2006 Mobo Awards

The 11th annual Mobo (Music of Black Origin) awards were held Wed., Sept. 20, 2006 at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Making the event more special, this year's show was televised for the first time on Great Britain's BBC3 televesion network.
A full list of nominees and winners appear below, with the winners listed in bold.

BEST R&B ACT

Beyoncé
Jamie Foxx
Mary J Blige
Ne-Yo
Rihanna (winner)

BEST HIP-HOP ACT

Akala (winner)
Busta Rhymes
Kano
Kanye West
Sway

BEST REGGAE ACT

Anthony Hamilton
Burning Spear
Damian Marley
Sean Paul (winner)
Shaggy

BEST AFRICAN ACT

Batman Samini (winner)
Lebo Mathosa
P Square
Jose Chameleone
Tony Tetuila

BEST GOSPEL

Alan Charles
Kirk Franklin
Mary Mary
Noel Robinson
Nu Life (winner)

BEST DJ

Semtex
Shortee Blitz
Steve Sutherland (winner)
Trevor Nelson
Tim Westwood

BEST GROUP

Black Eyed Peas (winner)
Gnarls Barkley
OutKast
Pussycat Dolls
The Streets

BEST SONG

Beyoncé, feat Jay Z - "Deja Vu" (winner)
Corinne Bailey Rae - "Put Your Records On"
Gnarls Barkley - "Crazy"
Mary J Blige - "Be Without You"
Ne-Yo - "So Sick"

BEST VIDEO

Beyoncé, feat Jay Z - "Deja Vu" (winner)
Busta Rhymes - "Touch It (Remix)"
Chris Brown - "Run It"
Kano - "Brown Eyes"
Roll Deep - "Shake a Leg"

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEMALE

Alicia Keys
Beyoncé (winner)
Janet Jackson
Mary J Blige
Nelly Furtado

BEST UK FEMALE

Alesha Dixon
Beverley Knight
Corinne Bailey Rae
Jamelia
Keisha White

BEST INTERNATIONAL MALE

Chris Brown
Jay-Z (winner)
Kanye West
Ne-Yo
Pharrell

BEST UK MALE

Kano
Lemar (winner)
Nate James
Plan B
Sway

BEST UK NEWCOMER

Corinne Bailey Rae (winner)
Fundamental 03
Lady Sovereign
Plan B
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