Everyone’s gone award crazy at the moment, hot on the heels of the recent Mobo’s and forthcoming Channel U awards comes the radio and Tv station Kiss’ very own night celebrating the achievements of artists who appear on their platforms. To be held on the 5th November at the Excel in South Victoria they have already announced Craig David and Ms Dynamite as performers with more to be announced. Below are the nominations and info to vote.

Best Producer

Dr.Dre
Kanye West
Jermaine Dupri
The Neptunes
Bassment Jaxx

Best Newcomer
Ciara
Akon
Amerie
Kano
The Game
John Legend
Bobby Valentino

Best Group

Black Eyed Peas
Bassment Jaxx
Destiny’s Child
Outkast
Roll Deep

Most Stylish Woman

Gwen Stefani
Siena Miller
June Sarpong
Beyonce

Best Male

Kanye West
50 Cent
The Streets
Jamiroquai
Craig David
The Game
Sean Paul

Best Female

Gwen Stefani
Missy Elloit
Mariah Carey
Faith Evans
Ms Dynamite

Best Single

Akon – Lonely
Pretty Ricky – Grind With Me
Bodyrockers – I Like The Way You move
Pussy Cat Dolls – Don’t Cha
2Pac – Ghetto Gospel
Rihanna – Pon De Replay
Twista – Sunshine
The Game – Hate It Or Love It

Best Album

50 Cent – The Massacre
Mariah Carey – The Emancipation Of Mimi
Mylo – Destroy Rock n Roll
The Game – The Documentary
Kanye West – The Late Registration

For information about voting and tickets see www.kiss100.com

Channel U present the first ever Best Of British Awards at the Shepherds Bush Empire on October 15th. Ace and Invisible of 1Xtra and Illout Show fame will be hosting the awards which will celebrate the top 15 British performers as voted for by the Channel U viewers. 30 nominees have been picked who have been prominent players on the channel in the last year and you can cast your vote by logging onto their website or by keeping locked to Channel U.

The nominees are: Akala, Bigz, Blak Twang, Bruza, Choong Family, Christian Blazer, Craig David, Crazy Titch, Craze 24, Dizzee Rascal, Estelle, Fundmental Juggy D, Jay Sean, Kano, Kevin Mark Trail, Lady Sovereign, Lemar, Lethal Bizzle, L.O.C, Mitchell Brothers, Nathan, Nu Star, Roll Deep, Rouge, Sincere, SLK, Sway, Terri Walker

For more information and tickets see www.bestofbritishuk.com

Rumours are abound that Jay-Z may be about to work with Nas on a remix to We Major, a track off of Kanye West’s Late Registration album. The original track which features Nas and John Doe is Jigga’s favourite off the album and he is keen to get on a remix which would be the first time that Nas and himself have featured on a track together. As we all know the two had a feud kept on wax a few years back, but both men have spoke out on numerous occasions of their respect for each other.

Despite his retirement Jay-Z has featured on many remixes and guest appearances, continually fuelling rumours that he will release an album sometime soon. Speaking on radio station Power 105 he said that he has that ‘itch’ and may look to get an album out. It seems the reason for this sudden itch to get material out may be because of a few emcees chatting stuff about him and it’s now his time to ‘declare war’.

Since his retirement he has been busy running Def Jam and recently started a new label in the company called Def Jam Left, which first release will be from new signing The Roots.

Make sure you get your votes in for this years MOBO Awards. Follow the link below and let's make sure the UK acts get some deserved recognition.
http://www.mobo.com/index.php?p=votingform