16.11.2008
WINNERS FOR THE 6
TH
ANNUAL URBAN MUSIC AWARDS 2008 ANNOUNCED
The 6
th
annual Urban Music Awards took place at the IndigO2 on the 15
th
of November 2008.The much anticipated event kicked off in the heart of London’s IndigO2. The red carpet was filled with celebrities from the world of music, fashion, television who all came out in force to support the Urban Music Awards UK. From Bobby Davro, Ms. Dynamite, Mica Paris, Gary Lucy, Sway, Shaznay Lewis, Kele le Roc, Angelica Bell, Bianca Gascoigne, Roll Deep, Amanda Mealing, Melvin& Rickie, cast from hit Channel 4 TV show, Hollyoaks and more. The VIP room was heaving with many guests lining up to join in the celebrations.
Scores of people, queued eagerly at the red carpet to catch a glimpse of the many acts that had contributed to our vibrant urban music scene of 2008, not even the cold weather could deter the loyal audience, who kept warm spirits with jovial laughter. ?After the brief craziness of getting everyone seated on their prospective tables was over. ?The show started with an outstanding performance from Baby Bliss Allstars, and then host Naomi Millbank Smith opened the show by introducing
MP, George Galloway
and Hollyoaks actress
Ciara Johnson
to present the nominees for
Best Magazine
, with winner
Young Voices
collecting the category for the second time in a row!!
MP George Galloway
commented “
This is one of my favourite events and it’s the 2
nd
year i am presenting”
. He went on to congratulate
Barack Obama
and called for young people of all races to come together and start making positive moves. With performances including
H2O ft Platinum
performing their smash hit ‘what’s it gonna be’ it was time for the comedians to take their turn on stage, one after one. From the old school we had
Bobby Davro
, who got the crowd going absolutely crazy with laughter and from the new skool, who can ever forget the comic dances and bursts out from comedian
Eddie K
. This was all rounded up by a spectacular,
Richard Blackwood
who stepped on stage and finished a round of comedy knock out punches, before he got back to presenting the
Best Neo Soul Act
category with the gorgeous Aislyene to
Amy Winehouse
. Amy’s award was accepted by her close pal Aislyene with a message “A special thanks to the Urban Music Awards and all the fans for voting for me”. ?The Adulthood cast
(Adam Deacon, Femi, & Snakeyman)
took the stage to present the ?Best HipHop Act 2008 to
Sway
who gave one of the most powerful performances of the night featuring
Lady Stush
!!! Then we saw some of the performances from the biggest stars in club land, with stand out act,
Crazy Cousins
performing ‘Do you mind’?and ‘Bongos’ which is out this month.
With several awards going out, and performances from, Prince Diamond ft. New Invincible recording artiste Q, Wideboys ft Shaznay Lewis performing Daddy O, and a spectacular marathon performance from DJ Luck & MC Neat going through a series of classic hits that earned them the Outstanding Achievement Award. It was all geared on being the most successful Urban Music Awards yet!!?After ?2 hours, before the final hour of the show , the final part of nominee announcement and show recording was suspended due to a separate incident which had northing to do with the UMA’s simply a few minority who decided to take it upon themselves to try and ruin what was turning out as one of the best ever UMA’s. In response to this, the production team decided to announce the next row of winners this week. Filming of winners of the other categories will take place through out Friday, the 21
st
of November 2008 at the UMA Academy in London. Be sure to catch both filming and the broadcast of the 6
th
annual Urban Music Awards 2008 on Flava TV, Sky channel 367 on the 26
th
of November 2008, repeated for three weeks thereafter!
You will also be able to finally catch the most anticipated announcement of the winner of Britain’s Next Urban Superstar 2008.
Special Thanks to all our sponsors
, Foot Locker, Jamster, Amarula, Faith Shoes, Avit, Missbutterfly.co.uk, Overground and to all the dedicated supporters of the UMA’s.
Other news:
*Date for the annual
Urban Music Awards UK 2009
has been announced now for the
1
st
of November 2009
and will now take place exclusively in a
secret location
as a strictly invitation televised event.
*We are now pleased to announce filming for
America’s Next Urban Superstar 2009
to commence on the
5
th
of March 2009
at Fusion Club in Los Angeles, with further audition dates confirmed for New York, Atlanta, Miami, Washington DC, & North Carolina. The winner for America’s Next Urban Superstar will be announced at the
Urban Music Awards
2009
on the
7
th
of July 2009 at the 2
nd
annual Urban Music Awards USA 2009
at the
Hammerstein Ballroom, Manhattan, New York!!
Here is a full list of winners at this year’s 6
th
annual Urban Music Awards 2008:
Best Jazz Act
Adele
Best Collaboration
Estelle ft Kanye?West ‘America Boy’
Best Album 2008
Best Crossover Chart Act
Best Dance Act
Wideboys
Best DJ
Best Entrepreneur 2008
| Lethal Bizzle (Lethal Bizzle Records)
|
Best Gospel Act
Best Group
Best HipHop Act
Best Independent Label
Best Magazine
Best Music Video
| Tinchy Stryder ‘Stryderman’
|
Best Newcomer
Best Producer
Best R&B Act
Best Radio Station
Best TV Show/Film
| Nokia Green Room (Channel 4)
|
Best UK Radio DJ
| Rickie and Melvin (Kiss 100fm)
|
|
Best Website
Most Inspiring Act 2008
Outstanding Achievement Award 2008
Mica Paris
Outstanding Achievement Award 2008
DJ Luck & MC Neat
Lifetime Achievement Award
Finley Quaye
For?more details. Please, contact:
E:
linda.sykes@urbanmusicawards.net
W:
www.urbanmusicawards.net
About UMA:
Urban Music Awards is the only music awards ceremony to be held in the UK, USA, Caribbean, France, and Africa & Asia. ?It is held annually through out 6 countries by Invincible Media Group.