Named Best UK Act, she also bagged Best Newcomer, Best Song for Do It Like A Dude, and Best Album. Adele collected Best R&B/Soul Act, which makes it collectively five awards from the two females, both white.
There were recent complaints from critics about Jessie J leading the nominations for the 16th Music of Black Origin Awards, and now she is the big winner at the Wednesday night ceremony in Glasgow Oct 5.
Hosted by US singer Jason Derulo and Strictly Come Dancing judge Alesha Dixon, questions had been raised about the preponderance of white acts among the nominees, especially during the buildup to the event.
Kanya King, who established the Mobos in 1995, was asked in a recent editorial in the Voice newspaper whether the Mobos were "doing a disservice to black artists" by using white singers to promote the awards as seemed to be the case. Her reply was to point out that "most forms of pop" had their heritage in black music; adding "The awards reflect what is happening in the UK music scene right now. Now more than ever,urban music is prevalent."
There were mixed reactions on Twitter with one user called the awards a “joke”. However many fans of music and especially of Jessie J were happy with her Mobo success. Jessie J however stated that she never expected to win anything, and said, “I just want to say the biggest thank you to my fans because I watched this last year by myself in my living room and no one knew who I was and now I just won best album. That is epic. Thank you everyone." Wow, such a success story. Well done, Jessie.
The Mobos couldn’t have been very good for Wretch 32 though. The rapper from Tottenham, north London, was nominated in four categories but failed to win in any. The award for best hip hop/grime act was won by Tinie Tempah, who also happens to be of Nigerian origin.
It was a great night in any case for Naija as our very own Wizkid took home the Best African Act.
Highlights of the night would have to be the Boyz II Men medley as well as the performance by Amy Winehouse’s adopted niece Dionne Bromfield who sang a tribute song (Love Is a Losing Game) to the late singer.
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