Archive for the ‘Awards’ Category
Mojo awards for Ringo Starr and Brian Wilson
Written by admin on July 21, 2011 – 11:49 pm -Ringo Starr, Brian Wilson, Martha and the Vandellas, and Donovan were among the veteran artists to be recognised at the Glenfiddich Mojo Awards tonight.
The ceremony took place at the Brewery in east London.
Ringo was awarded the Icon award and took the opportunity to deny rumours that he would be reuniting with Paul McCartney at next year’s Olympic opening ceremony. Starr said that he would be touring in the US at the time.
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Lifetime Achievement award for Brian Wilson
Written by admin on June 8, 2011 – 6:00 pm -| Brian Wilson will receive the inaugural NOW Magazine Hall Of Fame/Lifetime Achievement Award on June 16.
The award recognises “individuals in the arts who have changed the world through their work.” |
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DJ award for Ronnie Wood
Written by admin on May 10, 2011 – 6:46 am -| Ronnie Wood won the Music Radio Personality of the Year award at the Sony Radio Academy Awards in London last night, beating figures such as Chris Moyles, Jarvis Cocker, Frank Skinner and Scott Mills. |
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2011
Written by admin on March 15, 2011 – 8:31 pm -Neil Diamond, Alice Cooper, Dr. John, Darlene Love, Tom Waits and Leon Russell were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City last night.
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Songwriters Hall of Fame 2011 inductees
Written by admin on February 24, 2011 – 7:59 pm -Leon Russell, John Bettis, Garth Brooks, Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, and Allen Toussaint have been announced as the 2011 inductees to the Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHOF).
These great songwriters will join around 400 inductees in the Hall of Fame, including legendary names such as Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Hal David and Burt Bacharach, John Fogerty, Bob Dylan, Isaac Hayes and David Porter, Carole King, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Sir Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Brian Wilson, James Taylor, James Brown, Bruce Springsteen, Curtis Mayfield, Kris Kristofferson, Leonard Cohen and many others.
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