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The Urban Music Awards (UMA) is a hip-hop, R&B, dance and soul music awards ceremony launched by Jordan Kensington in 2003 and now held in six countries annually by Invincible Media Group.
Contents
- History
- The Urban Music Awards in USA
- 2003 1st Year
- 2004
- 2005
- 2006
- 2007
- 2008
- 2009
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- References
The US version of the award ceremony, the Urban Music Awards USA, was launched on 7 July 2007 at Hammerstein Ballroom, hosted by Foxy Brown and Spragga Benz, with award winners including Adele, Danity Kane, Jay Z, Grandmaster Flash, Sean Paul, Beyoncé, Bobby V, Enrique Iglesias, Rihanna, Lupe Fiasco, Mary Mary, Amy Winehouse, Leona Lewis Chip and more.
History
The Urban Music Awards recognise the achievement of urban-based artists, producers, club nights, DJs, radio stations, record labels and artist from the current R&B, hip hop, neo soul, jazz, and dance music scene. The awards ceremony is held annually by Invincible Media Group. The UMAs are now held in six countries.
The winners are selected by a public vote.
The Urban Music Awards in USA
The 2009 Urban Music Awards were held on 17 July 2009 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City and returning to London on 1 November for the UK version of the show. The 2009 return was covered by major international press, including OK! Magazine, the Daily Express, and the Insider. 2009 also saw the launch of the Best Asian Act category to celebrate artists and musicians of Asian origin, which was widely covered within the Asian media worldwide.
And the winners were...
2003: 1st Year
The awards took place in Hammersmith Palais.
2004
The awards took place at the Barbican.
2005
The venue was Wembley Arena
2006
The awards took place in the Grand Connaught Rooms.
2007
The awards took place in the Grand Connaught Rooms.
2008
Venue: 02 Arena
2009
Location: Wembley Arena
2010
Location: Grand Connaught
2011
Location: Porchester
2012
Location: Grand Connaught
2013
Location: Grand Connaught
2014
Winners for the Urban Music Awards 2014 included:
2015
In 2015 the UMA events returned in London. Over 770,000 votes were received online. The show was hosted by founder, Jordan Kensington and singer/songwriter, Kiera Weathers . The awards included performances from Big Narstie, Kid Army, Kym Mazell, Rough Copy, Kelvin Jones, Chos3n and Young Kings. The UMA official house band, the Dominos provided the backdrop to music performed on stage by Macklemoore and a collaboration of "Ready or Not" by Fugees featuring the hosts. Lady Leshurr won record three awards for UMA Best Music Video 2015, Best Female Act 2015, and Best HipHop Act 2015.
The winners of the 13th annual Urban Music Awards