Catherine

[Coventry City @CoventryCityFC]

It had to be Cov. 🇬🇭

[DOPENATION @GhDopeNation]

KAKALIKA is a World Cup Song 🏆 . Lets make sure @FIFAWorldCup gets this !!

[MOBO Awards @MOBOAwards]

It is with immeasurable sorrow that the MOBO Organisation announces the passing of its Founder and CEO, Kanya King CBE.

Kanya passed away peacefully on 3 June 2026 after a courageous and characteristically determined battle with colon cancer. She was surrounded by her family, close friends and love.

Thirty years ago, Kanya King remortgaged her home, alone, without institutional backing or industry support, to build a stage that would transform British music forever.

She was a single mother from a Kilburn council estate who was told that Black music was too niche, that there was no market and that the industry was not interested. Instead of arguing, she built. Six weeks later, the first MOBO Awards was broadcast to the nation, and nothing was ever the same again.

What Kanya created was never simply an awards ceremony. It was an act of cultural justice. MOBO did not just celebrate Black music; it legitimised it, amplified it and transformed the cultural landscape of the UK.

From Stormzy, Little Simz and RAYE to Craig David, Ms. Dynamite, Amy Winehouse, Central Cee and countless others, generations of artists have benefited from Kanya King's vision.

She built a platform that reached hundreds of millions of people around the world. She was awarded a CBE and received an Ivors Academy Honour in 2025. She never stopped. She never asked for permission. She never accepted that the word “no” was final.

When she stood on the MOBO stage in Newcastle in February 2025, just months after her diagnosis, she told the audience: “I never allowed someone to define my limits. Not in life. Not in business. And I’m certainly not going to have that happen now.”

That was Kanya King. Right to the very end.

The 2026 MOBO Awards, held during the Organisation’s landmark 30th anniversary year, will be dedicated entirely to her memory.

The world was a profoundly better place with Kanya King in it. The MOBO family is heartbroken, but endlessly grateful, proud and inspired by everything she gave to music, culture and future generations.

Rest in power, Kanya.

You built this.

All of it.

[TONI TONE @t0nit0ne]

I knew it, but God did it ♾️

[Catherine @cathy_yaa]

Woow 😳😳

[Garage @garage_ghana]

After an incredible journey, the time has come for us to say goodbye.
Thank you for the memories, the music, and the magic.
Garage is officially closing its doors.

With love,
The Garage Team ❤️

[Catherine @cathy_yaa]

This is so sweet 🥹🥹

[Kwame Amo Dadzie @kwamemoments]

Chale! I didn't expect this at all, you all have truly overwhelmed me this morning. To everyone who has sent love tokens to Mr. Sampson Kpaklo, he says God bless you!

[Iyke @currentiyke]

The cutest thing I've seen today❤️❤️❤️

[BIG J. @thejfrimpong]

Praying for a safe, smooth and fair election in Ghana today. Make sure you exercise your right to vote! 🇬🇭

[Catherine @cathy_yaa]

Sigh Evri strikes again 🙃

[Catherine @cathy_yaa]

Ooo noo 🥲 May his soul rest in peace 🙏🏾

[Ronke Lawal @ronkelawal]

Sad to learn that John Mensah, the founder of Uncle John's bakery has passed away. Mr Mensah was a Ghanaian visionary in the UK who carved a path for many for over 30 years.

Prayers of comfort to his loved ones. May he rest in peace.

https://t.co/LPImaaLdPg

[db 🖤 @dbcxptures]

🤌🏼 my photos featured in the Guardian.

Shoutout @Room187UK 🖤

https://t.co/m6txGDTQNX

[Room 187 @Room187UK]

We've been featured in @guardian! 🫡

We talked about our origins and motivations for running #ROOM187

Read more:
https://t.co/zUXJz0WmvJ

[Catherine @cathy_yaa]

Great article 👏🏾👏🏾

[Room 187 @Room187UK]

We've been featured in @guardian! 🫡

We talked about our origins and motivations for running #ROOM187

Read more:
https://t.co/zUXJz0WmvJ

[Future Dr’/Paeds Neuropsych @TheFredaLee]

04.10.2024🥳🤍💍🌿

[Meistermind @mistameister]

2+2 is 4 , and 1+2+1 is also 4. There are so many ways to arrive at the same results. Your journey isn’t the same as others. Trust your process and you will get there at your own time and that’s also valid!

[Dr Sneaker Nyame @Sneakernyame]

Repost this video everywhere. #StopGalamseyNow #FreetheCitizens

[The Kabs Family @FamilyKabs]

#TheKabsWedding2024 the trailer……

We can’t wait to share the main video with you #TeamKabs but for now let’s enjoy a lil snippet of how the day went! ❤️💍

@MarvBrownFilms Created a MOVIE 🎬🎥

#TheKabsFamily

[Koko @ximply_kay]

The Designer and the dress!😍🌹

[The Kabs Family @FamilyKabs]

It’s OFFICIAL!!!! Mr & Mrs Kabs 💍
#thekabswedding2024

[Temi @TopeTops]

Oooof 😮‍💨🥵

#MyBlessing24