MOBO Nominations Launch 2011

So, voting season for The MOBO Awards has officially been declared open. On Wednesday at London's St Pancras Renaissance Hotel, this year's nominees were announced to a packed house, full of members of the press, bloggers, artists and their labels. Oh yeah, and I did the voice-over for the VT everyone was shown which was pretty cool.

This year has seen MOBO introduce their first ever Award category exclusively voted for via Facebook. 'Best Newcomer' exists to recognise the hard work of newly established artists, with nominees for the category including Jessie J, who cleaned up at The BRITs earlier this year, Rizzle Kicks, Emeli Sande and Wretch 32.

I was lucky enough to be at the event, interviewing nominees for MOBO TV (something else I do) and even got to break the great news to some of the nominees before the announcement had been officially made! Check below for some of the best interviewing you will likely have EVER seen. Joke. 

There are loads more interviews from the event at www.mobo.com where you can also vote for your favourite artist. Check it out!

Although we all probably have our suspicions as to who will win the main categories, legions of less established artists' die-hard fans using social networks, especially in the 'Best Newcomer' category, are set to keep the bigger names on their toes this year.

Check the video below for the full nominations list!

- MOBO Nominees 2011 on MUZU.

Tinie Tempah to 'Break America'?

One of the biggest success stories in UK music of the last couple of years, Tinie Tempah has created a storm in the music world, paving the way for other UK Urban artists to enter the charts like never before.

Although a massive success in itself, Tinie has recently taken to the States in an attempt to follow in the footsteps of other pioneering UK artists such as Dizzee Rascal and Taio Cruz.

 Tinie made his first appearance on US television on wednesday night, where he performed on prime-time TV show, Jimmy Kimmel live. Check below for the video!