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Nominations for the 12th annual MOBO Awards have been announced. Dizzee Rascal and Amy Winehouse lead the charge with four nominations apiece.
'Best Jazz' makes a return to the foray after founder Kanya King last year decided to exclude the award after struggling for nominees, yet Jamelia, despite spending much of the year with a belly-full-of-baby and without a record deal, is included in the Best UK Female category. She faces fierce competition from Beverley Knight.
Nominations for the event include:
Best UK female
Amy Winehouse
Beverley Knight
Corinne Bailey Rae
Jamelia
Joss Stone
Best UK male
Dizzee Rascal
Kano
Lethal Bizzle
Sway
Wiley
Best international act
Akon
P Diddy
Kanye West
Rihanna
T.I.
Best Song
Amerie - 'Take Control'
Amy Winehouse - 'Rehab'
Dizzee Rascal - 'Sirens'
Neyo - 'Because of You'
Robin Thicke - 'Lost Without You'
Best UK Newcomer
Mutya Buena
N Dubz
Sadie Ama
Tinchy Stryder
UnkleJam
Best Video
Amy Winehouse - 'Back to Black'
Dizzee Rascal - 'Sirens'
Kanye West - 'Stronger'
Pussycat Dolls - 'Wait a Minute'
Rihanna - 'Umbrella'
Best Hip Hop
50 Cent
Common
Dizzee Rascal
Kano
Kanye West
Best R&B
Akon
Amy Winehouse
Lemar
Nathan
Ne-Yo
Best Reggae
Collie Buddz
Sean Kingston
Shaggy
Stephen Marley
Tony Matterhorn
Best Gospel
4 Kornerz
BlushUK
G-Force
Jahaziel
Priscilla Jones
Best DJ
George Kay
Jigs
Rampage
Ras Kwame
Ronnie Herel
Semtex
Shortee Blitz
Steve Sutherland
Tim Westwood
Trevor Nelson
Best Jazz
Abram Wilson
Byron Wallen
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Soweto Kinch
Wynton Marsalis
Rihanna or Amerie? Kano or Kanye? Trevor Nelson or Tim Westwood? etc, etc, etc.
The awards take place on September 19 at the O2 Arena.
