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The Music Writers' Poll 2014: Deborah Jackson

Deborah Jackson

Freelancer

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  1. Taylor Swift - 1989
  2. Bearhug - So Gone
  3. Chet Faker - Built On Glass
  4. Sam Smith - In The Lonely Hour
  5. Pharrell Williams - G  I  R  L
  6. Clean Bandit - New Eyes
  7. Ed Sheeran - X
  8. Example - Live Life Living
  9. Dan Sultan - Blackbird
  10. Foster The People - Supermodel

SONG OF THE YEAR

  1. Pharrell Williams - Happy
  2. Jason Derulo - Trumpets
  3. Sam Smith - Stay With Me
  4. Pitbull & Kesha - Timber
  5. Clean Bandit - Rather Be

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

  1. Kanye West
  2. Drake
  3. Eminem
  4. Taylor Swift
  5. Miley Cyrus

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST PERFORMANCE

  1. Kanye West
  2. Eminem
  3. The Brian Jonestown Massacre
  4. Queen ft Adam Lambert
  5. Miley Cyrus

AUSTRALIAN ARTIST PERFORMANCE

  1. Chet Faker
  2. Bearhug
  3. 5 Seconds Of Summer
  4. Hilltop Hoods
  5. The Living End

TOP TV SHOW

  1. Game Of Thrones
  2. Vikings
  3. True Detective
  4. Orange Is The New black
  5. Dating Naked

TOP MOVIE

  1. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
  2. Gone Girl
  3. Maleficent
  4. Lucy
  5. Fury

TOP WEBSITE

  1. Facebook
  2. YouTube
  3. Twitter
  4. Funny Or Die
  5. Wikipedia

HIGHLIGHT OF 2014

Kanye West's Yeezus gig was the standout for me. That and seeing my childhood fetish Hanson in concert.

PREDICTION FOR 2015

Only time will tell...