MOBO Awards 2020: Complete list of winners
- The highly anticipated 2020 edition of the MOBO Awards finally went down on Wednesday, December 9
- Artistes who have put in a lot of work over the past months were recognised for their hard work and creativity
- Nigeria’s Burna Boy and Wizkid were also among the big winners of the night
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A lot has happened this year but it definitely did not stop one of the music industry’s most prestigious award show from going down. The 2020 edition of the MOBO Awards took place on Wednesday, December 9, in a virtual ceremony attended by people from different parts of the world.
The virtual event was hosted by Maya Jama and Chunkz with support from guest presenters like Leomie Andeson, Jourdan Dunn and Neelam Gill. The show also witnessed a lot of interesting performances from H.E.R, Ms Banks and Nigeria’s own Tiwa Savage.
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Unfortunately, like every award show, only a few people emerged as overall winners of their nominated category.
Interestingly, Nigerian superstars, Burna Boy and Wizkid did the country proud as they both emerged as Best International Act and Best African Act respectively.
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Check out the full list of winners below:
Best male act - Headie One
Best female act - Mahalia
Album of the year - Crabs in a Bucket, Nines
Song of the year - Don't Rush, Young T & Bugsey featuring Headie One
Best newcomer - Aitch
Video of the year - Lupita, NSG
Best R&B/soul act - Mahalia
Best hip hop act - Nines
Best grime act - JME
Best international act - Burna Boy
Best performance in a TV show/film - Micheal Ward as Marco, Blue Story
Best media personality - Chunkz
Best album 2017-2019 - Ella Mai, Ella Mai
Best African act - Wizkid
Best reggae act - Buju Banton
Best gospel act - Calledout Music
Best jazz act - Ego Ella May
Best producer - Jae 5
Inspiration award - Sir Steve McQueen
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Still in a MOBO related story, Legit.ng previously reported that Burna Boy's mum and manager, Bose Ogulu, took to social media in celebration of his win at the award ceremony.
The proud mother wrote:
“Congratulations to @burnaboygram for winning Best International Act at the @moboawards”
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