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The Music 2018 Writers' Poll: Michael Prebeg

Michael Prebeg

Here's what The Music's writers rated in 2018...

Album Of The Year 

  1. Chvrches - Love Is Dead
  2. Rufus Du Sol - Solace 
  3. Florence + The Machine - High As Hope
  4. Cosmos Midnight - What Comes Next
  5. George Ezra - Staying At Tamara’s
  6. Pale Waves - My Mind Makes Noises
  7. Christine & The Queens - Chris
  8. Lanks -  twentyseven
  9. James Bay - Electric Light
  10. Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - Shallow


Song Of The Year

  1. Florence + The Machine - Hunger
  2.  Robyn - Missing U
  3. Charli XcX - 1999
  4. Troye Sivan - My! My! My!
  5. Bille Eilish & Khalid - Lovely


Artist Of The Year

  1. Charli XCX 
  2. Chvrches
  3. Christine & The Queens
  4. Rufus
  5.  Pale Waves



International Artist Live Performance Of The Year

  1. The XX
  2. George Ezra
  3. Sam Smith
  4. The Killers
  5. Phoenix


Australian Artist Live Performance Of The Year

  1. Pnau
  2. Lanks
  3. Client Liaison
  4. Kllo
  5. Vera Blue


TV Show Of The Year 

  1. 911
  2. American Horror Story
  3. American Crime Story


Movie Of The Year

  1. A Star Is Born
  2. Bohemian Rhapsody
  3. Coldplay: A Head Full Of Dreams