Mojo Awards: Winners List 2008

Duffy arriving at Mojo Awards

The Mojo Awards 2008 took place in London and here are the list of winners:

It was the first major award for Welsh sensation Duffy, who won 'Song of the Year' with 'Mercy'. Duffy's debut album looks set to sell over 1 million and is seen as an alternative version of Amy Winehouse. She is being hailed as the new Dusty Springfield and the biggest act to come out of Wales in a long time.

The Last Shadow Puppets picked up 'Best Breakthrough Act' with Arctic Monkeys front man Alex Turner at the helm, it was to be expected the LSP would get an award.

The Mojo Awards Full Winners List 2008:

Song of the Year Award: Mercy by Duffy

Best Breakthrough Act: The Last Shadow Puppets

Best Album Award: Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Hero Award: Motorhead

Icon Award: the Sex Pistols

Best Live Act Award: Led Zeppelin

Classic Songwriter Award: Neil Diamond

Hall of Fame: The Specials

Lifetime Achievement Award: Genesis

Special Award: Judy Collins

Legend Award: Irma Thomas

Classic Album Award: Loveless by My Bloody Valentine

Inspiration Award: John Fogerty

Outstanding Contribution to Music Award: Paul Weller

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 Award: Juno Original Soundtrack

Catalogue Release of the Year: Pillows & Prayers Cherry Red Records 1981-1984

*Read more on The Specials Mojo Award: HERE

Mojo Award Nominations 2008

The Last Shadow Puppets

Alex Turner looks set for an award or two at this year's Mojo Awards on June 16th after being nominated in the Best Live Act and Best Album with his band Arctic Monkeys. Alex is also in the running for Song of the Year and Breakthrough Act with his new project The Last Shadow Puppets. Welsh singer Duffy is up for three awards (Best Album, Breakthrough Act and Song of the Year)

Register and vote: HERE

The Mojo Awards Nominations List 2008:

Breakthrough Act:

Duffy
Foals
Pete Molinari
The Last Shadow Puppets
Bon Iver

Best Album:

Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - 'Dig!!! Lazarus, Dig!!!'
Arctic Monkeys - 'Favourite Worst Nightmare'
Radiohead - 'In Rainbows'
Duffy - 'Rockferry'
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - 'Raising Sand'

Compilation of the Year:

'Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan'
'The Very Best Of Ethiopiques: Hypnotic Grooves From The Legendary Series'
'Cries From The Midnight Circus: The Ladbroke Grove Scene 1968-1971'
'From The Motion Picture Control'
'Juno OST'

Song of the Year:

LCD Soundsystem - 'All My Friends'
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - 'Dig!!! Lazarus, Dig!!!'
The Last Shadow Puppets - 'The Age Of The Understatement'
Richard Hawley - 'Tonight The Streets Are Ours'
Duffy - 'Mercy'

Best Live Act:

Arctic Monkeys
Rufus Wainwright
Seasick Steve
Led Zeppelin
Neil Young

The Last Shadow Puppets - Age of the Understatement Video

Watch the video of The Last Shadow Puppets 'Age of the Understatement' below and see why Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys) and Miles Kane (The Rascals) are the hottest duo in the UK this year:

To view a collection of 'The Last Shadow Puppets' pictures click: HERE

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Puppets Rule Irish Charts

Dustin the Turkey

Ireland has got a touch of "Eurovision" fever ahead of the massive event next month. It's surprise entry - a puppet called Dustin, is this weeks highest entry in the Irish charts. 'Irelande Douze Points' is new at number five and looks set to top the charts in Ireland over the next few weeks. Madonna and Justin Timberlake may have topped the UK charts last week but the duo had to settle with #2 as their single '4 Minutes' was unable to knock Sharon Shannon and Mundy's "The Galway Girl" from #1. The single has spent a massive 46 weeks in the Irish charts already.

Last Shadow Puppets

The Last Shadow Puppets, 'The Age of the Understatement' album made an impressive entry at #2, going the same way as The Kooks, 'Konk' a week prior. Both were unable to move Mary Black from the number one position. But it looks like the Last Shadow Puppets are heading for #1 in the UK on Sunday.

TV Ratings: Britain's Got Talent 10m Viewers

Britain's Got Talent continued to dominate Saturday night viewing, gaining an extra 1.5m on last weeks strong launch. The ITV talent show had a whopping 10.3m tuning in, while the BBC "I'd Do Anything", the talent contest to find a star for Oliver!, pulled in 6.1 million viewers, down on the previous week.

Pushing Daisies was in the news during the week as ITV controversially dropped an episode in a cock-up with scheduling with the football. The second installment was watched by 4.7m, with a million deserting the American drama - one can only assume viewers looked to the internet to find the "missing" episode!

Dr Who was also down 1.2m as "Planet of the Ood" was slotted into the earlier time of 6:20pm, a choice Russell T Davies was not happy about. But the BBC Sci-fi drama still attracted 6.9m viewers (33%) so all is not lost. See last weeks ratings story for more : HERE

UK Music Chart News:

Madonna finally went to the top of the UK singles chart with "4 Minutes" after weeks of hype, it was her 13th #1 UK single. Madonna has had more #1's than any other female solo artist. Mariah Carey's "E=mc2" failed to get to the top of the UK Album chart this week, arriving instead at #3. The Kooks "Konk" stormed into the charts at #1, but watch out because The Last Shadow Puppets (Arctic Monkey's Alex Turner's side project) new album is out this week and the single climbed up to #9 in the singles chart.