album of the year
- David Bowie - Blackstar
- Beyonce - Lemonade
- Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
- A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service
- Solange - A Seat At The Table
- James Blake - The Colour In Anything
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree
- Dr John Cooper Clarke & Hugh Cornwell - This Time It's Personal
- The Rolling Stones - Blue & Lonesome
song of the year
- Beyonce - Hold Up
- Solange - Cranes In The Sky
- David Bowie - Lazarus
- Radiohead - Desert Island Disk
- Sex On Toast - Oh Loretta
artist of the year
- David Bowie
- Regurgitator
- Leon Bridges
- Tweedy
- Childish Gambino
international artist performance
- Sleater-Kinney
- James Blake
- Tweedy
- Leon Bridges
- Rodriguez
australian artist performance
- Regurgitator
- Ball Park Music
- Sex On Toast
- Ngaiire
- Cam Avery
live comedy act
- Bridget Everett
- Hannibal Buress
- Simon Taylor
top tv show
- Transparent
- Stranger Things
- Black Mirror
top movie
- Captain America: Civil War
- Deadpool
- Finding Dory
top website
- UPROXX
- Cracked
- 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.
