Mobo awards 2024: Central Cee tops winners thanks to megahit Sprinter
London MC wins best male and song of the year, while Potter Payper beats stiff competition to win album of the year
December 2023
Sault review – utterly astonishing debut show by UK soul enigmas
Joined by string sections, choristers and teams of dancers, the eclectic collective – including Cleo Sol, Little Simz and Michael Kiwanuka – lead an electrifying immersive event
September 2023
Cleo Sol: Heaven review – soulful succour from the Sault singer
Part of the enigmatic London collective, the singer-songwriter’s third album is a balm of cool, dreamy reflections on faith, love and courage
May 2023
Wet Leg named songwriters of the year at Ivor Novello awards
Isle of Wight duo hailed for ‘fresh, unapologetic and direct’ songs, while Harry Styles, Raye, Sault, Charli XCX and Florence + the Machine are among the other winners
April 2023
Harry Styles, Cleo Sol and Inflo top nominations for 2023 Ivor Novello awards
British songwriting awards also acknowledge Florence + the Machine, Wet Leg, Central Cee and more
November 2022
Little Simz and Knucks share best album prize as Mobo winners announced
Sault: Aiir, Earth, Today & Tomorrow, Untitled (God), 11 review – an act of supreme generosity
June 2022
Cleo Sol review – rare gig shows neo-soul star is a natural live performer
The Sault singer creates an intimate atmosphere with her affable yet commanding stage presence, as if she knows everyone there personally
April 2022
Sault: Air review – a daring act of creative rebirth pays off
Taking bold risks with a mostly wordless sixth album, Dean Josiah Cover ascends to spiritual new heights
February 2022
Worthy winners aside, the Brits is struggling to keep pace with modern pop
Alexis Petridis
TikTok voting and gaming stars haven’t altered the music awards’ predictable roster of chart-toppers
January 2022
Brit awards 2022: Inflo is first non-white winner of producer of the year
Sault co-founder, who has worked with Adele and Little Simz, thanks ‘all the Black producers before me – I am you’
December 2021
Best music of 2021
The 50 best albums of 2021
Best music of 2021
The 50 best albums of 2021, No 6: Sault – Nine
September 2021
Mercury prize 2021: Arlo Parks wins for Collapsed in Sunbeams
Sault: Nine review – a masterclass in anger and balm
December 2020
Best music of 2020
The 50 best albums of 2020: the full list
Our countdown is complete, topped by a mercurial work of sprawling invention by a woman who has dug deep to survive. Taken as a whole, these choices contain drama, solace, poetry and fire, a fitting selection for a turbulent year
