Wizkid Up for Best African Act at The 16th MOBO Awards 2011

Music of Black Origin, MOBO, have announced the nominees for this year's awards, and D'Banj, Seun Kuti, and Wizkid were nominated for Best Africa Act alongside Liquideep (South Africa), Cheikh Lo, Fatoumata Diawara, Owiny Sigoma Band, Smod, Spoek Mathambo and Viewux Farka Toure.

Jessie J, Adele and Tinnie Temper are leading the nominees list; Jason Derulo will co-host and BoysIIMen will perform

The awards ceremony will take place Oct. 5 in Glasgow, Scotland. Winners will be picked based on fan voting.

MOBO Awards 2011 – Full List of Nominations:  

   

BEST UK ACT as voted for by Capital FM listeners

1 ADELE

2 CHASE & STATUS 

3 CHIPMUNK

4 EXAMPLE

5 JESSIE J 

6 KATY B 

7 N - DUBZ 

8 WRETCH 32   

9 THE STREETS

10 TINIE TEMPAH

      

BEST NEWCOMER in association with Lebara Mobile – voted for by Facebook

1 ALEX CLARE

2 ED SHEERAN

3 EMELI SANDE

4 JAMIE WOON

5 JESSIE J

6 LOICK ESSIEN

7 MAVERICK SABRE

8 RIZZLE KICKS

9 YASMIN

10 WRETCH 32

      

BEST UK HIP HOP / GRIME ACT

1 GIGGS

2 RIZZLE KICKS

3 TINIE TEMPAH  

4 WILEY

5 WRETCH 32 

       

BEST VIDEO

1 CHIPMUNK ft. CHRIS BROWN – CHAMPION

2 JESSIE J – DO IT LIKE A DUDE

3 RIZZLE KICKS – DOWN WITH THE TRUMPETS 

4 TINCHY STRYDER Ft. DAPPY – SPACESHIP

5 WILEY – NUMBERS IN ACTION

    

BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT

1 ALEXIS JORDAN

2 ALOE BLACC

3 BEYONCE 

4 BRUNO MARS  

5 CEE LO GREEN 

6 JASON DERULO

7 NICKI MINAJ

8 RIHANNA

9 SNOOP DOGG

10 WIZ KHALIFA

      

BEST SONG in association with PRS for Music

1 ADELE – SOMEONE LIKE YOU

2 CHASE & STATUS ft. TINIE TEMPAH – HITZ

3 JESSIE J – DO IT LIKE A DUDE

4 TINIE TEMPAH – WONDERMAN

5 WRETCH 32 – TRAKTOR

       

BEST ALBUM

1 ADELE – 21

2 CHASE & STATUS-  NO MORE IDOLS

3 JESSIE J – WHO YOU ARE

4 KATY B – ON A MISSION

5 TINIE TEMPAH – DISC-OVERY

       

BEST REGGAE

1 ALBOROSIE

2 DAMIAN MARLEY & NAS

3 JAH CURE

4 KHAGO

5 MAVADO

      

BEST JAZZ ACT

1 DENYS BAPTISTE

2 GWILYM SIMCOCK

3 KAIROS 4TET

4 MATTHEW HALSALL

5 USONIC

     

BEST AFRICAN ACT

1 CHEIKH LO

2 D’BANJ

3 FATOUMATA DIAWARA

4 LIQUIDEEP

5 OWINY SIGOMA BAND

6 SEUN KUTI

7 SMOD

8 SPOEK MATHAMBO

9 VIEUX FARKA TOURE

10  WIZKID

   
BEST GOSPEL ACT

1 BOBBY BOVELL

2 FOUR KORNERZ

3 JAYESS

4 JUNIOR GARR

5 TRIPLE O  

    

BEST UK R&B / SOUL ACT

1 ADELE

2 DIONNE BROMFIELD

3 MARSHA AMBROSIOUS

4 MIKE HOUGH

5 OMAR