Now in its seventh year, the GRM Daily Rated Awards celebrates the best in British rap and grime, and this year saw big wins for Dave, Little Simz, KSI and a win for A1 x J1, who won the Breakthrough Artist Of The Year Award.
Picking up his award for Track Of The Year, which he won with the Stormzy-featuring ‘Clash’, Dave explained the four-year process behind the hit, which was inspired by his friend who had bought Jordan 1s and Jordan 4s and eventually reached No.2 on the Official UK Charts.
A special legacy award was also posthumously given to SB.TV founder and entrepreneur Jamal Edwards, who died earlier this year. Edwards’ mother accepted the award, Brenda and sister Tanisha and presented by the founder & CEO of GRM Daily, Post and founder of Link Up TV, Rashid Kasirye. A special video created by members of the SB.TV team was also played to celebrate his life and legacy.
Posty, Brenda Edwards, Tanisha Artman with Jamal Edwards’ posthumous legacy award.
Other awards went to KSI, for Personality Of The Year, Central Cee’s 23 mixtape and Mad About Bars host Kenny Allstar won Radio DJ Of The Year.
The event was held on Saturday, 22 October, and will be broadcast exclusively on E4 on Tuesday, 25 October. Big Zuu and Julie Adenuga hosted the show, with additional appearances from Munya Chawawa, Tiffany Calver, Adeola Patronne, Mariam Musa, Nella Rose, Snoochie Shy and Zeze Millz.
Here’s the list of nominees and winners in full:
Legacy Award Winner – Jamal Edwards
Album of the Year
Dave – We’re All Alone in This Together (WINNER)
Cleo Sol – Mother
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 (WINNER)
Arz
Bru-C
Clavish
Dreya Mac
Knucks
Nemzzz
Rimzee
Sainté
SwitchOTR
Female Artist of the Year
Little Simz (WINNER)
Cleo Sol
Darkoo
Dreya Mac
FLO
Ivorian Doll
Mahalia
Miraa May
Ms Banks
Stefflon Don
Male Artist of the Year
Dave (WINNER)
ArrDee
Central Cee
D-Block Europe
Digga D
K-Trap
M Huncho
Potter Payper
Russ Millions
Tion Wayne
Mixtape of the Year
Central Cee – 23 (WINNER)
ArrDee – Pier Pressure
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
KSI (WINNER)
Big Zuu
Chunkz
Harry Pinero
Mo Gilligan
Munya Chawawa
Nella Rose
Specs Gonzalez
Yung Filly
Zeze Millz
Producer of the Year
JAE5 (WINNER)
Chucks
Inflo
LiTek & WhyJay
LUCID
P2J
Quincy Tellem
Venna
WhyJay
Young Chencs
Radio DJ of the Year
Kenny Allstar (WINNER)
Charlie Sloth
DJ Target
Henrie Kwushue
Manny Norte
Rob Bruce
Sir Spyro
Snoochie Shy
Tiffany Calver
Yinka & Shayna Marie
Track of the Year
Dave – ‘Clash’ (feat. Stormzy) (WINNER)
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’
Potter Payper – ‘Gangsteritus’
Russ Millions – ‘Reggae & Calypso’ (feat. Buni & YV)
SwitchOTR – ‘Coming For You’ (feat. A1 x J1)
Video of the Year
Dave – Clash (feat. Stormzy) (WINNER)
Aitch – ‘1989’
Aitch – ‘Learning Curve’
CASisDEAD – ‘Boys Will Be Boys’
Dave – ‘Verdansk’
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’
