"Peace Love Ukulele", Shimabukuro's 2011 CD, reached #1 in "Billboard"'s Top World Music Albums in 2011 and 2012. It won the 2012 Na Hoku Hanohano Award for Instrumental Album of the Year, and also garnered Shimabukuro the Na Hoku Hanohano award for Favorite Entertainer of the Year. Shimabukuro created an original piece "Ukulele Five-O" as part of the soundtrack for the new "Hawaii Five-0" television series. He capped off 2011 with several live performances on the New Year's Eve episode of "A Prairie Home Companion", broadcast live from Hawaii.