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A Brief History Of The MOJO Honours List

5 years’ worth of heroes, legends and Amy Winehouse turning up late.

The MOJO Honours List is MOJO’s annual awards ceremony, our chance to venerate the genuine heroes and timeless legends of music while celebrating the best releases of the previous 12 months. Since 2004, we’ve nurtured our reputation as the awards ceremony’s awards ceremony, the place where Iggy Pop and James Brown mingle with The Libertines and Björk doesn’t leave until the cleaners turn up. But which was the year that Noel Gallagher invited Morrissey to go shoplifting? Or the year that Elton John paid tribute to “Jesus And The Mary Chain” (sic)? And which was the year it was held in a (quite smelly) Victorian swimming baths? Click, and ye shall find…