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The Music 2016 Writers' Poll: Tom Hersey

Tom Hersey

album of the year

  1. Kanye West - The Life Of Pablo
  2. Chance The Rapper - Coloring Book
  3. Young Thug - Jeffery
  4. PUP - The Dream Is Over
  5. The Dillinger Escape Plan - Dissociation
  6. Gucci Mane - Woptober
  7. Anderson. Paak - Malibu
  8. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree
  9. Every Time I Die - Low Teens
  10. Dinosaur Jr - Give A Glimpse Of What Yer Not

song of the year

  1. Kanye West - Real Friends
  2. Young Thug - Webbie
  3. Kanye West - Ultralight Beam
  4. Chance The Rapper - Same Drugs
  5. Frank Ocean - Good Guy

artist of the year

  1. Young Thug
  2. Kanye West
  3. Agoraphobic Nosebleed
  4. Gucci Mane
  5. Lil Yachty

international artist performance

  1. Sunn O)))
  2. Vince Staples
  3. Raised Fist
  4. Weedeater
  5. Wu-Tang Clan

australian artist performance

  1. Violent Soho

live comedy act

  1. Hannibal Buress

top tv show

  1. Baskets
  2. Narcos
  3. Stranger Things

top movie

  1. Anomalisa
  2. Maggie's Plan

top website

  1. Wikipedia
  2. Google
  3. The Music

2016 highlight of the year

Gucci killin' it.

prediction for 2017

Rap music further overshadowing rock.