{"id":12949,"date":"2024-09-15T13:33:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-15T17:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/?p=12949"},"modified":"2025-10-09T17:44:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T21:44:52","slug":"how-to-create-a-music-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-music-website\/","title":{"rendered":"How to create a music website: An in-depth guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Illustration:<\/strong> Filip Fr\u00f6hlich<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to learn how to create a music website that’s both effective and engaging, you’ve come to the right place.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A common misconception is that, as an artist or band, you don\u2019t need to understand how to create a music website until you\u2019ve made it big and thousands of people are searching for your name on Google.<\/a> This couldn\u2019t be further from the truth\u2014you need an effective music website at any stage of your career, especially<\/em> when you\u2019re first starting out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your website is your online HQ, a place where you introduce fans to your brand and your music and keep them engaged. You may say, \u201cWell I have a very active presence on Instagram and Facebook,\u201d but the reality is that you don\u2019t own these platforms and, therefore, have no control over what happens to your content. If Instagram shuts down one day or simply goes out of style (remember Myspace?), you want to ensure that you don\u2019t suddenly lose all the fans and engagement you\u2019ve worked so hard to build up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A much more reliable platform, and one that you have full control over, is a music website. This is where you can direct people for everything related to your music. It\u2019s a place for fans to connect, for media contacts to learn key information about you, and for potential partners to reach out and network with you.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you don\u2019t yet have a music website, now\u2019s the time to create one. Or, maybe you already have one but you didn\u2019t put very much thought into making it, so it\u2019s in dire need of an update.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this in-depth guide, we go over how to create a music website and break down the must-have sections every site should have. Even if you\u2019re just starting out and don\u2019t feel like you have much to show off, simply keeping it all in one place will make you look much more professional and worth listening to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s get started!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to create a music website<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In order to create a music website, you’ll likely want to use a website builder. Assuming you’re not a professional web developer, these will help you make a polished-looking site without writing a single line of code. There are tons of website builders out there, but some popular options that are used by many musicians include Wix.com, Squarespace, and WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any of these will get the job done, but they offer slightly different features and price points so you’ll want to see which one works best for your unique budget and needs. If you can afford it, you’ll want to pay some<\/em> amount of money so you can secure a clean and professional-looking domain like yourartistname.com, as opposed to something like youartistname.websitebuilder.com, which is what many platforms will offer as a freemium or low-cost option. That said, if you don’t have the budget now, you can always upgrade later\u2014and having some website to point people to is better than having no website at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The essential sections for your music website<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Once you’ve chosen your website builder and signed up, it’s time to start populating your site! Below, we go over the must-have sections for your music website and offer insights into how you’ll want to approach each of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Homepage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This is the first place your visitors will land on when they click on your website. You want to make sure it\u2019s visually captivating, intriguing, and immediately gives the visitor a sense of your personality, artistry, and brand.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s best to keep text to a minimum here. Instead, capture people\u2019s attention with strong imagery such as your most recent album artwork<\/a> or a rotating carousel of high-quality photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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