Give your favorite artist a World Cup
Music Cup is a free online song tournament generator — a music cup game that turns any artist's catalog into a World Cup-style bracket. Search for a singer or band, and Music Cup builds a knockout competition from their top songs or a random selection of deep cuts. Instead of arguing with friends about which track is the best, Music Cup lets you settle it match by match: group stage, wildcard round, and a final knockout bracket until one song lifts the trophy. People also call it a music world cup or a song world cup, and Music Cup is exactly that — a World Cup, but for the songs you love.
Music Cup runs entirely in your browser. There is no account, no download, and no paywall: open Music Cup, type an artist name, and your tournament starts in seconds. The catalog behind Music Cup comes from the public iTunes Search API, so Music Cup covers millions of tracks across every genre — pop, rock, hip-hop, K-pop, J-pop, Mandopop, and more. Whether you are a Swiftie ranking Taylor Swift's discography, a Mandopop fan crowning a Jay Chou classic, or a K-pop stan deciding the best BTS era, Music Cup gives every fandom the same stadium.
Every Music Cup tournament follows the real World Cup format. Songs are drawn into groups, you pick the strongest tracks from each group, revive a few unlucky losers in the wildcard round, and then tap your way through head-to-head knockout matches. When the final ends, Music Cup crowns your champion song and generates a shareable image of the full bracket — your personal music cup result, ready for social media. A single Music Cup run takes about five minutes, which makes Music Cup perfect for parties, livestreams, fan communities, and late-night debates about the greatest song of all time.
Type any artist into the Music Cup search box — Taylor Swift, JJ Lin, Mayday, IU — or tap a one-tap kickoff button. Music Cup instantly loads that artist's catalog and filters out live recordings, karaoke tracks, and duplicate versions, so every Music Cup match features the real studio songs.
Music Cup draws the songs into groups of four. Listen to 30-second previews inside Music Cup, compare the tracks, and pick your favorites from each group to advance. Your choices shape the entire music cup bracket, so every pick matters.
Great songs sometimes land in impossible groups. The Music Cup wildcard round lets you rescue eliminated tracks and bring them back to complete the Round of 32, Round of 16, or whatever bracket size your music cup tournament needs.
From the first knockout match to the final, Music Cup shows two songs side by side — tap the one you prefer. Win the final, and Music Cup declares your champion, generates a share image of the full bracket, and saves your music cup run so you can resume or replay anytime.
Music Cup searches the global iTunes catalog, so almost any singer or band with eight or more songs can start a music cup tournament — from stadium pop to niche indie.
Every match in Music Cup includes instant audio previews. Hear both songs before you pick, without ever leaving the music cup bracket.
Choose the Top Songs mode in Music Cup for a greatest-hits showdown, or Random mode for deep cuts and surprises. The same artist can host a completely different music cup every time.
Music Cup saves your tournament in the browser. Close the tab mid-bracket, and Music Cup offers to resume exactly where you left off — no progress lost.
After the final, Music Cup lays out the complete road to champion — every group, every revived song, every knockout result — in one clean music cup bracket.
One tap and Music Cup renders a polished share image of your champion and the road they took, ready for X, Instagram, or your group chat. Your music cup result deserves an audience.
Yes. Music Cup is completely free — no subscription, no credits, no hidden paywall. Every feature of the music cup game, from the group stage to the share image, costs nothing.
No account is needed. Music Cup runs anonymously in your browser and saves tournaments to local storage, so your music cup progress stays on your own device.
Music Cup uses the public iTunes Search API for artist catalogs and 30-second previews. If an artist has at least eight songs in the catalog, Music Cup can host their tournament.
Depending on catalog size, Music Cup builds brackets from 8 up to 32 songs or more, split into groups of four. A bigger catalog means a bigger music cup — more groups, more matches, more drama.
Top Songs mode fills your music cup with the artist's most popular tracks, while Random mode shuffles in deep cuts. Many fans play Music Cup twice — once in each mode — to compare the two champions.
Absolutely. Music Cup generates a share image showing your champion and the full road to the title. Download it or share it directly, and challenge your friends to beat your music cup bracket.
Yes, Music Cup is fully responsive and works in any modern mobile browser. The whole music cup game — search, previews, picks, and sharing — is designed for thumbs first.
Music Cup currently speaks English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, and Portuguese, and the Music Cup interface adapts to your preference. More languages are on the music cup roadmap.
Pretty much. "Music world cup", "song world cup", and "music cup game" are all names fans use for the same idea: a World Cup tournament for songs. Music Cup is that idea, polished into a fast, free web app at musiccup.run.