The Music 2019 Writers' Poll: Uppy Chatterjee

23 December 2019 | 9:09 am | Uppy Chatterjee

Here's what The Music's writers rated in 2019…

Album Of The Year

  1. Taylor Swift - Lover
  2. Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
  3. Tayla Parx - We Need To Talk
  4. blink-182 - Nine
  5. YBN Cordae - The Lost Boy
  6. Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next
  7. Hobo Johnson & The Lovemakers - The Fall Of Hobo Johnson
  8. Charli XCX - Charli
  9. Thelma Plum - Better In Blak
  10. Bring Me The Horizon - Amo



Song Of The Year

  1. Taylor Swift - Death By A Thousand Cuts
  2. Allday - Restless
  3. Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now
  4. Skrillex, Ty Dolla $ign & Boys Noize - Midnight Hour
  5. SAFIA - Resolution


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Artist Of The Year

  1. Billie Eilish
  2. Lizzo
  3. Taylor Swift


International Artist Live Performance Of The Year

  1. John Mayer
  2. Hobo Johnson & The Lovemakers
  3. Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes
  4. Foals
  5. Childish Gambino


Australian Artist Live Performance Of The Year

  1. Milan Ring
  2. E^ST
  3. Client Liaison
  4. Raj Mahal
  5. Lauren.


TV Show Of The Year

  1. The Good Place
  2. Fleabag
  3. Atypical



Movie Of The Year

  1. Always Be My Maybe
  2. Someone Great
  3. Toy Story 4


Highlight Of The Decade

Yikes, a big ask culling ten years down to one highlight. Finishing my degree. Starting my career in the music industry (with The Music, mind you) and working my way through companies like Red Bull, triple j and now Warner Music. Finally seeing more diverse voices pop up on TV and music, with streaming services like Netflix leading the charge normalising this. Meeting, dating and getting engaged to my fiancé. Interviewing a heap of music legends like Billie Eilish, Jack Antonoff, HAIM, Bring Me The Horizon, Panic! At The Disco and Fall Out Boy.

Prediction For Next Decade

More and more streaming services pop up and people end up pirating music/TV shows again because they can't be bothered paying for ten services - OR a platform is created that offers one subscription fee for multiple services. More and more younger artists start killing it on the global stage. Hopefully the Earth doesn't blow up/go up in flames/drown.