Last month, we asked our readers to submit their own annual report and select the best of the year in both music and film. After spending hours with the ballots, and then tearing our heads off, we’re now pleased to share the results. Spoiler alert: Despite the mutual animosity, we still have a lot in common with our devoted readership.
Read ahead…
Band of the Year
Who Did We Pick?
Who Did You Pick?
01. Tame Impala
02. Alabama Shakes
03. Beach House
04. Sleater-Kinney
05. Deafheaven
Artist of the Year
Photo by David Brendan Hall
Who Did We Pick?
Who Did You Pick?
01. Kendrick Lamar
02. Sufjan Stevens
03. Grimes
04. Father John Misty
05. Courtney Barnett
Live Acts of the Year
Photo by Ben Kaye
Who Did We Pick?
Who Did You Pick?
01. Sufjan Stevens
02. Florence + The Machine
03. Kendrick Lamar
04. Tame Impala
05. Father John Misty
Festival of the Year
What Did We Pick?
What Did You Pick?
01. Coachella
02. Bonnaroo
03. Pitchfork
04. Lollapalooza
05. Primavera
Rookie of the Year
Photo by Philip Cosores
Who Did We Pick?
Who Did You Pick?
01. Courtney Barnett
02. Vince Staples
03. Tobias Jesso Jr.
04. Natalie Prass
05. The Districts
Videos of the Year
Who Did We Pick?
01. Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”
02. Drake – “Hotline Bling”
03. FIDLAR – “40 oz on Repeat”
04. Rihanna – “Bitch Better Have My Money”
05. Carly Rae Jepsen – “I Really Really Like You”
Who Did You Pick?
01. Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”
02. Tame Impala – “The Less I Know The Better”
03. David Bowie – “Blackstar”
04. Grimes – “Flesh Without Blood”
05. FKA twigs – “M3LL155X”
Songs of the Year
Who Did We Pick?
01. Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”
02. Tame Impala – “Let It Happen”
03. Jamie xx feat. Young Thug & Popcaan – “I Know There’s Gonna Be (Good Times)”
04. Kurt Vile – “Pretty Pimpin'”
05. Grimes – “Realiti”
Who Did You Pick?
01. Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”
02. Tame Impala – “Let It Happen”
03. Kendrick Lamar – “King Kunta”
04. Jamie xx – “Loud Places”
05. Grimes – “Realiti”
Albums of the Year
What Did We Pick?
01. Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp a Butterfly
02. Sufjan Stevens – Carrie & Lowell
03. Grimes – Art Angels
04. Oneohtrix Point Never – Garden of Delete
05. Tame Impala – Currents
What Did You Pick?
01. Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp a Butterfly
02. Sufjan Stevens – Carrie & Lowell
03. Father John Misty – I Love You Honeybear
04. Tame Impala – Currents
05. Grimes – Art Angels
Late Night Performances of the Year
What Did You Pick?
01. Kendrick Lamar on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
02. Chance The Rapper on Saturday Night Live
03. Run the Jewels on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
04. Alabama Shakes on Saturday Night Live
05. Adele on Saturday Night Live
Reunion of the Year
Who Did We Pick?
Who Did You Pick?
01. Sleater-Kinney
02. Ride
03. Blur
04. LCD Soundsystem
05. The Libertines
Most Anticipated Act For 2016
01. Radiohead
02. Frank Ocean
03. Kanye West
04. Animal Collective
05. LCD Soundsystem
Most Frustrating Thing in Music
Who/What Did You Pick?
01. Outrage culture
02. Drake
03. Kanye West
04. Taylor Swift
05. Streaming music
Comedian of the Year
Who Did We Pick?
Who Did You Pick?
Aziz Ansari
Performance of the Year
Who Did We Pick?
Who Did You Pick?
