Talent show judges Jessie J and Tulisa Contostavlos will battle it out for best female at the Mobo Awards, it was announced last night.
The Voice coach and The X Factor judge will go head to head to be crowned queen of the music awards at a ceremony in Liverpool’s Echo Arena on
3 November.
Jessie J swept the board at last year’s Mobos, picking up four out of the five gongs for which she was nominated – best UK act, best newcomer, best song for Do It Like A Dude and best album for Who You Are.
But she could lose her crown to rival Tulisa.
Also in the running for the best female title are Emeli Sandé, along with Jay-Z’s protégée Rita Ora, former X Factor contestant Rebecca Ferguson and Running singer Jessie Ware
Plan B and Emeli Sandé – the Scots singer riding high on the success of her performances at the Olympics opening and closing ceremonies – lead the nominations with five nods each.
Rapper, actor and director Plan B – real name Ben Drew – is up for best male, best hip-hop/grime act, best video, best song and best album for Ill Manors; the soundtrack to his directorial debut, a gritty crime drama, which he also wrote.
As well as best female, Sandé is nominated for best R&B/soul act, best video for My Kind Of Love, best song for Next To Me and best album for Our Version of Events.
Hot Right Now singer Rita Ora and artist and producer Labrinth follow with four nominations each. Ora has been nominated for best female, best video for RIP featuring Tinie Tempah, best album for Ora and best newcomer. Tempah also features on Labrinth’s Earthquake, which is up for best song.
THE nominations for the MOBO Awards, taking place in Liverpool in November, were announced Monday
Best female
Emeli Sande
Jessie J
Jessie Ware
Rebecca Ferguson
Rita Ora
Tulisa
Best male
Ed Sheeran
Labrinth
Plan B
Professor Green
Rizzle Kicks
Wiley
Best Newcomer
Alunageorge
Angel
Conor Maynard
Delilah
Jessie Ware
Lianne La Havas
Misha B
Rita Ora
Rudimental
Stooshe
Best R&B/soul act
Angel
Emeli Sande
Labrinth
Maverick Sabre
Rebecca Ferguson
Best hip-hop/grime act
Devlin
Plan B
Professor Green
Wiley
Wretch 32
Best video
Emeli Sande – My Kind Of Love
JLS – Do You Feel What I Feel
Plan B – Ill Manors
Rita Ora Ft Tinie Tempah – RIP
Rizzle Kicks – Mama Do The Hump
Best song
Ed Sheeran – Lego House
Emeli Sande – Next To Me
Labrinth Ft Tinie Tempah – Earthquake
Michael Kiwanuka – I’ll Get Along
Plan B – Ill Manors
Best album
Ed Sheeran – +
Emeli Sande – Our Version Of Events
Labrinth – Electronic Earth
Plan B – Ill Manors
Rita Ora – Ora
Best international act
Azealia Banks
Beyonce
Drake
Frank Ocean
Jay-Z & Kanye West
Nas
Ne-yo Motown
Nicki Minaj
Rick Ross
Rihanna
Best reggae act
Damian Marley
Konshens
Mr Vegas
Popcaan
Sean Paul
Best jazz act
Ayanna Witter-Johnson
Femi Temowo
Roller Trio
Zara Mcfarlane
Zoe Rahman
Best African act
Amadou & Mariam
Cabo Snoop
Camp Mulla
D’Banj
Fally Ipupa
Fatoumata Diawara
P Square
Sarkodie
Spoek Mathambo
The Very Best
Best gospel act
El Mafrex
Ni-cola
Rachel Kerr
RAM1
V9 Collective
