41 Best Gifts for Music Lovers 2023

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

The perfect console to house their vinyl setup.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.