Burna Boy and Wizkid emerged winners at the 2020 Music of Black Origin (Mobo) awards which held on Wednesday 9th December, 2020 virtually on YouTube.
The award organisers announced Wizkid as the winner of the βBest African Actβ category while Burna Boy clinched the “Best International Act”. The category had a competitive lineup of stars like Davido, Burna Boy, Tiwa Savage, Stonebwoy, Shatta Wale, etc.
Congratulations to @wizkidayo on amazing year, which is now topped off by him winning Best African Act at the 2020 #MOBOAwards π³π¬ππΎππΎππΎ pic.twitter.com/En4aNHnwDv
— MOBO (@MOBOAwards) December 9, 2020
In time past, Wizkid has won the MOBO award as both βBest African Actβ and βBest International Actβ.
Congratulations to @burnaboy! He is our 2020 Best International Act #MOBOAwards winner π π³π¬ππΎπβ¨ pic.twitter.com/1bCZPvY2xS
— MOBO (@MOBOAwards) December 9, 2020
Maya Jama and Chunkz did the honours of hosting the virtual ceremony with guest presenters including Leomie Anderson, Jourdan Dunn and Neelam Gill. Performances came from Headie One, Tiwa Savage, Ms Banks, H.E.R. and Kojey Radical.
MOBOs 2020: Full Winners List
Best male act – Headie One
Best female act – Mahalia
Album of the year – Crabs in a Bucket, Nines
Song of the year – Don’t Rush, Young T & Bugsey featuring Headie One
Best newcomer – Aitch
Video of the year – Lupita, NSG
Best R&B/soul act – Mahalia
Best hip hop act – Nines
Best grime act – JME
Best international act – Burna Boy
Best performance in a TV show/film – Micheal Ward as Marco, Blue Story
Best media personality – Chunkz
Best album 2017-2019 – Ella Mai, Ella Mai
Best African act – Wizkid
Best reggae act – Buju Banton
Best gospel act – Calledout Music
Best jazz act – Ego Ella May
Best producer – Jae 5
Inspiration award – Sir Steve McQueen
