Music fans, mark your calendars: April 9 is set to be unforgettable. After years of anticipation, Nigerian music icons Olamide and Adekunle Gold are finally coming together for their first-ever official collaboration, a single titled “Formation”.
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DC3 Just Became One of the Youngest MOBO Award Winners in History
by REFINEDNGby REFINEDNGDid you know DC3 — the 19-year-old Zimbabwean-British rapper from Northampton — just won Best Newcomer at the 2026 MOBO Awards? He started recording freestyles in a bedroom at 14 during lockdown, built an audience of 450,000 Instagram followers almost entirely through self-directed content, hit one million streams on his viral single ‘I Know’, and has done all of it while still in school.
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Ayra Starr Does It Again With Back-to-Back MOBO Wins
by REFINEDNGby REFINEDNGAyra Starr just became the only female artist in MOBO history to win Best International Act more than once. At the 2026 ceremony — the awards’ 30th anniversary — she defended her title against Cardi B, Gunna, Tyla, Kehlani, and Vybz Kartel, among others.
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Did you know Kanya King organised the first MOBO Awards from a makeshift office in her bedroom, on a six-week deadline and almost no money? The mainstream music industry told her it would never work. She mortgaged her house, found a business partner, and went ahead anyway. Thirty years later, MOBO reaches over 250 million people globally and is still the most important night in Black music.
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From Fuse ODG’s pioneering wins to Wizkid and Burna Boy’s global dominance, African artists are reshaping the MOBO Awards and the world of music. Find out who has taken home multiple awards and why they matter.
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In 2025, the Nigerian music industry is experiencing a dynamic transformation, propelled by a…
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