The Music 2016 Writers' Poll: Cyclone Wehner

album of the year

1. David Bowie - Blackstar
2. Beyonce - Lemonade
3. James Blake - The Colour In Anything
4. Frank Ocean - Blond
5. Solange - A Seat At The Table
6. Zayn - Mind Of Mine
7. Rihanna - ANTI
8. Chance The Rapper - Coloring Book
9. Kaytranada - 99.9%
10. Remi - Divas & Demons

song of the year

1. Kanye West - Ultralight Beam
2. The Weeknd - Secrets
3. Dusky - Long Wait
4. White Lies - Hold Back Your Love
5. Savages - Adore

artist of the year

1. David Bowie
2. Kanye West
3. Beyonce
4. AB Original
5. Tkay Maidza

international artist performance

1. Melbourne Symphony Orchestra X Jeff Mills + Derrick May
2. Kendrick Lamar
3. James Blake
4. D'Angelo
5. Grimes

australian artist performance

1. Ngaiire
2. Tkay Maidza
3. Big Scary
4. Sampa The Great
5. Client Liaison

live comedy act

1. Rich Hall
2. Margaret Cho
3. Suren Jayemanne

top tv show

1. Cleverman
2. The Originals
3. New Blood

top movie

1. The Witch

top website

1. The Music
2. Twitter
3. Facebook

2016 highlight of the year

Interviewing James Blake for The Music's cover - he's #GodLevel.

prediction for 2017

Yeezy will transform his recent struggles into #zeitgeist art. The pop world will revolt against Trump - and those artists claiming to be apolitical will be isolated. There will be greater discussion, and exploration, of the social forces impacting on mental illness, especially in urban music. Musical curation will be recognised as an art form unto itself. Lil Yachty will blow up. Progressive radio will dispense with generational programming, recognising both new and eternally cool artists.