February 08, – Ahmed Ololade, popularly known as Asake, has won the ‘Best African Music Act’, at the 2024 MOBO Awards.
MOBO Awards is an annual British presentation, honouring achievements in music of black origin.
The 26th edition was held on Wednesday, at Sheffield’s Utilita Arena in the United Kingdom.
The event was hosted by television personality, Indiyah Polack and Babatunde Aléshé, the stand-up comedian.
Asake defeated South Africa’s Tyla and music heavyweights like Ayodeji Balogun, aka Wizkid, Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy and David Adeleke, aka Davido, to clinch the ‘Best African Music Act’ category.
Other nominees in the category included Divine Ikubor, aka Rema, Adekunle Kosoko, aka Adekunle Gold and Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, aka Ayra Starr.
The win for Asake comes a few days after he lost the ‘Best African Music Performance’ category at this year’s Grammy Awards to Tyla.
P2J, another Nigerian nominated in the ‘Best Producer’ category, lost to Inflo, the British songwriter.
See the full list of winners at the 2024 MOBOs below:
BEST MALE ACT
Central Cee
BEST FEMALE ACT IN ASSOCIATION WITH SHEAMOISTURE
Raye
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Potter Payer – “REAL BACK IN STYLE”
SONG OF THE YEAR SUPPORTED BY BBC RADIO 1XTRA
Central Cee & Dave – ‘Sprinter’
BEST NEWCOMER IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE NEW MOVIE ‘BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE’
Tunde
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Stormzy – ‘Mel Made Me Do It’ (Directed by Klvdr)
BEST R&B/SOUL ACT
Sault
BEST HIP HOP ACT
Little Simz
BEST GRIME ACT
Bugzy Malone
BEST DRILL ACT SUPPORTED BY TRENCH
K-Trap
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT (US)
Drake & 21 Savage
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A TV SHOW/FILM
Damson Idris as Franklin Saint in ‘Snowfall’
BEST MEDIA PERSONALITY SUPPORTED BY BET UK
Shxtsngigs
BEST AFRICAN MUSIC ACT IN ASSOCIATION WITH LOCO MUSIC
Asake
BEST CARIBBEAN MUSIC ACT
Valiant
BEST JAZZ ACT SUPPORTED BY JAZZ FM
Ezra Collective
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ACT IN ASSOCIATION WITH MARSHALL
Skindred
BEST ELECTRONIC/DANCE ACT SUPPORTED BY BEMA & MIXMAG
Shygirl
BEST PRODUCER SUPPORTED BY COMPLEX UK
Inflo
BEST GOSPEL ACT SUPPORTED BY PREMIER GOSPEL
Limoblaze
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Soul II Soul
IMPACT AWARD
Sugababes
PAVING THE WAY AWARD
Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill
PIONEER AWARD
Ghetts
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