MOBO 2014:Fuse ODG Wins (Best African Act) + Winners List

The 2014 MOBO Awards went down yesterday at the SSE Arena in Wembley, UK and saw 22 – year old British newcomer Sam Smith, sweeping the boards.

Carting away four prizes, the record breaker has without a doubt proven his mettle this year.  The  Best African Act category saw Ghanaian singer Fuse ODG beating Nigeria’s Davido, Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, Yemi Alade, Dr. Sid as well as South Africa’s Mafikizolo amongst others to win the award making it his second consecutive win. The Redeemed Christian Church’s Living Faith Connection Choir also won the Best Gospel Act category. Hot male hunk Idris Elba, took home the MOBO Inspiration award.

Go through the full list of winners below:

MOBO Best NEWCOMER

Nominees: Ella Eyre, FKA twigs, Jess Glynne, Kwabs, Little Simz, M.O., Melissa Steel, Meridian Dan, MNEK, Raleigh Ritchie

Winner: Ella Eyre

MOBO Best GRIME Act

Nominees:Big Narstie, Ghetts, JME, Lethal Bizzle, Meridian Dan, Novelist, Skepta, Sox, Stormzy, Wiley

Winner: Stormzy

MOBO Best HIP HOP Act

Nominees: G FrSH, Krept & Konan, Little Simz, Professor Green, Tinie Tempah, Fekky

Winner: Krept & Konan

MOBO Best R&B / SOUL Act

Nominees: Daley, Estelle, Jessie Ware, Marsha Ambrosius , Sam Smith

Winner: Sam Smith

MOBO Best REGGAE Act

Nominees: Alkaline, Chronixx, Popcaan, Stylo G, Tarrus Riley

Winner: Stylo G

MOBO Best GOSPEL Act

Nominees:Annastasia Baker, J. Vessel, Kristyna Myles, Living Faith Connection Choir, Noel Robinson

Winner: Living Faith Connection Choir

MOBO Best JAZZ Act

Nominees: Andreas Varady, Jason Rebello, Peter Edwards, Phronesis, Zara McFarlane

Winner: Zara McFarlane

MOBO Best VIDEO

Nominees: FKA twigs – Two Weeks, Jacob Banks – Move With You, Rudimental ft. Becky Hill – Powerless, Scorcher ft. Wretch 32, Mercston & Ari – Work Get It, Skepta ft. JME – That’s Not Me

Winner: Skepta ft. JME – That’s Not Me

MOBO Best SONG

Nominees: Ed Sheeran ft. Pharrell – Sing, Fuse ODG ft. Sean Paul – Dangerous Love, Krept & Konan – Don’t Waste My Time, Meridian Dan ft. Big H & JME – German Whip, Sam Smith – Stay With Me

Winner: Sam Smith – Stay With Me

MOBO Best ALBUM

Nominees: Ghetts – Rebel With A Cause, Katy B – Little Red, Krept & Konan – Young Kingz, Sam Smith – In The Lonely Hour, Tinie Tempah – Demonstration

Winner: Sam Smith – In The Lonely Hour

MOBO Best FEMALE Act

Nominees: FKA twigs, Jessie J, Katy B, Marsha Ambrosius, Rita Ora

Winner: Jessie J

MOBO Best MALE Act

Nominees: Fuse ODG, Ghetts, Krept & Konan, Sam Smith, Tinie Tempah

Winner: Sam Smith

Fuse ODG is a talented act yes, but I would have thought this year’s award would go to Davido seeing as he’s achieved quite a lot in his career this year and has won almost if not all the awards he’s been nominated in this year.

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