The Eurovision Song Contest 2016 was the 61st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden, following Sweden's victory at the 2015 contest in Vienna with the song "Heroes", performed by Måns Zelmerlöw. This was the third time the contest had taken place in Stockholm, after 1975 and 2000, the latter also being held at the Globe. The contest consisted of two semi-finals on 10 and 12 May and the final on 14 May 2016, with all three live shows hosted by Zelmerlöw and Petra Mede.

Long awaited comeback from Felicia Adams who first came to wider attention via her ‘Read My Lips’ CD from 2004. ‘Re-birth’ has all the hallmarks of her old school sensibilities especially on the beautiful, laid back ‘Baby, Baby’, the throwback, vintage Motown-esq curveball of ‘Music Thang’ and the lazy, hypnotic ‘Melody’. ‘Best Of Me’ brings in some funk and see Felicia turn up the attitude a notch or two, ‘Wake Up’ is a blissful dreamy mid tempo highlight.

17 июня 2016 года вышел новый альбом Евгения Осина, музыканта с которого во многом и началась в России 90-х мода на «дворовую романтическую песню» 60-х - 70-х.

Simply Red release their first new studio album in eight years with Big Love out June 1st on East West Records. When the band announced a massive world tour to celebrate their 30th anniversary last autumn, main man Mick Hucknall started thinking about recording again. “Once I began wondering how Simply Red were going to sound, I started writing songs,” says Mick. And once he started, he couldn’t stop. Big Love is the first Simply Red album to feature only original compositions since 1995’s ‘Life’. All twelve tracks are written by Mick Hucknall and produced by Andy Wright. Highlights include the celebratory first single ‘Shine On’ driven by their trademark blue-eyed soul sound and ‘The Ghost Of Love’, a big soul song punctuated by wah-wah guitar and the kind of bold orchestral strokes that once powered Barry White and his Love Unlimited.

Melanie released her debut album Cry Baby in 2015 to rave reviews, with critics applauding her infectious blend of pop choruses, R&B infused melodies and hip-hop beats, seeing it debut at #5 on the Top Albums Chart, a stellar #6 on the Billboard Top 200, while also coming in at #1 on the Top Alternative Albums chart.

I Matia Bazar festeggiano 40 anni di carriera musicale pubblicando il primo dvd Live della loro storia: due dvd che includono concerti, interviste, manifestazioni internazionali, immagini di backstage e un cd live. I Matia Bazar si raccontano attraverso le loro maggiori canzoni di successo: da "Per un’ora d’amore" a "Solo tu", da "Ti sento" a "Vacanze Romane" ripercorrendo 40 anni di storia della musica italiana e internazionale.

Диск состоит из восьми треков. В титульной композиции «Svalutation» был удачно высмеян социальный кризис в Италии тех времён, благодаря чему песня получила большую популярность. Песня также неоднократно исполнялась Челентано в его телевизионных передачах. На песни «I want to know» и «La camera „21“» в 1994 году были сделаны ремейки и выпущены в альбоме Quel punto. Песня «Ricordo» является инструментальной, а не вокальной композицией. Авторами большинства композиций являются собственно сам Челентано, а также его многолетние друзья - Джино Сантерколе и Лучано Беретта. Авторы аранжировок - Детто Мариано и Натале Массара.