Music & Sound websites

Musicians, labels, audio studios and sound designers face an unusual problem on the web: their work is sound, and browsers stay silent until the visitor asks.

The best sites in this collection make listening one tap away, with players that keep going between pages, and use visuals, motion and typography that feel like the music. The jury rewards custom audio interactions that are respectful of the visitor, tour dates and releases that are easy to scan, and artwork presented at full quality. Sites that autoplay sound or hide the music behind long intros score low on usability.