| MOBO Awards 2025 | ||||
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| Awarded for | Excellence in music of black origin | |||
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| Date | 18 February 2025 | |||
| Location | Utilita Arena, Newcastle, England | |||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Hosted by | Eddie Kadi and Indiyah Polack | |||
| Most nominations | Bashy, Central Cee, Cleo Sol, Ghetts, Jorja Smith, Odeal and Sampha (3 each) | |||
| Website | mobo | |||
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| Network | YouTube | |||
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The MOBO Awards 2025 is the 27th edition of the MOBO Awards. It is scheduled to take place on 18 February 2025, at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle, England. It will honour achievements in music of black origin. Set to live stream on YouTube, it is sponsored by Newcastle City Council, BBC, got2b, Marshall, LNER and Loco Music Company. Hosts for the ceremony are Eddie Kadi and Indiyah Polack.
The nominations were annunced on 4 December 2024, with Jorja Smith, Sampha, Bashy, Ghetts, Cleo Sol, Central Cee and Odeal leading with three nominations apiece.
Nominees
Below is the list of nominees. Winners will be listed first and highlighted in bold.
Best Newcomer
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Song of the Year
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Video of the Year
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Best African Music Act
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| Best International Act |
Best Media Personality
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Best Performance in a TV Show/Film
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Best Male Act |
| Best Female Act | Album of the Year |
Best Hip-hop Act
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Best R&B/Soul Act
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Best Drill Act
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Best Grime Act
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Best Alternative Music Act
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Best Caribbean Music Act
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| Best Electronic/Dance Music Act |
Best Jazz Act
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Best Gospel Act
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Best Producer
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References
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- Mobo Awards hosts will 'bring the vibes' to 2025 show BBC News 22 January 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2025
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- "MOBO Awards organisers reveal artists nominated for 2025 ceremony". Sky News. 4 December 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- Savage, Mark (4 December 2024). "Central Cee and Jorja Smith among Mobo nominees". BBC News. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- "MOBO Awards reveals nominees for 2025 edition". Music Week. 4 December 2024. Archived from the original on 5 December 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.