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Kwabs hopes he and his friend Jess Glynne are both winners at the 20th MOBO Awards.
The 'Walk' singer has been nominated along with Andreya Triana,
Shakka, Lianne La Havas and Joss Stone in the Best R&B/Soul Act category, while Jess is up for two prizes, Best Female and Best Song in Association with First Direct for 'Not Letting Go', her collaboration with Tinie Tempah.
Kwabs has got to know Jess because they are both signed to Atlantic and he would be very happy if both he and the 'Don't Be So Hard on Yourself' hitmaker left the ceremony with statuettes.
Speaking at the MOBO nominations announcement in London today (30.09.15), he told BANG Showbiz: "I'm proud to even get to be here but to be nominated in the Best R&B/Soul category is great. I think awards ceremonies are always aspirational and the MOBOs are no exception, I feel like ultimately being recognised in any way shape or form for your talent or for what your music is, to me, really is a great honour. You never know whether you're going to be nominated or not, I just enjoy the fact that I've been recognised and if I win it's a bonus."
When asked who he'd like to see take home a prize other than himself, he added: "As she's my label mate and as I'm someone who really appreciates her voice, I'd like to see Jess Glynne win. I think she's in with a really good chance and I'd love her to win something."
Kwabs is also looking forward to attending the ceremony - which will be held on Wednesday November 4 at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, North England - because he will get to watch all the performing artists and he is especially looking forward to seeing FKA Twigs take the stage.
Twigs - who is engaged to Robert Pattinson - is up for Best Female and has two nominations in the Best Video category for her tracks 'Pendulum' and 'Glass & Patron'.
He added: "I really want to see FKA Twigs perform. She's somebody who is really interesting, so it will be really exciting to see her on stage. She's incredible and I've not seen her live yet."
The 2015 MOBO Awards will be hosted by Sarah-Jane Crawford and will be broadcast live on ITV2 and later repeated in full on ITV.
Go to www.mobo.com/tickets for tickets to attend the show.

The Who have rescheduled their North American tour for February 2016.
Earlier this month the 'Baba O'Riley' hitmakers postponed their remaining shows after lead singer Roger Daltrey was struck down with viral Meningitis.
However, they have now confirmed that 'The Who Hits 50!' tour will resume on February 27 in Detroit.
Daltrey said in a statement: "I am now on the mend and feeling a lot better."
Guitarist Pete Townshend added that the band "will be coming back stronger than ever!"
Tickets for the originally scheduled shows will be valid for the new dates.
Earlier this month, Roger announced that they were postponing the shows and explained: "We are very sorry to disappoint our fans in this way. For the last four weeks, I have been in and out of the hospital and have been diagnosed with viral Meningitis.
"I am now on the mend and feeling a lot better but I am going to need a considerable time to recover. The doctors tell me I will make a complete recovery, but that I should not do any touring this year."
Pete added: " Once Roger is completely well we will come back stronger than ever and Roger and I will give you all a show to remember."

Demi Lovato wants to be nominated for a Grammy.
The 23-year-old singer is preparing for the release of her upcoming album 'Confident' and believes that new song 'Stone Cold' is worthy of being nominated for the prestigious music award.
She told Complex magazine "I want the Grammy committee to hear ['Stone Cold'] so that one day they can see that- I know that I'm capable of getting there. I just want people to see it finally. When I say getting there, I don't mean winning one. I just want to be nominated for one.
"You can't go higher than the Grammys in the music industry. That was a huge goal for this album. I watched the Grammy nominations last year and I was like, 'I want to be there so bad.' It really gave me that kick in the ass to make music that was worthy of it. This is a song that I feel like is worthy of notification."
And Demi also hit back at claims that her song 'Cool For The Summer' is a rip-off of Katy Perry's 'I Kissed A Girl'.
She said: "Yeah. The song literally sounds nothing like 'I Kissed a Girl.' Well, I used the word 'cherry.' How dare I use that word. It's definitely not a rip-off of anything."

Krept & Konan lead the nominations at the 20th MOBO Awards. The 'Freak of the Week' hitmakers received four nods in categories including Best Album for 'The Long Way Home', Best Male, Best Hip Hop and Best Song as the nominations were announced th...

Barry Manilow will tour the UK.
The 72-year-old singer has announced he's going to "hit the road" and will bring his 'ONE LAST TIME! Tour' to arenas across the United Kingdom to coincide with the 40th anniversary of his fan favoured hit 'Mandy'.
The 'Can't Smile Without You' crooner said: "We had a great time putting the show together. We hope to take everyone on an emotional roller coaster. I can't wait to see everyone dancing in the aisles."
The music legend launched the tour earlier this year in North America and the UK leg will kick off on June 11 2016 in Leeds at the First Direct Arena.
Tickets go on sale from October 5 with prices starting from £19.75 to match the cost of Manilow's shows four decades ago.
'Mandy' was first released in 1974 but became a hit the following year and was also covered by Westlife who reached Number 1 in the UK with the track in 2003.
The Grammy Award winner said he wants to thank the fans who have supported him over the years and reiterated that the tour could be his last.
He said: "My way of thanking everyone for their years of support...one last time!"
Manilow has been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame having enjoyed record sales exceeding 80 million throughout his career.

Barry Manilows tour dates are as follows:

Saturday June 11, Leeds, First Direct Arena
Sunday June 12, Newcastle, Metro Radio Arena
Tuesday June 14, Glasgow, SSE Hydro
Wednesday June 15, Manchester, Manchester Arena
Saturday June 18, Birmingham, Genting Arena
Monday June 20, Cardiff, Motorpoint Arena
Thursday June 23, London, The O2 Arena

Haim and Nelly joined Taylor Swift on stage in St. Louis last night (29.09.15).
The 'Days Are Gone' singers duetted with the 'Shake It Off' hitmaker at the Scottrade Center for her '1989' world tour and followed in the footsteps of a long list of celebrity pals to sing with the pop star.
Inviting the sisters up after she sang 'The Fix' with Nelly, Taylor announced: "Are you ready for what's about to happen, will you please welcome Haim onto the stage!"
The trio - including Este, Danielle and Alana Haim - wore white dresses that matched the pop star's skimpy play suit and the quartet performed as backing singers to Nelly as he belted out fan favourite 'Hot In Herre'.
After the rapper exited the stage the girls sang hits 'Forever' and 'Let Me Go' to the 22,000 strong crowd.
Haim - who are good friends with the 'Bad Blood' singer - took to social media afterwards to thank the star.
They wrote: "The highlight of our friendship thus far @HAIMtheband PS WE LOVE YOU @Nelly_Mo
#1989TourStLouis (sic)"
Meanwhile, 'Riptide' crooner Vance Joy - known for performing with his ukelele - also joined Taylor on stage.
The Australian's 25 minute set included a cover of Sam Smith's 'Stay With Me' and his own track 'Georgia'.

Lady Gaga has been named Woman Of The Year by Billboard.
The 'Born This Way' hitmaker has been recognised for her music achievements and contribution to the industry by the news and charts retailer and said she is "so grateful" to be honoured with the gong.
The singer took to social media site Twitter and said: "I can't believe @billboard named me Woman of the year thank you so much. I am so so so so grateful. My gosh good morning! (sic)"
The 'Bad Romance' crooner has sold 28 million albums and won six Grammy Awards but spent most of 2015 working as an actress in series 'American Horror Story: Hotel'.
Liz Gateley from female-focused cable network Lifetime - who will televise the Billboard awards in December - said: "Lady Gaga is an extraordinary artist, emblematic of the strength, courage and fortitude that Lifetime celebrates, and we are thrilled to offer our platform to recognise her in every way she deserves."
The star's other projects this year include the release of 'Anything Goes', a duet with Tony Bennett, and the pair just completed a 36-show tour in North America and Europe singing tracks from their 2014 album 'Cheek to Cheek'.
Lady Gaga is also expected to release her fifth studio album next year.
Meanwhile, other winners of the Woman of the Year Award have included Taylor Swift - who picked up the accolade at last year's event - and Pink, Katy Perry and Beyoncé.
The award was created in 2007 and given away to Reba McEntire who was recognised as one of the 50 most powerful female music executives.

Camila Cabello says Fifth Harmony will eventually split up.
The 18-year-old singer, who landed a place in the band via 'The X Factor' USA in 2012, thinks "it's harder" for manufactured groups to remain together because they rarely share the same long-term vision.
Asked whether she expects the group to break up in the future, she said: "Honestly, I think we all do. We'd be lying if we all said this is a picture-perfect thing, like we all completely agreed on the album track list and what the sound and the music video treatment would be like, which usually happens in bands who grew up together. But for manufactured bands, it's harder."
But the brunette beauty insists she still gets along well with her bandmates, Dinah Jane Hansen, 18, Lauren Jauregui, 19, Normani Kordei, 19, and Ally Brooke Hernandez, 22, and they have no plans to part ways soon.
She told Latina magazine: "The cool part is that we allow one another to do our own thing within this thing. I think it's healthy because if not, personally, I would go insane."
Meanwhile, the 'Worth It' hitmaker, who previously dated Austin Mahone, admits she is "really, really, really close" to Shawn Mendes, but claims they're not in a relationship.
She said: "I'm never the type of person that uses work as an excuse not to fall in love. I mean, I'm 18, c'mon! I'm at a point now where I just need to take a break. But if something happens, then something happens."

Rage Against The Machine are sorry for inspiring Limp Bizkit.
While Fred Durst's band have repeatedly praised the 'Killing in the Name' band for paving the way in the music industry, bassist Tim Commerford is horrified that the two groups have any association at all.
He told Rolling Stone: "I do apologise for Limp Bizkit. I really do. I feel really bad that we inspired such bulls**t."
Mistakenly believing Limp Bizkit have split, he added: ""They're gone, though. That's the beautiful thing. There's only one left, and that's Rage, and as far as I'm concerned, we're the only one that matters."
The snub will not please Durst, who has repeatedly spoken of his love for RATM and insisted they inspired his own band.
Limp Bizkit regularly plays 'Killing In The Name' during their concerts and at a 2014 gig in New York, he even dedicated a song to Rage, "the rap-rock band that started this s**t."
Commerford has previously shown his disdain for Limp Bizkit, crashing the stage and climbing the backdrop during the MTV VMAs in 2000, when his band were beaten by their rivals in the Best Rock Video category.
He said: "It's aged like wine. I get more people that come up to me now. Back in 2000, it was like, 'Dude, I saw you do that. What was that all about?' Now, it's like, 'Dude, I saw you do that. That was so f**kin' awesome! I love that.' It feels more comfortable now to talk about.
"I wish I would've swung on that thing and brought it to the ground and just destroyed it. If I could do it all over again, I would've ripped that thing to the ground and shredded it."