Originally written by zzzzzz zzzzzz · 23 August 2007
Where's Lisa Maffia?
Nominations for the 12th annual MOBO Awards have been announced. Dizzee Rascal and Amy Winehouse lead the charge with four nominations apiece.
'Best Jazz' makes a return to the foray after founder Kanya King last year decided to exclude the award after struggling for nominees, yet Jamelia, despite spending much of the year with a belly-full-of-baby and without a record deal, is included in the Best UK Female category. She faces fierce competition from Beverley Knight.
Nominations for the event include:
Best UK female Amy Winehouse Beverley Knight Corinne Bailey Rae Jamelia Joss Stone
Best UK male Dizzee Rascal Kano Lethal Bizzle Sway Wiley
Best international act Akon P Diddy Kanye West Rihanna T.I.
Best Song Amerie - 'Take Control' Amy Winehouse - 'Rehab' Dizzee Rascal - 'Sirens' Neyo - 'Because of You' Robin Thicke - 'Lost Without You'
Best UK Newcomer Mutya Buena N Dubz Sadie Ama Tinchy Stryder UnkleJam
Best Video Amy Winehouse - 'Back to Black' Dizzee Rascal - 'Sirens' Kanye West - 'Stronger' Pussycat Dolls - 'Wait a Minute' Rihanna - 'Umbrella'
Best Hip Hop 50 Cent Common Dizzee Rascal Kano Kanye West
Best R&B Akon Amy Winehouse Lemar Nathan Ne-Yo
Best Reggae Collie Buddz Sean Kingston Shaggy Stephen Marley Tony Matterhorn
Best Gospel 4 Kornerz BlushUK G-Force Jahaziel Priscilla Jones
Best DJ George Kay Jigs Rampage Ras Kwame Ronnie Herel Semtex Shortee Blitz Steve Sutherland Tim Westwood Trevor Nelson
Best Jazz Abram Wilson Byron Wallen Dee Dee Bridgewater Soweto Kinch Wynton Marsalis
Rihanna or Amerie? Kano or Kanye? Trevor Nelson or Tim Westwood? etc, etc, etc.
The awards take place on September 19 at the O2 Arena.