Mojo Awards

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. The awards featured a mixture of readers' and critics' awards.

2010 Honourees

List of 2010 Mojo Awards Winners:

• Best Breakthrough Act: The Low Anthem
• The Jim Jones Revue
• John Grant
• Florence and the Machine
• Mumford & Sons
• Best Album: Richard Hawley, Truelove's Gutter
• Kasabian, West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
• Joanna Newsom, Have One on Me
• Florence and the Machine, Lungs
• Paul Weller, Wake Up the Nation
• 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
• Kasabian
• Florence and the Machine
• Rufus Wainwright
• Arctic Monkeys
• 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:

• Best Breakthrough Act: White Lies
• Gallows
• Eli "Paperboy" Reed
• School of Seven Bells
• Glasvegas
• 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
• Paul Weller
• Leonard Cohen
• Seasick Steve
• Radiohead
• 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:

• 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 '
• Compilation of the Year – Juno Original Soundtrack
• Catalogue Release of the Year – Pillows & Prayers

2007 Honourees

List of 2007 Mojo Awards winners:

• 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:

• 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:

• 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:

• 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

External links

• Mojo magazine official site