The MOBO award nominations were announced last night, which meant a party. Tinie Tempah – who name checks us on his new album, we discovered yesterday, oh yes – had the most nominations with four, including Best Newcomer, Best UK Act and Best Song. Dizzee Rascal, Professor Green, N-Dubz and Plan B each have three nominations.
Speaking of N-Dubz, the group's singer Tulisa was at the party. She looked like this.
Then Fazer sidled up to her and collectively they looked like this.
Dappy wasn't at the party. He was perhaps buying, or hopefully knitting, some new funny hats. Actually, he missed his flight from Greece, the big daft thing. N-Dubz are nominated Best UK Act, Best Song (Playing With Fire) and Best Album.
Alexandra Burke was nominated as Best UK Act. She looks utterly splendid at the moment. Exhibit A:
Based on her new video, for Start Without You, next year she will be nominated for Most Excellent Use Of Leotard-Type Get Ups In A Music Video For A Song That Sounds A Bit Too Summery For Autumn. She'd have that sewn up. Exhibit B in the case for Alexandra Burke Looks Splendid at the Moment:
The MOBO nominations in full, for those who want them:
Best Newcomer
Tinie Tempah
Professor Green
Scorcher
Labrinth
Devlin
Best UK Act
Tinie Tempah
Jay Sean
Tinchy Stryder
Taio Cruz
Chipmunk
N-Dubz
Giggs
JLS
Roll Deep
M.I.A
Dizzee Rascal
Alexandra Burke
Sade
Plan B
Leona Lewis
Best Song
Taio Cruz ft Ke$ha - "Dirty Picture"
Tinie Tempah - "Pass Out"
N-Dubz ft Mr Hudson - "Playing With Fire"
Mark Ronson & The Business INTL ft Q-Tip & MNDR - "Bang, Bang, Bang"
Professor Green ft Ed Drewett - "I Need You Tonight"
Best UK R&B/Soul
Sade
Natalie Williams
Corinne Bailey Rae
McLean
Plan B
Best UK Hip Hop/Grime
Giggs
Professor Green
Skepta
Akala
Wiley
Best International Act
Drake
Alicia Keys
Jay Z
Rihanna
Eminem
Janelle Monae
Black Eyed Peas
Nicki Minaj
Ne-Yo
Usher
Beyonce
Jason Derulo
Lil Wayne
Travie McCoy
Trey Songz
Best Reggae
Damian Marley
Mavado
GYPTIAN
Vybz Kartel
GAPPY RANKS
Best Album
Plan B - "The Defamation of Strickland Banks" (679/Atlantic)
JLS - "JLS" (Epic)
N-Dubz "Against All Odds" (UMTV)
Chipmunk -"I Am Chipmunk" (Jive/Columbia)
Dizzee Rascal - "Tongue in Cheek" (Dirtee Stank)
Best Video
Mark Ronson & The Business INTL ft Q-Tip & MNDR - "Bang, Bang, Bang"
Tinie Tempah ft Labrinth - "Frisky"
Tinchy Stryder - "You're Not Alone"
Alesha Dixon - "Drummer Boy"
Dizzee Rascal - "Dirtee Disco"
Best African Act
K'Naan (Somalia)
P-Square (Nigeria)
Hip Hop Pantsula (South Africa)
JJC (Nigeria)
Banky W. (Nigeria)
Concha Buika (Equatorial Guinea)
Mulatu Astatke (Ethiopia)
Wanlov the Kubolor (Ghana)
Angélique Kidjo (Benin)
M3NSA (Ghana)
Yuri Da Cunha (Angola)
Tinny (Ghana)
Waldemar Bastos (Zimbabwe)
Staff Benda Bilili (Congo-Kinshasa)
BLK JKS (South Africa)
Best Gospel Act
Faith Child
Guvna B
Rachel Kerr
Jake Isaac
Beverley Trotman
Best Jazz Act
Robert Glasper
Brad Mehldau
Empirical
Phronesis
John McLaughlin