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Celebrating 30 years of MOBO 🙌🏾 Europe’s biggest celebration of Black music and culture.
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We’re excited to share that a special programme celebrating 30 years of MOBO is coming to BBC One!
Featuring narration from @djtarget, the programme looks back at some of the most unforgettable MOBO Awards moments from the past three decades, celebrating 30 years of groundbreaking moments, MOBO’s impact on music and culture, and the incredible legacy of our Founder, Kanya King CBE.
Tune in and celebrate this special MOBO 30 milestone with us.
Watch on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Wednesday 11 November at 10.40pm.
05 Nov 2026
It is with immeasurable sorrow that the MOBO Organisation announces the passing of its Founder and CEO, Kanya King CBE.
Kanya passed away peacefully on 3 June 2026 after a courageous and characteristically determined battle with colon cancer. She was surrounded by her family, close friends and love.
Thirty years ago, Kanya King remortgaged her home, alone, without institutional backing or industry support, to build a stage that would transform British music forever.
She was a single mother from a Kilburn council estate who was told that Black music was too niche, that there was no market and that the industry was not interested. Instead of arguing, she built. Six weeks later, the first MOBO Awards was broadcast to the nation, and nothing was ever the same again.
What Kanya created was never simply an awards ceremony. It was an act of cultural justice. MOBO did not just celebrate Black music; it legitimised it, amplified it and transformed the cultural landscape of the UK.
From Stormzy, Little Simz, Olivia Dean and RAYE to Craig David, Ms. Dynamite, Kano, Amy Winehouse, Sade, Krept & Konan, So Solid Crew, Central Cee and countless others, generations of artists have benefited from Kanya King's vision.
She built a platform that reached hundreds of millions of people around the world. She was awarded a CBE and received an Ivors Academy Honour in 2025. She never stopped. She never asked for permission. She never accepted that the word “no” was final.
When she stood on the MOBO stage in Newcastle in February 2025, just months after her diagnosis, she told the audience: “I never allowed someone to define my limits. Not in life. Not in business. And I’m certainly not going to have that happen now.”
That was Kanya King. Right to the very end.
The 2026 MOBO Awards, held during the Organisation’s landmark 30th anniversary year, will be dedicated entirely to her memory.
The world was a profoundly better place with Kanya King in it. The MOBO family is heartbroken, but endlessly grateful, proud and inspired by everything she gave to music, culture and future generations.
Rest in power, Kanya.
You built this.
All of it.
05 Jun 2026
The 2026 MOBO Awards was a movie.
30 years in the making.
Watch highlights on our YouTube channel + Access All Areas Special on BBC iPlayer.
Listen to the MOBO 30 playlist on @amazonmusicuk 🎶
#MOBOAwards
30 Mar 2026
Can you believe this year marks 26 years since Shaggy dropped his iconic hit ‘It Wasn’t Me’ 🤯
We had to take a trip down memory lane and revisit the moment he took to the MOBO Awards stage to give us a performance to remember
#Shaggy
06 Nov 2026
We’re excited to announce that MOBO and V&A East are coming together for a special display at V&A East Storehouse, celebrating three decades of MOBO history.
Opening on 18 November, exactly 30 years since the very first MOBO Awards, the display will bring together a special selection of memorabilia from the MOBO archives, giving visitors a chance to explore the moments, stories and cultural impact that have shaped MOBO’s 30-year legacy.
From Kanya King CBE’s vision in 1996 to the cultural movement MOBO has become today, this is a celebration of how far we’ve come and the legacy that continues to inspire what’s next.
The display opens on 18 November and will remain on show until summer 2027. We can’t wait for you to experience it.
05 Nov 2026
MOBO 30: Iconic Moments
Coming to @bbcone and @bbciplayer on 11th November
05 Nov 2026
This week, Slawn brought Skepta’s feature list to life with an incredible piece of artwork, revealing that we’ll be getting a track featuring both Jorja Smith and Central Cee! 🔥
Skepta has delivered one of the most creative album rollouts and with just 24 hours left to go, the excitement is real.
We can’t wait to hear what Skepta has in store with his newest album 👀
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#Skepta #Slawn #forkandknife
04 Nov 2026
At his final London show, J. Cole gave a special shoutout to London for its legendary music scene, as well as to Tinie Tempah, who he supported on his UK arena tour 15 years ago.
What a full-circle moment 🤩
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#JCole #TinieTempah
04 Nov 2026
The 2027 UK Black Powerlist has officially been unveiled, celebrating influential individuals across the arts and music industries who continue to make their mark and leave a lasting legacy.
We were especially proud to see so many familiar faces from our MOBO Awards family recognised this year, including nominees and winners past and present.
A huge congratulations to everyone featured on this prestigious list.
#UKPowerlist
02 Nov 2026
We were loving all of the Halloween looks we were seeing this weekend 🤩
Let us know in the comments who your favourite ones were ⬇️
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#Halloween
02 Nov 2026
DC3 has partnered with Children in Need and JD Sports to raise awareness of the decline in youth clubs and the impact this has on young people today.
We’re incredibly proud of the waves DC3 continues to make this year, growing from strength to strength and using his platform to make a difference 🏆
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#DC3 #ChildrenInNeed #YouthClubs
02 Nov 2026
The wait is over… the UK Rap Charts are officially here! 🤩🔥
Teaming up with BBC Radio 1Xtra, they’re launching a brand-new weekly chart spotlighting the rap tracks making waves and having the biggest impact across the UK.
Want to be one of the first to know who’s charting? Tune in to Kenny Allstar’s Friday night show and be the first to hear the countdown, live!
#Rap #UKCharts
02 Nov 2026
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