.music is a community-based top-level domain name (TLD) operated for the benefit of the global music community.

[5] The initiative's objectives included:[6][7] The team planned to operate the .music TLD using a multi-stakeholder approach.

A portion of the revenue generated from registrations was marked for donation to selected non-profit music organizations.

It stated that the applicant was "seeking exclusive access to a common generic string [..] that relates to a broad market sector," which Dryden noted could have unintended consequences and a negative impact on competition.

For the same reason, the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies and DotMusic filed a community objection against Far Further.