Davido, Wizkid Others Battle As MOBO Awards Releases Nominees List (See Full List)

The award season continues and it is getting intense, questions are asked, tensions are building and winners are emerging.

This time it is the 20th anniversary of the MOBO awards and as expected Nigerian front liners are leading other African exponents in the Best African category with four artistes, Wizkid, Davido Patoranking and Yemi Alade.

The 20th anniversary of the awards is expected to take place in Leeds and will showcase the very best of British urban music at the first Direct Arena on Wednesday, November 5, 2015.

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See full nominees below:

 

Best Male

Skepta

Mark Ronson

Krept And Konan

JME

Stormzy

Best Female

FKA Twigs

Little Simz

Ella Eyre

Lianne La Havas

Jess Glynne

Best Album

Krept And Konan – The Long Way Home

JME – Integrity

Lianne La Havas – Blood

Wiley – Snakes & Ladders

Jamie XX – In Colour

Best Song

Mark Ronson Feat. Bruno Mars – ‘Uptown Funk’

Skepta – ‘Shutdown’

Tinie Tempah Feat. Jess Glynne – ‘Not Letting Go’

JME Feat. Giggs – ‘Man Don’t Care’

Krept And Konan – ‘Freak Of The Week’

Best Video

Stormzy – ‘Know Me From’

FKA Twigs – ‘Pendulum’

Rita Ora Feat. Chris Brown – ‘Body On Me’

Lethal Bizzle – ‘Fester Skank’

Fka Twigs – ‘Glass & Patron’

Best Newcomer 

Bugzy Malone

Section Boyz

Nao

Bonkaz

Nick Brewer

George The Poet

J Hus

Snakehips

Sinead Harnett

Yungen

Best International Album

Drake – If You’re Reading This Its Too Late

J. Cole – 2014 Forest Hill Drive

Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly 

Dr Dre – Compton: A Soundtrack By Dr. Dre

The Weeknd – Beauty Behind The Madness

D’angelo – Black Messiah

Jazmine Sullivan – Reality Show

The Internet – Ego Death

Tyrese – Black Rose

A$AP Rocky – At.Long.Last.Asap

Best Grime

Bugzy Malone

JME

Lethal Bizzle

Skepta

Stormzy

Best African 

Fuse ODG

Davido

Wizkid

Patoranking

Moelogo

Yemi Alade

Aka

Mista Silva

Shatta Wale

Silvastone

Best Hip-Hop

Akala

Krept And Konan

Nines

Little Simz

Lady Leshurr

Best R’N’B/Soul Act

Kwabs

Andreya Triana

Shakka

Lianne La Havas

Joss Stone

Best Reggae

Stylo G

Chronixx

Omi

Popcaan

Protoje

Best Jazz

Binker And Moses

Julia Biel

Courtney Pine

David Lyttle

Polar Bear

Best Gospel

Chos3n

Olaedo Ibe

Leroy Johnson

Ni-cola

Faith Child

 

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