Kanya King

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Age	55
Born	Kilburn
	London
	United Kingdom
Date of birth	January 1,1969
Education	Goldsmiths, University of London
Known for	Founder of the MOBO Awards
Date of Reg.	2019-02-13 02:37:19
Date of Upd.	2023-07-15 10:52:54
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Kanya King, CBE is a British entrepreneur who is the founder of the MOBO Awards.

MOBOs: Dave and Little Simz among nominations

Nov 11,2021 4:34 pm

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

MOBOs: Dave and Little Simz among nominations

Nov 11,2021 4:34 pm

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 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. "

When will it be on?

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.

The nominees in fullBest Male Act

AJ Tracey

Central Cee

Dave

Ghetts

Headie One

Potter Payper

Best Female Act

Arlo Parks

Bree Runway

Cleo Sol

Little Simz