.music Domain Registrationfrom £68.18/yr
Why Choose a .music Domain?
The .music TLD launched to the public in 2023 after more than a decade of contested ICANN applications, and it operates as a restricted, community-based namespace run by DotMusic Limited. Eligibility is verified: registrants must demonstrate a genuine connection to the global music community, whether as an artist, label, venue, publisher, journalist, or industry organisation. That gatekeeping makes .music one of the few TLDs where the extension itself signals authenticity to fans, A&Rs, and rights holders.
Ideal for:
- Recording artists, bands, and solo performers
- Independent and major record labels
- Music venues, festivals, and promoters
- Producers, mixing engineers, and studio owners
- Music journalists, podcasts, and review sites
Things to know:
- Restricted TLD — registrants must verify membership in the global music community via the registry's accreditation process before activation.
- Operated by DotMusic Limited, which positions .music as a verified namespace to combat piracy and impersonation.
- Premium tiers apply to many short, generic, and high-demand terms — pricing for these names sits well above the standard registration fee.
- Verification can take additional time compared to unrestricted TLDs, so plan ahead if you have a launch date.
Creative .music Domain Ideas
- Midnight.music — a late-night radio show or curated playlist brand
- Northern.music — a regional indie label or scene blog
- Vinyl.music — a record shop, pressing plant, or collector community
- Brixton.music — a venue, festival, or local artist collective
- Studio12.music — a recording studio's booking and portfolio site
- Echo.music — a producer alias or electronic label
Frequently asked questions about .music
Registration is restricted to members of the global music community. That includes artists, bands, labels, publishers, venues, festivals, producers, engineers, music journalists, and industry organisations. You'll need to confirm your eligibility during checkout, and the registry verifies the claim before the domain is activated. General businesses outside the music industry are not eligible.
You can register a .music domain for between one and ten years in single-year increments. Many artists and labels choose multi-year registrations to lock in the name and reduce the risk of accidentally letting it lapse during a tour, album cycle, or label rebrand.
Yes. If you already hold a .music domain at another registrar, you can transfer it across by unlocking it, requesting the EPP authorisation code, and starting the transfer on our side. The transfer adds a year to the registration. You'll still need to meet the registry's eligibility requirements at the point of transfer.
Yes — DotMusic classifies many short, generic, and high-value terms (genres, common first names, major cities, instruments) as premium. These carry higher registration and renewal fees set by the registry rather than by us. Our domain search will show the premium price clearly before you commit, so there are no surprises.
After expiry the domain enters a roughly 30-day grace period during which you can renew at the standard price. After that it moves into a redemption period where recovery is possible but carries a registry-set redemption fee. Once redemption ends the name is released and could be registered by someone else, so set auto-renew if the name matters to your career.