E4 to broadcast GRM Daily Rated Awards 2022

12 October 2022

THE AWARDS CEREMONY WILL BE BROADCAST ON TUESDAY 25TH OCTOBER AT 10PM HOSTED BY BIG ZUU AND JULIE ADENUGA

With performances from ArrDee, Clavish, Ms Banks, K-Trap, Knucks, Blade Brown, SL, Dreya Mac and Ivorian Doll

E4 will broadcast the Rated Awards, Britain’s premier award ceremony for black music, on Tuesday 25th October at 10pm.

Returning for its 7th year, the awards will celebrate the best talent in UK music and will bring together a range of iconic talent and performances rarely seen at other award ceremonies.

Full details of this year’s ceremony are now being announced, with Big Zuu and Julie Adenuga confirmed to host. There will be performances from some of the country’s biggest stars including ArrDee, Blade Brown, Clavish, Dreya Mac, Ivorian Doll, Knucks, K-Trap, Ms Banks and SL.

Guest presenters on the night will include Adeola Patronne, Beta Squad, Mariam Musa, Nella Rose, Snoochie Shy and Zeze Millz. Whilst Nella Rose and America Foster will be backstage capturing all the gossip and reactions for Channel 4’s digital channels.

The Rated Awards honour some of the UK's biggest names and their achievements between 1st June 2021 to 1st June 2022.

Dave leads the way with six nominations including both Track of the Year and Video of the Year, with his Stormzy collaboration “Clash” up for both. Dave is also up for Male Artist of the Year and the prestigious Album of the Year award for We’re All Alone In This Together where he’s set to face tough competition from the likes of Little Simz, Fredo, Cleo Sol, Tion Wayne, M Huncho, Knucks and Kojey Radical.

Aitch, ArrDee, Cleo Sol, Dave, Little Simz, M Huncho, and Tion Wayne are among the artists with multiple nods each. The awards span over ten categories from Breakthrough and Video of the Year, to Album and Personality of the Year

Album of the Year nominees Cleo Sol and Little Simz are up against Mahalia, Ms Banks, Stefflon Don, Miraa May as well as newcomers FLO and Dreya Mac for Female Artist of the Year. The always hotly contested Breakthrough category features a strong shortlist including A1 x J1, Dreya Mac, Knucks and SwitchOTR. Packed with huge hits, the Track of the Year category will see Dave’s #1 single “Starlight”, Central Cee’s PinkPantheress-sampling smash “Obsessed With You”, Aitch’s Ashanti-assisted “Baby” as well as ArrDee’s “Flowers (Say My Name)” battle it out. Full nominations below.

Notes to editors:

Personality of the Year is supported by Channel 4

Breakthrough of the Year is supported by BBC Radio 1Xtra

Female of the Year is sponsored by YouTube Shorts

Video of the Year is sponsored by YouTube Shorts

Radio DJ of the Year is sponsored by Chivas Regal

Producer of the Year is sponsored by Reboxed

Track of the Year is sponsored by Capital Xtra
 

FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS

Album of the Year

Cleo Sol - Mother

Dave - We’re All Alone In This Together

Fredo - Independence Day

Knucks - ALPHA PLACE

Kojey Radical - Reason to Smile

Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert

M Huncho - Chasing Euphoria

Tion Wayne - Green With Envy
 

Breakthrough of the Year

A1 x J1

Arz

Bru-C

Clavish

Dreya Mac

Knucks

Nemzzz

Rimzee

Sainté

SwitchOTR
 

Female Artist of the Year

Cleo Sol

Darkoo

Dreya Mac

FLO

Ivorian Doll

Little Simz

Mahalia

Miraa May

Ms Banks

Stefflon Don
 

Male Artist of the Year

ArrDee

Central Cee

D-Block Europe

Dave

Digga D

K-Trap

M Huncho

Potter Payper

Russ Millions

Tion Wayne
 

Mixtape of the Year

ArrDee - Pier Pressure

Central Cee - 23

D-Block Europe - Home Alone 2

Digga D - Noughty By Nature

K-Trap - Trapo

K-Trap & Blade Brown - Joints

M1llionz - Provisional License

Potter Payper - Thanks For Waiting

Unknown T - Adolescence

Youngs Teflon - All Eyes On Me Against The World
 

Personality of the Year

Big Zuu

Chunkz

Harry Pinero

KSI

Mo Gilligan

Munya Chawawa

Nella Rose

Specs Gonzalez

Yung Filly

Zeze Millz
 

Producer of the Year

Chucks

Inflo

JAE5

LiTek & WhyJay

LUCID

P2J

Quincy Tellem

Venna

Nathaniel London

Young Chencs
 

Radio DJ of the Year

Charlie Sloth

DJ Target

Henrie Kwushue

Kenny Allstar

Manny Norte

Rob Bruce

Sir Spyro

Snoochie Shy

Tiffany Calver

Yinka & Shayna Marie
 

Track of the Year

Aitch - Baby (feat. Ashanti)

ArrDee - Flowers (Say My Name)

Benzz - Je M’appelle

Central Cee - Obsessed With You

D-Block Europe - Overseas (feat. Central Cee)

Dave - Starlight

Dave - Clash (feat. Stormzy)

Potter Payper - Gangsteritus ft Tiggs Da Author

Russ Millions - Reggae & Calypso (feat. Buni & YV)

SwitchOTR - Coming For You (feat. A1 x J1)

Video of the Year

Aitch - 1989

Aitch - Learning Curve

CASisDEAD - Boys Will Be Boys

Dave - Verdansk

Dave - Clash (feat. Stormzy)

Knucks - Alpha House / Hide & Seek

Little Simz - Point And Kill (feat. Obongjayar)

M Huncho - Warzone (feat. Headie One)

Pa Salieu - Glidin’ (feat. slowthai)

Stefflon Don & Ms Banks - Dip