Plan B, Emeli Sande, Rita Ora lead MOBO Awards nominations

Labrinth, Ed Sheeran and Professor Green are among the other acts up for awards at this year's bash

Emeli Sande, Plan B and Rita Ora have scored the most nominations for this year’s MOBO Awards.

The ‘Strickland Banks’ star is nominated for a total of five awards, which include Best Male, Best Hip-Hop/Grime Act, Best Video, Best Song and Best Album for his new soundtrack ‘iLL Manors’.

Sande, meanwhile, is up for Best Female, Best R&B/Soul Act, Best Video, Best Song and Best Album for ‘Our Version Of Events’.

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She faces stiff competition from Rita Ora in a number of categories, with the ‘RIP’ star also nominated for Best Female, Best Video and Best Album. Ora is also up for Best Newcomer alongside the likes of Stooshe, Conor Maynard and Delilah.

Labrinth is also up for four awards, including Best Male, Best Hip-Hop/Grime Act, Best Song and Best Album. Ed Sheeran is also up for three awards, Best Male, Best Album and Best Song for his track ‘Lego House’. The likes of Professor Green, Jessie Ware, Wiley and Rizzle Kicks have also scored multiple nods.

The awards ceremony will take place at Liverpool’s Echo Arena on November 3. Winners will be chosen by a public vote, which is underway now at Mobo.com.

Best Female

Emeli Sande
Jessie J
Jessie Ware
Rebecca Ferguson
Rita Ora
Tulisa

Best Male

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Ed Sheeran
Labrinth
Plan B
Professor Green
Rizzle Kicks
Wiley

Best Newcomer

Alunageorge
Angel
Conor Maynard
Delilah
Jessie Ware
Lianne La Havas
Misha B
Rita Ora
Rudimental
Stooshe

Best R&B/Soul Act

Angel
Emeli Sande
Labrinth
Maverick Sabre
Rebecca Ferguson

Best Hip-Hop/Grime Act

Devlin
Plan B
Professor Green
Wiley
Wretch 32

Best Video

Emeli Sande – ‘My Kind Of Love’
JLS – ‘Do You Feel What I Feel’
Plan B – ‘iLL Manors’
Rita Ora Ft Tinie Tempah – ‘RIP’
Rizzle Kicks – ‘Mama Do The Hump’

Best Song

Ed Sheeran – ‘Lego House’
Emeli Sande – ‘Next To Me’
Labrinth Ft Tinie Tempah – ‘Earthquake’
Michael Kiwanuka – ‘I’ll Get Along
Plan B – ‘iLL Manors’

Best Album

Ed Sheeran – ‘+’
Emeli Sande – ‘Our Version Of Events’
Labrinth – ‘Electronic Earth’
Plan B – ‘iLL Manors’
Rita Ora – ‘Ora’

Best International Act

Azealia Banks
Beyonce
Drake
Frank Ocean
Jay-Z & Kanye West
Nas
Ne-Yo
Nicki Minaj
Rick Ross
Rihanna

Best Reggae Act

Damian Marley
Konshens
Mr Vegas
Popcaan
Sean Paul

Best Jazz Act

Ayanna Witter-Johnson
Femi Temowo
Roller Trio
Zara Mcfarlane
Zoe Rahman

Best African Act

Amadou & Mariam
Cabo Snoop
Camp Mulla
D’Banj
Fally Ipupa
Fatoumata Diawara
P Square
Sarkodie
Spoek Mathambo
The Very Best

Best Gospel Act

El Mafrex
Ni-cola
Rachel Kerr
RAM1
V9 Collective

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