UK`s most prestigious celebration of Black music and culture – The MOBO Awards Is Black! The Awards will take place in Coventry, the UK`s City of Culture, on the 5th of December, 2021 at The Coventry Building Society Arena.

MOBO is proud again 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 while 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.

This year Awards, British rapper Dave bags most Mobo award nominations with five as Wizkid & Rema leads on African scene with 2 nominations each.

See 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`