2016 in Icelandic music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2016 in Icelandic music.

January

 * 15
 * Icelandic broadcaster RÚV revealed the songs competing to be Iceland's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 during the Rás 2 radio programmes Virkir morgnar and Poppland. Five of the competitors enter English versions of their songs.

February

 * 20
 * At Söngvakeppnin 2016 in Reykjavík's Laugardalshöll, Greta Salóme was selected to represent Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "Hear Them Calling".

July

 * 6 – The 17th Folk music festival of Siglufjordur start in Siglufjordur (July 6 – 10).