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UK RAGGA METALLERS Skindred took home Best Alternative Music Act at the 2024 MOBO (Music Of Black Origin) Awards, which was held at Sheffield’s Utilita Arena on February 7. Although the MOBO Awards have been going since 1996, the Best Alternative Music Act category was only introduced in 2022, and won that year by Bob Vylan. As there were no MOBO Awards in 2023, Skindred are only the second act to receive the prize, and beat off competition from the likes of ALT BLK ERA, Kid Bookie and Arlo Parks.
The award comes off the back of a string of recent achievements for Newport’s finest, including arena support slots with Kiss on their final tour and a career-best chart position for Smile, which reached No.2 on the UK’s Official Albums Chart.
In an interview after receiving their award, frontman Benji Webbe admitted the band had been anxious about the nomination, but were elated to win.
“We’ve been making music which is about bringing people together for a long time,” he explained. “For us, this is a great opportunity to bring more people to us.”