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Fresh from his success at the Q Awards earlier that day, Sam Smith took home four MOBO awards last night at the ceremony at Wembley.
Smith said on the night: “This is truly a dream come true. It feels amazing. I hardly ever win awards and I never got awards in school for anything so it is really surreal for me to have five in one day. I don’t know where I’ll put them all. I need a cabinet. Well actually I need a house big enough for a cabinet.”
One suspects that if his album remains in the top five for much longer, this shouldn't be a problem.
When asked about the followup to In The Lonely Hour the Guardian reports he said simply “I can always find a reason to be sad in life. I think honest songs make the best songs, and whether they are sad or happy, they have just got to be relatable.”
The list in full:
Best African Act: Fuse ODG
Best Reggae Act: Stylo G
Best HipHop Act: Krept and Konan
Best RnB/Soul Act: Sam Smith
Best Gospel Act: Living Faith Connection Choir
Best Jazz Act: Zara McFarlane
Best Grime Act: Stormzy (In association with BBC Radio 1Xtra)
Best Newcomer: Ella Eyre (In association with HTC)
Best Male: Sam Smith
Best Female: Jessie J
Best Intl: Beyoncé
Best Video: Skepta ft J.M.E ‘That’s Not Me'
Best Song: Sam Smith ‘Stay With Me'
Best Album: Sam Smith
Inspiration Award: Idris Elba
Sam Smith will tour the UK later this month, before playing a host of larger shows in March 2015, including three sold out nights at O2 Academy Brixton.
Full dates are below, for more information and ticket details visit here.
October 2014
23 Glasgow, O2 ABC
24 Leeds, O2 Academy
25 Newcastle, O2 Academy
27 Birmingham, O2 Academy
28 Nottingham, Rock City
29 Manchester, Albert Hall
30 Manchester, Albert Hall
November 2014
03 Cambridge, Corn Exchange
04 Bristol, Colston Hill
06 London, Eventim Apollo
07 London, Eventim Apollo
March 2015
16 Glasgow, O2 Academy
17 Glasgow, O2 Academy
19 Manchester, O2 Apollo
20 Manchester, O2 ApollO
22 Wolverhampton, Civic Hall
23 Wolverhampton, Civic Hall
25 London, O2 Academy Brixton
26 London, O2 Academy Brixton
27 London, O2 Academy Brixton
Other than Smith's triumph, Gigwise's own personal highlight of the night came from a very different artist. There was something absolutely wonderful about watching Skepta take to the stage to collect his award for That's Not Me, announcing he didn't have a ticket for the awards and then declare that his winning video only cost £80.
Below: Watch Skepta featuring JME That's Not Me
