Lovely Mr Lemar has topped the nominations list for this year's MOBO Awards - he is up for five awards, including Best R&B Act, Best Album, Best Single, Best Video and UK Act Of The Year. Other multiple nominees include John Legend who is up for three awards, and Mariah Carey and Snoop Dogg who are each nominated in two categories.
MOBO organisers also confirmed the launch of a new category - Best African Act, which will be voted for by the African music community. Nominees for the new award include Youssou N'Dour, who recently performed at Live 8 and the Womad Festival, and Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
The MOBOs take place at London's Royal Albert Hall on 22 Sep.