The Music 2017 Writers' Poll: James d'Apice

Album of the year

1. Dirty Projectors — Dirty Projectors
2. Wiley — Godfather
3. Kendrick Lamar — DAMN.
4. Sampha — Process
5. Lil Yachty — Teenage Emotions
6. Mura Masa — Mura Masa
7. Mike Will Made It — Ransom 2
8. Drake — More Life
9. Stormzy — Gang Signs and Prayer
10. Spit Syndicate — One Good Shirt Has Us All Fly

Song of the year

1. Dirty Projectors — Up In Hudson
2. Ed Sheeran — Shape of You (Major Lazer Remix)
3. DJ Khaled — I'm The One
4. Nocando — El Camino
5. Kacy Hill — Arm's Length

Artist of the year

1. Stormzy
2. Drake
3. Shabazz Palaces
4. Spit Syndicate
5. Dirty Projectors

Highlight Of The Year

Drizzy. While it was such fun that he put on the Wallabies jersey for the 2016 tour, watching a tightly choreographed bunch of lilac orbs descend from the roof as Hotline Bling kicked in was equal parts hysterical and perfect.