Music of the Year

The album and the song of the year are traditionally awarded on the morning of December 24 since the year 2010 (songs since 2016). Albums and songs released between Christmas and New Year's Eve fall into the next year. Everything is totally subjective.

2023

Winners

Cover of the album Erotic Probiotic 2 by Nourished by Time
Erotic Probiotic 2
Nourished by Time
Album of the Year 2023
Cover of the album SCARING THE HOES by JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown
God Loves You
JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown
Song of the Year 2023

Nominees

Albums

Integrated Tech Solutions
Aesop Rock

Perfect Saviors
The Armed

The Architect
eMolecule

SCARING THE HOES
JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown

Javelin
Sufjan Stevens

Songs

Sport of Form
The Armed

Three Drums
Four Tet

Float
Janelle Monáe (feat. Seun Kuti & Egypt 80')

Darkness, Darkness
Kieran Hebden, William Tyler

Will Anybody Ever Love Me?
Sufjan Stevens

2022

Winners

Cover of the album Cheat Codes by Danger Mouse & Black Thought
Cheat Codes
Danger Mouse & Black Thought
Album of the Year 2022
Cover of the album Cheat Codes by Danger Mouse & Black Thought
The Darkest Part
Danger Mouse & Black Thought
Song of the Year 2022

Nominees

Albums

Melt My Eyez See Your Future
Denzel Curry

CAPRISONGS
FKA twigs

Classic Objects
Jenny Hval

Dawn FM
The Weeknd

Songs

Blood Upon Stone
Cult of Luna

Angst
Rammstein

WHEN SPARKS FLY
Vince Staples

Wolf
Yeah Yeah Yeahs

2021

Winners

Cover of the album LP! by JPEGMAFIA
LP!
JPEGMAFIA
Album of the Year 2021
Cover of the album Ultrapop by The Armed
All Futures
The Armed
Song of the Year 2021

Nominees

Albums

Ultrapop
The Armed

World's Most Stressed Out Gardener
Chad VanGaalen

Promises
Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra

Hey What
Low

Crooked Machine
Róisín Murphy

Songs

Great Mass of Color
Deafheaven

Be Sweet
Japanese Breakfast

Days Like These
Low

Midnight Flit
Mogwai

Less Is More
Róisín Murphy

2020

Winners

Cover of the album RTJ4 by Run the Jewels
RTJ4
Run the Jewels
Album of the Year 2020
Cover of the album RTJ4 by Run the Jewels
yankee and the brave (ep. 4)
Run the Jewels
Song of the Year 2020

Nominees

Albums

Miss Anthropocene
Grimes

What's Your Pleasure?
Jessie Ware

Cenizas
Nicolas Jaar

Telas
Nicolas Jaar

Róisín Machine
Róisín Murphy

Songs

Fantasy
Against All Logic

Bob
Frank Turner

Violence
Grimes & i_o

Narcissus
Róisín Murphy

a few words for the firing squad (radiation)
Run the Jewels

2019

Winners

Cover of the album i,i by Bon Iver
i,i
Bon Iver
Album of the Year 2019
Cover of the album RAMMSTEIN by Rammstein
DEUTSCHLAND
Rammstein
Song of the Year 2019

Nominees

Albums

MAGDALENE
FKA twigs

Bandana
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib

RAMMSTEIN
Rammstein

ANIMA
Thom Yorke

Songs

All Mirrors
Angel Olsen

The greatest
Lana Del Rey

Acid King
Malibu Ken

Not the News
Thom Yorke

2018

Winners

Cover of the album Ordinary Corrupt Human Love by Deafheaven
Ordinary Corrupt Human Love
Deafheaven
Album of the Year 2018
Cover of the album Ordinary Corrupt Human Love by Deafheaven
Canary Yellow
Deafheaven
Song of the Year 2018

Nominees

Albums

Freedom
Amen Dunes

Knock Knock
DJ Koze

Hot Snakes
Jericho Sirens

Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic
The Ocean

Songs

Everything Connected
Jon Hopkins

Deadly Valentine (Live Version)
Charlotte Gainsbourg

Falling Into Me
Let's Eat Grandma

Is It Cold In The Water?
SOPHIE

2017

Winners

Cover of the album Run the Jewels 3 by Run the Jewels
Run the Jewels 3
Run the Jewels
Album of the Year 2017
Cover of the album DAMN. by Kendrick Lamar
DNA.
Kendrick Lamar
Song of the Year 2017

Nominees

Albums

Where the World Ends
Indian Wells

DAMN.
Kendrick Lamar

A Deeper Understanding
The War on Drugs

Big Fish Theory
Vince Staples

Songs

Deadly Valentine
Charlotte Gainsbourg

Chanel
Frank Ocean

Talk to Me
Run the Jewels

Big Fish
Vince Staples

2016

Winners

Cover of the album The Life of Pablo by Kanye West
The Life of Pablo
Kanye West
Album of the Year 2016
Cover of the album The Life of Pablo by Kanye West
Ultralight Beam
Kanye West feat. Chance the Rapper, The-Dream, Kelly Price, and Kirk Franklin
Song of the Year 2016

Nominees

Albums

Malibu
Anderson .Paak

Coloring Book
Chance the Rapper

Blonde
Frank Ocean

A Moon Shaped Pool
Radiohead

Songs

10 d E A T h b R E a s T
Bon Iver

When It Rain
Danny Brown

Lazarus
David Bowie

Pink + White
Frank Ocean feat. Beyoncé

2015

Winner

Cover of the album To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar
To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
Album of the Year 2015

Nominees

Albums

Vulnicura
Björk

Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper
Panda Bear

Carrie & Lowell
Sufjan Stevens

Summertime '06
Vince Staples

2014

Winner

Cover of the album Run the Jewels 2 by Run the Jewels
Run the Jewels 2
Run the Jewels
Album of the Year 2014

Nominees

Albums

pom pom
Ariel Pink

A U R O R A
Ben Frost

Benji
Sun Kil Moon

Lost in the Dream
The War on Drugs

2013

Winner

Cover of the album Shaking The Habitual by The Knife
Shaking The Habitual
The Knife
Album of the Year 2013

Nominees

Albums

Old
Danny Brown

Sunbather
Deafheaven

Yeezus
Kanye West

Run the Jewels
Run the Jewels

2012

Winner

Cover of the album Shields by Grizzly Bear
Shields
Grizzly Bear
Album of the Year 2012

Nominees

Albums

Lost Songs
...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead

channel ORANGE
Frank Ocean

Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
Kendrick Lamar

Spooky Action at a Distance
Lotus Plaza

2011

Winner

Cover of the album Hurry Up, We're Dreaming by M83
Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
M83
Album of the Year 2011

Nominees

Albums

Helplessness Blues
Fleet Foxes

David Comes to Life
Fucked Up

Father, Son, Holy Ghost
Girls

Go Tell Fire to the Mountain
WU LYF

2010

Winner

Cover of the album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
Album of the Year 2010

Nominees

Albums

The Suburbs
Arcade Fire

Halcyon Digest
Deerhunter

The Age of Adz
Sufjan Stevens

High Violet
The National