MOBOs founder Kanya King dies aged 57 after colon cancer

MOBOs founder Kanya King has died (Picture: Getty Images)Kanya King, founder of the MOBO Awards, has died at the age of 57.The news was announced on Friday, more than a year after King revealed she had been diagnosed with colon cancer.
In a statement, the MOBOs organisation said: ‘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