Tinie Tempah, Adele, Dappy and Tinchy Stryder were amongst those honoured with a MOBO Award last night, whilst Jessie J walked away with a staggering four gongs!
With pop prince Jason Derulo and Alesha Dixon as the evening's hosts, the 16th MOBO Awards took place last night at the SECC in Glasgow and was televised live on BBC3. Missed the show? You can watch highlights this Friday, 7th October, on BBC1 at 11:45pm.
Jessie J had a triumphant evening, firstly due to her daredevil stage performance (without a leg cast for one of her first performances since her accident back in June) followed by a sweep of winning 4 of her 5 nominated categories for Best UK Act, Best Album, Best Newcomer and Best Song.
Tinie Tempah was the man of the hour, fighting off competition for the Best Hip Hop/Grime category, while Adele also came up trumps winning Best R&B/ Soul Act and Rihanna pipped the likes of Beyoncé and Bruno Mars to the post by grabbing the Best International Act Award. All winners were voted for by fans via www.mobo.com and respective media partners.
The Awards Show itself saw performances throughout the evening with Professor Green and Emeli Sandé performing together as did Dubstep/Grime girls Katy B and Ms Dynamite. To cap it all, Dappy and Tinchy Stryder wowed the audience with their elaborate stage performance of hit single 'Spaceship', for which they picked up the Best Video award. London rapper Wretch 32, gorgeous Glaswegian Yasmin, co-host Jason Derulo and US teen sensation Alexis Jordan also gave electrifying performances.
Joining the talent performing on the night was Dionne Bromfield, the Goddaughter of the late Amy Winehouse, who belted out a thoroughly moving rendition of Amy's 'Love Is A Losing Game', in a fitting tribute including a video montage of the late MOBO Award winning singer.
Seminal R&B group Boyz II Men took to the stage to pick up the well-deserved Outstanding Contribution to Music Award and then went on to bring the house down with a medley of hits from their multi-platinum selling albums. The award was presented by JLS, who flew in to Glasgow by private jet especially to present to Boyz II Men, who they cite as musical inspirations.
MOBO Awards 2011 – Full List of Winners
BEST UK ACT as voted for on www.mobo.com and listeners of Capital FM - JESSIE J
BEST NEWCOMER in association with Lebara Mobile – voted for by Facebook - JESSIE J
BEST HIP HOP/GRIME ACT - TINIE TEMPAH
BEST VIDEO - TINCHY STRYDER AND DAPPY – SPACESHIP
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT- RIHANNA
BEST SONG in association with PRS for Music - JESSIE J – DO IT LIKE A DUDE
BEST ALBUM- JESSIE J – WHO YOU ARE
BEST REGGAE - ALBOROSIE
BEST JAZZ ACT - KAIROS 4TET
BEST AFRICAN ACT - WIZKID
BEST GOSPEL ACT - TRIPLE O
BEST R&B/SOUL ACT - ADELE
OUTSANDING CONTRIBUTION TO MUSIC - BOYZ II MEN
BEMOBO AWARD - YOUTH MUSIC
Jessie J UK & Ireland Tour Dates are as follows:
Mon October 17th 2011 - O2 Academy Birmingham, Birmingham
Tue October 18th 2011 - O2 Academy Birmingham, Birmingham
Wed October 19th 2011 - Doncaster Dome, Doncaster
Fri October 21st 2011 - Manchester Apollo, Manchester
Sat October 22nd 2011 - Liverpool Guild of Students, Liverpool
Sun October 23rd 2011 - Bournemouth International Centre and Pavilion, Bournemouth
Tue October 25th 2011 - Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Wed October 26th 2011 - Bridlington Spa Centre, Bridlington
Thu October 27th 2011 - Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth
Sat October 29th 2011 - Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff
Sun October 30th 2011 - O2 Academy Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 3AW
Tue November 1st 2011 - Hammersmith Apollo, London
Wed November 2nd 2011 - Hammersmith Apollo, London
Thu November 3rd 2011 - Brighton Centre, Brighton
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