MOBOs: Dave and Little Simz among nominations

Dave leads this year's MOBOs nominations with five, as the awards show returns with its first live show since 2017.

Newcomer Central Cee comes in close behind with four nominations.

Little Simz, Arlo Parks, Ghetts and Cleo Sol have three each, including Best Female Act and Album of the Year.

The awards, which have celebrated music of black origin since 1996, will take place in Coventry on 5 December.

Mahalia and Nines won two awards each at last year's remote event, which was only streamed online.

It's not a bad MOBOs debut for London rapper Central Cee with four nominations.

They include Best Male Act and Song of the Year for Commitment Issues.

Previous winners also include Stormzy - who won three awards in 2017, and Kano, who won best album in 2016.

Other names honoured in recent events include Krept & Konan, Nicola Adams, Skepta, Lenny Henry, Ms Dynamite and Sam Smith.

People can now vote for who they want to win on the MOBOs website.

Soul singer Cleo Sol is recognised for her latest album Mother, by being in the running this year for Best R&B/Soul Act, Best Female Act, and Album of The Year.

This year's ceremony will also see the MOBOs first award for Best Drill Act.

Organisers say they want to "recognise the cultural and urgent force that the genre has become over last few years".

The MCs nominated include Headie One, Tion Wayne, Unknown T, Digga D and M1llionz.

"The past 20 months have been extremely challenging for artists everywhere," explains Kanya King CBE, the founder and boss of MOBO Group.

"As always we are seeing creatives rise up and adapt, even in a global pandemic."

The ceremony will take place on Sunday 5 December at Coventry Building Society Arena.

It will be live-streamed on YouTube, with BBC One broadcasting a behind-the-scenes show with interviews and performances.

BBC Radio 1Xtra will also be covering the awards, with DJ Target's weekday shows bringing performances and interviews with this year's nominees and winners.

AJ Tracey

Central Cee

Dave

Ghetts

Headie One

Potter Payper

Arlo Parks

Bree Runway

Cleo Sol

Little Simz

Shaybo

Tiana Major9

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

A1 x J1 - Latest Trends

Central Cee - Commitment Issues

Dave featuring Stormzy - Clash

Enny featuring Amia Brave - Peng Black Girls

Pa Salieu featuring Backroad Gee - My Family

Tion Wayne and Russ Millions, Arrdee, Bugzy Malone, Buni, Darkoo, E1 (3x3), Fivio Forei & ZT (3X3) - Body (remix)

Arlo Parks

Arrdee

Backroad Gee

Berwyn

Central Cee

Enny

Joy Crookes

Midas the Jagaban

PinkPantheress

Wes Nelson

Bree Runway - Hot Hot (Directed by Jocelyn Anquetil)

Fredo featuring Dave - Money Talks (Directed by Edem Wornoo)

Little Simz featuring Cleo Sol - Woman (Directed by Little Simz)

M1llionz - Lagga (Directed by Teeeezy C)

Pa Salieu Featuring Backroad Gee - My Family (Directed by Femi Ladi)

Slowthai featuring A$AP Rocky - Mazza (Directed by The Rest)

Bellah

Cleo Sol

Jorja Smith

Sault

Tiana Major9

WSTRN

Bugzy Malone

Chip

D Double E

Frisco

Ghetts

Skepta

Dave

D-Block Europe

Fredo

Little Simz

Potter Payper

Slowthai

Central Cee

Digga D

Headie One

K Trap

Loski

M1llionz

Russ Millions

SR

Tion Wayne

Unknown T

Doja Cat

Drake

Kanye West

Lil Nas X

Megan Thee Stallion

Polo G

Rema

Skillibeng

Wizkid

Young Stoner Life (Young Thug & Gunna)

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

Charlene White

Chunkz & Yung Filly

Harry Pinero

Henrie Kwushue

Julie Adenuga

Maya Jama

Mo Gilligan

Munya Chawawa

Nella Rose

Zeze Millz

CalledOut Music

CeCe Winans

Guvna B

Kirk Franklin

Maverick City Music

S.O.

Ayra Starr

Burna Boy

CKay

Davido

King Promise

NSG

Rema

Tems

Tiwa Savage

Wizkid

Lila Ike

Popcaan

Sean Paul

Shenseea

Skillibeng

Spice

Alfa Mist

Blue Lab Beats

Emma-Jean Thackray

Jacob Collier

Nubiyan Twist

Sons of Kemet

Gotcha

JAE5

Juls

M1OnTheBeat

P2J

TSB

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