2016 MOBO Awards Nominations: Skepta, Kano And Laura Mvula Lead The Way

The 2016 MOBO Awards Nominations are IN. Skepta, Kano and Laura Mvula lead the way, with the latter two running ahead with a massive FOUR nominations each.

Both Skepta and Kano are nominated for Best Male Act, with Laura Mvula joining Little Simz and Lady Leshurr in the Best Female Act category.

The 2016 MOBO awards looks set to cap off a pretty special September for Skepta, who won the Mercury Prize with his album Konnichiwa, which he recorded, produced and released himself.

Grime (rightly) dominates this year’s nominees, with Kano, Skepta and Giggs all receiving nominations in the Best Album category.

Wondering who else has been given a nod? The full list of nominees for the 2016 MOBO Awards is below:

BEST MALE ACT

Craig David

Kano

Skepta

Tinie Tempah

Stormzy

BEST FEMALE ACT

Lady Leshurr

Katy B

Laura Mvula

Little Simz

Nao

BEST NEWCOMER

67

AJ Tracey

Avelino

Izzy Bizu

Mostack

Kojey Radical

Nadia Rose

Ray Blk

Anne-Marie

WSTRN

BEST ALBUM

Laura Mvula – The Dreaming Room

Giggs – Landlord

Kano – Made In The Manor

Michael Kiwanuka – Love & Hate

Skepta – Konnichiwa

BEST HIP HOP ACT

Giggs

Section Boyz

Little Simz

Fekky

Wretch 32

BEST SONG

Craig David Feat. Big Narstie 'When The Bassline Drops'

(Produced by White N3rd)

Kano Feat. Giggs & Wiley '3 Wheel-Ups'

(Produced by Swifta Beater)

Tinie Tempah Feat. Zara Larsson 'Girls Like'

(Produced by NANA ROGUES)

WSTRN 'In2'

(Produced by PRGRSHN for PARALLEL)

Jorja Smith 'Blue Lights' (Produced by Joice)

Naughty Boy Feat. Beyoncé & Arrow Benjamin 'Runnin’'

(Produced by Naughty Boy)

Abra Cadabra Feat. Krept & Konan 'Robbery (Remix)'

(Produced by Yamaica)

Chase & Status Feat. Frisco 'Funny'

(Produced by Chase & Status)

Ghetts – 'You Dun Know Already'

(Produced by Sir Spyro)

M.O 'Who Do You Think Of'

(Produced by Fred Gibson)

J.Hus 'Friendly' (Produced by J5)

Lethal Bizzle 'Wobble' (Produced by Diztortion)

BEST VIDEO

Laura Mvula – Phenomenal Woman (Directed by Alex Southam)

Kojey Radical – Footsteps (Directed by The Rest)

M.I.A – Borders (Directed by M.I.A)

Nadia Rose – Skwod (Directed by Reece Proctol)

Bugzy Malone – Moving (Directed by Bugzy Malone)

BEST R&B/SOUL ACT

Nao

James Blake

Michael Kiwanuka

Laura Mvula

Shakka

BEST GRIME ACT (IN ASSOCIATION WITH BBC RADIO 1XTRA)

AJ Tracey

Kano

Chip

Skepta

Stormzy

BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT

(This category will be reduced to 5 final nominees on October 17)

Anderson. Paak

Beyoncé

Bryson Tiller

Chance The Rapper

Drake

Frank Ocean

Kanye West

Kaytranada

PARTYNEXTDOOR

Rihanna

Justin Bieber

Tory Lanez

DJ Khaled

Major Lazer

Travis Scott

BEST JAZZ ACT

Esperanza Spalding

Bill Laurance

Michael Janisch

Jacob Collier

Cory Henry

BEST GOSPEL ACT

Guvna B

Volney Morgan & New-Ye

Sarah Teibo

S.O

Andrew Bello

BEST REGGAE ACT

Popcaan

Alkaline

Spice

Protoje

Kranium

BEST AFRICAN ACT

(This category will be reduced to 5 final nominees on October 17)

Mr Eazi

WizKid

Moelogo

Tekno Miles

Tiwa Savage

Yemi Alade

Olamide

Mista Silva

Eugy

Kwamz & Flava