album of the year
- Kendrick Lamar — To Pimp A Butterfly
- The Weeknd — Beauty Behind The Madness
- Lana Del Rey — Honeymoon
- Grimes — Art Angels
- Raury — All We Need
- Shamir — Ratchet
- Bryson Tiller — TRAPSOUL
- Jamie xx — In Colour
- A$AP Rocky — At.Long.Last.A$AP
- Dr Dre — Compton
song of the year
- David Bowie — Blackstar
- Drake — Hotline Bling
- Years & Years — King
- Roger Sanchez ft Stealth — Remember Me
- Hau — Skip Hop
artist of the year
- Kendrick Lamar
- The Weeknd
- Lana Del Rey
- Grimes
- Drake
International artist Performance
- Nas
- Future Islands
- FKA twigs
- Drake
- MK
Australian artist Performance
- Client Liaison
- Flight Facilities
- Marlon Williams
- No Zu
- Peking Duk
top TV Show
- The Originals
- Doctor Who
- The Beautiful Lie
- Humans
- The Vampire Diaries
top Movie
- Straight Outta Compton
- Crimson Peak
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- Tangerine
- Amy
top website
- The Music
- The Guardian
- IMDb
- YouTube
2015 highlight of the year
Tony Abbott got boned.
prediction for 2016
We'll finally get that new Frank Ocean album — although, if David Bowie's Blackstar is as outré as the single, he may have some unlikely competition for most avant LP of 2016. Kanye West will seek a Bowie collab. More hip hop acts will take a stand on sexism and homophobia as the music assumes a more overtly political stance. EDM will continue to recede and dance music will return to the underground with boutique, club-oriented events and subliminal sounds. Drugs will become passé with Detroit techno-inspired juice bars the new 'in' thing.
