Music Roots: Dig Your Faves

Every song has roots. Dig into who's said to have shaped your favorite artists—and find your next obsession.

1000+ artists, 1200+ influence links.

Every song you love has roots.

Dig into the artists your favorites are said to have drawn from, and you'll stumble onto your next obsession. Music Influence Chain is a record-shelf game for exploring how music connects.

Three modes

• Roots Route: guess an artist's influences from 4 choices and trace their roots
• Custom Route: filter by era, country or genre and play your way
• Roots Library: browse 1000+ artists, then view their roots as an influence tree

Inside

• 1000+ artists and 1200+ "said-to-be" influence links, offered as reference data
• Spanning rock, hip-hop, jazz, soul and more, across the globe

Made for

• Anyone who wants to know where their favorite music comes from
• Diggers hunting their next record
• Songwriters and producers revisiting their own influences

A warm, retro world of dusty teal and woodgrain. Expand your musical map.

Influence links are treated as reference data that people discuss, not definitive fact.