A fine year for Kanye West was topped off with a massive seven nominations at the MOBO Awards last night - the awards programme designed to recognise achievement in 'music of black origin'.
West is nominated for best video, best single, best album, best producer, best hip-hop act, and competes with himself for the title of best collaboration receiving, as he does, two nominations in the same category - one for his collaboration with Brandy and another for his release with Twista.
The MOBO nominations list was also good news for Jamelia who took three nominations: best video, best single and UK artist of the year.
Also nominated are Lemar, The Streets, Jamie Cullum, Dizzee Rascal, Gemma Fox, Amy Winehouse and Joss Stone.
While the MOBO nominations list is always refreshingly eclectic, the inclusion of Vybz Kartel and Elephant Man in the best reggae single category will anger gay rights campaigners who called for these and other dance hall artists to be deemed ineligible for awards because of the homophonic nature of their lyrics. MOBO organisers can expect much protest from gay rights group OutRage when their awards event takes over London's Royal Albert Hall on 30 Sep.
Full list of MOBO nominations at the bottom of today's Daily.