The 2009 MOBO Awards Review

The 2009 MOBO Awards Review [AKA] The MONSTROSITY that was the MOBO's!!

Monstrosity Meaning *Sense 2: "Something hideous or frightful" -http://www.audioenglish.net/dictionary/

I really don't know where to start. I didn't actually have high expectations for this awards show, but I felt some what optimistic and gave them the benefit of the doubt! For those of you who don't know what the MOBO AWARDS are, it's basically the UK's version of the BET AWARDS. The Music. Of . Black . Origin Awards took place in Glasgow this year, and despite the controversy surrounding the decision, it seems as though Scotland accepted the awards show with open arms.

THE WINNERS:
Best UK Act: N-Dubz (TINCHY STRYDER should have won, for what he's achieved this year)

Best Newcomer: JLS (Agreed)

Best Song– : 'Beat Again', JLS ( K.I.G FAMILY should have won for how big Heads Shoulders Knees & Toes was this year or #1 by TINCHY)

Best Album: 'Uncle B', N-Dubz (Wanted BASHY to win, for Catch Me If You Can)

Best DJ: Trevor Nelson (Agreed)

Best Hip Hop: Chipmunk (DRAKE best deserved this, BUT i'm glad they gave it to a UK artist)

Best R&B: Keri Hilson (Agreed)
Best International: Beyonce (Agreed)

Best Video: 'Single Ladies', Beyonce (Agreed)

Best Reggae: Sean Paul (kmt foolishness! VYBZ KARTEL should have won)

Best Jazz: Yolanda Brown (Agreed)

Best Gospel: Victizzle (Agreed)

Best African Act: Nneka (Agreed)

**ALL THE WINNERS WERE VOTED FOR BY THE PUBLIC**

THE WEIRD:

• Peter Andre, Peter flipping Andre!! What was up with the mini interviews he was doing backstage?! The MOBO team tried to make it different and 'fun', but it just looked awful and uncomfortable. "Who can guess the height of the next Diversity member to come from behind a screen..." WTF!?
• La Toya Jackson hopping onstage everytime someone had finished performing in the 'MJ Tribute section', to say "GOOD JOB, THAT WAS AWESOME!" Who's Idea was it to give La Toya a microphone?
• The Funky House Mini Performances! What was the point? it was like 10 seconds of each song to 'warm up the crowd'
  

THE GOOD:

• VV Brown's vocals on the last performance. She has a really nice voice!
• When they rolled the credits at the end!
• Reggie did a pretty okay job of hosting, and Keri was a TROOPER for sticking out till the end of the show LOL
  

THE BAD:

• -Sigh-...When Kanya King (MOBO Founder) walked onstage, I was disturbed by the 'piece' on her head. Their paying these women so much money, I KNOW homegirl can afford to bb message Kelly Rowland and ask her for the name of her weave consultant!
• The AWFUL banta between the presenters, and the hosts (Reggie & Keri Hilson). It was so cringe worthy and cheesy.....
• The fact that EVERY SINGLE PERSON who presented an award mentioned GlASGOW atleast twice! We get it already...
• Supposedly it was the 'MOBO awards' fault that Kelly Rowland missed her cue and it messed up her sound.
• JLS MIMING 'BEAT AGAIN'. I'm sorry, I find it so unacceptable that a group who came from a competition BASED ON LIVE SINGING, chose to mime.
• Keri Hilson's performance ft/Neyo-Cruz . This wasn't a very good/strong performance from Keri, when Taio Cruz sang Neyo's part it didnt make it any better.
  

THE HILARIOUS:

• Dappy's stage dive when everyone moved out the way.. LMAO!
• Egypt being OFF BEAT the whole time she sang 'In The Morning'
• Amir Khan messing up his words while presenting, LMAO bloody hilarious!
• When Dappy said 'BIG UP MY STYLIST' .LMAO@ them having a stylist
  

THE AWWW BLESS MOMENTS:

• When Shaheen Jafargholi sang the tribute to MJ (BGT Finalist)
• The fact that I don't think Keri Hilson really knew what she was getting herself into!
• When Tinchy Didn't get an award. He's defo come up this year and DESERVED an award.

THE VERDICT:

The show was HOT MESS this year! I expected nothing more or nothing less, so kudos on not disappointing. They should just do like Big Brother and know when the end of the road has come ; and this is the end of the road.

(Pictures from the mobo awards VIA Zimbio)

JLS, ALEXANDRA BURKE & JERMAINE JACKSON


N*DUBZ, KELLY ROWLAND & PETER ANDRE


KERI HILSON, EGYPY & VV BROWN


BASHY, CHIPMUNK & MASTER SHORTIE

MOBO Nominations + Launch Pics!

Sooooo -looks around-... It's that time again! The Mobo's are returning to our screen on September 30th, and this time it will be in Scotland. I'm trying my hardest to get excited about this ceremony, as the last two years have been OVER disappointing! Yesterday (August 25th), The Mayfair Hotel played host to the MOBO Awards 2009 Nominations Launch. JLS, Kano (:-D), Beverley Knight, Lemar & Jade Ewen, were just a few of the artists who turned up at the Launch.

BEST UK ACT

Alesha Dixon - Bashy - Beverley Knight - Chipmunk

Dizzee Rascal - DJ Ironik - Donae’o - Mr. Hudson

N-Dubz - Tinchy Stryder

BEST UK NEWCOMER

Alexandra Burke - Jade Ewen - JLS - Laura Izibor - Master Shortie

BEST R&B / SOUL ACT

Beverley Knight - Ciara - Jeremih - Keri Hilson - Lemar

BEST HIP HOP ACT

Chipmunk - Dizzee Rascal -Drake - Eminem - Kanye West

BEST VIDEO

'Bonkers' - Dizzee Rascal - 'Boy Does Nothing' - Alesha Dixon

'Diamond Rings' - Chipmunk ft. Emeli Sande - 'Single Ladies' – Beyonce

'Supernova' - Mr. Hudson ft. Kanye West

BEST ALBUM

'808s and Heartbreaks' - Kanye West - 'Catch 22' - Tinchy Stryder

'Catch Me If You Can' – Bashy - 'I Am? Sasha Fierce' - Beyonce

'Uncle B' - N-Dubz

[L-R = N*Dubz, JLS & Kano] Really nice to see Kano back on the scene!

[L-R=Mz Bratt, Jade Ewen & Lemar] I think Mz Bratt was 'Best Dressed' at this event! She looks fierce 'U BETTER GEDDIT BISH!' lol

[L-R Bashy, Norin & Sabrina Washington] -sigh- I wish someone would tell the former members of Mis-Teeq that the group ended like 500 years ago.

Picture source: Zimbio.com

So it looks like the boys are back ontop for this years MOBO's! There's also an increased amount of Reality TV based artists who have been nominated. People keep talking about Jade Ewen coming from that show on BBC & Eurovision; although it gave her really good exposure, I know she's been about waaayyyyyyyy before that!

Sometimes I think the MOBO team get together and think what Tom,Dick or Harry they can invite to the event... -sigh- So no, it's not a joke.. that REALLY is Norin from Big Brother.. SMH.

Lets just hope some GOOD, home grown talent goes away with the awards this year - and it's not an American sweep!

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UK Stand The Hell Up!!!

Ok so I was checking my facebook messages last night and I came across a message from my friend (Shout out Tazer Black!), and I got a link to the new Wiley video! As I stated earlier before Im not a huge 'grime head', but I do like certain choons... and this song is AARRRRDDDDDDDDDD!! (Also shout out to Miss D looking fiyah in the video!)

(Release date: SEPTEMBER 7TH)

Wiley - She likes to (The England 10)




Another Video I came across the other day was Bashy's Video (ft H Boogie/Estelle's sister) and I LOOOVEEEEE the idea! Its not a conventional video, it's different and it works! Ive always loved Bashy's delivery on songs, and he doesnt disappoint!


Bashy ft/H Boogie - Your wish is my command