MOBO Awards 2024: Sheffield councillor Minesh Parekh ecstatic as city announced as hosts

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Following the announcement that the 26th annual MOBO awards will be hosted at the Utilita Arena in Sheffield, Coun Minesh Parekh (Labour lead for Economic Development and Skills Policy) welcomed the 'fantastic' news.

He said Sheffield has a rich musical heritage and he was "incredibly proud" that the Steel City had been chosen as the hosts in 2024.
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00:00 Today we woke up to the fantastic announcement that MoBo Awards are coming to Sheffield.
00:04 These are the UK's largest celebration of Black music and culture, and we're incredibly
00:09 proud that Sheffield has been chosen as the host city for 2024.
00:13 Sheffield has a rich musical heritage, and I'm really keen to see a legacy to bring
00:17 the MoBos here, by inspiring a new generation of homegrown artists and performers.
00:23 Earlier this month, the Council adopted a framework to bring even more major events
00:26 to the city.
00:27 It's great that this is already starting to pay off, with one of Europe's largest
00:31 music award ceremonies coming to Sheffield.

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