While my fellow bloggers/journalists sipped champagne and wolfed down West Indian cuisine at the MOBO (Music of Black Origin) Awards nominations launch party, held this year at London’s Mayfair Hotel, I was lying in the dentist’s chair having a tooth extracted!
Sad I know! (LOL)
Check out this years 2009 MOBO Awards nominations list.
BEST UK ACT
Alesha Dixon
Bashy
Beverley Knight
Chipmunk
Dizzee Rascal
DJ Ironik
Donae’o
Mr. Hudson
N-Dubz
Tinchy Stryder
BEST UK NEWCOMER
Alexandra Burke
Jade Ewen
JLS
Laura Izibor
Master Shortie
BEST R&B / SOUL ACT
Beverley Knight
Ciara
Jeremih
Keri Hilson
Lemar
BEST HIP HOP ACT
Chipmunk
Dizzee Rascal
Drake
Eminem
Kanye West
BEST VIDEO
‘Bonkers’ – Dizzee Rascal
‘Boy Does Nothing’ – Alesha Dixon
‘Diamond Rings’ – Chipmunk ft. Emeli Sande
‘Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)’ – Beyonce
‘Supernova’ – Mr. Hudson ft. Kanye West
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT
Akon
Beyonce
Ciara
Drake
Eminem
Jay Z
Kanye West
Keri Hilson
Lady Gaga
Mariah Carey
BEST SONG
‘Beat Again’ – JLS
‘Diamond Rings’ – Chipmunk ft. Emeli Sande
‘Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes’ – K.I.G. Family
‘Number One’ – Tinchy Stryder and N-Dubz
‘Strong Again’ – N-Dubz
BEST ALBUM
‘808s and Heartbreaks’ – Kanye West
‘Catch 22’ – Tinchy Stryder
‘Catch Me If You Can’ – Bashy
‘I Am? Sasha Fierce’ – Beyonce
‘Uncle B’ – N-Dubz
BEST REGGAE
Movado
Sean Paul
Serani
Tarrus Riley
Vybz Kartel
BEST JAZZ ACT
Diana Krall
Herbie Hancock
Madeleine Peyroux
Melody Gardot
Yolanda Brown
BEST AFRICAN ACT
Amadou and Mariam
Baaba Maal
Eidee
Femi Kuti
K’Naan
Lira
Mujava
Nneka
Oumou Sangare
Salif Kelta
BEST GOSPEL ACT
Desire to Worship God
Kiki Sheard
Mary Mary
New Direction Crew
1) Who thought it would be a good idea to include Lady GaGa in this years nominations list???? I can’t…… I just can’t… not tonight…..
2) Sean Paul nominated for a Best Reggae gong. Oh purleese… his new album hasn’t even dropped yet… or has it? Every year you can bet that “safe” Sean Paul will be included in the nominations list for Best Reggae act. RIDICULOUS!
3) Beverley Knight? I’m confused… apart from that one single/video (I can’t even remember the name of the track) I posted several weeks back what else has she released this year?
4) Drake! So off the back of ONE relatively popular single he receives a nomination? (shaking head in despair).
I’m too tired to go on!
Your thoughts please……
Categories: Joke
MAD NEWS UK 
just shoot me now. what has alexandra burke done to get a nomination?
I can’t..
*eLDee. Where’s the koko master? The blackest of devils (Wande Coal)? They really need to stop with the Single Ladies video.
Women vs men in same categories. That’s interesting. Kanye vs beyonce.
Seriously BLACK MUSIC? Minus the African/Jazz/Gospel categories which part…when will black people stop thinking that anything that they do musically is actually black music. this is a glorified pop music awards night for black people who make pop music.
If they just stopped calling to Music of Black origin I’d be very supportive.
No other race will bend twist and turn their origins so much for fear of being too ethnic. *Reclaimin rant goes elsewhere* Seriously, have you seen the official entertainment for Notting Hill Gate carnival? The Caribbean element is scarcely existent. Every other race and culture gets a gig in it though! When I went to Europes’s largest latin festival the other day, i didn’t see a need from the Latin community to accomodate Lady effin Gaga or the like.
Where black entertainment is concerned we must forever accomodate and not just be allowed to invite people in to celebrate our various cultures with authenticity- cha!
preach!