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The Music 2016 Writers' Poll: Liz Giuffre

Liz Giuffre

album of the year

  1. David Bowie - Blackstar
  2. The Avalanches - Wildflower
  3. Sia - This Is Acting
  4. Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker
  5. iOTA - Wolf Number 9
  6. AB Original - Reclaim Australia

song of the year

  1. AB Original - January
  2. David Bowie - Blackstar
  3. Avalanches - Frankie Sinatra
  4. Radiohead - Burn The Witch

artist of the year

  1. David Bowie
  2. Leonard Cohen
  3. AB Original

international artist performance

  1. The Cure
  2. Violent Femmes
  3. Madonna
  4. Blind Boys Of Alabama
  5. Anohni

australian artist performance

  1. Crowded House
  2. You Am I
  3. Courtney Barnett
  4. Sarah Blasko
  5. Furnace & The Fundamentals

live comedy act

  1. Doug Anthony Allstars
  2. Felicity Ward
  3. Wil Anderson

top tv show

  1. Rosehaven
  2. Last Week Tonight
  3. The Get Down

top movie

  1. Ghostbusters

top website

  1. Google
  2. Facebook
  3. Twitter

2016 highlight of the year

The swelling of love for the legends that died this year (bittersweet, but the love was so real and enduring).

prediction for 2017

Beyonce takes The White House after Trump realises Presidencies aren't just for Christmas.