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Awards And Other Honors Received By Morrissey

Wed, 19 Oct 2005 23:31:16 -0400

The Awards And Other Honors section features news and information relating to awards and other honors received by Morrissey.

Morrissey is the PETA UK Person of the Year

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:31:14 -0500

28 December 2011

Morrissey is the PETA UK Person of the Year.

In a statement announcing the honor on the PETA UK website, the animal rights organization praises Morrissey "for helping to make the world a kinder place for animals" through his promotion of animal rights and vegetarianism.

For more information, please see Morrissey Named PETA's Person of the Year 2011

Morrissey is featured in PETA's Famous Vegetarians postage stamp series

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:21:18 -0500

30 November 2011

Morrissey is one of the 20 Famous Vegetarians featured in a U.S. postage stamp series produced by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

PETA states: "The collector's sheet honors some of the world's most dynamic people throughout history who went vegetarian out of concern for animals, their health, or the environment ... Morrissey even called The Smiths' 1985 album Meat Is Murder — and he's still playing the title track live on his current U.S. tour."

Morrissey says: "I am delighted beyond words to be a PETA postage stamp. The rise and rise of PETA is the rise of common sense in modern society. Join the aims of PETA and join a better world."

For more information, and to order the postage stamps, please see http://www.peta.org/features/famous-vegetarian-postage-stamp-series.aspx

Morrissey's summer 2004 Glastonbury Festival set is one of BBC 6 Music's Top 20 Glastonbury performances

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 23:30:06 -0400

26 June 2010

Morrissey's summer 2004 Glastonbury Festival set is one of BBC 6 Music's Top 20 Glastonbury performances since the festival was launched in 1970. Listeners voted for the Top 20 from a shortlist compiled by BBC 6 Music. The full Top 20 list is available at www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/.

BBC to announce top three favorites in Rock 'N' Roll Band polls during upcoming show; voting is still open [updated]

Sat, 29 May 2010 23:00:18 -0400

29 May 2010

According to a BBC press release, the sixth episode of I'm In A Rock 'N' Roll Band will be broadcast on Saturday, 5 June, at 10 p.m. on BBC Two, and will announce the top three favorites in each of the online polls for the series.

As previously posted, the polls include a best singers poll, in which Morrissey is one of the 10 singers shortlisted, and a best bands poll, in which the Smiths are one of the 10 bands shortlisted.

Voting is still open at the BBC website.

Please visit www.bbc.co.uk/rocknrollband/singers/ for details of how to vote for Morrissey, and www.bbc.co.uk/rocknrollband/best-band/ for details of how to vote for the Smiths.

Update: Please note that online voting will close on Thursday, 3 June, at 1:30 a.m. (BST).

The sixth episode of the series will also invite viewers to vote by telephone for favorites in each of the poll categories.

Morrissey and the Smiths are shortlisted in polls for the BBC series I'm In A Rock 'N' Roll Band; voting is now open

Sat, 01 May 2010 23:59:33 -0400

2 May 2010

Morrissey is one of the 10 singers shortlisted in the best singers poll for the new BBC Two series I'm In A Rock 'N' Roll Band. The Smiths are one of the 10 bands shortlisted in the best bands poll for the same series. The BBC compiled the shortlists with the help of a panel of 19 BBC Radio DJs.

Voting is now open at the BBC website.

Please visit www.bbc.co.uk/rocknrollband/singers/ for details of how to vote for Morrissey, and www.bbc.co.uk/rocknrollband/best-band/ for details of how to vote for the Smiths.

I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris is one of BBC 6 Music's Top 40 tracks of 2009

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:59:38 -0500

1 January 2010

Morrissey's recent single "I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris" is at #4 in the BBC 6 Music list of the 40 best tracks of 2009. Listeners voted for the Top 40 from a shortlist of 100. The full Top 40 list is available at www.bbc.co.uk/6music/events/top40/.

I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris is one of BBC 6 Music's 100 best tracks of 2009; voting is now open for the Top 40

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:59:47 -0500

28 November 2009

Morrissey's recent single "I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris" is on the BBC 6 Music shortlist of the 100 best tracks of 2009.

Voting is now open for the Top 40, which Steve Lamacq will play on New Year's Eve.

Please visit www.bbc.co.uk/6music/events/top40/ for details of how to vote for "I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris."

Please note that voting will close at midday (GMT) on Friday 11th December.

Morrissey is one of the singers shortlisted in the poll for NPR's 50 Great Voices; voting is now open

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:31:52 -0500

10 November 2009

Morrissey is one of the 126 singers shortlisted in the poll for the National Public Radio series 50 Great Voices.

According to the description on the NPR website, the series will be an "exploration of 50 great voices in recorded history." NPR received thousands of nominations from the public and compiled the shortlist with the help of a panel of experts.

Voting is now open for the 50 great voices to be highlighted in the series.

Please visit www.npr.org/greatvoices for details of how to vote for Morrissey.

Morrissey is one of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time honored by Rolling Stone

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:50:09 -0500

14 November 2008

Morrissey is one of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time honored by Rolling Stone in a list published this week.

The list was compiled from ballots cast by a panel of 179 music experts who were asked to name their 20 favorite vocalists.

Morrissey is one of the Top 100 Living Geniuses in the Synectics Survey of Contemporary Genius 2007

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 03:07:37 -0400

2 November 2007

Morrissey is one of the Top 100 Living Geniuses listed in the Synectics Survey of Contemporary Genius 2007, a report published this week by a global consulting firm.

According to the report, the firm conducted a survey of 4,000 people in the United Kingdom, asking them to nominate up to 10 living people whom they considered to qualify as geniuses. Drawing upon the survey results, a panel of six consultants compiled the report's list of the top 100 geniuses alive in the world today.

The report describes five factors as defining characteristics of genius: paradigm shifting, popular acclaim, intellectual power, achievement, and cultural importance.

Ringleader Of The Tormentors sleeve is one of the Top 10 in the Best Art Vinyl of 2006

Tue, 26 Dec 2006 06:59:05 -0500

26 December 2006

The sleeve of Ringleader Of The Tormentors is at #7 in the Best Art Vinyl of 2006 list announced today by the Art Vinyl Gallery.

The full list is available at www.artvinyl.com/downloads/best_art_of_2006.pdf.

All 50 of the sleeves in the Best Art Vinyl of 2006 list are now on show at the Art Vinyl Gallery in Broadway Market in London. The Top 10 will also be on show at Voxpop Music in Manchester, and at the Virgin Megastore in Oxford Street in London.

You Have Killed Me video is one of the Top 10 in the Best of 2006 on MTV2

Mon, 25 Dec 2006 22:57:17 -0500

26 December 2006

The video for "You Have Killed Me" is at #10 in the Best of 2006 list on MTV2.

The Top 10 videos were announced on MTV2's Subterranean on the 17th of December, and are now online at www.mtv.com.

Morrissey is one of the Top 2 Living Icons in the BBC Culture Show's poll results

Sat, 16 Dec 2006 15:17:15 -0500

16 December 2006

The BBC Culture Show's Living Icons poll results have been posted at www.bbc.co.uk/arts/livingicons/vote/.

Morrissey is one of the Top 2 Living Icons in the poll results. He is listed at #2, after broadcaster and naturalist David Attenborough. Morrissey holds the highest place among artists in the list, ahead of closest contenders Paul McCartney and David Bowie.

Danny Robins campaigns for Morrissey for the BBC Culture Show's Living Icons poll

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 09:00:20 -0500

6 December 2006

Television presenter and comedian Danny Robins is campaigning for Morrissey for the BBC Culture Show's Living Icons poll.

Robins traveled to Newcastle with a BBC film crew on Monday the 4th of December - the day of Morrissey's concert in that city, and the release date of the new single "I Just Want To See The Boy Happy."

During his visit to Newcastle, Robins spoke with Morrissey, and urged people to vote for Morrissey in the Living Icons poll.

Footage from the day's filming will be broadcast on The Culture Show on Saturday the 9th of December on BBC Two at 7:30 p.m.

Please click on the following link for details on how to vote for Morrissey in the Living Icons poll:

www.bbc.co.uk/arts/livingicons/vote/

Voting is open until midday (GMT) on Monday the 11th of December.

For more information on the BBC's Culture Show and the Living Icons poll, please visit www.bbc.co.uk/cultureshow/.

For more details about Morrissey's current tour and the new single "I Just Want To See The Boy Happy," please see the News section of this site.

Photo: Danny Robins and Morrissey in Newcastle