to go.
In a handwritten statement, the star blamed “music industry politics” and stressed: “The Mobos is a ceremony I have grown up watching and take pride in”.
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