2018 in Swedish music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2018 in Swedish music.

January

 * 28 – The Gustav Lundgren Trio performed a tribute to Django Reinhardt at Stockholm Concert Hall.

February

 * 3 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Semi-final 1 in Löfbergs Arena, Karlstad
 * 10 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Semi-final 2 in Scandinavium, Göteborg
 * 17 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Semi-final 3 in Malmö Arena, Malmö
 * 24 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Semi-final 4 in Fjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik

March

 * 3 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Second chance in Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
 * 10 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Final in Friends Arena, Stockholm
 * 16 – The Blue House Youth Jazz Festival started in Stockholm (March 16 – 18).

April

 * 27 – ABBA announce that they have recorded some new songs, the first since 1983.

June

 * 6 – The 26th Sweden Rock Festival started in Norje (June 6 – 9).

July

 * 25 – The Norberg Festival opened (July 25 – 29).


 * 27 – The Uppsala Reggae Festival started (July 27 – 28).

August

 * 10
 * The Way Out West Festival started in Gothenburg (August 10 – 12).
 * The Malmöfestivalen opened in Malmö (August 10 – 17).

October

 * 21 – The 50th Umeå Jazz Festival start (October 21 – 26).

Deaths

 * January
 * 16 – Javiera Muñoz, singer (born 1977).


 * February


 * March
 * 3 — Kenneth Gärdestad, pop songwriter (born 1948).
 * 5 — Kjerstin Dellert, opera singer (born 1925)
 * 26 – Jerry Williams, actor and rock singer (born 1942).


 * April
 * 3 – Lill-Babs or Barbro Svensson, singer and actress (born 1938).
 * 20 – Avicii or Tim Bergling, Swedish DJ and record producer (born 1989)


 * May


 * June
 * 26 – Bo Nilsson, composer (born 1937).


 * July
 * 9 – Stefan Demert, singer and songwriter (born 1939).


 * August


 * September
 * 9 – Frank Andersson, entertainer and wrestler, complications during heart surgery (born 1956).