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MOBO Awards founder Kanya King reveals she has stage four cancer | Ents & Arts News

MOBO Awards founder Kanya King reveals she has stage four cancer | Ents & Arts News

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Kanya King, the founder of the MOBO Awards, has revealed she has stage four bowel cancer.  Ms King, who is chief executive of the awards which celebrates and elevates black music in the UK, said her diagnosis is something she “never saw coming” and she is “still processing this unexpected reality”. Speaking as she accepted a lifetime achievement prize at the Live Awards, the live music industry event, at London’s Troxy venue, she said her diagnosis isn’t the end of her story but a chance for her to “inspire resilience, raise awareness” and use it to amplify the message of early detection and the importance of proactively taking charge of your health. “If my story can save just one life, then it’s a story worth telling,” she said. Stage four cancer means that a primary cancer has spread to other parts of the body. It is also known as metastatic advanced cancer, according to the charity Cancer Research UK. Instagram This content is provided by Instagram, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To …

The MOBO 2024 award winners revealed: London acts RAYE, Stormzy and Little Simz come out on top

The MOBO 2024 award winners revealed: London acts RAYE, Stormzy and Little Simz come out on top

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Raye leads the pack with seven nominations Getty Images It was a night of drama, energy and incredible music: the 2024 MOBO awards, which took place earlier this evening in Sheffield, saw major music acts including Ghetts and Sugababes performing, while London stars including Central Cee, RAYE, Little Simz and Stormzy went home with trophies. Launched 28 years ago, the Music of Black Origin Awards were created to recognise musical acts and genres that were often overlooked by some of the UK’s larger award shows. Over the last three decades the MOBOs have become one of Britain’s most significant ceremonies, while at the same time the genres it celebrates have become increasingly mainstream. This year’s show, as expected, was a blast, with Love Island alum Indiyah Polack and comedian Babatunde Aléshé hosting, and with DJ Spoony, King Promise and Camidoh also performing. Drake and 21 Savage beat Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice and Doja Cat to Best International Act (US), while RAYE, who is currently in the running for a records seven Brits elsewhere on the …

MOBO Awards winners including Raye and Central Cee revealed – as Sugababes and Soul II Soul given special prizes | Ents & Arts News

MOBO Awards winners including Raye and Central Cee revealed – as Sugababes and Soul II Soul given special prizes | Ents & Arts News

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Artists including Central Cee, Raye, Potter Payper and Dave have been recognised at the MOBO Awards. Celebrating black music in the UK and internationally, the 26th MOBOs ceremony also saw special achievement prizes awarded to Soul II Soul, Sugababes and Ghetts. Fresh from being announced as the most nominated artist ever for this year’s Brit Awards, Raye saw off competition from stars including joint nominations leader Little Simz and previous winner PinkPantheress to pick up the MOBO for best female. Image: Raye has been named best female. Pic: Callum Walker Hutchinson Central Cee was named best male, beating the likes of Stormzy – who had tied with Little Simz with four nods ahead of the ceremony – J Hus and Dave. Central Cee also received the song of the year prize for Sprinter, his collaboration with Dave. Potter Payper’s Real Back In Style was named album of the year ahead of records by Mercury Prize winners Ezra Collective, J Hus, Little Simz, Raye and Stormzy. However, Stormzy did pick up one prize, with Mel Made …

Mobo Awards for music of black origin to be held in Sheffield Arena | Music

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Sheffield will be rolling out the red carpet for the Mobo Award for the first time, the Guardian can reveal. The awards for music of black origin are set to be held at Sheffield Arena on 7 February, featuring as yet unnamed famous faces and some “surprises”. The Yorkshire city will host top artists from genres created by black people and originating from black communities, such as garage, grime, hip-hop, drill, R&B, soul, gospel and reggae. The Mobo Awards said young people in Sheffield would be given an opportunity to attend the awards and that it would be holding talks and classes for aspiring musicians. Over the awards’ 25-year history, the Mobos have been the first to recognise artists who are now household names, including Stormzy, Little Simz, Tinie Tempah, Dave, Estelle, Ms Dynamite, Craig David and Laura Mvula. Kanya King, founder of the awards, said there seemed to be a north-south divide in funding and exposure, which was why the awards were being held in the northern city. She said: “What makes Sheffield unique …