MOBO Awards founder, Kanya King dies at 57 after cancer battle
Kanya King, the British businesswoman who founded the MOBO Awards, has passed away. She died on June 3, 2026, at the age of 57 after a battle with colon cancer.
The MOBO Organisation, which King established, confirmed her death in an official statement posted on Instagram on Friday. “It is with immeasurable sorrow that MOBO Organisation announces the passing of its Founder and CEO, Kanya King CBE, on 3 June 2026 after a courageous battle with colon cancer,” the organization wrote.
King founded the Music of Black Origin (MOBO) awards program in 1996, which celebrates achievements in black music and culture in the United Kingdom.
Born on February 12, 1969, in Kilburn, north London, King was the daughter of an Irish mother and a Ghanaian father.
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