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FUSE ODG, Shatta Wale, and others nominated for MOBO Awards
The two Ghanaians, @fuseOdg and @shattawalegh have been nominated alongside Yemi Alade, AKA, Wizkid, Davido, Patoranking, Mista Silva, Moelogo and Silvastone. The 10 would however be shortlisted to five final nominees by public vote. The final five will be revealed on 14 October 2015.
The nominations were announced by former Xtra Factor host Sarah-Jane Crawford at Ronnie Scott's jazz club in London.
Check below for full list of nominations.
MOBO ‘Paving The Way' award
Rap star Wiley (A paving stone will be laid at his former secondary school in Bow, east London, which his father also attended.)
2015 MOBO AWARDS NOMINEES
BEST MALE
1. SKEPTA
2. MARK RONSON
3. KREPT AND KONAN
4. JME
5. STORMZY
BEST FEMALE
1. FKA TWIGS
2. LITTLE SIMZ
3. ELLA EYRE
4. LIANNE LA HAVAS
5. JESS GLYNNE
BEST ALBUM
1. KREPT AND KONAN ‘ ‘THE LONG WAY HOME'
2. JME ‘ ‘INTEGRITY'
3. LIANNE LA HAVAS ‘ ‘BLOOD'
4. WILEY ‘ ‘SNAKES & LADDERS'
5. JAMIE XX ‘ ‘IN COLOUR'
BEST SONG in Association with
First Direct
1. MARK RONSON FEAT. BRUNO MARS ‘ ‘UPTOWN FUNK'
2. SKEPTA ‘ ‘SHUTDOWN'
3. TINIE TEMPAH FEAT. JESS GLYNNE ‘ ‘NOT LETTING GO'
4. JME FEAT. GIGGS ‘MAN DON'T CARE'
5. KREPT AND KONAN ‘FREAK OF THE WEEK'
BEST VIDEO
1. STORMZY ‘ ‘KNOW ME FROM'
2. FKA TWIGS ‘ ‘PENDULUM'
3. RITA ORA FEAT. CHRIS BROWN ‘BODY ON ME'
4. LETHAL BIZZLE ‘ ‘FESTER SKANK'
5. FKA TWIGS ‘ ‘GLASS & PATRON'
BEST NEWCOMER in Association with Virgin Trains East Coast
1. BUGZY MALONE
2. SECTION BOYZ
3. NAO
4. BONKAZ
5. NICK BREWER
6. GEORGE THE POET
7. J HUS
8. SNAKEHIPS
9. SINEAD HARNETT
10. YUNGEN
BEST INTERNATIONAL ALBUM
1. DRAKE ‘ ‘IF YOU'RE READING THIS ITS TOO LATE'
2. J. COLE ‘ ‘2014 FOREST HILL DRIVE'
3. KENDRICK LAMAR ‘ ‘TO PIMP A BUTTERFLY'
4. DR DRE ‘ ‘COMPTON: A SOUNDTRACK BY DR. DRE'
5. THE WEEKND ‘ ‘BEAUTY BEHIND THE MADNESS'
6. D'ANGELO ‘ ‘BLACK MESSIAH'
7. JAZMINE SULLIVAN ‘ ‘REALITY SHOW'
8. THE INTERNET ‘ ‘EGO DEATH'
9. TYRESE ‘ ‘BLACK ROSE'
10. A$AP ROCKY ‘ ‘AT.LONG.LAST.ASAP'
BEST GRIME in Association with BBC Radio 1Xtra
1. BUGZY MALONE
2. JME
3. LETHAL BIZZLE
4. SKEPTA
5. STORMZY
BEST HIP HOP
1. AKALA
2. KREPT AND KONAN
3. NINES
4. LITTLE SIMZ
5. LADY LESHURR
BEST RNB/SOUL ACT
1. KWABS
2. ANDREYA TRIANA
3. SHAKKA
4. LIANNE LA HAVAS
5. JOSS STONE
BEST AFRICAN ‘ Shortlist of five final nominees, voted by the public, will be revealed on 14 October 2015
1. FUSE ODG
2. DAVIDO
3. WIZKID
4. PATORANKING
5. MOELOGO
6. YEMI ALADE
7. AKA
8. MISTA SILVA
9. SHATTA WALE
10. SILVASTONE
BEST REGGAE
1. STYLO G
2. CHRONIXX
3. OMI
4. POPCAAN
5. PROTOJE
BEST JAZZ
1. BINKER AND MOSES
2. JULIA BIEL
3. COURTNEY PINE
4. DAVID LYTTLE
5. POLAR BEAR
BEST GOSPEL
1. CHOS3N
2. OLAEDO IBE
3. LEROY JOHNSON
4. NI-COLA
5. FAITH CHILD
By: DklassGh