An award ceremony which celebrates black music will take place away from London tonight for the first time.

Lemar leads the way at this year’s Mobo Awards with five nominations.

Jamelia was crowned queen of the Mobos tonight as she scooped three awards.

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.