{"id":1554,"date":"2026-01-28T18:42:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T18:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/?p=1554"},"modified":"2026-01-28T18:42:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T18:42:01","slug":"mobo-awards-2026-eve-eddie-kadi-confirmed-to-host-olivia-dean-flo-tiwa-savage-more-to-perform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/mobo-awards-2026-eve-eddie-kadi-confirmed-to-host-olivia-dean-flo-tiwa-savage-more-to-perform\/","title":{"rendered":"MOBO Awards 2026: Eve &amp; Eddie Kadi Confirmed to Host \/ Olivia Dean, FLO, Tiwa Savage, &amp; More to Perform"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The<strong> MOBO Awards<\/strong> are going all out for their 30th anniversary. Set to take place at Manchester\u2019s<strong> Co-Op Live<\/strong> arena on <strong>March 26<\/strong>, the milestone edition of the annual celebration of Music of Black Origin promises to be unmissable.<\/p>\n<p>Today (<strong>January 28<\/strong>), organizers confirmed that Rap icon<strong> Eve<\/strong> will be hosting alongside a returning <strong>Eddie Kadi<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s not all! Because the first wave of performers has been unveiled, too.<\/p>\n<div id=\"primis10TGJ\" data-refreshrate=\"0\">Moments ago, it was confirmed that <strong>Olivia Dean, FLO,<\/strong> and<strong> Tiwa Savage <\/strong>make up the first wave of names to be announced as performers at the eagerly anticipated event.<\/div>\n<div id=\"primis10TGJ\" data-refreshrate=\"0\">Additional performers will be unveiled as the show draws nearer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-refreshrate=\"0\">\n<p><strong>Kanya King CBE<\/strong>, Founder and CEO of the MOBO Group, said:<\/p>\n<div id=\"primis10TGJ\" data-refreshrate=\"0\"><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cWe\u2019re incredibly proud to have the iconic Eve and the incomparable Eddie Kadi hosting the MOBO Awards in <\/strong><strong>Manchester. As we mark 30 years of MOBO, this moment feels especially powerful. Eve and <\/strong><strong>Eddie each represent excellence, authenticity and cultural impact in their own right \u00a0and <\/strong><strong>together, they embody the spirit, humour and global perspective that has always defined the<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>MOBO Awards.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"primis10TGJ\" data-refreshrate=\"0\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>We\u2019re equally thrilled to announce our first wave of performers, with Olivia Dean, FLO and Tiwa <\/strong><strong>Savage taking centre stage. These are artists shaping the sound of now bold, brilliant and <\/strong><strong>rooted in creative truth \u00a0and we can\u2019t wait to see them light up the MOBO stage in <\/strong><strong>Manchester.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"primis10TGJ\" data-refreshrate=\"0\"><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The MOBO Awards are going all out for their 30th anniversary. 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