2016 in Australian music

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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2016 in music in Australia.

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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.

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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.

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Bands disbanded[]

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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

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.

[1] "Flume: Skin". Pitchfork.

[2] "DRAPHT - Seven Mirrors". Leading Edge Music.

[3] D Griffiths, Melanie. "B-NASTY – The End Of The Beginning (Album Review), 11/07/07". AMNplify.

[4] "Song Analysis: Flume - Never Be Like You". EDMProd. 19 September 2016.

[5] "Flume, Vince Staples & KUČKA team up on Smoke And Retribution". PILERATS.

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2016 in Australian music

Contents

Events[]

January[]

February[]

March[]

April[]

May[]

June[]

July[]

August[]

September[]

October[]

November[]

December[]

Bands disbanded[]

Album and Single releases[]

Albums[]

Singles[]

Deaths[]

See also[]

References[]