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| Winehouse leads Mobo nominations | Winehouse leads Mobo nominations |
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| Singer Amy Winehouse leads the way at this year's Music of Black Origin (Mobo) Awards with four nominations. | Singer Amy Winehouse leads the way at this year's Music of Black Origin (Mobo) Awards with four nominations. |
| The 23-year-old, who has just cancelled a string of US gigs due to ill health, is up for best UK female, best R&B act, best video and best song. | The 23-year-old, who has just cancelled a string of US gigs due to ill health, is up for best UK female, best R&B act, best video and best song. |
| Rapper Dizzee Rascal has also been nominated for four awards, best UK male, best hip hop act, best song and best video for Sirens. | Rapper Dizzee Rascal has also been nominated for four awards, best UK male, best hip hop act, best song and best video for Sirens. |
| The 12th annual Mobo Awards will be broadcast on 21 September. | The 12th annual Mobo Awards will be broadcast on 21 September. |
| Winehouse, who has reportedly been in rehab recently, will go up against Beverley Knight, Corinne Bailey Rae, Joss Stone and Jamelia for best UK female. | Winehouse, who has reportedly been in rehab recently, will go up against Beverley Knight, Corinne Bailey Rae, Joss Stone and Jamelia for best UK female. |
| Speaking of Winehouse's recent health issues, Jamelia said: "I just hope she gets better very soon and can come back and continue to give us the great music she has been doing. | |
| "I think it's fantastic she has been nominated. I think she could have been nominated for a few years now. So yes, it's about time and hopefully she'll perform for us at the Mobos." | |
| 'An honour' | |
| The four-time Mobo winner also added she was pleased to have received a nomination herself. | |
| "To be acknowledged for the music that I've made and I've grown up listening to is fantastic. It's always an honour," she said. | |
| The video meant a lot to me, being nominated for best video is definitely an honour Rihanna | |
| The R&B star will also be presenting the ceremony, she said: "I'm unbelievably excited about hosting. I've hardly done any presenting before, so to be asked to do such a huge thing, yes, slightly nervous." | |
| UK garage performer Kano, who is also up for best hip-hop act, will compete against Lethal Bizzle, Sway and Wiley for best UK male. | UK garage performer Kano, who is also up for best hip-hop act, will compete against Lethal Bizzle, Sway and Wiley for best UK male. |
| Rapper Kanye West takes on 50 Cent in the best hip-hop category. | Rapper Kanye West takes on 50 Cent in the best hip-hop category. |
| This is not the first award ceremony that Winehouse and Rascal will compete for, as both artists were nominated for the Mercury Music Prize which will be announced next month. | This is not the first award ceremony that Winehouse and Rascal will compete for, as both artists were nominated for the Mercury Music Prize which will be announced next month. |
| Other contenders for the best song award are Neyo, Amerie and Robin Thicke. | Other contenders for the best song award are Neyo, Amerie and Robin Thicke. |
| Surprisingly Rihanna's popular song Umbrella, which remained at number one in the UK charts for 10 weeks, did not feature in the best song category. | Surprisingly Rihanna's popular song Umbrella, which remained at number one in the UK charts for 10 weeks, did not feature in the best song category. |
| The Barbadian pop star, who won best R&B act last year, was not disappointed though as she said being picked for best video was just as important to her. | The Barbadian pop star, who won best R&B act last year, was not disappointed though as she said being picked for best video was just as important to her. |
| "I put a lot in the song and the video. The video meant a lot to me, being nominated for best video is definitely an honour," she said. | "I put a lot in the song and the video. The video meant a lot to me, being nominated for best video is definitely an honour," she said. |
| Jamelia and Shaggy will host the awards ceremony | |
| On the night of the awards the star revealed she would be feeling "nervous, excited and anxious". | On the night of the awards the star revealed she would be feeling "nervous, excited and anxious". |
| When asked if she can still stand the song Umbrella, which has had maximum exposure on most radio stations, she said: "I love to perform it, it's one of my favourite songs to perform." | |
| The 19-year-old star admitted she is a big fan of Winehouse's and even bought her album, Back to Black, three times because friends kept stealing it from her. | |
| "I love her so much. If she wins that would be so great," she said. | |
| Rihanna is also the only female in the male-dominated best international act going up against the likes of P Diddy, Akon and TI. | |
| The former Sugababes singer, Mutya Buena, is up for her first Mobo award for best UK newcomer, along with Shola Ama's sister Sadie Ama. | The former Sugababes singer, Mutya Buena, is up for her first Mobo award for best UK newcomer, along with Shola Ama's sister Sadie Ama. |
| Reggae artist Shaggy, a previous Mobo winner, will join R&B singer Jamelia in hosting the even. | |
| He promised the ceremony would be "climatic". | |
| He added: "I think it's going to be wonderful. I'm happy to be involved with it." | He added: "I think it's going to be wonderful. I'm happy to be involved with it." |
| The event will take place at London's 02 Arena. | The event will take place at London's 02 Arena. |