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| Mo Gilligan, Julie Agenuda & Posty / photo credit: Christopher Cargil - @ChristopherCargil1 |
Stefflon Don, J Hus, AJ Tracey, Aitch, Dizzee Rascal, Stormzy and D-Block Europe Amongst Winners
Iconic Performances from Kano, Dizzee Rascal, George The Poet, Abra Cadabra, M Huncho and Br3yna
- Hosted by Mo Gilligan & Julie Adenuga
- Featured exclusive iconic performances from the scenes biggest stars including Kano, Dizzee Rascal, George The Poet, Abra Cadabra, M Huncho and Br3yna
- Dizzee Rascal honoured with The Legacy Award – Acknowledging his contribution to sculpting the sound of Grime and changing the face of British music forever
- J Hus awarded prestigious Album of the Year Award for second album ‘Big Conspiracy’
- One of the biggest team ups for 2020, Tion Wayne, Dutchavelli and Stormzy win Best Track for anthem ‘I Dunno’
- Rapidly rising global superstar Stefflon Don won Female Artist of the Year
- Aitch & AJ Tracey ft Tay Keith – ‘Rain’ received the award for Video of the Year
- BBC 1 Xtra’s Kenny Allstar won Radio DJ of the Year
- London artist collective, D-Block Europe scoop two awards in Male Artist & Mixtape of the Year categories
- Dutchavelli, Chunkz, & producer JAE5 also took home awards
Britain’s premier award ceremony for black music, The Rated Awards announced the winners at virtual ceremony streamed on Wednesday 9th September at 7pm BST.
Returning in 2020 for its 5th year, this year’s GRM Daily Rated Awards celebrated the best talent in the UK music scene with the presentation of awards spanning over ten categories recognising some of the scene’s biggest names and their contribution to UK music between 1st June 2019 to 1st June 2020.
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| Mo Gilligan & Julie Adenuga / photo credit: Christopher Cargil - @ChristopherCargil1 |
Taking place as a virtual ceremony due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s Rated Awards was an immersive experience that took additional measures to produce the award show within COVID-19 guidelines; yet still managed to capture the vibrancy and diversity of the scene like no other award show could.
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| Posty / photo credit: Christopher Cargil - @ChristopherCargil1 |
Performances included Br3yna, who tore up the red carpet with her version of “Plenty” and Ivorian Doll laid down a fierce version of her latest single “Body Bag”.
Kano delivered a powerful performance of “Teardrops” directed by Aneil Karia (Top Boy, Surge) and created by Aneil Karia & Kano. The performance is dedicated in memory of the countless lives lost too soon to police brutality in the UK, both named and un-named: Adrian McDonald, Aston McLean, Azelle Rodney, Brian Douglas, Cherry Groce, Christopher Alder, Clinton McCurbin, Cynthia Jarrett, Darren Cumberbatch, David Oluwale, Edson Da Costa, Fosta Errol-Thompson, Frank Ogboru, Ibrahima Sey, Jack Susianta, Jermaine Baker, John Mikkelson, Jordan ‘Nathaniel’ Cooke, Joy Gardner, Kevin Clarke, Kingsley Burrell, Leon Briggs, Leon Patterson, Leroy ‘Junior’ Medford, Mark Duggan, Mikey Powell, Mzee Mohammed-Daley, Nicholas Ofusu, Nuno Cardoso, Olaseni ‘Seni’ Lewis, Oluwashijibomi ‘Shiji’ Lapite, Paul Coker, Rashan Charles, Ricky Bishop, Roger Sylvester, Sean Rigg, Sheku Bayoh, Simeon Francis, Smiley Culture (David Emmanuel), Terry Nicholas, Trevor Smith, Wayne Douglas, Winston Rose.
All profits from the views of this performance will be donated to the charity, INQUEST. More information on Inquest is available here: https://www.inquest.org.uk/
Another stand out highlight came from George The Poet with his Rated Awards exclusive, “It Was Written”. Shot on the streets of London, this love letter to the UK Rap scene highlights the phenomenal success with lyrics “Last year, UK Rap supplied 21% of plays in the country” and “26% of album sales and streams, our self-esteem, now propels the scene”. The performance goes on to pay homage to UK music icons with a lyrical history of UK Rap, from its London origins to the national success of regional stars such as Nottingham’s Young T & Bugsey and Manchester’s Aitch.
Dizzee Rascal closed the awards with a 16 minute legacy set showcasing a selection of tracks from throughout his career including “Sittin Here”, “Fix Up, Look Sharp”, “Stand Up Tall”, before finishing with “Bonkers”.
Elsewhere on the bill, the awards brought iconic performances from Abra Cadabra with ‘On Deck’, and M Huncho & Dutchavelli’s performance of ‘Burning’.
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| J Hus / photo credit: Theo Williams - @lack_of_user_names |
Album of the Year
J Hus – Big Conspiracy (WINNER)
Ard Adz – Miakeen
Cadet – The Rated Legend
Jme – Grime MC
Kano – Hoodies All Summer
Krept & Konan- Revenge Is Sweet
MoStack – Stacko
Skepta, Chip & Young Adz – Insommnia
Sneakbo – 9 Lives
Stormzy – Heavy Is The Head
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| Tion Wayne, Dutchavelli & Stormzy / photo credit: Christopher Cargil - @ChristopherCargil1 |
Tion Wayne - I Dunno (Ft. Stormzy & Dutachavelli) (WINNER)
Atich x AJ Tracey -
Aitch – Taste (Make It Shake)
Darkoo - Gangsta (Ft. One Acen)
D-Block Europe - Home P*ssy
Headie One - Both
J Hus - Must Be
Mist - So High (Ft. Fredo)
Stormzy - Own It (Ft. Ed Sheeran & Burna Boy)
Young T & Bugsey - Don't Rush (Ft. Headie One)
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| D-Block Europe / photo credit: Christopher Cargil - @ChristopherCargil1 |
D-Block Europe – PTSD (WINNER)
Aitch - AitcH2O
Blade Brown - Bags & Boxes 4
DigDat - Ei8ht Mile
Headie One - Music x Road
K-Trap - No Magic
M Huncho - Huncholini The First
Nafe Smallz - Goat World
OFB - Frontstreet
Yxng Bane - Quarantime
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| StefflonDon / photo credit: Salim Adam - @Salim_Adam |
Stefflon Don (WINNER)
Alicai Harley
Br3nya
Darkoo
Ivorian Doll
Lady Leshurr
Little Simz
Ms Banks
Shaybo
TeeZandos
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| D-Block Europe / photo credit: Christopher Cargil - @ChristopherCargil1 |
D-Block Europe (WINNER)
AJ Tracey
Aitch
Fredo
Headie One
J Hus
Krept & Konan
M Huncho
Stormzy
Young T & Bugsey
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| Aitch x AJ Tracey |
Aitch x AJ Tracey - Rain (Ft. Tay Keith) (WINNER)
B Young - Gucci Demon
DigDat x Aitch - Ei8ht Mile
Jme - Live (Ft. Merky Ace)
Kano - Trouble
Knucks - Home
K-Trap - Big Mood
M Huncho - Huncho For Mayor
Nines - Pride
Stormzy - Sounds of the Skeng
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| Chunkz / photo credit: Christopher Cargil - @ChristopherCargil1 |
Chunkz (WINNER)
Alhan
Chuckie Online
Mo Gilligan
Poet
Receipts Podcast ( Ghana'a Finest, Tolly T & Milena Sanchez)
Stevo the Madman
Yung Filly
Zeze Millz
3 Shots Of Tequila (Marvin Abbey, Mr Exposed and Tazer Black)
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| Dutchavelli / photo credit: Christopher Cargil - @ChristopherCargil1 |
Dutachavelli (WINNER)
Darkoo
DigDat
JAY1
M24
Mastermind
Meekz
M1llionz
Bandokay & Double Lz
Poundz
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| Kenny Allstar / photo credit: Christopher Cargil - @ChristopherCargil1 |
Kenny Allstar (WINNER)
Charlie Sloth
DJ Target
Dotty
Henrie Kwushue
Robert Bruce
Semtex
Snoochie Shy
Tiffany Calver
Yinka & Shayna Marie
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| JAE5 / photo credit: Theo Williams - @lack_of_user_names |
JAE5 (WINNER)
Fred Again
Ghosty
Hargo
iLL BLU
M1OnTheBeat
Nastylgia
QuincyTellEm
Rymez
TSB
The Rated Awards were founded by GRM Daily, an award winning platform at the epicentre of black British music culture since 2009. An outlet where the very best of black British music is whole heartedly celebrated, GRM has charted the scene’s rise from a largely underground phenomenon to its current status as the nation’s biggest youth culture movement. Along the way, they’ve been an influential launch pad for some of today’s biggest British artists and have amassed a huge loyal audience.
The Rated Awards 2020 with YouTube Music and German Doner Kebab was streamed on Wednesday 9th September @7pm BST, broadcast exclusively on GRM’s YouTube Channel & Ratedawards.com and hosted by Mo Gilligan & Julie Adenuga.
German Doner Kebab added: “German Doner Kebab has a great bond with the fanbase in the GRM Daily community who’ve shown a lot of love for our next level kebabs and we hope everyone has enjoyed watching the amazing talent in this year’s show.”
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