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Chart-topping star Jessie J leads the field at this year’s Mobo Awards – and said her five nominations were “amazing”.

The Mobo Awards take place in Britain tonight as organisers hope nothing else goes wrong after the ceremony was plunged into crisis when host, NERD star Pharrell Williams, pulled out with only days to go.