The MOBO Awards 2018 have been scrapped after organisers announced they're working on a "bigger and bolder" future for the star-studded ceremony.

The awards, which stand for Music Of Black Origin, have been going for 22 years and were due to take place this November.

But the people behind it have confirmed there will be no red carpet event this year as the whole awards need to be rebranded.

In a tweet from its official account, the MOBOs said: "The evolution of the MOBO Awards is always at the forefront of our mind and we want to ensure that we continue to build on the strong foundation of the brand and its heritage for a wider purpose and bigger impact.

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"We will bring the platform to brand new heights and, most importantly, continue to amplify the exposure of the large pool of exceptional talent celebrated by MOBO."

It continued: "As a result, the MOBO Awards will not take place this year but will return in 2019."

The tweet added that next year's awards ceremony will be "a much bigger revamed show" which will announce "major partnerships as well as introducing a series of initiatives and events over the next 12 months in music, film and entrepreneurship".

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"We understand that the MOBO Awards will be missed this year, but we will return next year, BIGGER AND BOLDER."

Kanya King, who co-founded the awards in 1996 with Andy Ruffell and now works as its CEO, said in a statement: "We understand that the MOBO Awards will be missed this year, but we will be back in 2019, bigger and bolder.

"The evolution of the MOBO Awards is always at the forefront of our mind and we want to ensure that we continue to build on the strong foundation of the brand and its heritage for a wider purpose and bigger impact.

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"We will bring the platform to brand new heights and most importantly, continue to amplify the exposure of the large pool of exceptional talent celebrated by MOBO. In this respect we are very pleased to be teaming up with Ogilvy UK."

The MOBOs have helped shape the careers of artists like Stormzy, Craig David, Krept and Konan, Ms Dynamite, Rita Ora and Kano.