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Last night, Sunday November 1, 2009, we attended the 7th annual Urban Music Awards (UMA) at the Bloomsbury Theatre in London. Dave and I made our way to London via the Oxford Tube bus which is convenient and not too pricey. We were somewhat entertained by strangers Charlie and his mates, sitting behind us. It was difficult not to overhear their excitement and conversation regarding their plans for the evening, which was going to the Snowboarding World Cup event at Battersea Power Station. While they were discussing their [...]

Rihanna, Bobby V, Jay-Z, Swizz Beatz, Akon, Enrique Iglesias, Kanye West, Grandmasterflash and Kid Cudi win big at the 7th annual Urban Music Awards USA!! The Urban Music Awards celebrated its 7th anniversary with a successful 2nd return to the home of urban music New York City on the 17th of July 2009 at the prestigious Hammerstein Ballroom. Rihanna won Best Music Video and Best Female Act whilst R&B superstar Akon took the gong for Artist of the Year. [...]

2009 Urban Music Awards nominees: Here is a Full list: Artist of the Year 2009 (USA & UK) Rihanna The Dream Rick Ross Akon Neyo J. Holiday Lil Wayne Best Music Video 2009 (USA & UK) Rihanna "Rehab" Bobby V feat Lil Wayne "Ms Officer" Day 26 ft. Young Joc & Diddy 'Imma put it on her' Akon 'Beautiful' Lady Gaga 'Poker Face' [...]

The Urban Music Awards has announced its return back to the USA with the 'United we stand' initiative which sees both the USA and UK UMA team collaborate to bring about history in the making as the Urban Music Awards makes its long awaited return to New York City. The Urban Music Awards USA is set to take place on the 18th of July 2009 at the Highline Ballroom, Manhattan, New York City to mark the UMA's 7th anniversary and in light of the recent success which have seen collaborations between UMA nominees, [...]

If the Urban Music Awards had been attempting to celebrate British youth and show there's more to life than knife crime, it botched it a little as poor security allowed the prize-giving to descend into chaos: Three people have been stabbed during a music awards ceremony in south-east London. One man was seriously hurt while two others received minor injuries at the Urban Music Awards at the O2 arena. Kanye West is believed to have already issued a complaint about how it was decided who would receive minor injuries at the awards. [...]

ITV Local London has become the official media partner of the Urban Music Awards 2008 . The awards ceremony will be streamed LIVE on ITV Local London on a dedicated Urban Music Awards channel (www.itvlocal.com/london/umas) . Viewers can log on to the website to see some of the biggest names in music perform and pick up the prestigious awards throughout the evening on Saturday 15th November 2008. They will then be able to catch up on the best bits from the show, as well as see exclusive red carpet interviews and backstage gossip [...]

It would take a man with an icy heart to want to suggest that a music awards show might need to have a bit of a rethink, and nobody would suggest there's anything inherently wrong with the idea behind the UMAs (" born out of the need to build a worldwide and independent awards ceremony to recognise the achievement of British based artists, producers, club nights, dj’s , radio stations, record labels and artist that are or were previously underground and are a product of the current UK Underground Dance/Urban music scene. "). Or to even go "erm... [...]