The MOBO Awards turned 21 tonight, November 4, with a ceremony held in Glasgow, Scotland. Performances on the night came from Craig David, Laura Mvula, Lady Leshurr, and Section Boyz among others. Nominees include Skepta, Giggs, Kano, M.I.A., and more. Here's a run down of every major event from the night.
1. Section Boyz added a second MOBO to their collection.
Best Hip Hop Act goes to @SectionBoyz_ !!!!! #MOBOAwards pic.twitter.com/sXjt9Xh9Qj
— MOBO AWARDS (@MOBOAwards) November 4, 2016
2. While Nadia Rose won her first.
3. Kano accepted his Best Album award from an airport.
4. Craig David was on an old school tip with a medley including โRe-Rewindโ and โ7 Days."
Since '99. College memories @CraigDavid #MOBOAwards ๐ถ๐
— KฮMI (@kemionline) November 4, 2016
5. Best Female winner Lady Leshurr proved she was the true queen of the evening.
6. Even though some people thought Glasgow was an odd choice for the ceremony.
Can they be normal & have the Mobos in London or Birms next year pls. #MOBOAwards
— Oloni (@Oloni) November 4, 2016
How do we petition for #moboawards #mobos to come back to London again. We'll behave man just give us another chance ๐
— ChezG (@XchezaliciousX) November 4, 2016
We get it, you're in Glasgow #MOBOAwards. pic.twitter.com/NzQWA6Wief
— The FADER (@thefader) November 4, 2016
7. Popcaan wore the best suit of the night.
8. Chip celebrated winning Best Grime by smoking one up.
"If everyone's going right and God tells me to turn left, that's the way I'm gonna go. Grime to the world, Cash Motto to the universe. Let's go get baked."
When @OfficialChip gets u on a gassed one SHO SHO #Cash motto๐พ๐พ๐พ pic.twitter.com/rzHxVAl3dr
— Laysss. (@layahshanicee) November 4, 2016
@OfficialChip ๐๐พ๐๐พ๐๐พ๐๐พ
— Chasing The Art #BBK (@WileyUpdates) November 4, 2016
9. Olympic boxer Nicola Adams's acceptance speech was heartfelt and poignant.
10. WSTRN were mistakenly named winners of Best Song and Twitter went wild.
The real winner was Abra Cadabra and Krept and Konan with their song "Robbery."
This really happened ya know... wrong winner announced naaaah #moboawards pic.twitter.com/vodrRe4oyd
— LockedSoulXO (@LockedSoulXO) November 4, 2016
I would like to address the @MOBOAwards gaffe. I apologise for the Steve Harvey move. I took the envelope without checking ๐ฌ๐#moboawards
— Dane Baptiste (@DaneBaptweets) November 4, 2016
How can you pick up the wrong envelope? this isn't Royal Mail loooooooooooool #MOBOAwards
— K O L N S . W A R R (@Kolnsinterlude) November 4, 2016
11. But Section Boyz and Fekkyโs performance ensured the evening ended on a high.