| Main Performers | Tina Turner,
Des'ree,
Jay-Z - vocals |
| Secondary Performers | Kevin 'She' Kspere' Briggs,
D'Angelo,
Tim Westwood,
DJ 279,
DJ Spoony,
Jigs,
Matt White,
Tina,
Carl Cox,
Dru Hill
Ivona Brnelic, Solange Guenier, Clare Louise Turton - dancers
Jerry Springer,
Lionel Ritchie,
Lulu,
Victoria Beckham (Posh Spice),
Chris Eubank,
Eternal (Easther Bennett, Vernie Bennett) - prize-givers |
| Orchestra or Band | Another Level,
Phats and Small,
Ladysmith Black Mambazo,
Destiny's Child (Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, Farrah Franklin) |
| Set List | Award Winners:
London Tonight Best Newcomer - Kele Le Roc - ' Little Bit of Lovin'
Diesel Unsigned Act - Amoye
Hip Hop Act - Roots Manuva - 'Brand New Second Hand'
International Hip Hop Act - Jay-Z - 'Vol. II... Hard Knock Life'
Album - Beverley Knight - 'Prodigal Sista'
Channel 4 Dance Act - Shanks & Bigfoot - 'Sweet Like Chocolate'
Jazz Act - Denys Baptiste - 'Be Where You Are'
Gospel Act - Kirk Franklin - 'The NU Nation Project'
Drum and Bass Act - Grooverider - Mysteries of Funk'
International Act - Lauryn Hill - 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill'
MTV Video - TLC - 'No Scrubs'
The Malibu Reggae Act - Mr. Vegas - 'Heads High'
Best Producer - Rodney Jerkins (Whitney Houston)
Radio or Club DJ - Trevor Nelson (Radio 1/The Lick)
Club Night - Fresh 'N' Funky @ Hanover Grand (Aurora Carmena and Brian Norman)
Champagne Mercier International Single - Eminem - 'Hi! My Name Is... Slim Shady'
95.8 Capital FM Single - Kele Le Roc - 'My Love'
International R&B Act - Destiny's Child - 'The Writing's On The Wall'
Choice 96.9 FM R&B Act - Beverley Knight - 'Greatest Day'
Lifetime Achievement - Tina Turner
Contribution to Black Music - Erskine Thompson |
| Performance Notes | 'Tina Turner is awarded Lifetime Achievement Award: Given everything she overcame in her personal life, and all that she achieved in her professional career, this award was a no-brainer. In her acceptance speech she said of MOBO: "Black music has finally been recognised. I've been in the business since 1960 and to my knowledge black music has never been rewarded in this way."
Ladysmith Black Mambazo perform: MOBO went back to the roots of black music by inviting the popular South African vocal group to showcase their unmistakable sound.
Beverley Knight winning the Best Album award for 'Prodigal Sista', and in her speech she addresses the same sentiment that MOBO is built on: "Wow. I look around here and I am seeing a lot of United States visitors tonight, and it's wonderful to see you. I would like the UK record companies to notice and see that they could have the same calibre of artists if they would just believe in UK talent."'
(MOBO website, January 2016)
The event was recorded by MOBO Productions, directed by Julia Knowles and broadcast on Channel 4 on 7 October 1999 at 22:30.
Guests at the event included David Beckham (footballer). |
| Related Archival Material | Transparencies (RAHE/3/20/26),
Video (RAHE/5/1999/3) |