The nominations for the 2010 MOBO Awards have now been revealed.
The nominations are revealed ahead of this year’s ceremony which is taking place in Liverpool at the Echo Arena on October 20th.
Tinie Tempah is leading the nominations being elected in four categories.
The full nominations are as follows;
Best Newcomer
Tinie Tempah
Professor Green
Scorcher
Labrinth
Devlin
Best UK Act
Tinie Tempah
Jay Sean
Tinchy Stryder
Taio Cruz
Chipmunk
N-Dubz
Giggs
JLS
Roll Deep
MIA
Dizzee Rascal
Alexandra Burke
Sade
Plan B
Leona Lewis
Best Song
Taio Cruz ft Ke$ha – ‘Dirty Picture’
Tinie Tempah – ‘Pass Out’
N-Dubz ft Mr Hudson – ‘Playing With Fire’
Mark Ronson & The Business INTL ft Q-Tip & MNDR – ‘Bang, Bang, Bang’
Professor Green ft Ed Drewett – ‘I Need You Tonight’
Best UK R&B/Soul
Sade
Natalie Williams
Corinne Bailey Rae
McLean
Plan B
Best UK Hip Hop/Grime
Giggs
Professor Green
Skepta
Akala
Wiley
Best International Act
Drake
Alicia Keys
Jay-Z
Rihanna
Eminem
Janelle Monae
Black Eyed Peas
Nicki Minaj
Ne-Yo
Usher
Beyonce
Jason Derulo
Lil Wayne
Travie McCoy
Trey Songz
Best Reggae
Damian Marley
Mavado
GYPTIAN
Vybz Kartel
GAPPY RANKS
Best Album
Plan B – ‘The Defamation If Strickland Banks’
JLS – ‘JLS’
N-Dubz – ‘Against All Odds’
Chipmunk – ‘I Am Chipmunk’
Dizzee Rascal – ‘Tongue N’ Cheek’
Best Video
Mark Ronson & The Business INTL ft Q-Tip & MNDR – ‘Bang, Bang, Bang’
Tinie Tempah ft Labrinth – ‘Frisky’
Tinchy Stryder – ‘You’re Not Alone’
Alesha Dixon – ‘Drummer Boy’
Dizzee Rascal – ‘Dirtee Disco’
Best African Act
K’Naan (Somalia)
P-Square (Nigeria)
Hip Hop Pantsula (South Africa)
JJC (Nigeria)
Banky W. (Nigeria)
Concha Buika (Equatorial Guinea)
Mulatu Astatke (Ethiopia)
Wanlov The Kubolor (Ghana)
Angélique Kidjo (Benin)
M3NSA (Ghana)
Yuri Da Cunha (Angola)
Tinny (Ghana)
Waldemar Bastos (Zimbabwe)
Staff Benda Bilili (Congo-Kinshasa)
BLK JKS (South Africa)
Best Gospel Act
Faith Child
Guvna B
Rachel Kerr
Jake Isaac
Beverley Trotman
Best Jazz Act
Robert Glasper
Brad Mehldau
Empirical
Phronesis
John McLaughlin
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