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As 2015 closes, our correspondents RICH D SMOOV and Le-La Cloutier share their year-end lists to showcase how the year in music looked for them.
From RICH D SMOOV:
Jazz Album Of The Year: Kamasi Washington – The Epic
Hip Hop Album Of The Year: Czarface – Every Hero Needs a Villain
Rock Album Of The Year: Ecstatic Vision – Sonic Praise
Metal Album Of The Year: Pissgrave – Suicide Euphoria
Honorable Mention Of The Year: Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp a Butterfly
Hip Hop Album Of The Year: Czarface – Every Hero Needs a Villain
Rock Album Of The Year: Ecstatic Vision – Sonic Praise
Metal Album Of The Year: Pissgrave – Suicide Euphoria
Honorable Mention Of The Year: Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp a Butterfly
From Le-La Cloutier:
Alabama Shakes - Sound and Color
The Weeknd - Beauty Behind the Madness
Tame Impala - Currents
Mumford and Sons - Wilder Mind
Mark Ronson - Uptown Special
George Ezra - Wanted on Voyage
Gary Clark Jr. - The Story of Sonny Boy Slim
Elle King - Love Stuff