Estelle leads the pack at UMA's

28-year-old, Estelle is up for five awards - Best Album 2008, Best Collaboration, Best Crossover Chart Act, Best R&B Act and Most Inspiring Act 2008.

Leona Lewis is up for two nominations. So is Sway. As far as I know his roots are African but I love his sound. Check out his MySpace.

And remember Craig David (Grenadian roots) he had that song ..."Met this girl on Monday/took her for a drink on Tuesday/we we making love by Wednesday/and on Thursday and Friday and Saturday/Chill on Sunday"...yeah him..... he is nominated for best album: Trust Me and Best RnB act along with Leona Lewis.

The music awards ceremony will be held on the 15th of November 2008 at the prestigious IndigO2 (at the O2 ) in London and will be attended by more than 5,000 artists, DJs, producers, promoters, record labels executives, celebrities from the world of music, radio, TV, sports and urban music fans from across the country.




The Urban Music Awards was born out of the need to build a worldwide and independent awards ceremony to recognize the achievement of 100% British based artists, producers, club nights, dj’s , radio stations, record labels and artist within British urban music scene.

The first Urban Music Awards were held in 2003 to recognize the achievements fo British -based artists, producers, DJs, radio stations, record labels and artists. The award show has grown internationally. On the 7th of July 2007 saw the launch of the Urban Music Awards USA in New York hosted by Foxy Brown & Spragga Benz whilst April 2008 saw the launch of the Caribbean Urban Music Awards in Jamaica.
Go to www.urbanmusicawards.net for all the 2008 nominees and more info on the Urban Music Awards.