2016 PENGUIN AWARD WINNERS

BETTER LATE THEN DOO-DAD.  After due deliberation and no small amount of bribery, graft and corruption, we proudly present the winnahs of the 2016 Penguin Awards.

SONG OF THE YEAR

BLACKSTAR  -  David Bowie

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

BLACKSTAR  -  David Bowie

DUET OF THE YEAR

GOLD WATCH AND CHAIN  -  The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band & Kris Kristofferson

COVER SONG OF THE YEAR

WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS  -  Regina Spektor

THE PENGUIN AWARDS 2016 NOMINEES

HECTIC HECTIC HECTIC.  But despite all the hect, here are the 2016 Penguin Awards nomz.

SONG OF THE YEAR

A Woman's Face - Reprise (Sonnet 20) - Rufus Wainwright

Blackstar - David Bowie

Did I Ever Love You - Leonard Cohen

Lazarus - David Bowie

Marz - John Grant

Outer Space - John Grant

S.O.B. - Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats

When in Disgrace with Fortune and Men's Eyes (Sonnet 29)  -  Florence Welch & Rufus Wainwright

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Blackstar - David Bowie

Queen of Denmark - John Grant

The Winding Stream: The Carters, The Cashes & the Course of Country Music

COVER SONG OF THE YEAR

Dancing in the Moonlight - Christian Lopez Band

Forever Country - Artists of Then, Now & Forever

God Only Knows - Brandi Carlile

Starman - Furiosa

While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Regina Spektor

The Winding Stream - Rosanne Cash

DUET OF THE YEAR

Gold Watch and Chain - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band & Kris Kristofferson

When in Disgrace with Fortune and Men's Eyes (Sonnet 29)  -  Florence Welch & Rufus Wainwright

THE 2015 PENGUIN AWARD WINNERS

ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS OF THE 2015 PENGUIN AWARDS!

SONG OF THE YEAR

DO YO DANCE  -  The Family Stone

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

OWL CALL BLUES  -  Tuba Skinny

DUET OF THE YEAR

IT'S ALL GOING TO POT  -  Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard

COVER SONG OF THE YEAR

SHE'S GOT YOU  -  Rhiannon Giddens

Enjoy videos from our winners in the posts below. . .

THE 2015 PENGUIN AWARD NOMINEES

"WHAT'S THAT BACK THERE?"

 "That's the year, mate."  "What, you mean it's over already?"  "S'right, mate.  Where ya been?"  Well if that's the way the calendar chooses to act, then I suppose I've got no alternative but to announce the nominees for the 2015 Penguin Awards.

SONG OF THE YEAR NOMINEES

ALL OF THIS AND NOTHING - Dave Gahan and Soulsavers
BLACK MAMBO  -  Glass Animals
BLACKSTAR  -  David Bowie
CHATEAU LOBBY # 4 (IN C FOR TWO VIRGINS)  -  Father John Misty
COME A LONG WAY  -  Indigo Girls
DANGEROUS  -  Big Data featuring Joywave
DO YO DANCE  -  The Family Stone
IT GONNA COME  -  Melody Gardot
KANSAS CITY  -  The New Basement Tapes
MAKE YOU BETTER  -  The Decemberists
2 HEADS  -  Coleman Hell
UNFAIR WEATHER FRIEND  -  Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard
WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON YOU  -  The New Basement Tapes

ALBUM OF THE YEAR NOMINEES

CURRENCY OF MAN  -  Melody Gardot

DJANGO AND JIMMIE  -  Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard

I LOVE YOU, HONEYBEAR  -  Father John Misty

LOST ON THE RIVER  -  The New Basement Tapes

OWL CALL BLUES  -  Tuba Skinny

TOMORROW IS MY TURN  -  Rhiannon Giddens

WHAT A TERRIBLE WORLD, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL WORLD  -  The Decemberists

DUET OF THE YEAR NOMINEES

IT'S ALL GOING TO POT  -  Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard
UNFAIR WEATHER FRIEND  -  Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard

COVER SONG OF THE YEAR NOMINEES

DON'T LET IT TROUBLE YOUR MIND  -  Rhiannon Giddens
EV'RYBODY WANTS TO BE A CAT  -  Charles Perry
I WAN'NA BE LIKE YOU (THE MONKEY SONG)  -  Fall Out Boy
SHE'S GOT YOU  -  Rhiannon Giddens
SUMMERFLY  -  Screaming Orphans

THE PENGUIN AWARDS 2014

AND HERE WE HAVE THE WINNERS OF THE 2014 PENGUIN AWARDS.

SONG OF THE YEAR

BUSY EARNIN' -  Jungle

 

 

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

BAND OF BROTHERS  -  Willie Nelson

 

 

DUET OF THE YEAR

BEING WITH YOU  -  Smokey Robinson & Mary J. Blige

 

 

COVER SONG OF THE YEAR

SO BAD  -  Smokey Robinson

THE 2014 PENGUIN AWARD NOMZ

A DAY LATE AND A DOLLAR SHORT . . . HERE ARE THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2014 PENGUIN AWARDS. 

 

SONG OF THE YEAR NOMINEES

 

BLUE MOON  -  Beck

BUSY EARNIN'  -  Jungle

CLOUDS  -  Prince

DO I WANNA KNOW?  -  The Arctic Monkeys

FAMILY TREE  -  Kings of Leon

JUGGALO JUICE  -  Insane Clown Posse

THE MIGHTY DEATH POP  -  Insane Clown Posse

POMPEII   -  Bastille
RAINY TAXI  -  Spoon

RED RIVER  -  Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

RIGHT NOW  -  Mary J. Blige

RISE LIKE A PHOENIX  -  Conchita Wurst

SHE USED TO LOVE ME A LOT  -  Johnny Cash

SOMETHING FROM NOTHING  -  Foo Fighters

THOU SHALT ALWAYS KILL  -  Dan Le Sac & Scroobius Pip
TURN BLUE  -  The Black Keys

THE WALL  -  Willie Nelson

WHOLE DAMN YEAR  -  Mary J. Blige

 

 

ALBUM OF THE YEAR NOMINEES

ART OFFICIAL AGE  -  Prince

BAND OF BROTHERS  -  Willie Nelson

DECEMBER DAY: WILLIE'S STASH VOL. 1 - Willie Nelson & Sister Bobbie

HYPNOTIC EYE  -  Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

IT'S ALBUM TIME  -  Todd Terje

THE MIGHTY DEATH POP (BOX SET)  -  Insane Clown Posse

MORNING PHASE  -  Beck

NOSTALGIA  -  Annie Lennox

OUT AMONG THE STARS  -  Johnny Cash

SONIC HIGHWAYS  -  Foo Fighters

THEY WANT MY SOUL  -  Spoon

TURN BLUE  -  The Black Keys

 

 

DUET OF THE YEAR NOMINEES

 

 

BABY RIDE EASY  -  Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash

BEING WITH YOU  -  Smokey Robinson & Mary J. Blige
GRANDMA'S HANDS  -  Willie Nelson & Mavis Staples

HE'S SURE THE BOY I LOVE  -  Bette Midler & Darlene Love

I'M MOVIN' ON  -  Johnny Cash & Waylon Jennings

NEW YORK STATE OF MIND  -  Barbra Streisand & Billy Joel

THE TRACKS OF MY TEARS  -  Smokey Robinson & Elton John

 

 

COVER SONG OF THE YEAR NOMINEES

 

 

BLUEBIRD  -  Corinne Bailey Rae

GUESS MY RELIGION  -  Insane Clown Posse
I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND  -  Spoon

I PUT A SPELL ON YOU  -  Annie Lennox

IT'S NOT FOR ME TO SAY  -  She & Him

IT'S THE GIRL  -  Bette Midler
JOHNNY AND MARY  -  Todd Terje featuring Bryan Ferry

JUMP AROUND  -  Insane Clown Posse

OF THE NIGHT  -  Bastille

PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ  -  Pomplamoose

ROLLING IN THE DEEP  -  Aretha Franklin

SO BAD  -  Smokey Robinson
THE SONGWRITERS  -  Willie Nelson

STAY AWHILE  -  She & Him
WHAT'LL I DO  -  Willie Nelson and Sister Bobbie

YESTERDAY  -  Willie Nelson



THE 2013 PENGUIN AWARD WINNERS

WAIT NO MORE, SLAVERING MUSIC HOUNDS . . . THE WINNERS ARE CROWNED.

 

 

SONG OF THE YEAR

 

GOLD ON THE CEILING  -  THE BLACK KEYS

 

 

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

III  -  CHICKENFOOT

 

 

COVER SONG OF THE YEAR (It's a tie!)

 

 

STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN  -  HEART

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CRAZY  -  PETULA CLARK

 

 

DUET OF THE YEAR

 

 

GET LUCKY  -  DAFT PUNK & PHARRELL WILLIAMS

 

 

BEST COVER ART

 

 

THE 2ND LAW  -  MUSE

 

 

 

You may watch the winners in the videos posted below -- for as long as they last, that is.