where are all the black british female artists?

So I decided to run a check on British Black female artists, an inclusion to my Blog as I’m currently concentrating on British Black music and thought, time to get some background history. So I run a search while thinking to myself "oh I remember listening to Siani, Mica Paris, Jaki Graham, Sade, Juliet Roberts, Gabrielle, Dina Carroll, Des'ree, Shara Nelson, Brand New Heavies, Loose Ends, Caron Wheeler, and as I ran search after search the response was disappointing!!
Over time we have been graced with the likes of Beverley Knight, Skunk Anansie, Mica Paris, Heather Small, Joan Armatrading, Kele Le Roc, Terry Walker, Floetry but current bands like The Noisettes and Morcheeba only get the chance to shine for a small amount of time and the black british female is showcased less then that.

Simon Frith, chair of the Mercury Prize, claims that the British public ignores new female urban acts
“Black female music has always had a particularly tough time,” the BBC quoted Frith as saying.
“I think we’ve known over the years that British tastes have sort of blind-spots.
“It may be radio play or playlists, promoters or whatever it is. Some sort of music instantly has appeal, which gets lots and lots of attention.
“There are other sorts of music which will struggle whether they win the Mercury or don’t win the Mercury,” he stated.
At the moment, there are no black British female singers in the UK singles and albums charts, unless they have featured on a TV talent show.
“Unless you are in the mode of a certain type of entertainer it’s very hard space to occupy,”

[http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/black-british-female-artists-ignored-by-uks-public_100426472.html]

My Question to you is what do you think the Black British female artist has to do to obtain the attention of the British public and not move to the States to become successful and get a fanbase or is it just about holding on to identity in Britain?

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BEST NEWCOMER

Tinie Tempah (Winner)
Professor Green
Scorcher
Labrinth
Devlin
BEST UK HIP HOP / GRIME ACT
Giggs
Professor Green (Winner)
Skepta
Akala
Wiley
BEST AFRICAN ACT
JJC
K'Naan (Winner)
Mulatu Astatke
P-Square
Tinny
BEST VIDEO in association with MTV Base
Mark Ronson & The Business INTL ft. Q-Tip & MNDR - Bang, Bang, Bang
Tinie Tempah ft. Labrinth – Frisky (Winner)
Tinchy Stryder – You're Not Alone
Alesha Dixon – Drummer Boy
Dizzee Rascal – Dirtee Disco
BEST REGGAE ACT
Damian Marley
Mavado
Gyptian (Winner)
Vybz Kartel
Gappy Ranks
BEST JAZZ ACT
Robert Glasper
Brad Mehldau
Empirical (Winner)
Phronesis
John McLaughlin
BEST GOSPEL ACT
Faith Child
Guvna B (Winner)
Rachel Kerr
Jake Isaac
Beverley Trotman
BEST UK R&B / SOUL ACT
Sade
Natalie Williams
Corinne Bailey Rae
McLean
Plan B (Winner)
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT
Drake
Eminem (Winner)
Jason Derulo
Nicki Minaj
Rihanna
BEST UK ACT
Jay Sean
JLS (Winner)
N-Dubz
Taio Cruz
Tinie Tempah
BEST SONG in association with PRS for Music
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Tinie Tempah - Pass Out
N-Dubz ft Mr Hudson - Playing With Fire (Winner)
Mark Ronson & The Business INTL ft Q-Tip & MNDR - Bang, Bang, Bang
Professor Green ft Ed Drewett - I Need You Tonight
BEST ALBUM
Plan B – The Defamation of Strickland Banks
JLS – JLS (Winner)
N-Dubz – Against All Odds
Chipmunk – I Am Chipmunk
Dizzee Rascal – Tongue in Cheek
BEST UK ACT in association with Lebara Mobile. 
Jay Sean
JLS (Winner)
N-Dubz
Taio Cruz
Tinie Tempah
BeMOBO Award
Merseyside Dance Initiative 
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
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Pos.	Status	Prev.	Wks	Artist	Title
1	new	none	1	Robbie Williams	In And Out Of Consciousness: Greatest Hits 1990 - 2010
2	down 1	1	2	Tinie Tempah	Disc-Overy
3	new	none	1	Cliff Richard	Bold As Brass
4	down 2	2	5	The Script	Science & Faith
5	new	none	1	Magnetic Man	Magnetic Man
6	down 3	3	54	Mumford & Sons	Sigh No More
7	down 1	6	27	Plan B	The Defamation Of Strickland Banks
8	new	none	1	Belle and Sebastian	Write About Love
9	new	none	1	Alter Bridge	AB III
10	down 6	4	5	Phil Collins	Going Back
11	down 2	9	17	Eminem

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