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class="wp-caption-text">Mobo Awards 2012

Rival talent show judges Jessie J and Tulisa Contostavlos are to battle it out for Best Female at this year’s Mobo Awards.

Plan B and Emeli Sande lead the nominations with five nods each.

Rita Ora and Labrinth follow – they both have four nominations each – while Ed Sheeran has three.

The ceremony takes place in Liverpool in November.

Here are the full list of nominations:

:: Best female
/> Emeli Sande
/> Jessie J
/> Jessie Ware
/> Rebecca Ferguson
/> Rita Ora
/> Tulisa

:: Best male
/> Ed Sheeran
/> Labrinth
/> Plan B
/> Professor Green
/> Rizzle Kicks
/> Wiley
/>
/> :: Best Newcomer
/> Alunageorge
/> Angel
/> Conor Maynard
/> Delilah
/> Jessie Ware
/> Lianne La Havas
/> Misha B
/> Rita Ora
/> Rudimental
/> Stooshe

:: Best R&B/soul act
/> Angel
/> Emeli Sande
/> Labrinth
/> Maverick Sabre
/> Rebecca Ferguson

:: Best hip-hop/grime act
/> Devlin
/> Plan B
/> Professor Green
/> Wiley
/> Wretch 32

:: Best video
/> Emeli Sande – My Kind Of Love
/> JLS – Do You Feel What I Feel
/> Plan B – Ill Manors
/> Rita Ora Ft Tinie Tempah – RIP
/> Rizzle Kicks – Mama Do The Hump

:: Best song
/> Ed Sheeran – Lego House
/> Emeli Sande – Next To Me
/> Labrinth Ft Tinie Tempah – Earthquake
/> Michael Kiwanuka – I’ll Get Along
/> Plan B – Ill Manors

:: Best album
/> Ed Sheeran – +
/> Emeli Sande – Our Version Of Events
/> Labrinth – Electronic Earth
/> Plan B – Ill Manors
/> Rita Ora – Ora

:: Best international act
/> Azealia Banks
/> Beyonce
/> Drake
/> Frank Ocean
/> Jay-Z & Kanye West
/> Nas
/> Ne-yo Motown
/> Nicki Minaj
/> Rick Ross
/> Rihanna
/>
/> :: Best reggae act
/> Damian Marley
/> Konshens
/> Mr Vegas
/> Popcaan
/> Sean Paul

:: Best jazz act
/> Ayanna Witter-Johnson
/> Femi Temowo
/> Roller Trio
/> Zara Mcfarlane
/> Zoe Rahman

:: Best African act
/> Amadou & Mariam
/> Cabo Snoop
/> Camp Mulla
/> D’Banj
/> Fally Ipupa
/> Fatoumata Diawara
/> P Square
/> Sarkodie
/> Spoek Mathambo
/> The Very Best

:: Best gospel act
/> El Mafrex
/> Ni-cola
/> Rachel Kerr
/> RAM1
/> V9 Collective