MOBO Awards 2012
Photographs and report by Patrick Trollope.

THE MOBO (Music Of Black Origin) Awards were held in Liverpool on Saturday, 3 November 2012. This was the 17th MOBO to be held and this annual event’s second time in Liverpool. This year’s event was celebrated by a host of top stars of screen, sport, music and TV and, when described by a reporter in the US, they likened it to the "Oscars" for the music world. With the likes of JLS arriving in Liverpool in a specially-chartered Easyjet flight, it is no wonder why the US reporter said that! The start of the night set the tone for the rest of the event and the focus was on the red carpet. This carpet was the place for many of the stars to strike up a pose for the world’s press, and in turn showing off a vast range of fashion styles, from the stunning white dress of Rita Ora, to the shiny dresses, like Rebecca Ferguson's silver dress. One of the eye-catching outfits featured on the night was worn by Lauren Pope. She wore a very interesting black number. But that was only part of the story, as the MOBOS are not a fashion show! Billed as "The hottest urban music event on the British calendar in 2012" you had to expect some good tunes... stepping up and delivering to a packed out Liverpool Arena were Emeli Sandié, Labrinth, Conor Maynard, JLS, Wiley, Stooshe, Angel, Trey Songz, Dionne Warwick and many others.  Also attending where members of the Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes's family jetted in from the USA, specially for the event.  Back stage you could not help but bump into special guests, VIP's and A-listers. The most amazing thing was watching the acts back stage, as they posed in ablaze of flashes from cameras, after receiving their awards. For Emeli Sande, the night brought not 1 but 3 awards!  Well done! an amazing achievement...   All of the acts we spoke to had high praise for Liverpool and its people and many of them thanked us for making them feel so welcome.

This is the full winners list from the nights presentations:-
 

Award	Performer	For
Best Female Act	Emeli Sande
Best Male Act	Plan B
Best Newcomer	Rita Ora
Best R&B/Soul Act	Emeli Sande
Best Hip-Hop/Grime Act	Plan B
Best Video	JLS
Best Song	Labrinth Ft Tinie Tempah	Do You Feel What I Feel
Best Album	Emeli Sande	Earthquake
Best International Act	Nicki Minaj	Our Version Of Events
Best Reggae Act	Sean Paul
Best Jazz Act	Zoe Rahman
Best African Act	D’Banj
Best Gospel Act	Rachel Kerr
Outstanding Contribution to Music	TLC
Lifetime Achievement Award	Dionne Warwick

Well done to all the people involved in this event and thank you for letting us have the honour of attending. We will let our photos tell the rest of the story...

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