JLS And Tinie Tempah Dominate 2010 MOBO Awards
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Thursday, 21 October 2010 |
Written by James Conlon
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Boyband extraordinaire JLS and hip-hop prince Tinie Tempah have both been the main victors at this year’s MOBO (Music of Black Origin) Awards. Both acts won two awards each at the ceremony, which was held last night in Liverpool’s Echo Arena.
JLS were awarded the ‘Best Album’ and ‘Best UK act’ awards and were greeted with huge screams from fans at the fifteenth annual award ceremony. Tinie Tempah, won ‘Best Newcomer’ and ‘Best Video’ for his single ‘Frisky’. The rapper has has a hugely successful year, earning two Number One singles. His album, Disc-Overy also reached the top spot last weekend.
Othe major winners on the night included N-Dubz, Eminem and Plan B, who apparently can’t go a day without winning awards for his recent album The Defamation of Strickland Banks.
JLS received an almost hysterical response from their hoards of female fans. This wasn’t helped when the band performed with Gym Class Heroes singer Travis McCoy on a version of his massive 2010 single, ‘Billionaire’.
The awards, which were founded in 1995 are intended as a celebration for performers of any race or nationality who perform black music. When asked about the current role of the awards, Mobo’s organiser Kanya King said: "A lot of UK artists are dominating the charts. But if you look at the nominations we've also got a lot of rising stars. There are a lot of artists who've been grinding away, working phenomenally hard, but don't got the recognition. If they don't get the recognition here, where else are they going to get it?"
The Full List of 2010 Mobo Winners:
Best Newcomer
Tinie Tempah (Winner)
Professor Green
Scorcher
Labrinth
Devlin
Best UK Hip Hop / Grime Act
Giggs
Professor Green (Winner)
Skepta
Akala
Wiley
Best African Act
JJC
K'Naan (Winner)
Mulatu Astatke
P-Square
Tinny
Best Video
Mark Ronson & The Business INTL ft. Q-Tip & MNDR - Bang, Bang, Bang
Tinie Tempah ft. Labrinth – Frisky (Winner)
Tinchy Stryder – You're Not Alone
Alesha Dixon – Drummer Boy
Dizzee Rascal – Dirtee Disco
Best Reggae Act
Damian Marley
Mavado
Gyptian (Winner)
Vybz Kartel
Gappy Ranks
Best Jazz Act
Robert Glasper
Brad Mehldau
Empirical (Winner)
Phronesis
John McLaughlin
Best Gospel Act
Faith Child
Guvna B (Winner)
Rachel Kerr
Jake Isaac
Beverley Trotman
Best UK R&B / Soul Act
Sade
Natalie Williams
Corinne Bailey Rae
McLean
Plan B (Winner)
Best International Act
Drake
Eminem (Winner)
Jason Derulo
Nicki Minaj
Rihanna
Best UK Act
Jay Sean
JLS (Winner)
N-Dubz
Taio Cruz
Tinie Tempah
Best Song
Taio Cruz ft Ke$ha - Dirty Picture
Tinie Tempah - Pass Out
N-Dubz ft Mr Hudson - Playing With Fire (Winner)
Mark Ronson & The Business INTL ft Q-Tip & MNDR - Bang, Bang, Bang
Professor Green ft Ed Drewett - I Need You Tonight
Best Album
Plan B – The Defamation of Strickland Banks
JLS – JLS (Winner)
N-Dubz – Against All Odds
Chipmunk – I Am Chipmunk
Dizzee Rascal – Tongue in Cheek
Best UK Act
Jay Sean
JLS (Winner)
N-Dubz
Taio Cruz
Tinie Tempah
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