Mojo Awards

Mojo Awards
Mojo Awards
Awarded for	Excellence in music
Country	United Kingdom
Presented by	Mojo
First awarded	2004
Last awarded	2010
Website	http://blog.mojo4music.com/honours2008/

The Mojo Awards (or Mojo Honours Lists) was an awards ceremony that began in 2004 and ended in 2009 by Mojo, a popular music magazine published monthly by Bauer in the United Kingdom.^[1] The awards featured a mixture of readers' and critics' awards.

2010 Honourees

List of 2010 Mojo Awards Winners:^[2]

Best Breakthrough Act: The Low Anthem
Best Album: Richard Hawley, Truelove's Gutter
Song of the Year: Kasabian, Fire
- Richard Hawley, "Open Up Your Door"
- Florence and the Machine, "You've Got the Love"
- Arctic Monkeys, "Crying Lightning"
- Rage Against the Machine, "Killing in the Name"
Best Live Act: Midlake
Best Compilation Award: The Future Sound of London

Achievement Award

Catalogue Release of the Year – The Beatles Remastered
Mojo Medal – Mute's Daniel Miller
Classic Songwriter – Roy Wood
Hall of Fame – Jimmy Page
Les Paul Award – Richard Thompson
Lifetime Achievement Award – Jean-Michel Jarre
Inspiration Award – The Teardrop Explodes
Best Classic Album Award – The Stone Roses
Vision Award – Oil City Confidential
Maverick Award – Hawkwind
Hero Award – Marc Almond
Icon Award – Duane Eddy
Outstanding Contribution to Music Award – Sigur Rós
Roots Award – Kate & Anna McGarrigle

2009 Honourees

List of 2009 Mojo Awards Winners:^[3]

Best Breakthrough Act: White Lies
Best Album: Paul Weller, 22 Dreams
- Fleet Foxes, Fleet Foxes
- Kings of Leon, Only by the Night
- Elbow, The Seldom Seen Kid
- PJ Harvey & John Parish, A Woman a Man Walked By
Best Live Act: Fleet Foxes
Song of the Year: Elbow, "One Day Like This"
- Fleet Foxes, "White Winter Hymnal"
- Kings of Leon, "Sex on Fire"
- Franz Ferdinand, "Ulysses"
- Animal Collective, "My Girls"
Best Compilation Award: Take Me to the River: A Southern Soul Story 1961–1977

Achievement Award

Inspiration Award – Blur
Best Classic Album Award – The Zombies – Odessey and Oracle
Vision Award – Joy Division
Maverick Award – Manic Street Preachers
Hero Award – The Pretty Things
Icon Award – Phil Lynott
Outstanding Contribution to Music Award – Joe Brown
Roots Award – Topic Records
Catalogue Release of the Year – Miles Davis
Mojo Medal – Chris Blackwell/Island Records
Classic Songwriter – Johnny Marr
Hall of Fame – Mott the Hoople
Les Paul Award – Billy Gibbons
Lifetime Achievement Award – Yoko Ono

2008 Honourees

List of 2008 Mojo Awards winners:^[4]

Song of the Year – "Mercy" by Duffy
Best Live Act – Led Zeppelin
Best Breakthrough Act – The Last Shadow Puppets
Best Album Award – Dig, Lazarus, Dig! (Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds)

Outstanding Contribution to Music – Paul Weller
Icon Award – Sex Pistols
Classic Songwriter – Neil Diamond
Hero Award – Motörhead
Hall of Fame – The Specials
Lifetime Achievement Award – Genesis
Special Award – Judy Collins
Legend Award – Irma Thomas
Classic Album Award – My Bloody Valentine for Loveless
Inspiration Award – John Fogerty
Roots Award – Toots Hibbert
Les Paul Award – John Martyn
Maverick Award – Mark E. Smith
Vision Award – Julien Temple for The Future is Unwritten
Compilation of the Year – Juno Original Soundtrack
Catalogue Release of the Year – Pillows & Prayers

2007 Honourees

List of 2007 Mojo Awards winners:^[5]

Album of the Year – The Good, the Bad & the Queen
Song of the Year – "Rehab" by Amy Winehouse
Best Live Act – Arcade Fire
Breakthrough Act – Seasick Steve

Catalogue Release – The Complete Motown Singles: Volume 6
Classic Album Award – Exodus by Bob Marley
Compilation – White Bicycles - Making Music in the 1960s
Cult Hero – The Only Ones
Hall of Fame Award – The Doors
Hero Award – Alice Cooper
Icon Award – Ozzy Osbourne
Innovation in Sound Award – Suicide
Inspiration Award – Björk
Legend Award – Ike Turner
Les Paul Award – Peter Green
Lifetime Achievement Award – The Stooges
Maverick Award – Echo & the Bunnymen
The Mojo Medal – Jac Holzman of Elektra Records
Outstanding Contribution – Joy Division
Vision Award – Slade in Flame

2006 Honourees

List of 2006 Mojo Awards winners:^[6]

Best New Act – Corinne Bailey Rae
Catalogue Release – Johnny Cash – The Legend
Classic Album Award – Tago Mago by Can
Hall of Fame Award – Elton John
Hero Award – Prince Buster
Icon Award – Scott Walker
Inspiration Award – Buzzcocks
Les Paul Award – Brian May

Lifetime Achievement Award – David Gilmour
Maverick Award – The Jesus & Mary Chain
The Mojo Medal – Jools Holland
Merit Award – Bert Jansch
Roots Award – Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham
Songwriter Award – Chrissie Hynde
Vision Award – Flaming Lips – Fearless Freaks

2005 Honourees

List of 2005 Mojo Awards winners:^[7]

Best New Act – The Magic Numbers
Catalogue Release – The Fall: Complete Peel Sessions
Classic Album Award – Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash (The Pogues)
Hall of Fame Award – Madness
Hero Award – Roy Harper
Icon Award – Siouxsie Sioux
Image Award – Jim Marshall
Inspiration Award – Gang of Four

Legend Award – Dr. John
Les Paul Award – Jeff Beck
Lifetime Achievement Award – Robert Wyatt
Maverick Award – Steve Earle
The Mojo Medal – Chess Records
Roots Award – Chris Hillman
Songwriter Award – Paul Weller
Vision Award – Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues

2004 Honourees

List of 2004 Mojo Awards winners:^[8]

Catalogue Release – Muzik City, The Trojan Records Story
Classic Album Award – Marquee Moon by Television
Hall of Fame Award – Arthur Lee
Hero Award – Roger McGuinn
Icon Award – Morrissey
Image Award – Bob Gruen
Inspiration Award – The Clash
Lifetime Achievement Award – James Brown

Maestro Award – Jimmy Page
Maverick Award – Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Mojo Medal – Geoff Travis of Rough Trade Records
Mondial Award – Sting
Songwriter Award – Ray Davies
Special Award – The Shadows
Vision Award – Led Zeppelin DVD

References

^ "A Brief History Of The Mojo Honours List". Mojo / Bauer. Archived from the original on 2008-04-06. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
^ "The Mojo Honours List 2010". Mojo. Archived from the original on 2010-06-13. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
^ "The Mojo Honours List 2009". Mojo. Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
^ "Mojo Award Winners". BBC. 2008-06-16. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
^ "The Mojo Honours List 2007". Mojo. Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
^ "The Mojo Honours List 2006". Mojo. Archived from the original on 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
^ "The Mojo Honours List 2005". Mojo. Archived from the original on 2009-06-15. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
^ "The Mojo Honours List 2004". Mojo. Archived from the original on 2008-12-18. Retrieved 2008-12-08.

External links

Mojo magazine official site

[1] "A Brief History Of The Mojo Honours List". Mojo / Bauer. Archived from the original on 2008-04-06. Retrieved 2008-12-08.

[2] "The Mojo Honours List 2010". Mojo. Archived from the original on 2010-06-13. Retrieved 2009-06-11.

[3] "The Mojo Honours List 2009". Mojo. Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2009-06-11.

[4] "Mojo Award Winners". BBC. 2008-06-16. Retrieved 2008-12-08.

[5] "The Mojo Honours List 2007". Mojo. Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2008-12-08.

[6] "The Mojo Honours List 2006". Mojo. Archived from the original on 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2008-12-08.

[7] "The Mojo Honours List 2005". Mojo. Archived from the original on 2009-06-15. Retrieved 2008-12-08.

[8] "The Mojo Honours List 2004". Mojo. Archived from the original on 2008-12-18. Retrieved 2008-12-08.

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