Chris Evans and Fearne Cotton

The teams behind the MOBO (Music of Black Origin) Awards and The Brits must be shaking in their boots. 

Via BBC News

The BBC Music Awards, celebrating the year’s best popular music, has been launched by the corporation as part of a wide-ranging musical strategy.

The awards will be the BBC’s biggest musical event after Glastonbury, uniting BBC One, BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2 ahead of a live show with Chris Evans and Fearne Cotton.

The event will be held on 11 December at London’s Earls Court.

Prizes will include British artist of the year and song of the year.

A panel of BBC presenters and producers will determine the best British artist and international artist awards, with viewers and listeners choosing the winning song of the year.

The awards will also feature a host of performances to review the year, as well as collaborations between well-known artists and the BBC Orchestra.

BBC Radios 1 and 2 and The One Show will offer behind the scenes access to the award ceremony.

Chris Evans and Fearne Cotton hosting? Playing it “safe” as usual BBC *rolls eyes*

No doubt there will be plenty of  smoozing for votes and under the table shenanigans from Universal Music Group executives leading up to this event, mixed in with the usual music award poliTRICKS.

I can’t wait….