Confirmed acts for this year’s MOBO (Music of Black Origin)  awards ceremony are Estelle, John Legend, Jay Sean, Sugababes, Flo Rida, and Taio Cruz. More acts will be added with time.

 

The award will take place on the 15^th of October at Wembley Arena.

Arena Square, Engineers Way Middlesex

London, HA9 0DH

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Vote for who you think should win a MOBO award - voting closes on Sunday 5th October at midnight with winners announced at the MOBO  Awards 2008 at Wembley Arena!

Below are the nominees for this year's award:

BEST AFRICAN ACT

9ice

Asa

Dbanj Mohits All Stars

FAZE

Hip Hop Pantsula

Jozi

Jua Cali

Magic System

P Square

Wahu

BEST GOSPEL

Ekklesia

Jahaziel

Kirk Franklin

Tye Tribett

BEST UK MALE

Dizzee Rascal

Jay Sean

Sway

Taio Cruz

Wiley

BEST UK FEMALE

Adele

Duffy

Estelle

Leona Lewis

M.I.A

BEST UK NEWCOMER

Bryn Christopher

Chipmunk

DJ Ironik

Skepta

T2

BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT

Akon

Alicia Keys

Chris Brown

Jayz

Kanye West

Mariah Carey

Mary J. Blidge

Neyo

Rihanna

Usher

BEST REGGAE

Beenie Man

Busy Signal

Etana

Mavado

Tarrus Riley

BEST JAZZ
Courtney Pine

Guy Barker

Lizz Wright

Tony Kofi

Yolanda Brown

BEST SONG

"American Boy" - Estelle

"Dance wiv Me" - Dizzee Rascal

"Lollipop" - Lil Wayne

"Low" - Flo Rider

"Wearing my Rolez" - Wiley

BEST R&B/SOUL

Chris Brown

Estelle

Jay Sean

Ne-yo

Usher

BEST HIP HOP

Dizzee Rascal

Jay-z

Lil Wayne

Lupe Fiasco

Wiley

BEST VIDEO IN ASSOCIATION WITH MTV BASE

Bashy - "Kidulthood to Adulthood"

Estelle - "American Boy"

Leona Lewis - "Bleeding Love"

Tinchy Stryder - "Stryderman"

Will.I.Am - "Heartbreaker"

BEST ALBUM

Alicia Keys - "As I am"

Estelle - "Shine"

Leona Lewis - "Spirit"

Lil' Wayne - "Carter III"

Usher - "Here I Stand"

BEST RADIO DJ IN ASSOCIATION WITH SONY ERICSSON

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Ace and Invisible

Masterstepz

Rampage

Robbo Ranx

Semtex

Shortee Blitz

Steve Sutherland

Tim Westwood

Trevor Nelson

BEST CLUB DJ

DJ EZ

Hotsteppa

Masterstepz

Rampage

Sarah Love

Scottie B

Semtex

Shortee Blitz

Steve Sutherland

Tim Westwood

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GET YOUR VOTES OUT THERE PEOPLE! Vote for your favorites.  My Nigerian Brothers and Sisters, I urge you to go and show support for our fellow Nigerian artists.

Vote for 9ice,

Vote for Asa (Asha),

Vote for FAZE,

Vote for Mohits All Stars,

Vote for P Square.

Get your votes out there by October 5th.

CLICK HERE TO VOTE

BREAKING NEWS!!!

With the MOBO Awards only one week away, we have some very exciting news for you!

If you thought performances from Estelle, John Legend, Taio Cruz, Sugababes, Jay Sean & Flo Rida were enough – you underestimate MOBO!

Of course we’ll have our nominees in attendance including Chipmunk, DJ Ironik, 9ice, Courtney Pine and Yolanda Brown, as well as appearances from the likes of Jesse Metcalfe, Danity Kane’s D-Woods, Alesha Dixon, Adulthood's Noel Clarke and the legendary Billy Ocean to name but a few!

But wait…there’s more!

MOBO 2008 will also be featuring unique performances from some Motown legends!

The MOBO Awards 2008 will be one show you will NOT want to miss!

Tickets are selling out fast, so make sure you grab yours from as little as £20 (all in) from www.ticketmaster.co.uk or www.seetickets.com.

Wembley Arena – October 15th – See YOU there!

The Nigerian Nominees for BEST AFRICAN ACT...MOBO AWARDS 2008



9ice, Asah, P Square, Faze, Mohits all stars