Atumpan, Sarkodie, Fuse ODG & Others Earn Urban Music Awards 2014 Nominations

Ghana’s Best UK Act, Atumpan, together with BET Award for Best International Act, Sarkodie, Fuse ODG, WizKid, Burna Boy and others have been nominated for the 12th annual Urban Music Awards 2014

The prestigious European Urban Music Awards & the UMA Academy announced the nominees for this year’s highly anticipated 12th annual awards ceremony taking place on the 15th of November 2014 in London.

Each year, thousands of avid music fans decide the nominees for each of the 21 categories in the event, and it is these fans who will decide the winners for the 12th annual European Urban Music Awards ceremony.

Voting for the Urban Music Awards 2014 is live from the 13th of October till the 10th of November 2014 on www.urbanmusicawards.net

The Urban Music Awards is the NO. 1 premiere R&B, Hip Hop, Soul and Dance Music awards ceremony in the world. The Urban Music awards ceremony is one of the only music awards show in the world to be held annually in the USA, UK, France, Caribbean, and Japan with plans to expand to Asia, Dubai and Africa.

The Urban Music Awards was born out of the need to build a worldwide awards ceremony to celebrate the achievement of urban based artists, producers, club nights, DJ’s, radio stations, record labels and artist from the current Dance/R&B, Hip Hop, Neo Soul, Jazz and dance music scene. Past winners at the Urban Music Awards have included; Beyonce, Rihanna, Jay-Z, Nas, Amy Winehouse, Leona Lewis, Adele, Goldie, Dizzee Rascal, Sean Paul, Beverley Knight, Lemar, Shakira and many more.

Full list of the 12th annual Urban Music Awards nominations are as follows:

Best Newcomer 2014 (sponsored by Zuricom)

Mnek
Stephanie McCourt
Sam Smith
Clean Bandit
Debra Debs
Ella Eyre
Kwabs
FKA Twigs
Denai Moore
Neon Jungle
Melissa Steel
Nico&Vinz
Little Simz

Best Single 2014 (sponsored by Blueberry Nation)

Professor Green ft. Tori Kelly– ‘Lullaby’
Sam Smith ‘Stay with me’
Lethal Bizzle ft. JME &Tempa T ‘Rari Workout’
Kano ft. JME ‘Flow of the Year’
Meridian Dan ‘One Two Drinks’
Clean Bandit ft Jess Glyne ‘ Rather Be’
Meridian Dan ft. Big H & JME ‘German Whip’
Wretch 32 ‘6 Words’
Nico&Vinz ‘Am I Wrong’
Melissa Steel ‘Kisses for Breakfast’

Best Female Act 2014 (sponsored by Zuricom)

Rita Ora
FKA Twigs
Jess Glyne
Neon Jungle
Melissa Steel
Katy B
Debra Debs
Estelle
Little Simz

Best Crossover Pop Act 2014 sponsored by DeChavel

Neon Jungle
Sam Smith
Jess Glyne
Katy B
Ed Sheeran
Nico&Vinz
Rita Ora

Best Male Artist 2014

Fuse ODG
Ghetts
Ed Sheeran
Wretch 32
Mnek
Jamie T
Kano

Best R&B/Soul Act

Melissa Steel
Four Kornerz
Mike Hough
Stephanie McCourt
Sam Smith
Debra Debs
Maverick Sabre
Jacob Banks

Best Hip Hop Act 2014

Krept& Konan
Wretch 32
Giggs
G-Frsh
Fekky
Little Simz

Best Group 2014

Clean Bandit
Neon Jungle
Brookes Brothers
Nico&Vinz
Four Kornerz
The D.O.T

Best Radio Show 2014

DJ Edu (Destination Africa – 1Xtra)
Ricki, Melvin & Charlie (In the Morning – Kiss)
DJ Longers (Bang Radio)
Charlie Sloth (1Xtra)
DJ Fonti (Bang Radio)
Kojo& Jade (Capital Xtra in the Morning)
DJ Abrantee (Capital Xtra)
Shortee Blitz & MK (Kiss)
DJ EZ (Kiss)
Logan Sama (Kiss)
Twin B &Yasmin Evans (BBC 1Xtra)
Ras Kwame (Capital Xtra)

Best Collaboration 2014 sponsored by DeChavel

Fuse ODG ft. Sean Paul ‘Dangerous Love’
Lethal Bizzle ft. JME &Tempa T ‘Rari Workout’
Kano ft. JME ‘Flow of the Year’
Breach ft. Kelis ‘The Key’
Brookes Brothers ft. Chrom 3 ‘Carry Me On’
Melissa Steel ft. Popcaan ‘Kisses for Breakfast’
Clean Bandit ft Jess Glyne ‘Rather Be’
Dizzee Rascal ftFekky ‘Sittin Here’

Best Grime Act 2014

Big Narstie
Big H
P Money
Tempa T
Kano
Skepta
Lethal Bizzle
Scorcher

Best Producer 2014

Naughty Boy
Clean Bandit
Calvin Harris
Julio Bashmore
Splurge Boys
Disclosure

Best International Artist 2014

Iggy Azalea
JheneAiko
Chris Brown
August Alsina
Estelle
Nico&Vinz
Pharrell Williams
Ariana Grande

Best DJ 2014

DJ Fresh
DJ Longers
279
EZ
Shortee Blitz
DJ Fonti
Mista Jam
Shy FX
Ras Kwame
Logan Sama

Best Album 2014

Tinashe ‘Aquarius’
Ghetts ‘Rebel with a Cause’
Ed Sheeran ‘X’
Professor Green ‘Growing up in Public’
Sam Smith ‘In The Lonely Hour’
TinieTempah ‘Demonstration’

Best African/Afro Beats Act 2014
Moe Logo
Sarkodie
Mista Silva
Wizkid
Fuse ODG
Atumpan
Burna Boy
Ice Kid

Best Gospel Act 2014

Noel Robinson
Isabella
ACM Gospel Choir
Precious
Four Kornerz
J Vessel

Best Reggae Act 2014

Mavado
Gyptian
Demarco
Morgan Heritage
Sean Paul
Stylo G
Popcaan

Best Electronic/ Dance Act 2014

Clean Bandit
Disclosure
Mr.Probz
Tiesto
Daft Punk
Stromae

Best Music Video 2014

Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glyne – ‘Rather Be’
Ed Sheeran ft. Pharrell – ‘Sing’
Fekky ft. Dizzee Rascal ‘Sittin Here’
Estelle ‘Make Her Say (Beat it up)’
Paloma Faith ‘Can’t Rely on you’
Lethal Bizzle feat. Tempa T & JME ‘Rari Workout’
Meridian Dan ft. Big H & JME ‘German Whip’
Wretch 32 ‘6 Words’
Nico&Vinz ‘Am I Wrong’

Best Music Channel 2014

Channel AKA
MTV
ViVa
Flava TV
Link UP TV
Grime Daily

Best Clothing Brand 2014

Dench
Boy Better Know
Money Clothing
Forreduci
Trapstar
Addidas
Puma

Best Music PR Company 2014
 

Dawbell PR
Sticky Toffee PR
Landed PR
Hudson PR
Ahead PR
Brand Weekly PR
Impressive PR
Vision Music
Purple PR

Best Radio Station 2014

Bang Radio
1Xtra
Rinse fm
Capital Xtra
Kiss
Juice fm