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The Music 2016 Writers' Poll: Tobias Handke

Tobias Handke

album of the year

  1. David Bowie - Blackstar
  2. Angel Olsen - My Woman
  3. Kanye West - The Life Of Pablo
  4. Chance The Rapper - Coloring Book
  5. Solange - A Seat At The Table
  6. Young Thug - Jeffery
  7. Skepta - Konnichiwa
  8. Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition
  9. Anderson .Paak - Malibu
  10. Charles Bradley - Changes

song of the year

  1. Drake - One Dance
  2. Kanye West feat Ty Dolla $ign - Real Friends 
  3. Alicia Keys - In Common
  4. Angel Olsen - Not Gonna Kill You
  5. Rae Sremmurd feat Gucci Mane - Black Beatles

artist of the year

  1. Drake
  2. DJ Khaled
  3. Chance The Rapper
  4. Kanye West
  5. Gucci Mane

international artist performance

  1. Kendrick Lamar
  2. Angel Olsen
  3. Grimes
  4. Hinds
  5. Anderson .Paak

australian artist performance

  1. Peter Garrett
  2. DMA'S
  3. Daryl Braithwaite
  4. Jack Ladder
  5. B Wise

live comedy act

  1. Hannibal Buress
  2. Eric Andre

top tv show

  1. Westworld
  2. Luke Cage
  3. Atlanta

top movie

  1. Deadpool
  2. Nerve
  3. Room

top website

  1. The Nice Guys
  2. Deadpool
  3. Deepwater Horizon

2016 highlight of the year

The revival of the mixtape.

prediction for 2017

Female rap and grime to take over the charts.