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The Music 2021 Writers' Poll: Tobias Handke

Staff Writer

Here's what The Music's team rated in 2021…

Album Of The Year

  1. Dave - We're All Alone In This Together         
  2. Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert  
  3. The War On Drugs - I Don't Live Here Anymore         
  4. Arlo Parks - Collapsed In Sunbeams    
  5. Nas - King's Disease II 
  6. Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR 
  7. Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under            
  8. Pom Pom Squad - Death Of A Cheerleader    
  9. Czarface & MF Doom - Super What?  
  10. Makthaverskan - För Allting  

Song Of The Year

  1. Dave - Clash feat. Stormzy      
  2. Little Simz - Point & Kill feat. Obongjayar
  3. Jake Bugg - Lost          
  4. Baby Keem - Family Ties feat. Kendrick Lamar           
  5. Olivia Rodrigo - drivers license           

TV Show Of The Year

  1. Curb Your Enthusiasm 
  2. Mr Inbetween             
  3. Narcos 

Film Of The Year

  1. Dune    
  2. Lamb   
  3. Promising Young Woman       

Highlight Of The Year

Live music coming back.         

Prediction For Next Year

Nottingham Forest is promoted to the Premier League.