News Rated Awards 20 July 2021
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Rated Awards 2021: Check Out The Nominees & Vote For Your Winners Now!

Author GRM DAILY
20 July 2021
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The nominees for the 2021 edition of our annual Rated Awards have now been announced!

Set to take place in September in partnership with YouTube Music, this year’s Rated Awards is a celebration of the best in Black British music based between 1st June 2020 to 1st June 2021.

In that time frame, a whole load of names made massive waves in the scene and many have been acknowledged for their contributions and impact to and on the culture.

From Breakthrough and Track of the Year to Album and Video of the Year, the awards span across ten categories and among those with multiple nods include Central Cee, Pa Salieu, Ghetts, ENNY, Abra Cadabra, AJ Tracey, Shaybo, Stormzy, slowthai and Headie One.

“Excited to be back celebrating the best in UK Rap & Grime music,” our CEO and founder Posty said of the awards. “It’s been an incredible year in music, congratulations to all of this year’s nominees.”

Voting is open now until 17th August and you can vote for who you want to win by clicking here!

Winners will be revealed when the virtual ceremony is streamed exclusively on our YouTube channel on Thursday 16th September 2021 at 7pm BST.

FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS:

Album of the Year

AJ Tracey – Flu Game

Bugzy Malone – The Resurrection

D Block Europe – The Blueprint- Us Vs. Them

Fredo – Money Can’t Buy Happiness

Ghetts – Conflict of Interest

Headie One – EDNA

K Trap – Street Side Effects

Loski – Music, Trial and Trauma: A Drill Story

Nines – Crabs In A Bucket

Slowthai – TYRON

Female Artist of the Year (Sponsored by +44 From Amazon Music)

Bree Runway 

Darkoo

ENNY

Ivorian Doll

Jorja Smith

Lady Leshurr

Ms Banks

Shaybo

Stefflon Don

Midas The Jagaban

Male Artist of the Year (Sponsored by A Jewellers )

AJ Tracey

Abra Cadabra

Central Cee 

Chip

Digga D

Fredo 

Ghetts

Headie One

Potter Payper

Tion Wayne

Breakthrough of the Year  (Supported by 1Xtra)

ArrDee

BackRoad Gee

ENNY

Central Cee

French The Kid

Jordan 

Shaybo

SR

Pa Salieu

Wewantwraiths

Personality of the Year

Big Zuu

Chunkz

Harry Pinero

Nella Rose

Michael Dapaah

Mo Gilligan

Munya Chawawa

Niko Omilana

Yung Filly

ZeZe Mills

Track of the Year

A1 & J1 – Latest Trends

Abra Cadabra – On Deck

Central Cee – Loading

Digga D – Woi

ENNY – Peng Black Girls (ft Amia Brave)

Headie One, Stormzy and AJ Tracey – Ain’t It Different

Nines – Airplane Mode (ft NSG)

Pa Salieu – My Family (ft BackRoad Gee)

Potter Payper – Purpose

Russ & Tion Wayne – Body

Video of the Year

Aitch – Safe To Say

AJ Tracey – Little More Love

Ghetts – Skengman Mode (ft. Stormzy)

Headie One – Princess Cuts (ft. Young T & Bugsey)

Little Simz –  Introvert

 Meekz – Respect The Come Up

Nines – Clout

Pa Salieu – My Family (ft. BackRoad Gee) 

Russ & Tion Wayne – Body

Slowthai, Skepta – Cancelled

Mixtape of the Year  (In Association with Porte Noire)

Abra Cadabra – Product of My Environment

Central Cee – Wild West

Chip – Snakes and Ladders

Digga D – Made In The Pyrex

Giggs – Now Or Never

M Huncho & Nafe Smallz – DNA

NSG – Roots

Pa Salieu – Send Them To Coventry

Potter Payper – Training Day 3

Unknown T – Rise Above Hate

Radio DJ of the Year

Charlie Sloth

DJ Target

Dotty

Henrie Kwushue

Kenny Allstar

Robert Bruce

Reece Parkinson

Snoochie Shy

Tiffany Calver

Yinka & Shayna Marie

Producer of the Year (Sponsored by Simply Meds)

169

5ive Beatz

Chris Rich

Ghosty

Gotcha

Hargo

M1OnTheBeat

P2J

R14

TSB

YouTube Music are the Official sponsors of the Rated Awards 2021 

Mixtape of the Year in association with Porte Noire

Breakthrough of the Year supported by 1Xtra

Female of the Year sponsored by +44 on Amazon Music

Male Artist of the Year sponsored by A Jewellers

Producer of the Year sponsored by Simply Meds