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

Singer Leona Lewis collected more boos than awards when she failed to turn up at the Mobo (Music of Black Origin) Awards.

Superstars Estelle and Leona Lewis won two gongs each at tonight’s Mobo (Music of Black Origin) Awards.

Troubled singer Amy Winehouse was the star and the flop of last night’s music awards.

Singer Corinne Bailey Rae has been nominated for three Mobo Awards.

Pop superstar Madonna is such a fan MTV show Pimp My Ride she is planning to copy the car makeover concept for her new music video.

Soul singer Lemar said he was “over the moon” after becoming a double winner at the Mobo Awards.

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

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.

Trevor Phillips, the chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality who sparked controversy by calling for an end to the UK's “outdated” multicultural policies, is up for an ethnic diversity award, it emerged today.

Controversial US rapper 50 Cent was a triple winner at the Mobo awards.

Controversial US rapper 50 Cent was a triple winner at tonight’s Mobo awards.

Ricky Gervais is going head to head with Jonathan Ross and Stephen Fry to be named radio's top presenter.