Urban Music Awards 2009 Nominees

This year the UMAs will be held 1st November 2009. The venue is yet to be announced.

Full list of nominees for the UMAs 2009 include:


Best Album 2009
Dizzee Rascal ‘Tongue & Cheek’ (UK)
Daniel Merriweather ‘Love & War’ (UK)
Basement Jaxx ‘Scars’ (UK)
Tinchy Stryder ‘Catch 22’ (UK)
Beverley Knight ‘100 Percent’ (UK)
David Guetta ‘One Love’ (France)
N-Dubz ‘Uncle B’ (UK)


Best Dance Act 2009 (UK & France)
David Guetta (France)
Donaeo (UK)
K.I.G Family (UK)
Cascada
King Kuduro (France)
Calvin Harris (UK)
Egypt (UK)


Best DJ (UK & France)
David Guetta (France)
Sarah Love (1Xtra)
Jigs (Choice)
Ronnie Herrel (1Xtra)
Swerve (Kiss)
Manny Norte (Kiss)
Masterstepz (Choice)


Best Group (UK & France)
Brick & Lace
N-Dubz
JLS
BBE
RDB
The Noisettes


Best TV Station
Flava TV
E4 Music
Channel Aka
TMF


Best Collaboration
Tinchy Stryder feat. N-Dubz- Number 1
Jay Sean ft. Lil Wayne ‘Down’
Tinchy Stryder feat. Amelle ‘Never Leave You’
Chipmunk ft. Emeli Sande ‘Diamond rings’
Mr Hudson ft. Kanye West ‘Supernova’
Lazee ft. Neverstore ‘Hold On’


Best Hip Hop Act
Giggs
Wretch 32
Ghetts
Bashy
Sway
Speech Debelle

Best Music Video
N-Dubz ‘Wouldn’t You’
BBE ‘Too Many Mans’
K.I.G ‘Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes’
Taio Cruz ‘Break your heart’
Dizzee Rascal ‘Holiday’
Alexander Burke ft Flo rida ‘Badboys’


Best Radio Station (UK & France)
1 Xtra (UK)
Radio Nova 101.5 (France)
Radio 1 (UK)
Kiss (UK)
NRJ (France)
Choice (UK)


Best UK Asian Act
M.I.A
Jay Sean
R.D.B
Mumzy Stranger
Khiza Music
Talvin Singh

Best Entrepreneur Category
Tim Campbell
Levi Roots
Corey Johnson
T. Oyelola
Nii Sackey
Jamie Binns

Best Newcomer sponsored by INVINCIBLE
Example
Mr Hudson
Egypt
JLS
Alexandra Burke
VV Brown

Best R&B Act
Brick & Lace
Mr. Hudson
Daniel Merriweather
JLS
Alexandra Burke
Taio Cruz

Most Inspiring Act 2009
Brick & Lace
Yolanda Brown
N-Dubz
VV Brown
Princess Nyah
The Noisettes


Best Jazz Act
Yolanda Brown
Gary Crosby
Lizz Wright
Dave Holland


Best Gospel Act
29th Chapter
Guvna B
Victizzle
New Direction Crew
Sons of Light
Jahziel


Best Producer
Calvin Harris
Blessed Beats
Davinche
Mark Ronson
Chase & Status


Best Radio Show
Rickie & Melvin (Kiss)
Trevor Nelson & Gemma (1Xtra)
279 (Choice fm)
Ace & Vis (1Xtra)
James Meritt (Kiss)

*I've noticed in the Best TV Station category MTV Base has not been nominated. I'm sure that has something to do with the claim that earlier this year, UMAs created fake MTV email addresses in order to gain sponsorship for their awards show, which was investigated by the police. UMAs don't be spiteful - we all know MTV Base more than deserve to be on that nominees list*

** Why is there no Best MC catergory? What about acts such as Chipmunk and Tinchy Stryder that have done well over the past 12 months?**

***Brick & Lace??? Are you having a laugh?! What have they done this year? Am I so behind in this world of entertainment that I've missed anything Brick & Lace related?? - Answers in the comments section will do***

I applaud Jordan Kensington's (C.E.O of UMAs) grind, I really do!

But after last years' bloodshed at the 2008 UMAs....will anybody actually care about the 2009 UMAs?