The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2016 in music in Australia.
Events
March 14 May – Australia's representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, Dami Im, finishes in second place with 511 points for her song "Sound of Silence". She was beaten only by contest winner, Ukrainian representative Jamala. July 22–24 July – Splendour in the Grass 2016 is held at North Byron Parklands in Yelgun, New South Wales, headlined by The Strokes, The Cure and Flume. Releases Albums 27 May – Skin by Flume 19 August – Seven Mirrors by Drapht 10 December – The End of the Beginning by B-Nasty
Singles 16 January – Never Be like You by Flume 29 January – Smoke & Retribution by Flume 30 March – All Love by Drapht 22 April – Say It by Flume 10 June – In My Blood by The Veronicas 24 June – Monster Truck - by Allday 8 July – Mexico by Drapht 15 July – Sides by Allday 11 August – Send Nudes by Allday 14 October – On Your Side by The Veronicas 15 December – Raceway by Allday
Deaths
8 March – Ross Hannaford, 65, guitarist, songwriter 9 March – Jon English, 66, singer, musician, songwriter 28 April – David Page, 55, musician 18 November – Hugh McDonald, 62, musician, singer, songwriter, guitarist 29 November – Allan Zavod, 71, musician 4 December – Wayne Duncan, 72, musician
See also Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 List of number-one singles of 2016 (Australia) List of number-one albums of 2016 (Australia)
References