2021 may have been a rollercoaster ride when it came to the live music scene. Shows were announced, rescheduled, cancelled and a welcome few went ahead as planned.
But the year was packed full of outstanding records, meaning that we at least had a great soundtrack to our lives at home.
We asked the Montreal Rocks team to tell us some of their highlights of 2021, including best album, best song, best live show, best movie and their favourite new artist discovery.
Check out the results below:
Randal Wark – Writer
- Best Album: Weezer – OK Human
- Best Song: Softcult – Perfect Blue
- Best Live Show: Big: Shazamfest | Small: Guidestones Album Launch
- Best Movie: Dune + Let It Be
- Best New Artist: Softcult
Steve Gerrard – Photographer
- Best Album: Manchester Orchestra – The Million Masks Of God
- Best Song: Deafheaven – Great Mass Of Color
- Best Live Show: METZ @ Fairmount Theatre
- Best Movie: Nomadland
- Best New Artist: Heriot
Dominic Blewett – Photographer
Richard Brunette – Writer
Jason Maher – Writer
Breanna Wark – Writer
- Best Album: Olivia Rodrigo – Sour
- Best Song: Patience etc (George Clanton Remix) – Caroline Loveglow
- Best Movie: Spider-Man: No Way Home
- Best New Artist: George Clanton
Simon Williams – Writer
- Best Album: Geese – Projector
- Best Song: Palace: Gravity
- Best Live Show: METZ + Preoccupations + Facs @ Fairmount Theatre
- Best Movie: Dune
- Best New Artist: Geese
Mell Martella – Photographer
- Best Album: Manchester Orchestra – The Million Masks of God
- Best Song: Rumours -Lizzo ft Cardi B
- Best Live Show: Planet Smashers in Montebello for the Mountain Bike Fest
- Best Movie: Inside (Bo Burnham) + Dune
- Best New Artist: Gleemer
Maxime Le Huidoux
- Best Album: Orelsan – Civilisation
- Best Song: Sober/Hungover – Sueco (ft. Arizona Zervas) / Let You – Iann Dior
- Best Live Show: Underoath – Voyeurist: Digital Ghost Cinematic Concert
- Best Movie: The White Tiger
- Best New Artist: Sueco
Ryley Remedios – Photographer
- Best Album: Charlotte Day Wilson – ALPHA
- Best Song: Yves Tumor – Jackie
- Best Live Show: July Talk – Corona Theatre
- Best Movie: Licorice Pizza
- Best New Artist: Goldpark
Annette Aghazarian – Writer
- Best Album: Courtney Barnett – Things Take Time, Take Time
- Best Song: Lorde – Solar Power
- Best Live Show: Crown Lands @ Petit Campus and The Damn Truth @ Théâtre Corona
- Best Movie: Cruella de Vil
- Best New Artist: Skye Wallace
Jamie Siddall – Writer
- Best Album: Faye Webster – I Know I’m Funny haha
- Best Song: ***SKA – Jeff Rosenstock
- Best Live Show: Jed Arbour @ the diving bell social club
- Best New Artist: Butch Baby
