Mobo Awards

2005 marks the 10th tenth anniversary of the Mobo Awards which taook place at London's Royal Albert Hall on 22 September.

A new Mobo award for Best African Act was introduced this year, with voting taking place in Africa itself.

Here are the full Mobo Nominations for 2005 with the winners highlighted:

Best Album
Common - 'Be'
Kano - 'Home, Sweet Home'
Lemar - 'Time To Grow' - WINNER
John Legend - 'Get Lifted'
Mariah Carey - 'The Emancipation of Mimi'

Best Hip Hop Act
50 Cent
Blak Twang
Roots Manuva
Sway - WINNER
The Game

Best RnB Act
Ciara
John Legend - WINNER
Lemar
Mariah Carey
Terri Walker
Nate James

Best Single
Amerie - '1 Thing'
Lemar - 'If There's Any Justice'
Lethal B - 'Pow' - WINNER
Mario - 'Let Me Love You'
Snoop Dogg - 'Drop It Like It's Hot'

Best UK Newcomer
Kano - WINNER
Lethal B
Nate James
Roll Deep
Sway

UK Act Of The Year
Estelle Kano
Joss Stone
Lemar - WINNER
Roll Deep

Best Reggae Act
Damian Marely - 'Welcome To Jamrock' - WINNER
I Wayne - 'Can't Satisfy Her'
Richie Spice - 'Earth Ah Run Red!'
Sean Paul - 'We Be Burnin''
Daddy Yankee - 'Gasolina'

Best African Act
Baaba Maal
Femi Kuti
2 Face
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Youssou N'Dour - WINNER
Yvonne Chaka Chaka

Best Jazz Act
Abram Wilson
Lizz Wright
Madeleine Peyroux
Rhian Benson - WINNER
Soweto Kinch

Best World Music Act
Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté
Amadou et Mariam
Daddy Yankee - WINNER
Miguel'Angá' Diaz
Zapp Mama

Best Video
Jamiroquai -'Feel, Just Like It Should'
John Legend - 'Ordinary People'
Lemar - 'If There's Any Justice'
Missy Elliott ft. Ciara - 'Lose Control'
Snoop Dogg - 'Drop It Like It's Hot' - WINNER

Lifetime Achievement Award
Bob Marley

Outstanding Contibution
Public Enemy

2004 winners
Best R&B act - Usher
Best Hip Hop - Kanye West
Best Video - Jamelia - 'See It In A Boy's Eyes'
Best Jazz Act - Jamie Cullum
Best Reggae - Sean Paul
Best Producer - Kanye West
Best World Music Act - Bebel Gilberto
Best Collaboration 2Play feat. Raghav & Jucxi - 'So Confused'
Best Single - Jamelia - 'Thank You'
Best Album - Kanye West - 'College Dropout'
Best UK Radio DJ - Jigs of Choice FM
Best UK Club DJ - Manny Norte
UK Act Of The Year - Jamelia and Dizzee Rascal
Best UK Newcomer - Estelle
Best Ringtone - Mario Winans - 'I Don't Wanna Know'
Best Gospel Act - Raymond & Co
MOBO Lifetime Achievement - Anita Baker


Donor Appeal: Mobo Award winner Brian Daley, aka DJ Swing, needs a bone marrow transplant. But the chance of finding a donor for Caucasians is 1 in 5, whilst for Afro-Caribbean's it's just a 1 in 100,000.

To register your bone marrow type, call either the ACLT on 020-8667 1122 or the National Blood Service 0845 771 1711. For info on myeloma go to www.myeloma.org.uk.

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