Jessie J leads the pack with five MOBO Award nominations... and will battle it out against Adele in three categories

By Sarah Fitzmaurice

Last updated at 4:33 PM on 1st September 2011

She wowed America with her performance at the MTV VMA’s on Sunday and returning home to the U.K. Jessie J was delighted to learn she has scooped five MOBO nominations.

The 23-year-old singer is up for Best Album, Best Newcomer, Best UK Act, Best Video and Best Song.

The Price Tag swinger, who only arrived back in the U.K. today tweeted: ‘What amazing news to come home to!! :D wooo hooo!’

Flying high: Jessie J, seen here at the MTV VMA's last weekend has been nominated for five MOBO Awards

Jessie, who is set to perform at the awards ceremony in October, will be up against Adele, who has four nominations, in the Best UK Act, Best Album and Best Song categories.

Speaking about her five nominations she said: ‘I am so honoured to be nominated. I have watched so many of the artists I look up to being nominated, winning awards and performing.

Stiff competition: Jessie will be up against Adele, seen performing at the VMAs, in the Best UK Act, Best Album and Best Song categories

Four a -piece: Wretch 32 and Tinie Tempah also join Adele with four nominations each

‘It's amazing to be in the company of such amazing talent.’

Earlier this year Jessie scooped the highly regarded Critics Choice award at the BRIT Awards.

Tinie Tempah and Wretch 32 are also up for four awards a piece alongside Adele.

Speaking at the nominations launch at St Pancras Renaissance Hotel in London Wretch 32 said: 'I grew up watching the MOBO Awards, so to be nominated for even just one award feels overwhelming. I was going to attend the awards anyway but now I'll be at a table - ah yeah!'

Beyonce Knowles, Rihann, Snoop Dog and Bruno Mars are up for the Best International accolade.

Here for the party: Fazer and Dappy from N-Dubz and Tinchy Stryder were also at the Mobo nominations launch at St Pancras Renaissance Hotel

Mixed style: Sophia Wardman, Rebecca Creighton and Esther Campbell of Belle Amie, who were on the X Factor last year posed up ahead of the party

Dappy and Fazer of NDubz fame, were at the launch after being nominated for Best UK Act.

And it wasn't just the nominated bands who turned out to the event last night but a whole host of familiar faces from the music industry.

Tinchy Stryder and X Factor rejects Belle Amie also attended the party.

Keeping it real: Lauren Pope and Lauren Goodger of The Only Way Is Essex joined Made In Chelsea's Frederik Ferrier

Keeping it real: Lauren Pope and Lauren Goodger of The Only Way Is Essex joined Made In Chelsea's Frederik Ferrier

Lauren Goodger and Lauren Pope of TOWIE were also at the launch along with Frederik Ferrier from Made In Chelsea and Jessie B from E4's Dirty Sexy Things.

The ceremony, which recognises music of black origin in the UK, will be hosted by Jason Derulo on October 5 in Glasgow.

MOBO Awards 2011 – full list of nominations:

BEST UK ACT
ADELE
CHASE & STATUS
CHIPMUNK
EXAMPLE
JESSIE J
KATY B
N - DUBZ
WRETCH 32
THE STREETS
TINIE TEMPAH

BEST NEWCOMER

ALEX CLARE
ED SHEERAN
EMELI SANDE
JAMIE WOON
JESSIE J
LOICK ESSIEN
MAVERICK SABRE
RIZZLE KICKS
YASMIN
WRETCH 32

BEST UK HIP HOP / GRIME ACT:
GIGGS
RIZZLE KICKS
TINIE TEMPAH
WILEY
WRETCH 32
BEST VIDEO:
CHIPMUNK ft. CHRIS BROWN – ‘CHAMPION’
JESSIE J – ‘DO IT LIKE A DUDE’
RIZZLE KICKS – ‘DOWN WITH THE TRUMPETS’
TINCHY STRYDER Ft. DAPPY – ‘SPACESHIP’
WILEY – ‘NUMBERS IN ACTION’

BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT:
ALEXIS JORDAN
ALOE BLACC
BEYONCE
BRUNO MARS
CEE LO GREEN
JASON DERULO
NICKI MINAJ
RIHANNA
SNOOP DOGG
WIZ KHALIFA

BEST SONG:

ADELE – ‘SOMEONE LIKE YOU’
CHASE & STATUS ft. TINIE TEMPAH – ‘HITZ’
JESSIE J – ‘DO IT LIKE A DUDE’
TINIE TEMPAH – ‘WONDERMAN’
WRETCH 32 – ‘TRAKTOR’

BEST ALBUM:

ADELE – 21
CHASE & STATUS – ‘NO MORE IDOLS’
JESSIE J – ‘WHO YOU ARE’
KATY B – ‘ON A MISSION’
TINIE TEMPAH – ‘DISC-OVERY’

BEST REGGAE:
ALBOROSIE
DAMIAN MARLEY & NAS
JAH CURE
KHAGO
MAVADO

BEST JAZZ ACT:
DENYS BAPTISTE
GWILYM SIMCOCK
KAIROS 4TET
MATTHEW HALSALL
USONIC

BEST AFRICAN ACT:
CHEIKH LO
D’BANJ
FATOUMATA DIAWARA
LIQUIDEEP
OWINY SIGOMA BAND
SEUN KUTI
SMOD
SPOEK MATHAMBO
VIEUX FARKA TOURE

BEST GOSPEL ACT:
BOBBY BOVELL
FOUR KORNERZ
JAYESS
JUNIOR GARR
TRIPLE O
BEST UK R&B / SOUL ACT:
ADELE
DIONNE BROMFIELD
MARSHA AMBROSIOUS
MIKE HOUGH
OMAR