The Music 2016 Writers' Poll: Evan Young

album of the year

1. Anderson .Paak - Malibu
2. NxWorries - Yes Lawd!
3. Kendrick Lamar - untitled unmastered.
4. Kanye West - The Life Of Pablo
5. Noname - Telefone
6. The Avalanches - Wildflower
7. A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service
8. Marissa Nadler - Strangers
9. Chance The Rapper - Coloring Book
10. Angel Olsen - My Woman

song of the year

1. Kanye West - Ultralight Beam
2. Anderson .Paak - The Bird
3. Chance The Rapper - Blessings
4. Angel Olsen - Intern
5. NxWorries - Link Up

artist of the year

1. Anderson .Paak
2. Chance The Rapper
3. Kanye West
4. Oddisee
5. The Avalanches

international artist performance

1. Thundercat
2. Kurt Vile

australian artist performance

1. Koi Child
2. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

top tv show

1. BoJack Horseman
2. Black Mirror
3. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

top movie

1. The Neon Demon
2. Nocturnal Animals
3. The Witch

top website

1. Netflix
2. Pitchfork
3. Facebook

2016 highlight of the year

Two old members of The Native Tongues - A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul - delivering a pair of great, interesting albums. RIP Phife Dawg.

prediction for 2017

Following the success of Lemonade and Endless, there'll more artists releasing visual albums.