2018 in Icelandic music

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

Events

March

3 – The artist and song for Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 is decided. Ari Ólafsson wins, with the song "Heim".16 – The 6th Sónar Reykjavík festival start.

July

4 – The 19th Folk music festival of Siglufjörður start in Siglufjörður.11 – The 14th Eistnaflug festival start in Neskaupstaður.

November

7 – The Iceland Airwaves music festival opens, running until 10 November. Guests include Blood_Orange, Cashmere Cat and Stella Donnelly.

Deaths

; February9 – Jóhann Jóhannsson, film composer, The Theory of Everything, Arrival, Sicario.
; August21 – Stefán Karl Stefánsson, singer, LazyTown.