41 Best Gifts for Music Lovers 2023

41 Best Gifts for Music Lovers 2023

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Best Music Coffee Table Book

Taschen ‘Art Record Covers’ Coffee Table Book

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Best Music Coffee Table Book

Taschen ‘Art Record Covers’ Coffee Table Book

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Remember album covers? Your music lover does, and with this, they can look at the best whenever they want.

Best Music History Book

By Questlove ‘Music Is History’

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Best Music History Book

By Questlove ‘Music Is History’

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There’s no voice more interesting or informed in American music development—sorry, Ken Burns—than that of the Roots’ iconic drummer. Get this for anyone who wants to dig into the details.

Best Bluetooth Speaker Gift

Marshall Stanmore II

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Stanmore II

Best Bluetooth Speaker Gift

Marshall Stanmore II

Now 21% Off

It’s a bluetooth speaker made to look like a Marshall stack, of course they’ll love it.

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Best Gift for Concert Goers

Decibullz Custom Molded Earplugs

Custom Molded Earplugs

Best Gift for Concert Goers

Decibullz Custom Molded Earplugs

If they go to enough concerts, they’ve probably already bought some cheap hardware store earplugs. Give them a much needed custom molded upgrade.

Best Turntable Upgrade

Fluance RT85N High Fidelity Turntable

RT85N High Fidelity Turntable

Best Turntable Upgrade

Fluance RT85N High Fidelity Turntable

Are they into vinyl? Probably. We featured this turntable in our Home Design Awards because it really is the best-in-class option.

Best Gift for a Young Audiophile

ELAC ELAC Debut 2.0 B5.2 Bookshelf Speakers – (Pair) Black

ELAC Debut 2.0 B5.2 Bookshelf Speakers - (Pair) Black

Best Gift for a Young Audiophile

ELAC ELAC Debut 2.0 B5.2 Bookshelf Speakers – (Pair) Black

Most music lovers already have their preferred bookshelf speakers set up. But in the case of new to the game audiophiles, you have a great opportunity to get their setup started. This budget pair of bookshelf speakers is affordable for you, but high-quality enough to last them a long time.

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Best Headphones to Gift

AirPods Max

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AirPods Max

Best Headphones to Gift

AirPods Max

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The AirPods Max is Apple’s best product in years. Full stop. They’re comfortable. Their noise-canceling is unparalleled. And their connection never falters. Need me to say more? Read the Esquire review.

Best Luxury Headphone Gift

Bowers & Wilkins Bowers & Wilkins PX8

Bowers & Wilkins PX8

Best Luxury Headphone Gift

Bowers & Wilkins Bowers & Wilkins PX8

Or for $150 more, you can get the most luxurious headphones on the market. Premium Nappa leather and memory foam pair with amazing audio for the best listening experience money can buy.

Best Music Style Gift

Amy Winehouse Foundation Printed Lining Zip-Through Jacket

Printed Lining Zip-Through Jacket

Best Music Style Gift

Amy Winehouse Foundation Printed Lining Zip-Through Jacket

Posthumous collaborations can be icky, but Fred Perry had a famously close connection with Amy Winehouse, and the brand churns out tasteful Amy-inspired offerings, like this Harrington. Plus, the brand has an ongoing collaboration with the Amy Winehouse Foundation. Money from sales goes back to the foundation, which educates young people on addiction and mental health.

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Best Vinyl Storage

George Oliver Meher Record Player Stand and Shelves

Meher Record Player Stand and Shelves

Best Vinyl Storage

George Oliver Meher Record Player Stand and Shelves

The perfect console to house their vinyl setup.

Best Vinyl Storage Upgrade

CB2 Trace Brass Wire Mesh Credenza

Trace Brass Wire Mesh Credenza

Best Vinyl Storage Upgrade

CB2 Trace Brass Wire Mesh Credenza

But why not go big and get them a vinyl storage console they will treasure for the rest of their life?

Best Karaoke Gift

JBL PartyBox

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PartyBox

Best Karaoke Gift

JBL PartyBox

Now 34% Off

We all need a karaoke-lover in the group. Someone who loves to belt out a song, and supports you even when you’re out of key. Reward them with their very own karaoke machine.

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Best Beatles Gift

The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present

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The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present

Best Beatles Gift

The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present

Now 45% Off

See Macca’s genius unspool across the lyric sheets for 150+ of his songs.

Most Heartfelt Music Gift

TheWorldGallery Custom Vinyl Lyrics Poster Personalised Typography Print

Custom Vinyl Lyrics Poster Personalised Typography Print

Most Heartfelt Music Gift

TheWorldGallery Custom Vinyl Lyrics Poster Personalised Typography Print

The two of you have got a song, right? Put it on their wall.

Best Music Candle Collab

Boy Smells SLOW BURN

SLOW BURN

Best Music Candle Collab

Boy Smells SLOW BURN

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Famed singer Kacey Musgraves x famed candelier Boy Smells, the equation for a perfect gift.

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Best Music History Book

Simon & Schuster Rap Capital: An Atlanta Story

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Rap Capital: An Atlanta Story

Best Music History Book

Simon & Schuster Rap Capital: An Atlanta Story

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The older real Hip-Hop fans will argue between New York or LA, but for some time now Atlanta has been the genre’s Mecca. Joe Coscarelli does a magnificent job of laying out the city’s hip-hop history. So good in fact, we’d gift this to anyone remotely interested in music history.

Best Gift for a Songwriter

Smythson Soho Notebook in Panama

Soho Notebook in Panama

Best Gift for a Songwriter

Smythson Soho Notebook in Panama

For the songwriter, a beautiful personalized leather notebook will always be a hit.

Best Music Candle

Maison Margiela Replica Jazz Club Candle

Replica Jazz Club Candle

Best Music Candle

Maison Margiela Replica Jazz Club Candle

Turn their home into a dimly lit, smokey jazz club with this candle. The Eau de Toillette is beloved on the internet, and rightfully so because it smells incredible. But, the candle might be a safer gifting option.

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Best Alt-Rock History Book

Cool Town: How Athens, Georgia, Launched Alternative Music and Changed American Culture

Cool Town: How Athens, Georgia, Launched Alternative Music and Changed American Culture

Best Alt-Rock History Book

Cool Town: How Athens, Georgia, Launched Alternative Music and Changed American Culture

If they’re Gen X, an alt-rock devotee, or a college-radio disc jockey, they’ll love this chronicling of how a small Georgia town birthed a hugely influential scene.

Most Unique Bluetooth Speaker

BALMUDA The Speaker

The Speaker

Most Unique Bluetooth Speaker

BALMUDA The Speaker

A winner from our Esquire Gadget Awards, this speaker syncs up to the music for a lovely little light display. Plus, it sounds great too.

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Matt Miller is a Brooklyn-based culture/lifestyle writer and music critic whose work has appeared in Esquire, Forbes, The Denver Post, and documentaries.

 

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