28 Best Karaoke Gifts for Singers and Party Hosts

Our top pick for a karaoke host. The disco ball spins on top of the speaker, so one box handles both the sound and the mood lighting, and the two wireless mics snap onto magnetic charging docks so they are full and in the same place at the start of every party. At around $55 it is the most fun-per-dollar machine on this list.

For a host whose gatherings outgrow a mini speaker. The 6.5-inch driver is loud enough for a full living room, and with Bluetooth, USB, TF and FM inputs it plays songs from whatever device a guest hands over. There is no screen, which is fine: lyrics come up on the TV or a phone.

A gift for the teenager or friend who sings on sleepovers, camping trips and long weekends away. It fits in a backpack, the battery lasts an evening and then some, and the voice-changer effects get laughs even from people who refuse to sing straight.

A good first karaoke machine for a child who performs in the kitchen. The 8W speaker is loud enough for a bedroom without rattling the house, the light show makes it feel like a stage, and two mics mean a sibling or parent can join the duet.

If they still have a box of CD+G karaoke discs from the 2000s, this is the machine that keeps them playable, and it streams over Bluetooth for everything newer. Separate echo and mic knobs let a confident singer dial in their sound, and the 54 disco LEDs do the rest.

The smart buy for a family that already sings along to YouTube on the TV. It replaces the tinny TV speakers with a soundbar and subwoofer for movies, then hands out two wireless mics when it is karaoke time. One gift, used every night of the week.

For the host who hates plastic party gear cluttering the living room. It looks like a vintage radio on the shelf, and the mics connect automatically when switched on, so the party starts without anyone fiddling with pairing menus.

The simplest karaoke gift there is, and our pick under $25. The speaker is built into the microphone, so they pair it with a phone, pull up a karaoke video and sing anywhere: the car, the shower, a hotel room. It is the one karaoke gadget a casual singer will actually carry around.

Our pick for the serious karaoke singer. The SM58 is the microphone they have held on every bar stage for years, and owning one means their own clean, feedback-resistant mic for home setups and open-mic nights. It needs an XLR cable and a mixer or karaoke machine with a mic input, and it will outlast all of them.

The fix for a host whose Bluetooth mics keep cutting out in the middle of a duet. A UHF system scans for a clear frequency and holds it across a big room or backyard, and the receiver plugs into any karaoke machine or PA they already own.

Four microphones change the night: group choruses, girl-band numbers and harmonies instead of a queue for two mics. The receiver plugs into a machine or mixer, and the rechargeable mics mean no one is hunting for AA batteries at 11pm.

A gift for the friend who turns every drive into carpool karaoke. It sings through the car stereo or its own speaker, and duet mode lets the passenger pair a second mic for the big road-trip anthem.

A mic stand makes a home karaoke corner look like a stage and frees the singer's hands for the dramatic bits. The boom arm swings low for a seated ballad, and it folds into a bag for the trip to a friend's party.

A small, smart add-on for anyone who hosts. Each guest gets their own colored cover, so shared mics stay cleaner during cold season and everyone can tell which mic is theirs. Tuck a pack into a bigger karaoke gift.

Karaoke is braver in the dark. This light throws disco sparkles and slow ocean waves across the ceiling and pulses to the music, so a singer forgets the room is their living room. Plug it in, set it to sound mode and the party lighting is done.

For the host who runs karaoke night in the garage or basement every month. Two par cans aimed at the wall behind the singer give that wash of colored light you see at real venues, with strobe and sound-activated modes for the big finish.

The ready-made theme for someone planning a karaoke birthday party. Backdrop, banner, cake topper and tableware for 25 come in one box, all in neon mics and disco balls, so the host can spend their time on the playlist instead of the party store.

Every karaoke night has people who will not sing but will happily play air guitar behind the person who does. Hand them an inflatable guitar or sax and they are part of the show. These also make the group photos far better.

A low-key way to show you know what they love. The vintage microphone print suits a music lover's sofa or a teen's bedroom, and two covers for under $20 make an easy pairing with a bigger gift.

For the friend who signs up first and always picks a power ballad. It is a fun thing to wear to the karaoke bar on her birthday, and it says you have been in the audience for every performance.

The game that gets non-singers singing. Players race to grab a foam mic and belt out any lyric containing the word on the card, so nobody performs a whole song and the bad singing is the fun part. It works at family gatherings where a karaoke machine would feel like too much.

Just a deck of cards, so it goes on road trips, girls' weekends and bachelorettes. Everyone has to come up with a different song containing the word, and the pressure of the last two players racking their brains is half the fun. A good filler between karaoke rounds too.

Karaoke regulars know a frightening number of songs, and this game finally rewards it. A scanned card plays a hit, and players place it on a timeline by release year. People inevitably sing along to every track, which turns game night into a karaoke warm-up.

Solves the slowest part of any karaoke night: deciding what to sing. Flip through, scan a code and the sing-along video is up on the phone or TV. At under $10 it is a natural stocking stuffer to pair with a mic or machine.

For the family sing-along crowd who prefer standards, show tunes and campfire songs to the latest hits. Everyone knows the first verse; this book has the rest, which makes it a lovely gift for a grandparent who leads the singing at holidays.

For the karaoke singer who has started taking it seriously and wants more range and control. The exercises are written for pop and rock voices rather than opera, and the audio tracks make daily practice easy to fit in before the next karaoke night.

Singers swear by this one before a performance and after a long night at the bar. A small, caring gift for anyone who regularly sings themselves hoarse, and caffeine-free so it suits a late-night cup after the last song.

A bottle fits in a jacket pocket for a quick spray between songs when the bar's air conditioning dries the throat out. The alcohol-free formula does not sting, and the second bottle can live in the car for carpool karaoke.