PRS Foundation artists receive 31 nominations at this year’s MOBO Awards

On Friday, MOBO announced the nominees ahead of the triumphant 25th anniversary celebration of the MOBO Awards taking place on 30 November 2022.

31 of the nominations featured artists that had received PRS Foundation support during their career, through the International Showcase Fund, PPL Momentum,  POWER UP, Open Fund for Music Creators, Women Make Music our BBC Music Introducing and PRS Foundation showcase support and our through our MOBO UnSung partnership.  The talented supported artists nominated are:

BEST MALE ACT
DAVE – International Showcase Fund
KNUCKS – PPL Momentum

BEST FEMALE ACT 
LITTLE SIMZ – International Showcase Fund, PPL Momentum, BBC Music Introducing X PRS Foundation showcase
MS BANKS – International Showcase Fund, PPL Momentum
TIANA MAJOR9 – MOBO UnSung

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
KNUCKS – ‘ALPHA PLACE’
KOJEY RADICAL – International Showcase Fund – ‘REASON TO SMILE’
LITTLE SIMZ – ‘SOMETIMES I MIGHT BE INTROVERT’

SONG OF THE YEAR IN ASSOCIATION WITH LUCOZADE  – [PUBLIC VOTED CATEGORY] 
DAVE – ‘STARLIGHT’

BEST NEWCOMER IN ASSOCIATION WITH ASOS – [PUBLIC VOTED CATEGORY]
BRU-C – Open Fund for Music Creators

VIDEO OF THE YEAR IN ASSOCIATION WITH MCCRISPY – [PUBLIC VOTED CATEGORY]
KNUCKS – ‘ALPHA HOUSE/HIDE & SEEK’ (DIRECTED BY EMILE EBRAHIM KELLY)
KOJEY RADICAL FEAT. KNUCKS – ‘PAYBACK’ (DIRECTED BY CHARLIE SARSFIELD & EJIRO DAFÉ)
LITTLE SIMZ FEAT. OBONGJAYAR – ‘POINT AND KILL’ (DIRECTED BY EBENEZA BLANCHE)

BEST R&B/SOUL ACT 
SHAKKA – International Showcase Fund
TIANA MAJOR9

BEST GRIME ACT – [PUBLIC VOTED CATEGORY]
D DOUBLE E – International Showcase Fund
FRISCO – International Showcase Fund
NOVELIST – PPL Momentum

BEST HIP HOP ACT IN ASSOCIATION WITH MIXTAPE MADNESS 
KNUCKS 
KOJEY RADICAL 
LITTLE SIMZ 

BEST DRILL ACT SUPPORTED BY TRENCH – [PUBLIC VOTED CATEGORY]
K-TRAP – PPL Momentum

BEST MEDIA PERSONALITY – [PUBLIC VOTED CATEGORY]
BIG ZUU – PPL Momentum

BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ACT IN ASSOCIATION WITH MARSHALL
BIG JOANIE – BBC Music Introducing X PRS Foundation showcase, PPL Momentum
NOVA TWINS – PPL Momentum, ISF, POWER UP

BEST JAZZ ACT SUPPORTED BY JAZZ FM
BLUE LAB BEATS – ISF, PPL Momentum
DOOMCANNON – POWER UP
EGO ELLA MAY  – International Showcase Fund, PPL Momentum, POWER UP
EZRA COLLECTIVE – International Showcase Fund, PPL Momentum, BBC Music Introducing X PRSF showcase
JAS KAYSER – International Showcase Fund
KOKOROKO – International Showcase Fund, Women Make Music, PPL Momentum

The MOBO Awards is the UK’s biggest and most prestigious celebration of black music and the event this year will take place in the OVO Arena Wembley.

Tickets are available now at mobo.com/tickets.