Last night’s MOBO Awards nomination launch party

Last night the UK “URBAN” press were out in full force for the 2012 MOBO (Music of Black Origin) Awards nominations launch party which took place in London’s trendy Soho.

MOBO founder Kanya King said:

We are very excited about the nominations for  the 17th MOBO Awards. The talent this year has been truly exceptional and  we are so proud to be flying the flag for urban music which has again been  dominating the charts in the past MOBO Music year.

The MOBO Awards 2012 ceremony will take place on November 3 at the ECHO Arena in Liverpool.

Check out the highly anticipated nominations list below….

Best Newcomer

 Delilah

 StooShe

 Angel

 Rudimental

 Lianne La Havas

 AlunaGeorge

 Conor Maynard

 Jessie Ware

 Misha B

 Rita Ora

 Best UK Male

 Labrinth

 Ed Sheeran

 Plan B

 Professor Green

 Wiley

 Rizzle Kicks

Best UK Female

 Emeli Sandé

 Rita Ora

 Jessie J

 Jessie Ware

 Rebecca Ferguson

 Tulisa

Best Video

 Emeli Sandé – My Kind Of Love

 JLS – Do You Feel What I Feel

 Plan B – Ill Manors

 Rizzle Kicks – Mama Do The Hump

 Rita Ora ft. Tinie Tempah – R.I.P.

Best Hip-Hop/Grime

 Devlin

 Plan B

 Professor Green

 Wiley

 Wretch 32

Best Album

 Ed Sheeran – +

 Emeli Sandé – Our Version of Events

 Labrinth – Electronic Earth

 Plan B – Ill Manors

 Rita Ora – Ora

Best R&B/Soul Act

 Angel

 Emeli Sandé

 Labrinth

 Maverick Sabre

 Rebecca Ferguson

Best Song

 Ed Sheeran – Lego House

 Emeli Sandé – Next To Me

 Plan B – Ill Manors

 Labrinth feat. Tinie Tempah – Earthquake

 Michael Kiwanuka – I’ll Get Along

Best International Act

 Azealia Banks

 Beyoncé

 Drake

 Jay Z and Kanye West

 Frank Ocean

 Nas

 Nicki Minaj

 Ne-Yo

 Rick Ross

 Rihanna

Best African Act

 Fatoumata Diawara

 P Square

 The Very Best

 Spoek Mathambo

 D’Banj

 Fally Ipupa

 Sarkodi Duncwills

 Cabo Snoop

 Camp Mulla

 Amadou and Mariam

Best Reggae Act

 Popcaan

 Sean Paul

 Konshens

 Damian Marley

 Mr. Vegas

Best Jazz Act

 Ayanna Witter-Johnson

 Femi Temowo

 Zara Mcfarlane

 Roller Trio

 Zoe Rahman

Best Gospel Act

 V9 Collective

 Rachel Kerr

 Ni-Cola

 Ram1

 El Mafrex

Tulisa receives a Best UK Female nomination – REALLY??? How is that possible???

Ed Sheeran – *confused face*

Maverick Sabre receives Best R&B/Soul nomination – I’m surprised they didn’t throw in a Best Reggae nomination too.

The individuals who sit on the MOBO committee and put together the nomination lists each year are a bunch of  jokers.

I’m done.