Ms Dynamite dominates the nominations list for next month’s MOBO Awards appearing on the short list for Best Album, Best Newcomer, Best Single and Best R'n'B Act. Ashanti, an unpopular choice for the ‘Entertainer of the Year’ at US Soul Train Lady Of Soul Awards for black female musians last month, gets three awards here too, while the So Solid Crew, who dominated last year, have two more nominations. The awards take place on 1 Oct - www.mobo.net for more info.
Full list of nominations:
Best R'n'B Act: Tweet, Usher, Ashanti, Ms Dynamite, Alicia Keys
Best Video: Eminem - 'Without Me', Busta Rhymes ft P Diddy - 'Pass The Courvoisier', Ja Rule ft Ashanti - 'Always On Time', Aaliyah - 'More Than A Woman' , Ms Dynamite - 'It Takes More'
Best Hip Hop Act: Ja Rule ft Ashanti, Busta Rhymes ft P Diddy, Nelly, Ludacris, Blak Twang
UK Act Of The Year: Mis-Teeq, Ms Dynamite, Daniel Bedingfield, Beverley Knight, So Solid Crew, Sugababes
Best Album: Ashanti – Ashanti, The Streets - Original Pirate Material, Ja Rule - Pain Is Love, Ms Dynamite - A Little Deeper, Alicia Keys - Songs In A Minor
Best Single: Ja Rule ft. Ashanti - 'Always On Time', Nelly - 'Hot In Herre', Ms Dynamite - 'It Takes More', Alicia Keys - 'Fallin’’, Fat Joe ft Ashanti - 'What's Luv?'
Best Newcomer: Ms Dynamite, Ashanti, The Streets, Alicia Keys, Daniel Bedingfield
Best Producer: Neptunes, Irv Gotti, Dr Dre, Missy Elliott, Timbaland
Best Garage Act: Mis-Teeq, Daniel Bedingfield, Heartless Crew, More Fire Crew, So Solid Crew
Best Reggae Act: Elephant Man, Sean Paul, T.O.K, Beres Hammond, Capleton
Best UK DJ : Steve Sutherland, DJ 279, Tim Westwood, Dreem Teem, Trevor Nelson, Matt White, Shortee Blitz, EZ, Simon 'Schoolboy' Phillips, Semtex
Best Jazz Act: Norah Jones, Joe Sample, Hugh Masakela, Peter White
Best Gospel Act: Mary Mary, Michelle Williams, Trin-I-Tee 5-7, Yolanda Adams
Best World Music Act: Femi Kuti, Gilberto Gil, Angelique Kidjo, Noel Papa Oviedo P