GIST : Rihanna, D’Banj, & P-Square Nominated for MOBO Awards 2012

More power to Nigeria as D'banj and P-Square has bagged nominations for the 2012 Music Of Black Origin Awards. E.M.E Recording Artiste Wizkid took home to award last year nonetheless see the complete list below;

Best UK Female in association with Tresor Paris
Emeli Sandé
Rita Ora
Jessie J
Jessie Ware
Rebecca Ferguson
Tulisa

Best Newcomer in association with HTC
Delilah
Stooshe
Angel
Rudimental
Lianne La Havas
AlunaGeorge
Conor Maynard
Jessie Ware
Misha B
Rita Ora

Best UK Male
Labrinth
Ed Sheeran
Plan B
Professor Green
Wiley
Rizzle Kicks

Best Video
Emeli Sandé – 'My Kind Of Love'
JLS – 'Do You Feel What I Feel'
Plan B – 'Ill Manors'
Rizzle Kicks – 'Mama Do The Hump'
Rita Ora ft. Tinie Tempah – 'R.I.P.'

Best Hip-Hop/Grime
Devlin
Plan B
Professor Green
Wiley
Wretch 32

Best Album
Ed Sheeran - +
Emeli Sandé - Our Version of Events
Labrinth - Electronic Earth
Plan B - Ill Manors
Rita Ora - Ora

Best R&B/Soul Act
Angel
Emeli Sandé
Labrinth
Maverick Sabre
Rebecca Ferguson

Best International Act
Azealia Banks
Beyoncé
Drake
Jay Z and Kanye West
Frank Ocean
Nas
Nicki Minaj
Ne-Yo
Rick Ross
Rihanna

Best Song in Association with PRSforMusic
Ed Sheeran – 'Lego House'
Emeli Sandé – 'Next To Me'
Plan B – 'Ill Manors'
Labrinth feat. Tinie Tempah – 'Earthquake'
Michael Kiwanuka – 'I'll Get Along'

Best African Act
Fatoumata Diawara
P Square
The Very Best
Spoek Mathambo
D'Banj
Fally Ipupa
Sarkodi Duncwills
Cabo Snoop
Camp Mulla
Amadou and Mariam

Best Reggae Act
Popcaan
Sean Paul
Konshens
Damian Marley
Mr. Vegas

Best Jazz Act
Ayanna Witter-Johnson
Femi Temowo
Zara Mcfarlane
Roller Trio
Zoe Rahman

Best Gospel Act
V9 Collective
Rachel Kerr
Ni-Cola
Ram1
El Mafrex
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