{"id":2023324,"date":"2025-09-15T10:30:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T10:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2023324"},"modified":"2025-09-15T10:30:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T10:30:27","slug":"manchester-to-host-30th-mobo-awards-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/manchester-to-host-30th-mobo-awards-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester to host 30th Mobo Awards in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 30th annual Mobo Awards will be held in Manchester for the first time in March 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The awards &#8211; which celebrate black music, culture and excellence from the UK and abroad &#8211; will be held on 26 March at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c2jddjy711vo?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Co-Op Live Arena;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Co-Op Live Arena<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Stars who have previously been part of the awards include Janet Jackson, Diana Ross, Beyonc\u00e9, Rihanna, Sade, Amy Winehouse and Usher.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the lead-up to the ceremony, organisers will also be hosting a week-long fringe festival in Manchester featuring industry panel discussions, live music showcases and workshops.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The awards have helped launch the careers of UK artists such as Little Simz, Stormzy, Central Cee and Raye.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Started in London in 1996, the Mobo Awards have since been held all over the UK.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">They are coming to Manchester for the first time for their 30th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Organisers said: &#8220;Awards hosts, performers and nominees will all be announced in due course but this is going to be their biggest show yet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Listen to the best of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/curation\/p0cjdwpw?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:BBC Radio Manchester on Sounds;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">BBC Radio Manchester on Sounds<\/a> and follow BBC Manchester on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bbcmanchester\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcradiomanc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">X<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcmanchester\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a>. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">More on this story<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Related internet links<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source ca.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 30th annual Mobo Awards will be held in Manchester for the first time in March 2026. The awards &#8211; which celebrate black music, culture and excellence from the UK and abroad &#8211; will be held on 26 March at Co-Op Live Arena. 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