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1XTRA NEWS: THE REAL TALK OF THE STREETS
MOBO nominations
Sway and Lemar
Lemar leads the way at this year's Mobo Awards with five nominations. Surprised?
He's up for the UK act of the year, best album plus best single for If There's Any Justice, best video and best R&B act.

Check out the full list of nominations

Other nominations went to John Legend, he got three nods for best album, best R&B act and best video while Mariah and Snoop Dogg are up for two awards.

Kano, Lethal B, Nate James, Roll Deep and Sway will all compete in the Best UK Newcomer category.
Did you buy Lemar's album? What do you think of this year's MOBO shortlist? Are you surprised with rappers like Sway, Kano and Lethal B getting nominations? Who should have got props but hasn't? Who deserves to win a MOBO this year?

javan82
I wonder if TOK, sizzle or capelton are going to be nominated for best Reggae Act this year

Lady J
Well for me, its gots to be Best Album Kano - Home sweet home Best Hip-Hop Act The Game Best R&B Act - John legend and Terri Walker are gud but for 19! Ciara def has to take it. Best single -Amerie 1 thing Best UK Newcomer - Kano Best Video - Drop it like its hot (only coz Pharrell makes it gud) Best reggae act - been rinsed a bit but Daddy Yankee UK Act of the Year - Kano!! Yea so how do we vote??

HSJ
Between Kano and Sway for best UK newcomer, Lethal B POW for best single. They should have a category for worst album name. Think Mariah deserved to win that :D

Kay
Ok, being a UK award show Im torn on a few a catagories and some of my choices are slightly biased!

Best Hip Hop - Sway

Best R&B - Mariah Carey

Best Single - Amerie

Best UK Newcomer - Kano

UK Act of the Year - Kano

Best Video - Missy

Reggae Act -Damien Marley

Best Album - I wanna say Kano - but could easily choose Common, John Legend or Mariah. Cos they're albums were equally as tight!

clarkie
best single has to go to lethal bizzle - Pow without any contenders

Andy H
Beverley Knight? Britain's best soul talent? Overlooked again? What's the point anymore MOBOs?

Barry Davis
The Emancipation of Mimi should win best album whether people like her or not, it is a mix of everything she's good at while We Belong Together is flawless. She deserves the comeback, she's having because she concentrates on music and not gimmicks. Jermaine Dupri should win an award for services to Black music.

Nabil
i think that panjabi hit squad should be in MOBO because they represent Desi bests to the uk.

curtis
the mobos are rubbish! no skinnyman, no beastie boys, no blade, no KRS-ONE! it's all overated US tripe, grime and pop, music will go nowhere with the likes of roll deep,kano and 'fiddy' being on top. blak twang or roots Manuva aren't going best hip hop act the game or 50 cent will, oh atleast mike skinners and his bitchell brothers not been nominated

Herbert
what the hell were these guyz thinking to nominate Daddy yankee for Reggae. Thats stupid as Robbo said. With all due respect to this cat, but his act is not yet there for such poeple iin that category. Holla

Mr L
I lost all faith in the MOBOs the moment they announced last year they were having a Best Ringtone category!!! Whoever came up with that should have been taken out and made an example of infront of the world for being such a fool.

My votes would go album - John Legend

Hip Hop - Roots Manuva and if he doesn't win by the way there is something seriously wrong cos all the game and 50pence can do is mumble incoherently rant ends.

R&B - John Legend with Terri Walker a close second. If Ciara gets it I will never watch the Mobos again!

Single - Drop It Like Its Hot

Video - Missy

British - Kano

summerlove
Teedra Moses

sam
Best Album Kano - Home Sweet Home

Best Hip-Hop Act The Game

Best R&B Act Ciara

Best Single Mario - Let Me Love You

Best UK Newcomer Kano

Best Video Missy Elliott ft. Ciara - Lose Control

UK Act of the Year Estelle

Best Reggae Act Damian Marley - Welcome To Jamrock/ Sean Paul - We Be Burnin’ (cant choose)

Best Jazz Act Rhian Benson

Best World Music Act Daddy Yankee

josh
i get real roti bout the reagge thing, daddy yankee he aint reagge, wheres capleton?, sizzla? ele? kartel? the biggest artists in JA, just becuase of this funnyman buisness they wont get nominated

Maria
I'm really disappointed not to see Beverley Knight nominated. Her album Affirmation is fabulous & she is soooo good live!

SJ
Terri & Nate should have had more nominations...

Alex McNeil
Faith Evans, The Mitchell Brothers also ignored?! Such a shame.

Alex McNeil
Oh, and where is Kevin Mark Trail?! "Just Living" is a stunning debut album!

Alex McNeil
Great to see Terri Walker, Estelle, Kano, Lethal Bizzle and Nate James nominated... Makes me so ANGRY to see Beverley Knight ignored yet again. She is one of the UK's finest, if not THE UK's finest R&B act around. "Affirmation" is a STUNNING R&B/Soul album, with beautiful melodies, stunning lyrics and passion and emotion you cannot find anywhere else. I think it is completely criminal that she has been ignored yet AGAIN. Total injustice!

Damilola
Its gotta be Kano all da way, hes da best mc on road, and hes good enuff to compete wiv any mc from da u.s

Lexuz from E7
Best Album Common - Be

Best Hip-Hop Act The Game

Best R&B Act John Legend

Best Single Lethal B - POW (Forward Riddim)

Best UK Newcomer Kano

UK Act of the Year Kano

Best Reggae Act Damian Marley - Welcome To Jamrock

Lexuz has spoken. But trusay how do you vote???

Artcha
PTRELLI should of done been nominated for best newcomer, undoubtably the best lyricist, best flows and overall superstar material (there's too much hype around) true talent never really gets represented at these awards. Looks like another american washout, Oh well . . . there's always Lost! lol

JKM
oh it's gotta go like this for me...

BEST ALBUM - JOHN LEGEND/GET LIFTED

BEST HIPHOP - SWAY

BEST R&B - CIARA

BEST SINGLE - AMERIE/1 THING

BEST UK NEWCOMER - SWAY

BEST VIDEO - MISSY & CIARA/LOSE CONTROL

UK ACT OF THE YEAR - JOSS STONE

BEST REGGAE ACT - DAMIAN MARLEY/WELCOME TO JAM ROCK

Thats just me i think Sway has done really well and worked it. Ciara and Amerie just got it all on lock video's, tunes, beats and looks. And John Legend just takes my breath away only album i have bought that i can listen to all the way through and over and over..... does what it says on the tin.. gets me lifted.

andy g
best reggae act damien marley welcome to jam rock if he dont win mobo awards should be abolished

andy g
best album got to be john legend get lifted

Bakesy
The MoBoS have lost all their credibility; the final straw being Jamelias joint nomination with Dizzy! Jamelia is a pop artist and trying to gleen some kudos from Dizzy was disgraceful. I'm glad he didn't turn up and gave an Eminem style "Sorry I can't be hear...". Respect!



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