The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2018, in music in Australia.
Events
March 24 March – Download Festival is held in Australia for the first time at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. The inaugural festival is headlined by Korn, Prophets of Rage, NOFX and Arch Enemy. May 12 May – Australia's representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, Jessica Mauboy, finishes in 20th place with 99 points for the song "We Got Love". July 20–22 July – Splendour in the Grass 2018 is held at North Byron Parklands in Yelgun, New South Wales, headlined by Kendrick Lamar, Lorde and Vampire Weekend. Deaths
6 March – Jeff St John, 71, singer 24 April – Paul Gray, 54, musician, songwriter, singer 24 May – Phil Emmanuel, 65, musician 2 September – Conway Savage, 58, musician, singer-songwriter, composer 2 October – Michael Weiley, 59, musician
See also Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 List of number-one singles of 2018 (Australia) List of number-one albums of 2018 (Australia)
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