MOBO Awards to happen in Sheffield for first time in 2024
The MOBO Awards are set to happen in Sheffield for the primary time in 2024.
The awards for music of black origin might be held on the Utilita Area on February 7, after beforehand being staged at London, Glasgow, Liverpool, Coventry and Leeds.
MOBO Founder Kanya King, mentioned by way of a press launch: “MOBO are excited to be kicking off the 2024 Awards season and heading to the town of Sheffield for the very first time for the twenty sixth MOBO Awards.For the previous 14 years, the MOBO Awards have travelled to cities exterior of London – together with Glasgow, Liverpool, Leeds, Coventry, and now Sheffield.
“Our need to carry MOBO to completely different cities throughout the UK has at all times been rooted within the need to unite huge expertise from a neighborhood and world stage, in addition to followers, to ship an iconic music expertise rooted in celebrating Black music’s current and future, in addition to elevating the tradition and being a driving pressure for social change.”
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She added: “Now in its twenty sixth 12 months, the MOBO Awards continues its reign as the last word platform to showcase creativity, tradition, and excellence. As we put together to have a good time a number of cultural milestones subsequent 12 months, the groundbreaking work MOBO does to empower and uplift underrepresented expertise past the stage may even be on the forefront. Put together for an unmissable evening of iconic performances and surprises as we have a good time inventive excellence, MOBO’s enduring legacy, and a recreation altering future.”
Hosts, honourees and performers on the ceremony might be introduced within the coming weeks.
Based in 1996, the awards had been held in venues round London till 2009, when it was held in Glasgow.
Little Simz, Knucks, Central Cee, PinkPantheress and the late Jamal Edwards had been among the many winners ultimately 12 months’s occasion which was staged at London’s OVO Area Wembley.
The 2022 awards additionally launched new classes for the primary time – Greatest Different Music Act and Greatest Dance/Digital Act – which had been received by Bob Vylan and Nia Archives, respectively.