- Source: 2016 in New Zealand music
- Selandia Baru
- Selena Gomez
- SZA
- Taylor Swift
- Ariana Grande
- Rosé (penyanyi)
- Justin Bieber
- Orang Māori
- Daftar penghargaan dan nominasi yang diterima oleh BTS
- Nicki Minaj
- 2016 in New Zealand music
- Music of New Zealand
- Official Aotearoa Music Charts
- Rock music in New Zealand
- New Zealand music festivals
- New Zealand
- 2016 New Zealand Music Awards
- Religion in New Zealand
- 2016 in music
- Universal Music New Zealand
The following is a list of notable events that happened in 2016 in New Zealand music.
Events
= April
=23 April: Polynesian singer Bill Sevesi died.
= September
=29 September: Pop singer Moana Maniapoto was inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame.
= November
=17 November:
R&B singer Aaradhna refused her hip-hop award on 2016 New Zealand Music Awards ceremony, due to her belief that the award was given due to her race instead of achievement.
Pop rock singer Bic Runga was inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame.
20 November: Parris Goebel's music video for the song Sorry won "Video of the Year" at the 2016 American Music Awards.
29 November: Ray Columbus, pop music singer and songwriter, died of illness.
Releases
= June
=3 June: Wild Things, studio album by Ladyhawke
24 June: Conscious, studio album by Broods
= November
=15 November: Sol3 Mio, studio album by Sol3 Mio
18 November: Close Your Eyes, studio album by Bic Runga
See also
2016 APRA Silver Scroll Awards
2016 New Zealand Music Awards
New Zealand top 50 albums of 2016
New Zealand top 50 singles of 2016