Here is yet another award show to add to your list of events for the music industry’s action packed fourth quarter.  The list of nominations for the 2012 MOBO Awards have been announced and the lineup is dominated by Emeli Sande, Plan B and Rita Ora.

Sande and Plan B scored an impressive five nominations for the 2012 MOBO Awards, which will be hosted by Rebecca Ferguson at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on November 3rd. Following closely behind are Ora and Labyrinth, who will both compete with nods in four categories.

See the full list of nominations for the 2012 MOBO Awards below:

Best Newcomer

Delilah

StooShe

Angel

Rudimental

Lianne La Havas

AlunaGeorge

Conor Maynard

Jessie Ware

Misha B

Rita Ora

 

Best UK Male

Labrinth

Ed Sheeran

Plan B

Professor Green

Wiley

Rizzle Kicks

 

Best UK Female

Emeli Sande

Rita Ora

Jessie J

Jessie Ware

Rebecca Ferguson

Tulisa

 

Best Video

Emeli Sande – My Kind Of Love

JLS – Do You Feel What I Feel

Plan B – Ill Manors

Rizzle Kicks – Mama Do The Hump

Rita Ora ft. Tinie Tempah – R.I.P.

 

Best Hip-Hop/Grime

Devlin

Plan B

Professor Green

Wiley

Wretch 32

 

Best Album

Ed Sheeran – +

Emeli Sande – Our Version of Events

Labrinth – Electronic Earth

Plan B – Ill Manors

Rita Ora – Ora

 

Best R&B/Soul Act

Angel

Emeli Sande

Labrinth

Maverick Sabre

Rebecca Ferguson

 

Best Song in Association with PRSforMusic

Ed Sheeran – Lego House

Emeli Sande – Next To Me

Plan B – Ill Manors

Labrinth feat. Tinie Tempah – Earthquake

Michael Kiwanuka – I’ll Get Along

 

Best International Act

Azealia Banks

Beyonce

Drake

Jay Z and Kanye West

Frank Ocean

Nas

Nicki Minaj

Ne-Yo

Rick Ross

Rihanna

Thoughts?