The MOBO Awards (an acronym for Music of Black Origin) were established in 1996 by Kanya King.
They are held annually in the United Kingdom to recognize artists of any race or nationality performing music of black origin.
The National Jazz Awards, presented by Galaxie, CBC's Continuous Music Network, Slaight Communications and generously supported by FACTOR, has confirmed that the hosts of this year's National Jazz Awards are Tim Tamashiro, an artist in his own right and weekend host of CBC Radio's Tonic and Karen Gordon, a modern-day renaissance woman – in demand as writer, radio host, film reviewer and media trainer but probably first and foremost a music lover.
Also, an award is presented to the player of the year on sax, piano, drums, bass, guitar, etc.
SOCAN administers these rights on behalf of its members (composers, lyricists, songwriters, and their publishers) and those of affiliated international organizations by licensing the use of their music in Canada.