The massive amount of new releases this year set the music charts ablaze! But here are the Keynote Music Collective team’s personal picks for the album, artist/band, and song of the year!

Ash– Editor in Chief
Album of the year: True power–I Prevail
Band of the year: Dayseeker
Song of the year: “Divide” – The Plot in You

Rachel– Senior Assistant Editor
Album of the year: Pain Remains– Lorna Shore
Band of the year: Lorna Shore
Song of the year: “Pain Remains I: Dancing Like Flames” – Lorna Shore

Brandon– Junior Assistant Editor
Album of the year: Impera– Ghost
Band of the year: Lorna Shore
Song of the year: “Call Me Little Sunshine” – Ghost

Caroline Anne– Senior Photographer
Album of the year: Earthling – Eddie Vedder
Artist of the year: Coheed and Cambria
Song of the year: “The Last Goodbye” – Odesza

Breanca– Senior Photographer
Album of the year: Midnights – Taylor Swift
Artist of the year: Taylor Swift
Song of the year: “Keep Driving” – Harry Styles

Ellery– Senior Photographer
Album of the year: Pain Remains– Lorna Shore
Artist of the year: Yungblud
Song of the year: “I’m Afraid I’ll Go To Heaven” – Moonwalker

Gina– Senior Photographer
Album of the year: “Spirits“-Nothing More
Band of the year: Globus
Song of the year: “You and I”– Globus

Ethan– Junior Photographer
Album of the year: Scoring The End of The World – Motionless in White
Band of the year: Bad Omens
Song of the year: “Rotoscope”– Spiritbox

Ari– Junior Photographer
Album of the year: Changes–King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
Band of the year: Spiritbox
Song of the year: “Rotoscope”– Spiritbox

Samantha– Junior Photographer
Album of the year: Past Lives – L.S. Dunes
Band of the year: L.S. Dunes
Song of the year: “Sleep Cult” – L.S. Dunes

Elis– Junior Photographer
Album of the year: Dawn FM – The Weeknd
Artist of the year: The Weeknd
Song of the year: “Creepin’”–Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage

Mercé– Senior Journalist
Album of the year: Renaissance – Beyoncé
Band of the year: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Song of the year: “Gondii” – King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard