MOBO founder Kanya King on the awards' new genres: "This felt like the right year to do it"
Ahead of the ceremony, King talks the wealth of UK Black alternative and dance music, the legacy of the awards and celebrating Jamal Edwards
MOBOs 2022: Nova Twins, Little Simz and FKA twigs among nominees
Organisers have introduced two new categories: Best Alternative Music Act and Best Electronic/Dance Act
Download Festival boss on gender-balanced festival line-ups: “All festivals need to look at how diverse they are”
Download Festival boss Andy Copping spoke to NME about the 20th anniversary of the festival being “the biggest Download yet” and not relying on heritage acts for headliners
Good Things Festival sideshows confirmed for Deftones, Gojira, Jinjer and more
Millencolin, Soulfly, 3OH!3 and Nova Twins are also scheduled to perform sideshows
Nova Twins on having Lizzo as a fan and their "elusive" Denzel Curry collab
The Mercury-nominated rock duo teased big things to come when chatting with NME
Little Simz wins the 2022 Mercury Prize for 'Sometimes I Might Be Introvert’
"I'm very, very overwhelmed"
These are the latest bookies odds for the winner of the Mercury Prize 2022
Little Simz, Self Esteem and Wet Leg are among the favourites
Mercury Prize 2022 confirms line-up of live performers
This year's ceremony was postponed last month following The Queen's death
Watch Nova Twins' thumping Live Lounge cover of Beyoncé's 'Break My Soul'
The duo's debut Live Lounge appearance saw them transform the original house-inspired track into a punchy rock anthem
Nova Twins extend UK and European 'Supernova' tour into 2023
Tickets go on sale later this week