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Mojo (magazine)

British monthly music magazine

Field	Value
title	Mojo
logo	[[File:Mojo logo.png	frameless	class=skin-invert]]
logo_size	250px
image_file	MojoCoverRadiohead.jpg
image_caption	February 2008 issue of Mojo
editor	John Mulvey (Nov 2017–present)
editor_title	Editor
frequency	Monthly
total_circulation	62,733
circulation_year	Dec 2022
category	Music magazine
company	Bauer Media Group
firstdate	November 1993
country	England
based	London
language	English
website
issn	1351-0193

Mojo (stylised in all caps) is a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, initially by Emap, and since January 2008 by Bauer.

Following the success of the magazine Q, publishers Emap were looking for a title that would cater for the burgeoning interest in classic rock music. The magazine was designed to appeal to the 30 to 45-plus age group, or the baby boomer generation. Mojo was first published on 15 October 1993. In keeping with its classic rock aesthetic, the first issue had Bob Dylan and John Lennon as its cover stars. Noted for its in-depth coverage of both popular and cult acts, it acted as the inspiration for Blender and Uncut. Many noted music critics have written for the magazine including Charles Shaar Murray, Greil Marcus, Nick Kent, David Fricke, Jon Savage, and Mick Wall. The launch editor of Mojo was Paul Du Noyer and his successors have included Mat Snow, Paul Trynka, Pat Gilbert, and Phil Alexander. The current editor is John Mulvey.

While Mojo frequently covers classic rock acts such as the Beatles, David Bowie, the Rolling Stones, the Who, and Paul Weller, it has also featured many newer and "left-field" acts. It was the first mainstream magazine in the UK to focus on the White Stripes, and it continues to cover emerging acts. Modern cover stars of recent years have included Lana Del Rey and Arctic Monkeys. It regularly includes a covermount CD that ties in with a current magazine article or theme. It introduced the Mojo Honours List, an awards ceremony that is a mixture of readers' and critics' awards, in 2004.

In early 2010, Mojo was involved in a controversial move by its new parent company, Bauer, to unilaterally impose a new contract on all photographers and writers, taking away their copyright, and offloading liability for libel or copyright infringement from the publisher onto the contributor. Two hundred photographers and writers from Mojo and Bauer's other music magazines, Kerrang! and Q, were reported as refusing to work under the new terms.

Lists

More recently, the magazine has taken to publishing many "Top 100" lists, including the subjects of drug songs (Mojo #109), rock epics (Mojo #125), protest songs (Mojo #126) and even the most miserable songs of all time (Mojo #127). To celebrate 150 issues, the magazine published a "Top 100 Albums of Mojo's Lifetime" list (essentially 1993 to 2006). The top five for this list were:

Grace – Jeff Buckley (1994)
American Recordings – Johnny Cash (1994)
OK Computer – Radiohead (1997)
Time Out of Mind – Bob Dylan (1997)
Definitely Maybe – Oasis (1994)

In 2007, the magazine set out to determine "The Top 100 Records That Changed the World". The list was compiled and voted on by an eclectic panel of superstars, including Björk, Tori Amos, Tom Waits, Brian Wilson, Pete Wentz, and Steve Earle. Little Richard's 1955 hit "Tutti Frutti" took the number-one spot. Richard's record beat the Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (second) and Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" (third). The magazine's editors wrote that "the 100 albums, singles and 78s that made up the list make up the most influential and inspirational recordings ever made". Hailing "Tutti Frutti" as the sound of the birth of rock 'n' roll, the editors went on to state that "one can only imagine how it must have sounded when the song exploded across the airwaves!"

The top ten on ''Mojo'''s "100 Records That Changed the World" list are:

"Tutti Frutti" by Little Richard
"I Want to Hold Your Hand" by the Beatles
"Heartbreak Hotel" by Elvis Presley
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan
Autobahn by Kraftwerk
King of the Delta Blues Singers by Robert Johnson
The Velvet Underground & Nico by the Velvet Underground and Nico
Anthology of American Folk Music (various artists)
"What'd I Say" by Ray Charles
"God Save the Queen" by the Sex Pistols

Other lists include a Top 50 of songs by a particular artist from time to time, usually compiled by a panel of music journalists and musicians. Featured artists have included David Bowie, Pink Floyd, the Beach Boys, the Who, Bruce Springsteen, and Neil Young.

Special editions

References

(14 August 1993). "Q team targets oldies market".
"Paul Du Noyer".
Carlin, Peter Ames. (2009-11-03). "Paul McCartney: A Life". Simon and Schuster.
Armstrong, Stephen. (19 April 2010). "Bauer's freelancers up in arms over new contracts". The Guardian.
"Little Richard". Soulful Kinda Music.
"Mojo in the Morning". iHeart.

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