Rapper Nines won album of the year for 'Crabs in a Bucket', and best hip-hop act, while R&B singer Mahalia won best female act and best R&B/soul act at the 2020 Mobo awards, returning for the first time since 2017 to celebrate music of Black origin. Drill rapper Headie One was named best male act, while 'Don’t Rush' by pop-rap duo Young T & Bugsey was voted Mobo song of the year.

Glitchy folktronica and crunching beats by Bon Iver in 'Faith', total thumper in 'I Drive' by Lower Dens, hazy, summer evening by Boy Pablo & Jimi Somewhere in ‘Never Cared’, stonking chunk of psychedelic-flecked rock in 'Black Finch' by Goon, catchy R&B tune 'Simmer' by Mahalia, total sugar rush in 'Hey' by Oscar Lang, festival-ready […]

It's mostly solo women and only one band in the top 10 artists nominated for BBC Sound of 2019. Names and description: Grace Carter Searingly personal, piano-led pop Silence Flohio Raw, punchy, poetic rap Wild Yout Dermot Kennedy Folk roots with a hip-hop influence Power Over Me King Princess Queer pop queen-in-waiting 1950 Mahalia Casual, […]