MOJO Awards

MOJO Awards
Awarded for	Excellence in music
Presented by	MOJO
Country	United Kingdom
First awarded	2004
Last awarded	2009
Official website	http://blog.mojo4music.com/honours2008/

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

1 2009 Honorees
2 2008 Honorees
3 2007 Honorees
4 2006 Honorees
5 2005 Honorees
6 2004 Honorees
7 References
8 External links

2009 Honorees

List of 2009 MOJO Awards Winners:^[2]

Best Breakthrough Award - White Lies
Best Album - Paul Weller
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
Best Compilation Award - Take Me to the River - The Southern Soul Story
Best Live Act - Fleet Foxes
Song of the Year - Elbow - "One Day Like This"
Classic Songwriter - Johnny Marr
Hall of Fame - Mott the Hoople
Les Paul Award - Billy Gibbons
Lifetime Achievement Award - Yoko Ono

2008 Honorees

List of 2008 MOJO Awards winners:

Song of the Year - "Mercy" by Duffy
Best Live Act - Led Zeppelin
Outstanding Contribution to Music - Paul Weller
Icon Award - Sex Pistols
Classic Songwriter - Neil Diamond
Best Breakthrough Act - The Last Shadow Puppets
Best Album Award - Dig, Lazarus, Dig! (Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds)
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 Honorees

List of 2007 MOJO Awards winners:^[3]

Album of the Year - The Good, the Bad & the Queen
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
Song of the Year - "Rehab" by Amy Winehouse
Vision Award - Slade in Flame

2006 Honorees

List of 2006 MOJO Awards winners:^[4]

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 Honorees

List of 2005 MOJO Awards winners:^[5]

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 Honorees

List of 2004 MOJO Award winners:^[6]

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. http://blog.mojo4music.com/honours2008/history.shtml. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
^ "The MOJO Honours List 2009". MOJO. http://www.mojo4music.com/blog/2009/06/mojo_honours_list_09_the_winne.html. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
^ "The MOJO Honours List 2007". MOJO. http://blog.mojo4music.com/honours2008/history2007.shtml. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
^ "The MOJO Honours List 2006". MOJO. http://blog.mojo4music.com/honours2008/history2006.shtml. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
^ "The MOJO Honours List 2005". MOJO. http://blog.mojo4music.com/honours2008/history2005.shtml. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
^ "The MOJO Honours List 2004". MOJO. http://blog.mojo4music.com/honours2008/history2004.shtml. Retrieved 2008-12-08.

External links

MOJO magazine official site

MOJO Awards

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010