Nigerian musician, Damini Ogulu, better known as Burna Boy, edged out Beyonce, Drake and Kendrick Lamar to become the winner of the ‘Best International Artist’ category at the 2022 MOBO Awards.
The MOBO Awards are an annual British music awards show honoring achievement in “music of black origin” including hip hop, grime, UK Drill, R&B and more.
Burna Boy, who had been nominated in the Best International Act category at the MOBOs alongside Kendrick Lamar, Beyonce, Chris Brown, Drake and Summer Walker, emerged as the winner of the award.
Other nominees in the category included Jazmine Sullivan, Skilibeng, Jack Harlow and Nigerian rising global actor, Tems.
This award makes Burna Boy the second prize of the 2022 edition of the MOBOs, as the singer also obtained the title of best African act, beating Asake, Rema, Fireboy and Omah Lay.
This brings the star’s number of MOBO awards to a total of three following his 2021 win as the top international act.
Here is the full list of winners below:
BEST MALE ACT
CEE CENTRAL
BEST FEMALE ACT
PINK PANTHER
ALBUM OF THE YEAR (co-winners)
KNUCKS – “ALPHA LOCATION”
LITTLE SIMZ – “SOMETIMES I CAN BE INTROVERTED”
SONG OF THE YEAR IN ASSOCIATION WITH LUCOZADE
DREYA MAC, FELIXTHE1ST & FINCH FETTI – ‘OWN BRAND (BADDIE)’
BEST NEWCOMER IN ASSOCIATION WITH ASOS
BRU-C
VIDEO OF THE YEAR IN ASSOCIATION WITH MCDONALD’S MCCRSPY
CEE CENTRAL – ‘DOJA’
BEST R&B/SOUL ACT
MAHALIA
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BEST GRIME ACT
D DOUBLE E
BEST HIP HOP ACT IN ASSOCIATION WITH MIXTAPE MADNESS
EUROPE BLOCK
BEST DRILL ACT SUPPORTED BY TRENCH K-TRAP
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT
BURNA BOY
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A TV/MOVIE SHOW
KANE ROBINSON (KANO) AS SULLY – BEST BOY
BEST MEDIA PERSONALITY
NELLA ROSE
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ACT IN ASSOCIATION WITH MARSHALL
BOB VYLAN
BEST ELECTRONIC/DANCE ACT SUPPORTED BY MIXMAG
NIA ARCHIVES
BEST AFRICAN MUSIC ACT SUPPORTED BY AFROZONS
BURNA BOY
BEST GOSPEL ACT SUPPORTED BY PREMIER GOSPEL
ALWAYS SHADOW
BEST JAZZ ACT SUPPORTED BY JAZZ FM
EZRA COLLECTIVE
BEST CARIBBEAN MUSIC ACT
SKILL
BEST PRODUCER SUPPORTED BY COMPLEX UK
INFLO
LIFE SUCCESS AWARD
NIL RODGERS
EXCEPTIONAL CONTRIBUTION AWARD
CRAIG DAVID
PAVING THE WAY AWARD SUPPORTED BY BBC 1XTRA
JAMAL EDWARDS MBE
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