Mobo Awards: Little Simz and Stormzy dominate nominations - BBC News
Central Cee, PinkPantheress, J Hus and Raye also feature heavily in the UK's premier black music awards.
Little Simz shared 2022's album of the year prize and is defending the award this year

Little Simz and Stormzy dominate the nominations for next year's Mobo Awards, with both up for four top prizes.

The Mercury Prize winner and Big Mike will face off in the album of the year and the video of the year categories.

Simz, who shared 2023 album of the year with Knucks, could win it again for most recent release No Thank You.

It'll be up against Stormzy's This Is What I Mean at February's ceremony in Sheffield.

Simz is also up for best female act and best hip-hop act, while Stormzy's up for best male and song of the year for Hide & Seek.

The pair will also face off in the music video of the year category, with Gorilla up against Stormzy's highly praised Mel Made Me Do It.

Although both artists released their nominated albums last year, the eligibility period for the Mobos is 1 September 2022 - 31 August 2023.

Not far behind are Central Cee, J Hus, PinkPantheress and Raye with three nominations each.

Stormzy has four nominations for best song, album, music video and male act

Raye and PinkPantheress will go up against Little Simz for best female, and they're also in the running for song of the year with Escapism and Boy's A Liar Pt 2.

Mega-hit Sprinter by Central Cee and Who Told You by J Hus are the final song of the year contenders, and the rappers are also up for best male act.

J Hus' Beautiful and Brutal Yard and Raye's My 21st Century Blues are also nominated for album of the year.

PinkPantheress has been nominated for song of the year with Boy's A Liar Pt 2

Away from music, Idris Elba's turn in Apple TV's Hijack has earned him a nomination for best TV or film performance.

He's facing competition from Lashana Lynch for her role as Izogie in The Woman King, John Boyega's performance as Fontaine in They Cloned Tyrone, and Letitia Wright for her role as Shuri in Wakanda Forever.

Alison Hammond, Maya Jama and Amelia Dimoldenberg are nominated for best media personality.

The Mobo (Music of Black Origin) awards were first handed out in 1996 and are dedicated to celebrated black music and culture.

"We are proud to champion this year's incredible line-up of nominees for the 26th Mobo Awards, who have all brought stellar music and content to our attention through their remarkable work in music, film, TV, online and more," said founder Kanya King.

"This year's nominees not only represent the best of their genre and artform and an incredible year of music, but also continue our dedication to sustaining an inclusive ecosystem where diverse talent is both recognised and empowered to thrive."

A full list of nominations is available on the Mobo Awards website.

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