The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2016 in Danish music.
Events
January 8 - The first recording is released of Danish composer Hans Abrahamsen's Grawemeyer award-winning work, let me tell you. 27 The Léonie Sonning Music Foundation announces Leonidas Kavakos as the recipient of the Léonie Sonning Music Prize 2017. 29 - The Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation announces Per Nørgård as the recipient of the 2016 Ernst von Siemens Music Prize.
February 13 – The Dansk Melodi Grand Prix Final was arranged on February 13, at the Forum Horsens in Horsens. 28 – Jazz violinist Svend Asmussen turned 100 years.
March
April 1 - In the final of season 9 of Denmark's X Factor, the sister duo Embrace emerge winners, obtaining 60% of the public vote."X Factor-sejr: EMBRACE vandt med 60 procent af stemmerne" (Swedish)
May
June 1 – The 18th Distortion festival started in Copenhagen (June 1–5). 25 - Roskilde Festival 2016 opens (June 25 - July 2).
July 3 - Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2016 is opened (July 3–12). 14 – G! Festival opened in Göta, Eysturoy, Faroe Islands (July 14–17), with a line-up including Songhoy Blues, Lucy Rose, Federspiel and the Hot 8 Brass Band.G! Festival 2016 line-up . Accessed 2018-03-04
August
September
October
November
December
Album and Singles releases
January
February DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.19 Grasque Choir of Young Believers Ghostly International 26 We Survive Medina Labelmade/We Love Music/Universal Produced by Pitchshifters, Stannard, Howes, Gill
February DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.19 Grasque Choir of Young Believers Ghostly International/Tigerspring 26 We Survive Medina Labelmade/We Love Music/Universal
March DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.18 Reckless Twin Mads Langer Sony Music/Mr Radar
April DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.15 Closer Christopher EMI
May
June DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.3 Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie Volbeat Vertigo/Universal Produced by Jacob Hansen, Michael Poulsen, Rob Caggiano
July
August DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.26 The Map of Your Life Simon Lynge EMI Natural Machine Recordings
September DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.23 Streams Jakob Bro ECM Produced by Manfred Eicher
October
November
December
Deaths
January 18 – Else Marie Pade, Danish composer (born 1924).
February 20 – Ove Verner Hansen, Danish opera singer and actor (born 1932).
June 27 – Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Danish conductor (born 1932).
July 18 – Karina Jensen (77), singer (Cartoons) (cancer).Dansk sangerinde er død af kræft
See also Music of Denmark Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016
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