Our 2012 Music Poll has come to an end with Kendrick Lamar being the biggest winner. The rapper from Compton was the most voted artist in three categories: album, song and hip-hop artist of the year. Following closely, Frank Ocean beat Lamar for best male artist, earning best R&B artist as well. Other multiple winners are Canadian alt-pop star Grimes; US songwriter Fiona Apple and Swedish psychedelic purveyors Goat. The veteran band Swans, celebrating their 30th anniversary, were voted group of the year.
Other favourites were less fortunate in the polls; Julia Holter; Chromatics; Django Django and Beach House weren’t left empty handed,though, winning some of the official awards handed by the Academy.
Congratulations to all winners and nominees.
Full list here:
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
POLL WINNER/ROBER AWARD: KENDRICK LAMAR-good kid, m.A.A.d city (29%, 103 Votes)
SONG OF THE YEAR
POLL WINNER: KENDRICK LAMAR-good kid (25%, 80 Votes)
ROBER AWARD: FRANK OCEAN-Bad Religion
BEST GROUP OR DUO
POLL WINNER/ROBER AWARD: SWANS (23%, 61 Votes)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDSPybTFYHUBEST MALE ARTIST:
POLL WINNER/ROBER AWARD: FRANK OCEAN (33%, 111 Votes)
BEST FEMALE ARTIST
POLL WINNER: GRIMES (36%, 100 Votes)
ROBER AWARD: JULIA HOLTER
BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST
POLL WINNER: GOAT (40%, 98 Votes)
ROBER AWARD: DJANGO DJANGO
BEST POP ARTIST
POLL WINNER: GRIMES (36%, 78 Votes)
ROBER AWARD: BEACH HOUSE
BEST ROCK ARTIST
POLL WINNER: GOAT (33%, 82 Votes)
ROBER AWARD: SWANS
BEST SONGWRITER/AMERICANA
POLL WINNER/ROBER AWARD: FIONA APPLE (37%, 83 Votes)
BEST HIP-HOP
POLL WINNER/ROBER AWARD: KENDRICK LAMAR (39%, 117 Votes)
BEST ELECTRONICA
POLL WINNER: CRYSTAL CASTLES (46%, 121 Votes)
ROBER AWARD: CHROMATICS
BEST SOUL/R&B ARTIST
POLL WINNER/ROBER AWARD: FRANK OCEAN (53%, 135 Votes)
CUTTING EDGE
POLL WINNER/ROBER AWARD: DEATH GRIPS (34%, 61 Votes)
BEST HISPANIC ARTIST
POLL WINNER/ROBER AWARD: JOHN TALABOT (28%, 39 Votes)
MOST PROMISING NEW ARTIST
POLL WINNER/ROBER AWARD: JOEY BADA$$ (32%, 57 Votes)
BEST COMPILATION
POLL WINNER: BLUR-Blur 21 (29%, 63 Votes)
ROBER AWARD: CAN-The Lost Tapes
BEST REISSUE
POLL WINNER: JONI MITCHELL-The Studio Albums 1968-1969 (38%, 105 Votes)
ROBER AWARD: DAVID BOWIE-The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust… (Deluxe)
BEST LIVE ARTIST
POLL WINNER: JACK WHITE (34%, 93 Votes)
ROBER AWARD: D’ANGELO
BEST E.P.
POLL WINNER/ROBER AWARD: BURIAL-Kindred (29%, 45 Votes)
RETURN OF THE YEAR
POLL WINNER/ROBER AWARD: FIONA APPLE (36%, 81 Votes)
DANCE ANTHEM
POLL WINNER/ROBER AWARD: TNGHT-Higher Ground (31%, 34 Votes)
BEST COVER VERSION
POLL WINNER/ROBER AWARD: GREG DULLI-Paper Thin Hotel (Original by Leonard Cohen) (46%, 114 Votes)
GUILTY PLEASURE
POLL WINNER: PSY (25%, 52 Votes)
ROBER AWARD: CARLY RAE JEPSEN
PROMO VIDEO
POLL WINNER: KILLER MIKE-Reagan (26%, 73 Votes)
ROBER AWARD: GRIZZLY BEAR-Yet Again