The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2016 in Swedish music.
Events
January
25
The draw to determine which country will participate in which semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 took place in Stockholm City Hall. Sweden is pre-allocated to vote and perform in the first semi-final for scheduling reasons.[1][2]
February
6 – Start of the 56th edition of the Melodifestivalen. The next three semi-finals will take place on February 13, 20, and 27.[3]
15
The announcement of jazz saxophonist and composer Jonas Kullhammar as the recipient of the 2016 Gullinpriset (awarded in memory of the saxophonist Lars Gullin (1928–1976)).[4]
26 – A remix of Zara Larsson's hit single "Lush Life", featuring Tinie Tempah, is released, and soon becomes a top 10 hit internationally.[5]
March
5 – The Melodifestivalen second chance took place on March 5.
12 – The final of the Melodifestivalen was executed on March 12, 2016.[6]
April
23 – The Gamlestaden Jazzfestival opened in Gothenburg, Sweden (April 23 – 30).[7]
^Van Eersel, Dennis (23 December 2015). "Eurovision 2016: Semi-finals Allocation Draw on 25th of January". ESCDaily.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
^"Allocation Draw: The results!". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
^Dahlander, Gustav (15 September 2015). "Hit kommer Melodifestivalen 2016 – se alla städerna". svt.se (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
^"Jonas Kullhammar får Lars Gullin-priset". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
^"iTunes Store (SE) – Music – Zara Larsson – Lush Life (feat. Tinie Tempah) [Remixes] – Single". iTunes Store (SE). 26 February 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
^"Sweden: Melodifestivalen 2016 tour announced". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
^"GMLSTN JAZZ 2016". GmlStnJazz.com. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
^"Stockholm to host 2016 Eurovision Song Contest". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
^"Sweden Rock Festival 2016 Setlist". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
^"Polar talks - June 15 2016". Polar Music Prize. Archived from the original on 2018-03-07. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
^Clements, Andrew (2016-01-27). "Hillborg: Sirens; Cold Heat; Beast Sampler CD review – there's no doubt orchestras enjoy playing his music". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
^"Nils Landgren: Some Other Time – A Tribute To Leonard Bernstein – CD". ACT Music. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
^"Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on October 14, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2016. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
^"Dansbandsdrottningen Carina Jaarnek död" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 2016-01-17. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
^Amster, Harry (2016-02-29). "Dansbandsdrottningen Carina Jaarnek död" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
^Olle Ljungström (54) er død Archived 2016-05-06 at the Wayback Machine(in Norwegian)