Returning after a successful launch event in 2015, the KA and GRM Daily Rated Awards are back for a second outing on September 7 to celebrate the work of grime’s finest exponents. And, according to its co-founders, the genre is in better shape than ever.

The event has undergone significant growth since making its inaugural outing last year, more than doubling its capacity from around 600 in year one to 1,300 in 2016. Previously held at Islington’s Gracepoint, this time ...