The Music 2019 Writers' Poll: Antony Attridge

24 December 2019 | 4:57 pm | Antony Attridge

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

Album Of The Year

  1. Vampire Weekend - Father Of The Bride
  2. Sampa The Great - The Return
  3. EarthGang - Mirrorland
  4. Hilltop Hoods - The Great Expanse
  5. Gang Starr - One Of The Best Yet
  6. Thelma Plum - Better In Blak
  7. Loyle Carner - Not Waving, But Drowning
  8. The Teskey Brothers - Run Home Slow
  9. Brother Ali - Secrets & Escapes
  10. Billy Hoyle - Bruxo



Song Of The Year

  1. Sampa The Great - Final Form
  2. TELL - De-Evolution
  3. Broken Bells - Good Luck
  4. L-FRESH The LION - Born To Stand Out
  5. Gang Starr - Family And Loyalty


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Artist Of The Year

  1. Sampa The Great
  2. Danger Mouse
  3. Caiti Baker
  4. Hilltop Hoods
  5. Genesis Owusu


International Artist Live Performance Of The Year

  1. Eminem
  2. Childish Gambino
  3. Death Cab For Cutie
  4. AB Original
  5. Royce Da 5'9"


Australian Artist Live Performance Of The Year

  1. Hilltop Hoods
  2. Sampa The Great
  3. Dirty Three
  4. AB Original
  5. Genesis Owusu


TV Show Of The Year

  1. Hip Hop Evolution
  2. Trigger Warning With Killer Mike
  3. Money Heist



Movie Of The Year

  1. Avengers: Endgame
  2. John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
  3. The Lion King


Highlight Of The Decade 

Personal: Earning industry support to create hip hop documentary, Burn Gently.
Musically: Childish Gambino, basically any time he did anything.


Prediction For Next Decade

I hope music will continue to diversify, to look past colour, status, location etc... And I hope the watered-down nature of the industry becomes more open-minded in relation to competition. There's a whole lot of 'limelight' out there and it needs to come from more than one lighthouse...