[FULL LIST] Wizkid, Ayra Starr, Niko Omilana And Others Shine At 2026 MOBO Awards

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Nigerian music stars, Wizkid and Ayra Starr, alongside British-Nigerian media personality Niko Omilana, were among the winners at the 2026 Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards held on Thursday, March 26, 2026, at Co-op Live in Manchester, United Kingdom. 

The event were hosted by an American hip-hop icon and rapper, Eve and Congolese-British comedian and presenter, Eddie Kadi.

Wizkid won the Best African Music Act award, beating fellow Nigerians Davido, Rema, Shallipopi, Tiwa Savage, and Adekunle Gold.

Ayra Starr claimed the Best International Act prize, surpassing global stars such as Cardi B, Gunna, and Kehlani.

Niko Omilana emerged as the winner of the Best Media Personality category, beating nominees including Bemi Orojuogun, popularly known as Bus Aunty, and DJ Remi Burgz.

The 2026 edition of the MOBO Awards, the first held in Manchester, celebrated Black music and culture, honoring several international stars that night.

Other celebrities of Nigerian descent also made the nominees list, including German-Nigerian singer Odeal, nominated for Best Male Act and Best R&B/Soul Act, and British actors Wunmi Mosaku, Damson Idris, Dayo Koleosho, and Cynthia Erivo, nominated in the Best Performance in a TV Show/Film category.

Below Is The Full List Of Winners At The 2026 MOBO Awards:

BEST MALE ACT

  • Central Cee
  • Elmiene
  • Jim Legxacy
  • Nemzzz
  • Odeal
  • Skepta

Winner: Jim Legxacy

BEST FEMALE ACT

  • Flo
  • Kwn
  • Little Simz
  • Olivia Dean
  • PinkPantheress
  • Sasha Keable

Winner: Olivia Dean

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • Central Cee – Can’t Rush Greatness
  • Ezra Collective – Dance, No One’s Watching
  • Flo – Access All Areas
  • Kojey Radical – Don’t Look Down
  • Little Simz – Lotus
  • Olivia Dean – The Art Of Loving

Winner: Olivia Dean

SONG OF THE YEAR

  • AJ Tracey Feat. Jorja Smith – Crush
  • Donaeo Feat. Omar, Lemar & House Gospel Choir – Nights Like This
  • Fred Again, Skepta & Plaqueboymax – Victory Lap
  • Jim Legxacy & Dave – 3x
  • Kwn – Do What I Say
  • Myles Smith – Nice To Meet You
  • Olivia Dean – Man I Need
  • PinkPantheress – Illegal
  • Raye – Where Is My Husband!
  • Tim Duzit – Kat Slater

Winner: Olivia Dean

BEST NEWCOMER

  • DC3
  • EsDeeKid
  • Finessekid
  • Jim Legxacy
  • Kwn
  • Namesbliss
  • Nia Smith
  • Sekou
  • Skye Newman
  • YT

Winner: DC3

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

  • Pozer – Shanghigh Noon
  • FKA Twigs – Eusexua
  • Jim Legxacy – Father
  • Little Simz – Flood
  • Raye – Where Is My Husband!
  • Skepta & Fred Again.. – Back 2 Back

Winner: RAYE

BEST R&B / SOUL ACT

  • Elmiene
  • Flo
  • Kwn
  • Odeal
  • Olivia Dean
  • Sasha Keable

Winner: Flo

BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ACT

  • Alt Blk Era
  • Blood Orange
  • Hak Baker
  • Michael Kiwanuka
  • Nova Twins
  • Rachel Chinouriri

Winner: Nova Twins

BEST GRIME ACT

  • Chip
  • Jayahadadream
  • Kasst 8
  • Ruff Sqwad
  • Scorcher
  • Wiley

Winner: Chip

BEST HIP-HOP ACT

  • Aitch
  • Asco
  • Catch
  • Central Cee
  • D-Block Europe
  • Kojey Radical
  • Little Simz
  • Loyle Carner
  • Wretch 32
  • Youngs Teflon

Winner: Central Cee

BEST DRILL ACT

  • 36
  • Booter Bee
  • Chy Cartier
  • Esdeekid
  • K-Trap
  • Leostaytrill
  • Nemzzz
  • Pozer
  • Twin S
  • Wohdee

Winner: Twin S

BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT

  • Ayra Starr
  • Cardi B
  • Clipse
  • Gunna
  • Kehlani
  • Leon Thomas
  • Mariah The Scientist
  • Moliy
  • Tyla
  • Vybz Kartel

Winner: Ayra Starr

BEST MEDIA PERSONALITY

  • Bemi Orojuogun (Bus Aunty)
  • DJ Ag
  • In My Opinion
  • Melissa Holdbrook-Akposoe (Melissa’s Wardrobe)
  • Nadia Jae
  • Niko Omilana
  • Pk Humble
  • Remi Burgz
  • Uche Natori
  • Winners Talking

Winner: Niko Omilana

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A TV SHOW / FILM

  • Aaron Pierre – Mufasa: The Lion King
  • Ashley Thomas – Hostage
  • Ashley Walters – Adolescence
  • Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
  • Damson Idris – F1
  • Dayo Koleosho – Eastenders
  • Lennie James – Mr Loverman
  • Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths
  • Stephen Graham – Adolesence
  • Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners

Winner: Stephen Graham

BEST AFRICAN MUSIC ACT

  • Adekunle Gold
  • Ayra Starr
  • Davido
  • Joshua Baraka
  • Moliy
  • Rema
  • Shallipopi
  • Tiwa Savage
  • Tyla
  • Wizkid

Winner: Wizkid

BEST CARIBBEAN MUSIC ACT

  • Ayetian
  • Lila Iké
  • Masicka
  • Shenseea
  • Vybz Kartel
  • Yung Bredda

Winner: Vybz Kartel

BEST JAZZ ACT

  • Cktrl
  • Ego Ella May
  • Ezra Collective
  • Kokoroko
  • Nubya Garcia
  • Yazmin Lacey

Winner: Ezra Collective

BEST ELECTRONIC ACT

  • FKA Twigs
  • Jazzy
  • Kilimanjaro
  • PinkPantheress
  • Salute
  • Sherelle

Winner: Sherelle

BEST GOSPEL ACT

  • Annatoria
  • DC3
  • Faith Child
  • Imrhan
  • Sondae
  • Still Shadey

Winner: DC3

BEST PRODUCER

  • Inflo
  • Jae5
  • Miles Clinton James
  • P2J
  • Sammy Soso
  • Zach Nahome

Winner: P2J

MOBO LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

Slick Rick

MOBO GLOBAL SONGWRITER

Pharrell Williams

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