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Events
January
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February
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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.
April
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May
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June
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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.
August
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September
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October
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November
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December
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Releases
Albums
- 27 May – Skin by Flume [1]
- 19 August – Seven Mirrors by Drapht [2]
- 10 December – The End of the Beginning by B-Nasty [3]
Singles
- 16 January – Never Be like You by Flume [4]
- 29 January – Smoke & Retribution by Flume [5]
- 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
- ^ "Flume: Skin". Pitchfork.
- ^ "DRAPHT - Seven Mirrors". Leading Edge Music.
- ^ D Griffiths, Melanie. "B-NASTY – The End Of The Beginning (Album Review), 11/07/07". AMNplify.
- ^ "Song Analysis: Flume - Never Be Like You". EDMProd. 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Flume, Vince Staples & KUČKA team up on Smoke And Retribution". PILERATS.
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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2016 in music in Australia.
Events
January
|
| This section is empty. You can help by
adding to it. (June 2020) |
February
|
| This section is empty. You can help by
adding to it. (June 2020) |
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.
April
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| This section is empty. You can help by
adding to it. (June 2020) |
May
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| This section is empty. You can help by
adding to it. (June 2020) |
June
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| This section is empty. You can help by
adding to it. (June 2020) |
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.
August
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| This section is empty. You can help by
adding to it. (June 2020) |
September
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| This section is empty. You can help by
adding to it. (June 2020) |
October
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adding to it. (June 2020) |
November
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| This section is empty. You can help by
adding to it. (June 2020) |
December
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| This section is empty. You can help by
adding to it. (June 2020) |
Bands disbanded
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| This section is empty. You can help by
adding to it. (July 2019) |
Releases
Albums
- 27 May – Skin by Flume [1]
- 19 August – Seven Mirrors by Drapht [2]
- 10 December – The End of the Beginning by B-Nasty [3]
Singles
- 16 January – Never Be like You by Flume [4]
- 29 January – Smoke & Retribution by Flume [5]
- 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
- ^ "Flume: Skin". Pitchfork.
- ^ "DRAPHT - Seven Mirrors". Leading Edge Music.
- ^ D Griffiths, Melanie. "B-NASTY – The End Of The Beginning (Album Review), 11/07/07". AMNplify.
- ^ "Song Analysis: Flume - Never Be Like You". EDMProd. 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Flume, Vince Staples & KUČKA team up on Smoke And Retribution". PILERATS.