The Music 2016 Writers' Poll: Joe Dolan

album of the year

1. David Bowie - Blackstar
2. Beyonce - Lemonade
3. Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
4. A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service
5. Solange - A Seat At The Table
6. James Blake - The Colour In Anything
7. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree
8. Dr John Cooper Clarke & Hugh Cornwell - This Time It's Personal
9. The Rolling Stones - Blue & Lonesome

song of the year

1. Beyonce - Hold Up
2. Solange - Cranes In The Sky
3. David Bowie - Lazarus
4. Radiohead - Desert Island Disk
5. Sex On Toast - Oh Loretta

artist of the year

1. David Bowie
2. Regurgitator
3. Leon Bridges
4. Tweedy
5. Childish Gambino

international artist performance

1. Sleater-Kinney
2. James Blake
3. Tweedy
4. Leon Bridges
5. Rodriguez

australian artist performance

1. Regurgitator
2. Ball Park Music
3. Sex On Toast
4. Ngaiire
5. Cam Avery

live comedy act

1. Bridget Everett
2. Hannibal Buress
3. Simon Taylor

top tv show

1. Transparent
2. Stranger Things
3. Black Mirror

top movie

1. Captain America: Civil War
2. Deadpool
3. Finding Dory

top website

1. UPROXX
2. Cracked
3. Netflix

2016 highlight of the year

Beyonce at the VMAs - I mean, come on.

prediction for 2017

More of a wish than a prediction but how about NONE OF THE BEST MUSICIANS EVER DIE EVERY OTHER WEEK.