For the first time in it’s 14-year history, the MOBOs held it’s annual celebration of music of black origin in Glasgow – playing host to some of the biggest names in urban music.

JLS, the runners up in last year’s X-Factor show flew the flag for British urban music, winning two awards for best newcomer and best song – whereas N-Dubz the west Lond trio also won two awards for best UK act and best album. t5m favourite MC Chipmunk beat hip hop heavy weights Eminem and Kanye West to win ‘best hip hop’ act, with his unique north London grime sound, with r’n'b star and MOBO host Keri Hilson winning ‘best soul and ‘r’n'b’ category.

MOBO founder Kanya King told the Guardian “I think we’ve seriously arrived this year,” she said. “We’ve an amazing line-up and this is what we’ve been working towards … outselling a lot of other American counterparts and we’ve got them all on one stage. Let’s give them the credit they deserve because all too often we’ve been told that British acts aren’t up to the same standard.”

Jermaine Jackson and LaToya Jackson appeared together at the event to present a tribute to their brother Michael, she said.

Best International Artist was quite rightfully won by the one and only Beyonce, who also won the best video award for Single Ladies – and gave a pre-recorded acceptance speech. Other winners, including Sean Paul, the Jamaican-born musician who won best reggae act for the second time, and Nneka, the Nigerian-German singer who won best African act, did not appear at the ceremony.

King said she was considering staging next year’s Mobo outside London: “It has been phenomenally successful for us.”