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Kanya King

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Kanya King (12 February 1969 – 3 June 2026) was a British businesswoman who founded the MOBO Awards in 1996, honouring achievements in "music of Black origin".

2026

Kanya King MBE, Honorary Doctorate (D.Mus), SOAS Graduation 2017+ 1 event2 Aug 2026

MOBOs founder Kanya King dies aged 57 after colon cancer29 Jun 2026

Bench · From the editorial desk13 Jun 2026

The stage Kanya King built

The MOBO founder didn't just celebrate Black British music—she gave it institutional heft when no one else would.

By Hannelore Schiff · Obituarist

Kanya King: the inclusive visionary who changed UK music forever10 Jun 2026

Kanya King obituary9 Jun 2026

Kanya King, the single mother who remortgaged her home to build the MOBO Awards, dies aged 576 Jun 2026

Stars pay tribute to 'visionary' Mobo Awards founder Kanya King5 Jun 2026

MOBO Organisation - Statement on the passing of Kanya King CBE5 Jun 2026

Kanya King Dies: Founder Of The UK's MOBO Awards Was 575 Jun 2026

Kanya King, MOBOs Founder and Black Music Champion, Dies at 57 Following Cancer Diagnosis5 Jun 2026

Kanya King CBE, Founder of MOBO Awards, Dies at 575 Jun 2026

Kanya King, founder of Mobo awards for Black British music, dies aged 575 Jun 2026

I'm still here. Still building. Deeply grateful.29 Mar 2026

2025

Ivors Academy reveals 2025 Honours recipients including Kanya King, Jon Platt & Sir Richard Branson8 Sep 2025

2024

LIVE Awards honours Kanya King as MOBO founder reveals cancer diagnosis12 Dec 2024

Mobo Awards Founder Kanya King Reveals Cancer Diagnosis12 Dec 2024

2022

Soho House | MOBO Awards founder Kanya King on redefining British music29 Dec 2022

2021

'I believe in the power of music to change lives': Kanya King's Music Week Awards speech in full15 Sep 2021

Music Week Awards 2021: All the winners at the biggest ever edition14 Sep 2021

2019

Raheem Sterling joins Meghan and Stormzy in top 100 most influential black Brits25 Oct 2019

2018

Déj Mahoney talks to BBC Radio 4's June Sarpong about Kanya King and the launch of the Mobo Awards18 Aug 2018

No. 623109 Jun 2018

The Queen's Birthday Honours List 20188 Jun 2018

2017

'Our strongest awards yet': Kanya King on this year's MOBOs29 Nov 2017

Leeds Beckett students to work at 2017 MOBO awards23 Nov 2017

Founder of Mobos talks life and Leeds17 Nov 2017

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