2007 MOBO Award Winners

The MOBO (Music of Black Origin) Awards are a British awards ceremony celebrating R&B, Hip-Hop, Jazz and other types of music created by people of color. The nominees for the 2007 MOBO Awards were announced Aug. 22 in London, England and the 12th annual MOBO awards ceremonies were held Sept. 19 at the O2 Arena in London and broadcast Sept. 21 on BBC1. The winners' names are in bold type below, with an asterisk (*) next to them.

BEST FEMALE ARTIST
* Amy Winehouse
Beverley Knight
Corinne Bailey Rae
Jamelia
Joss Stone

BEST MALE ARTIST
* Dizzee Rascal
Kano
Lethal Bizzle
Sway
Wiley

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTIST
Akon
P. Diddy
Kanye West
* Rihanna
T.I.

BEST SONG
Amerie - "Take Control"
Amy Winehouse - "Rehab"
Dizzee Rascal - "Sirens"
* Ne-Yo - "Because of You"
Robin Thicke - "Lost Without You"

BEST VIDEO
Amy Winehouse - "Back to Black"
Dizzee Rascal - "Sirens"
* Kanye West - "Stronger"
Pussycat Dolls - "Wait a Minute"
Rihanna - "Umbrella"

BEST R&B ARTIST
Akon
Amy Winehouse
Lemar
Nathan
* Ne-Yo

BEST REGGAE ARTIST
Collie Buddz
* Sean Kingston
Shaggy
Stephen Marley
Tony Matterhorn

BEST GOSPEL ARTIST
4 Kornerz
BlushUK
* G-Force
Jahaziel
Priscilla Jones

BEST HIP-HOP ARTIST
50 Cent
Common
Dizzee Rascal
Kano
* Kanye West

BEST JAZZ ARTIST
Abram Wilson
Byron Wallen
Dee Dee Bridgewater
* Soweto Kinch
Wynton Marsalis

BEST UK NEWCOMER
Mutya Buena
* N Dubz
Sadie Ama
Tinchy Stryder
Unkle Jam

BEST DJ
George Kay
Jigs
Rampage
Ras Kwame
Ronnie Herel
Semtex
Shortee Blitz
Steve Sutherland
* Tim Westwood
Trevor Nelson