Music of the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic fandom

{{Short description|Music subculture of My Little Pony fans}} {{DISPLAYTITLE:Music of the ''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' fandom}} {{Use American English|date=October 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2025}} [[File:Neighhem_2025_Poster.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|The official poster for [[Pinkaboo's Neighhem]], a brony music concert that took place in April 2025 at the [[Fox Theatre (Redwood City, California)|Fox Theatre]] after the final [[BABSCon]].]] {{My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic sidebar}}  The music of the [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic fandom|''My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' fandom]] (also known as the ''brony fandom'') has developed into a large subculture, often referred to as '''brony music''',<ref name="Baker-2014"/> since the [[Friendship Is Magic (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic)|show's premiere in 2010]]. Fan-created music has become one of the most prominent aspects of the brony community, encompassing multiple genres and styles, such as [[classical guitar]], [[rock music|rock]], and [[electronic dance music]]. A number of brony artists have achieved significant followings both within and outside the fandom, with several tracks going [[viral phenomenon|viral]] and gaining recognition from mainstream music publications. According to a 2018 study on the brony fandom, 70% of respondents reported that they listened to brony music daily.

The brony music scene has evolved significantly since its inception, developing distinct [[subgenre]]s and even fostering collaborations between fan creators and official voice actors from the show. Fandom musicians like '''Ken Ashcorp''' gained substantial followings during the fandom's early years. Despite the [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic finale|conclusion of the television series in 2019]], the brony fandom continues to produce new content; brony music has evolved from [[remix]]es of the show to songs that sometimes have minimal direct references to the episodes. Since 2020, with the introduction of [[15.ai]], [[audio deepfake|AI-generated vocals]] and [[Music and artificial intelligence|AI song covers]] have seen frequent use in brony music. More recently, artists like '''Vylet Pony''' have achieved mainstream recognition beyond the fandom, with some of their tracks appearing in mainstream media despite their ''[[My Little Pony]]''-themed origins, such as her 2025 album ''[[Love & Ponystep]]''.

[[Brony conventions]], such as [[BronyCon]] and [[Everfree Northwest]], feature brony musicians at their dedicated [[music concert]]s. Several brony musicians, like [[The Living Tombstone]] and '''Odyssey Eurobeat''', who gained popularity creating pony-themed content, have successfully transitioned to mainstream music careers. The musical subgenres of ''ponystep'' (brony-inspired [[dubstep]]) and ''ponybeat'' (brony-inspired [[Eurobeat]]) have become part of the [[Slang of the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic fandom|fandom's distinctive vernacular]].

== Overview == The musical [[subculture]] of the ''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' fandom emerged almost immediately following [[Friendship Is Magic (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic)|the show's premiere]] in October 2010. Within two years of the show's premiere, the fan music scene grew substantially, with the fandom news website ''[[Equestria Daily]]'' regularly featuring new songs and albums.<ref name="dailydot ponymusic">{{cite news | url = http://www.dailydot.com/entertainment/music-brony-friendship-is-magic-my-little-pony/ | title = For brony musicians, 'Friendship Is Magic' serves as muse | work = [[The Daily Dot]] | first = Lauren Rae | last = Orsini | date = 2012-04-21 | access-date = 2012-04-21 }}</ref> Many fan-created compositions were inspired by the show's own music composed by [[Daniel Ingram (composer)|Daniel Ingram]], the show's composer. As the brony community grew, music creation became one of its most prolific creative outlets.<ref name="rollingstone ingram">{{Cite magazine | url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/behind-the-music-of-pop-culture-smash-my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-20120420 | title = Behind the Music of Pop Culture Smash 'My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic' | date = 2012-04-20 | access-date = 2012-04-20 | first = Kevin | last = Rutherford | magazine = [[Rolling Stone]] }}</ref><ref name="dailydot ponymusic"/> The [[List of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic characters|characters of ''Friendship Is Magic'']] are cited as an inspiration to musical compositions created by brony musicians.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Palmer |first=Zachary D. |title='I don't like to separate myself by gender': how women navigate hybrid masculinities in the brony community |journal=Journal of Gender Studies |year=2023 |volume=32 |issue=3 |pages=296–307 |doi=10.1080/09589236.2021.1979480 }}</ref>

=== Pony music videos (PMVs) === In addition to creating original music, the brony fandom produces numerous "pony [[music video]]s" (PMVs), analogous to [[anime music videos]] (AMVs) in anime fandoms. Like AMVs, PMVs typically feature clips from the show synchronized to music, often accompanied by visual effects, transitions, and sometimes original animation.<ref name="robertson">{{cite journal |last1=Robertson |first1=Venetia Laura Delano |title=Of ponies and men: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and the Brony fandom |journal=[[International Journal of Cultural Studies]] |publisher=[[SAGE Publishing]] |date=January 2014 |volume=17 |issue=1 |pages=21–37 |doi=10.1177/1367877912464368|s2cid=146577717 }}</ref><ref>{{cite thesis | last = Jung | first = Soo keung | title = Global Audience Participation in the Production and Consumption of Gangnam Style | date = 2014-05-10 | publisher = [[Georgia State University]] | department = Department of Communication | url = https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/communication_theses/106 | access-date = 2025-04-10 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Berg |first=Peter |date=April 2013 |title=My Little Pony takes Internet by storm |work=Young D.C. |issue=1 |page=7 |url=https://youngdc.org/ydc_PDFs/pdf/Vol22_Iss4_2013apr.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209145112/http://youngdc.org/ydc_PDFs/pdf/Vol22_Iss4_2013apr.pdf |archive-date=2013-12-09 }} </ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Crome |first=Andrew |date=2019 |title=Cosplay in the pulpit and ponies at prayer: Christian faith and lived religion in wider fan culture |journal=Culture and Religion |volume=20 |issue=2 |page=19 |doi=10.1080/14755610.2019.1624268 |url=https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/623009/3/Faith%20and%20Fandom%20submission%20revision%20deposit.pdf }} </ref>

=== Ponies at Dawn (P@D) === Founded in 2012, '''Ponies at Dawn''' is a compilation album project featuring music from the fandom.<ref name="P@D"/> {{As of|November 2025}}, Ponies at Dawn continues to produce pony-themed tracks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.equestriadaily.com/2025/05/ponies-at-dawn-limelight-released.html|title=Ponies at Dawn: Limelight Released|first=Shaun|last=Scotellaro|website=[[Equestria Daily]]|date=2025-05-11|access-date=2025-07-29}}</ref> The label has released 31 compilation albums,<ref name="P@D">{{cite web|url=https://poniesatdawn.bandcamp.com/|title=Ponies at Dawn|website=[[Bandcamp]]|access-date=2025-11-09}}</ref> each featuring tens of songs.<ref name="wm"/>

==History== === 2010–2019: ''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' era === {{Listen|type=music |filename = Fall Of An Empire - Chapter 3 - Heavy Is The Crown (instrumental).ogg |title = "Heavy Is the Crown (instrumental)" |description = A piece of [[symphonic metal]] music inspired by ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'', performed by [https://thel-train.bandcamp.com/ L-Train & the Royal Canterlot Symphonic Metal Orchestra] }} The ''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' fandom's musical output is considered unique in its enormous volume compared to other fandoms' musical subcultures,<ref name="dailydot ponymusic"/> spanning a large range of musical content, including [[classical guitar]], [[electronic dance music]], and [[rock music|rock]]. Several brony musicians have millions of subscribers on YouTube, and many more have more than 100,000 subscribers.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Edwards |first1=Patrick |last2=Chadborn |first2=Daniel P. |last3=Plante |first3=Courtney N. |last4=Reysen |first4=Stephen |last5=Redden |first5=Marsha Howze |title=Meet the Bronies: The Psychology of the Adult My Little Pony Fandom |publisher=McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers |location=United States |isbn=9781476663715 |pages=49–50 |date=September 11, 2019}}</ref> In 2011, EverFree Radio—a brony music stream—identified nearly 5,000 pony-related songs, and subsequently streamed brony music 24 hours a day.<ref name="dailydot ponymusic"/> Musicians from various countries contributing across multiple musical styles including metal, rock, electronic, and specialized subgenres like "dubtrot" (also known as "ponystep"), as a brony version of [[dubstep]] remixed with pony voices;<ref>{{cite thesis |last=Levinson |first=Noah David |title=LOLs, Lulz, and ROFL: The Culture, Fun, and Serious Business of Internet Memes |type=Bachelor's thesis |publisher=[[University of Pittsburgh]] |year=2012 |degree=Bachelor of Philosophy |department=University of Pittsburgh Honors College}}</ref><ref name="dailydot ponymusic"/> and "ponybeat", for brony-inspired [[Eurobeat]] popularized by fandom musician Odyssey Eurobeat (formerly known as '''{{visanc|Eurobeat Brony}}'''<ref name="bi"/>).<ref name="dailydot ponymusic"/> Fan musicians frequently created remixes and covers of original songs from the show, which were supported by Ingram.<ref name="dailydot ponymusic"/> The Equestrian Beats website was established to promote and preserve the remix culture around the show's original songs.<ref name="dailydot ponymusic"/>

[[File:BronyPalooza (48596249472).jpg|thumb|right|BronyPalooza at the [[Baltimore Convention Center]] during [[BronyCon]] 2019.]] Odyssey Eurobeat was the first person to remix a [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic discography|song from the show]].<ref name="Mantey">{{cite web |title=Pony Party: Columbus convention offers inside look at adult fans of "My Little Pony"|last=Mantey|first=Jackie|website=[[Columbus Alive]]|access-date=2025-04-15|url=https://www.columbusmonthly.com/story/entertainment/human-interest/2013/06/12/pony-party-columbus-convention-offers/22983997007/}}</ref> In November 2011, Ken Ashcorp released the song "20 Percent Cooler", a reference to [[Rainbow Dash]]'s catchphrase from the episode "[[Suited for Success]]".<ref>{{cite book|last=Coppa|first=Francesca|title=Vidding: A History|year=2022|publisher=[[University of Michigan Press]]|location=Ann Arbor|doi=10.1353/book.99672|isbn=978-0-472-90259-0 |url=https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/166/oa_monograph/chapter/3104760}}</ref> In December 2011, a number of brony musicians collaborated with the charity Bronies for Good to produce ''Smile'', a charity album that benefited Children's Cancer Association, which raised $21,000 in less than a month.<ref name="dailydot ponymusic"/> In 2012, Archie V. became the first brony musician signed to a record label ([[Kontor Records]]).<ref name="dailydot ponymusic"/> [[Michelle Creber]], the voice actor for [[Apple Bloom]] in ''Friendship Is Magic'', collaborated with fan musician MandoPony in album tracks.<ref name="dailydot ponymusic"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.equestriadaily.com/2012/07/michelle-creber-hosting-upcoming-album.html|website=[[Equestria Daily]]|last=Scotellaro|first=Shaun|title=Michelle Creber Hosting Upcoming Album Tracks on Youtube, Plus a Bonus Live Show with Mandopony|date=2012-07-11|access-date=2025-04-10}}</ref> A brony music festival called Ponystock is featured as part of the convention [[Everfree Northwest]];<ref name="dailydot ponymusic"/> the music festival at [[BronyCon]] was called "BronyPalooza",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/feature/8-things/2015/08/8-things-you-need-to-know-about-bronycon-the-my.html|title=8 things you need to know about BronyCon, the 'My Little Pony' convention|website=[[Baltimore Business Journal]]|last=Meehan|first=Sarah}}</ref> which featured popular fandom musicians like Silva Hound (who would later go on to write fan songs inspired by [[Hazbin Hotel]], including "Addict").<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.edmsauce.com/2024/12/10/silva-hound-editorial/|title=Silva Hound – Editorial|first=Kristopher|last=Novak|date=2024-12-10|access-date=2025-04-10|website=edmsauce}}</ref> Everfree Network, a brony media network, compiled more than 4,800 pieces of fan music by over 500 different musicians.<ref name="dailydot ponymusic"/> In January 2014, BronyTunes (an [[iOS]] and web app) was released that collected over 7,000 songs and remixes inspired by the show, such as an ''[[Abbey Road]]'' parody called ''Apple Road''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/bronytunes-a-7-000-track-library-of-songs-about-my-lit-1798265500|title=Bronytunes, a 7,000-track library of songs about My Little Pony, is a real thing|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|access-date=2025-05-30|date=2014-01-17|first=Marah|last=Eakin}}</ref><ref name="Baker-2014">{{cite news | url = http://www.dailydot.com/fandom/itunes-brony-music-app-bronytunes-iphone/ | title = This app is the iTunes of brony music | work = [[Daily Dot]] | first = Gavia | last = Baker-Whitelaw | date = 2014-01-17 | access-date= 2014-01-17 }}</ref>

{{multiple image | perrow = 2/2 | align = right | direction = horizontal | total_width = 300px | image1 = The_Living_Tombstone_2014_logo.svg | image2 = Odyssey Eurobeat logo.png | footer = [[The Living Tombstone]] (left) was among the earliest musicians to create original music for the ''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' fandom. More recently, Odyssey Eurobeat (right) has also gained mainstream recognition. }} Throughout this period, the brony music scene witnessed the rise of numerous influential artists spanning multiple genres. Electronic musician duo [[The Living Tombstone]] initially gained popularity making remixes of ''Friendship Is Magic''.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Literat |first=Ioana |title=The Power of a Pony: Youth Literacies, Participatory Culture, and Active Meaning Making |journal=Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy |volume=61 |issue=1 |pages=113–116 |year=2017 |doi=10.1002/jaal.661 |publisher=International Literacy Association|editor1-last=Rodriguez Kerr |editor1-first=Kristine |editor2-last=Vasudevan |editor2-first=Lalitha}}</ref> In a 2012 interview with ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', Ingram acknowledged the vibrant fan musician community, noting that "YouTube views of works by The Living Tombstone, Alex S., Eurobeat Brony and more" were "rivaling those of label-signed musicians."<ref name="rollingstone ingram"/> Alex S. became known for electronic remixes that gained substantial followings, while WoodenToaster created original compositions that frequently appeared in fan rankings.<ref name="Lopez-2017"/> Other brony musicians include Acoustic Brony, who gained recognition for melodic guitar compositions like "Balladshy"—a tribute to the character [[Fluttershy]]—and PinkiePieSwear, whose song "Flutterwonder"—a remix of the show's "So Many Wonders" song—was described by ''Geek Reply'' as a classic in the community for its trance-like qualities and creative sampling of show audio. Forest Rain contributed to the scene with songs like "Join the Herd," which chronicled the experience of fans discovering the show and joining the community.<ref name="Lopez-2017"/>

Musicians working in [[rock music|rock]] and [[heavy metal music|metal]] genres also found an audience within the fandom. In June 2012, PrinceWhateverer gained recognition for the composition "Between Fairy Tales and Happy Endings," which addressed the controversy surrounding the modification of fan-favorite character [[Derpy Hooves]] after [[Derpy Hooves#2012: "The Last Roundup" controversy ("Derpygate")|concerns were raised about her portrayal]].<ref name="Lopez-2017"/> By the show's conclusion in 2019, PrinceWhateverer produced three full albums of songs primarily focused on characters and events from the show. One notable exception is his composition "Solidarity," which discusses the brony community itself. In particular, the song reflects on a common [[Fear of missing out|fear]] among fans that their community was past its "golden years" and would ultimately decline into obscurity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.equestriadaily.com/2018/10/celebrate-fandom-solidarity.html|title= Celebrate the FANDOM - Solidarity |first=Shaun|last=Scotellaro|date=2018-10-04|access-date=2025-08-28|website=[[Equestria Daily]]}}</ref> Other notable contributors include Replacer, whose song "Finding My Way (Back Home)" gained popularity for its emotional depth, and performers like DustyKatt and Mic the Microphone.<ref name="Cusack-2016">{{Cite book|chapter=Introduction: fiction, invention and hyper-reality in new religions and spiritualities|date=2016-11-18|chapter-url=https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781315582283-6/introduction-fiction-invention-hyper-reality-new-religions-spiritualities-carole-cusack-pavol-kosnácˇ|doi=10.4324/9781315582283-6 |title=Fiction, Invention and Hyper-reality|page=85|location=New York |publisher= Routledge|isbn=978-1-315-58228-3|access-date=2021-07-09|first1=Carole M. |last1=Cusack|first2= Pavol|last2= Kosnáč|editor-first1=Carole M. |editor-last1=Cusack|editor-first2= Pavol|editor-last2= Kosnáč}}</ref>

In November 2017, Ule Lopez of ''Geek Reply'' placed the two-part fan song and animation ''The Moon Rises (Remaster)'' and ''Lullaby for a Princess'' by Ponyphonic as number 1 on his list of the best brony songs of all time.<ref name="Lopez-2017">{{cite web|url=https://geekreply.com/geek-culture/2017/11/18/top-10-brony-songs-time|title=Top 10 Best Brony Songs of All Time|last=Lopez|first=Ule|website=Geek Reply|date=2017-11-18|access-date=2025-04-10}}</ref> As part of a fandom endeavor, by September 2019, over 730 gigabytes of brony music was archived in The Pony Music Archive.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.equestriadaily.com/2019/09/the-pony-music-archive-was-updated.html|title=The Pony Music Archive Was Updated! Download 730 GB of pony music in one go!|website=[[Equestria Daily]]|date=2019-09-02|access-date=2025-04-10}}</ref>

=== 2020–present: Post-''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' era === Following the [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic finale|conclusion of ''Friendship Is Magic'' in 2019]], brony music evolved from remixes of episodes to songs that often have minimal direct references to the show, with some brony musicians using the fandom primarily as a creative outlet rather than drawing directly from show content.<ref name="Irpan-2025"/>

In March 2020, brony musicians began to experiment with [[audio deepfake|AI-generated vocals]] from the popular [[text-to-speech]] web app [[15.ai]], which [[Speech synthesis|synthesized voice lines]] of characters from the show. Musical compositions and music videos made using 15.ai were regularly featured on ''[[Equestria Daily]]''; [[Music and artificial intelligence|AI song covers]] sung by the characters of ''Friendship Is Magic'' have also become popular.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.equestriadaily.com/2021/11/the-entire-story-of-blanks-played-with.html|title=The Entire "Story of the Blanks" Played With 15.ai Voices|first=Shaun|last=Scotellaro|date=2021-11-30|access-date=2025-04-10|website=[[Equestria Daily]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=More Pony Music! Brony Rap, Rarity, 15.ai, Remixes, Night Music!|url=https://www.equestriadaily.com/2021/01/more-pony-music-brony-rap-rarity-15ai.html|access-date=2025-04-10|date=2021-01-10|website=[[Equestria Daily]]}}</ref> One of the earliest examples was the [[clop (erotic fan art)|explicit]] pony music video ''Pony Zone'', which used AI-generated vocals of [[Twilight Sparkle]] and [[Fluttershy]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Abisola |first=Shojobi |date=January 3, 2025 |title=The MIT Project That Paved Way For Modern Voice AI | url=https://independent.ng/the-mit-project-that-paved-way-for-modern-voice-ai/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|url-status=live | access-date=February 27, 2025|newspaper=[[Independent Nigeria|Independent]]|archive-date=February 27, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250227050616/https://independent.ng/the-mit-project-that-paved-way-for-modern-voice-ai/ }}</ref>

In June 2021, [[The Living Tombstone]] remix of the 2012 song "'''{{visanc|Discord}}'''" by Odyssey Eurobeat went [[viral phenomenon|viral]] on social media. The song is themed around the [[Discord (My Little Pony)|eponymous character from ''Friendship Is Magic'']], a mischievous draconequus known for causing chaos and disharmony. Several users who used the song in their videos reported that they had been previously unaware of its ''My Little Pony'' origin. As of June 2021, the song had garnered over 47 million views on [[YouTube]] (and as of July 2025, over 84 million views<ref>{{cite AV media|people=[[The Living Tombstone]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPfMb50dsOk|title=Discord (Remix) - Eurobeat Brony|date=2012-01-21}}</ref>) and had been used in over 500,000 videos on [[TikTok]].<ref name="bi">{{cite web|website=[[Business Insider]]|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/discord-tiktok-song-my-little-pony-eurobeat-brony-living-tombstone-2021-6|title=A song called 'Discord' is going viral on TikTok, but not all creators realize it's a fan-made 'My Little Pony' song popular among 'bronies'|last=Haasch|first=Palmer|date=2021-06-10|access-date=2025-04-10}}</ref>

[[File:ANTONYMPH_artwork.png|thumb|right|upright=0.8|The song cover for Vylet Pony's "ANTONYMPH". The cover artwork depicts [[Fluttershy]] wearing a costume of [[GIR (Invader Zim)|GIR]] from ''[[Invader Zim]]''.]] In the same month, fandom musician Vylet Pony released the song '''"{{visanc|ANTONYMPH}}"''', an anthem encouraging people to "[[cringe culture|embrace the cringe]]" and celebrate their authentic interests without shame.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wusc.fm/article/2024/02/l9rua64pzyvv|title=Cringe Culture is Dead: And This Song Dances on Its Grave|first=Freddie|last=Amos|date=2024-02-08|access-date=2024-04-10|website=[[WUSC]]}}</ref> David Hall of ''Firebird Magazine'' praised the song and called it "a song filled with love from the very top of its sugary synth lines to the deepest parts of its pounding bass, playfully weaving in references to [[Parry Gripp]], [[Ray William Johnson]], and [[Skype]] notifications so that you can’t help but smile to while listening to it."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://firebirdmagazine.com/reviews/paradisevalley|title=Vylet Pony's I Was the Loner of Paradise Valley breaks down barriers and builds a unique sonic landscape.|first=David|last=Hall|website=Firebird Magazine|date=2024-01-23|access-date=2025-07-30}}</ref> In February 2022, music critic [[Anthony Fantano]] featured the song "i've still got something to teach you" by Vylet Pony on ''[[The Needle Drop]]'', Fantano's online music reviewing stream.<ref name="wm">{{cite web |url=https://www.wweek.com/arts/2022/06/01/vylet-pony-learned-to-embrace-her-queer-identity-through-the-music-of-a-saturday-morning-cartoon/ |title=Vylet Pony Learned to Embrace Her Queer Identity Through the Music of a Saturday-Morning Cartoon |last=Bromfield |first=Daniel |date=June 1, 2022 |website=[[Willamette Week]]}}</ref> The same year, Vylet Pony's album ''can opener's notebook: fish whisperer'' reached the top of [[Rate Your Music]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thefandomentals.com/interview-vylet-pony-on-cutiemarks/ |title=Interview: Vylet Pony On CUTIEMARKS, Collaboration, And Confronting The Personal |last=Darr |first=J. |date=August 17, 2021 |website=The Fandomentals}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ringtonemag.com/articles/paging-through-can-openers-notebook-with-vylet-pony |title=Paging Through 'can opener's notebook' with Vylet Pony |last=Zollner |first=Amelia |date=March 19, 2022 |website=Ringtone}}</ref> In February 2024, the [[NBA]]'s [[Portland Trail Blazers]] played "ANTONYMPH" during one of their games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.equestriadaily.com/2024/02/fandom-musician-vylet-ponys-antonymph.html|title=Fandom Musician Vylet Pony's "Antonymph" Played During Portland Trail Blazers Game|first=Shaun|last=Scotellaro|date=2024-02-10|access-date=2025-04-10|website=[[Equestria Daily]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|url=https://x.com/RoxbyVinyl/status/1755810880825012419|user=RoxbyVinyl|number=1755810880825012419|title=THEY PLAYED @VyletPony ON THE BLAZERS BROADCAST}}</ref> In a August 2024 weekly music review on ''The Needle Drop'', Fantano praised Vylet Pony's song "where do we begin?" and called it "very sweet on the ears and adorable as hell."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theneedledrop.com/opinion/a-ap-rocky-charli-xcx-billie-eilish-jane-remover-weekly-track-roundup-8-5-24/|title=A$AP Rocky, Charli XCX, Billie Eilish, Jane Remover Weekly Track Roundup: 8/5/24|first=Anthony|last=Fantano|date=2024-08-05|access-date=2025-07-31|website=[[The Needle Drop]]}}</ref> In November 2024, Vylet Pony released the [[progressive rock]] [[concept album]] ''Monarch of Monsters'', which has been described by Bonnibel Rampertab of ''[[The Daily Campus]]'' as her "most ambitious work thus far."<ref>{{cite web|website=[[The Daily Campus]]|title=Lamenting on trauma by creating a fictional world with Vylet Pony: "Monarch of Monsters"|url=https://dailycampus.com/2024/11/18/lamenting-on-trauma-by-creating-a-fictional-world-with-vylet-pony-monarch-of-monsters/|last=Rampertab|first=Bonnibel Lilith|date=2024-11-18|access-date=2025-04-10}}</ref>

As part of a concert at HarmonyCon 2024, PrinceWhateverer performed alongside fellow brony musicians MelodyBrony, 4everfreebrony, and Whirlwind in the rock band My Little Romance—a parody of [[My Chemical Romance]]—and debuted a cover of "[[Welcome to the Black Parade]]." My Little Romance subsequently released an album that features ''My Little Pony'' themed [[Parody music|parody songs]] of the album ''[[The Black Parade]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.equestriadaily.com/2024/06/new-parody-album-from-princewhateverer.html|title= New Parody Album From PrinceWhateverer - The Friendship Parade + New Youtube Release - My Little Romance - Hippogriffs |first=Shaun|last=Scotellaro|date=2024-06-12|access-date=2025-08-28|website=[[Equestria Daily]]}}</ref> The final performance of My Little Romance took place at [[GalaCon]] 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://galacon.eu/my-little-romance/|title=My Little Romance|website=GalaCon}}</ref> In 2026, two members of this band were joined by DBPony formed a new band Green Hay—a parody of [[Green Day]]—and released a new album parodying [[American Idiot]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.equestriadaily.com/2026/02/green-hay-equestrian-idiot-and-album.html|title= Green Hay - Equestrian Idiot - And Album Release! |first=Shaun|last=Scotellaro|date=2026-02-04|access-date=2026-04-15|website=[[Equestria Daily]]}}</ref>

In March 2025, [[BABSCon]]—a [[brony convention]] in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]]—dismissed its music concert coordinator Pinkaboo three weeks before BABSCon's final edition, which prompted all of its brony musicians to withdraw from the official concert and organize an alternative event called [[Pinkaboo's Neighhem]] that was held immediately after the end of the convention. The alternative concert, which received its funding from [[15 (programmer)|15]] (the creator of [[15.ai]]) and a [[GoFundMe]] campaign, drew over a thousand attendees (over half of BABSCon's attendees), and took place at the [[Fox Theatre (Redwood City, California)|Fox Theatre]] in [[Redwood City, California]].<ref name="Irpan-2025">{{cite web|url=https://www.alexirpan.com/2025/07/21/babscon-2025.html|title=Brony Musicians Seize The Means of Production: My Eyewitness Account to BABSCon 2025|first=Alex|last=Irpan|date=2025-07-21|access-date=2025-07-30|website=Alex Irpan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.equestriadaily.com/2025/04/final-babscon-neighhem-concert-has-new.html|title=Final BABSCon Neighhem Concert Has A New Venue|author=PhoenixFire|date=2025-04-03|access-date=2025-07-30|website=[[Equestria Daily]]}}</ref> BABSCon replaced the cancelled concert with a performance by [[Mystery Skulls]].<ref name="mysteryskulls"/>

In July 2025, Vylet Pony released the album ''[[Love & Ponystep]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.equestriadaily.com/2025/07/vylet-pony-released-full-love-and.html|title=Vylet Pony Released Full "Love and Ponystep" Album on Youtube|first=Shaun|last=Scotellaro|website=[[Equestria Daily]]|date=2025-07-13|access-date=2025-07-31}}</ref> which reached the top of music aggregate website [[Rate Your Music]]. The over 90-minute release featured collaborations with various artists (such as the narrator of ''[[Disco Elysium]]'') and incorporated samples from video games like ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops II]]'', ''[[Fortnite]]'', and ''[[Deltarune]]'', as well as references to 2010s [[Internet culture]] and tributes to [[Skrillex]]. Amelia Zollner of ''Ringtone Mag'' praised the album and described it as "almost definitely Vylet's most ambitious album yet," though she acknowledged that some critics dismissed it as "[[Internet meme#Modern memes|meme]] music" due to its heavy use of [[irony]] and video game samples.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ringtonemag.com/articles/vylet-pony-lands-a-really-sick-trickshot-on-love-ponystep|title=Vylet Pony Lands a Really Sick Trickshot on Love & Ponystep|first=Amelia|last=Zollner|date=2025-07-10|access-date=2025-07-31|website=Ringtone Mag}}</ref> Kieran Press-Reynolds of online music magazine ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' gave ''Love & Ponystep'' a 7.8 out of 10 and praised the album's combination of electronic dance music with ''My Little Pony''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/vylet-pony-love-and-ponystep/|title=Love & Ponystep Album Review|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=2025-08-29|date=2025-08-11|first=Kieran|last=Press-Reynolds}}</ref>

== Reception and analysis ==  In a 2012 interview, [[Jayson Thiessen]], the supervising director of ''Friendship Is Magic'', commented that many of these fan productions approach the quality of his studio's work, and suggested the possibility of [[crowdsourcing]] some aspects of future production,<ref name="csm">{{Cite news | url = https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/TV/2012/0320/Is-TV-paying-too-much-attention-to-fans | title = Is TV paying too much attention to fans? | work = [[The Christian Science Monitor]] | date =2012-03-20 | access-date = 2012-03-20 | first = James | last = Turner }}</ref> while the show's composer, Daniel Ingram, often features fan-made songs on his personal webspace.<ref name="dailydot ponymusic"/>

The brony music scene has attracted academic interest as a case study in participatory fan culture and creative community building.<ref name="Cusack-2016"/><ref name="Edwards-2019" /> Researchers studying the brony fandom have noted how the creation and sharing of music helped establish community bonds among fans while also serving as a vehicle for self-expression and identity formation within the fandom, with over 70% of fandom members reporting that they listen to brony music daily.<ref name="Edwards-2019">{{cite book |last1=Edwards |first1=Patrick |last2=Chadborn |first2=Daniel P. |last3=Plante |first3=Courtney N. |last4=Reysen |first4=Stephen |last5=Redden |first5=Marsha Howze |title=Meet the Bronies: The Psychology of the Adult My Little Pony Fandom |publisher=McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers |location=United States |isbn=9781476663715 |page=52 |date=September 11, 2019}}</ref>

A 2014 entrepreneurial case study identified brony music as an underserviced but growing market catered to by non-mainstream groups.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Honig |first1=Benson |last2=Karlsson |first2=Tomas |last3=Hägg |first3=Gustav |title=The Blessing of Necessity and Advantages of Newness |journal=Advances in Entrepreneurship, Firm Emergence and Growth |volume=15 |pages=63–94 |publisher=Emerald Group Publishing Limited |year=2014 |issn=1074-7540 |doi=10.1108/S1074-7540(2013)0000015006|series=Entrepreneurial Resourcefulness: Competing with Constraints|isbn=978-1-78190-018-5 }}</ref>

== List of brony music concerts == {{Incomplete list|date=November 2025}} {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" ! style="white-space: nowrap;" | Event !! style="white-space: nowrap;" | Location !! Dates !! Performers |- | style="white-space: nowrap;" | [[Everfree Northwest]] 2024<ref>{{cite web|url=https://2024.everfreenw.com/events/gala/|title=Grand Galloping Gala - Everfree Northwest|website=Everfree Northwest}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://2024.everfreenw.com/events/ponystock/|title=Ponystock - Everfree Northwest|website=Everfree Northwest}}</ref> || style="white-space: nowrap;" | [[Bellevue, WA]] || style="white-space: nowrap;" | Aug 22–23, 2024 || {| class="wikitable" style="border:none; background:none; width:100%;" |- | style="width:33%; vertical-align:top; border:none;" | * Canto & Thrack * 4EverfreeBrony * Forest Rain * The Wonderbolts! * Evershade * Koa | style="width:33%; vertical-align:top; border:none;" | * SCR4TCHK4T * Vale & FL0 * Metajoker * My Little Romance (PrinceWhateverer & MelodyBrony) | style="width:33%; vertical-align:top; border:none;" | * rawrity * loophoof * General Mumble * VinylTastic * John Kenza & Faulty |} |- | style="white-space: nowrap;" | [[Ponyville Ciderfest]] 2024<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ponyvilleciderfest.com/guests/|title=Guests, Musicians & Panelists - Ponyville Ciderfest 2024|website=Ponyville Ciderfest}}</ref> || style="white-space: nowrap;" | [[Milwaukee, WI]] || style="white-space: nowrap;" | Nov 1–2, 2024 || {| class="wikitable" style="border:none; background:none; width:100%;" |- | style="width:33%; vertical-align:top; border:none;" | * AchieveHunter1 * Bolt the Super-Pony * Evershade * Forest Rain * IvoryBrony | style="width:33%; vertical-align:top; border:none;" | * Jensen Stiles * John Kenza * Koa * Maerstrom * The Manehattan Jazz Quartet | style="width:33%; vertical-align:top; border:none;" | * MathematicPony * Metajoker * My Little Romance * PHES * Sound Bandit * Sylvver |} |- | style="white-space: nowrap;" | HarmonyCon 2025<ref>{{cite web|url=https://2025.harmonycon.org/musicians/|title=HarmonyCon 2025 Musicians|website=HarmonyCon}}</ref> || style="white-space: nowrap;" | [[Dallas, TX]] || style="white-space: nowrap;" | Jan 31–Feb 1, 2025 || {| class="wikitable" style="border:none; background:none; width:100%;" |- | style="width:33%; vertical-align:top; border:none;" | * Pit Crew (Chuckles, Snowy Charm, Chompy) * Maerstrom (Thrack, Canto Acrylic, Luck Rock, JeshPK, General Mumble) * 4everFreebrony & Luna Jax * My Little Romance (MelodyBrony, PrinceWhateverer, 4everfreebrony, Whirlwind) * Azure Comet | style="width:33%; vertical-align:top; border:none;" | * Pony House Mafia (Jensen Stiles, Sylvver, Trey Husk) * loophoof * Faulty & Kenza Koa * Manehattan Jazz Quartet * Metajoker | style="width:33%; vertical-align:top; border:none;" | * dBPony * The Wonderbolts (Mongo/Pappa Pie, Skribbles, Whimsy, theoneGalen, Musket, Thrack, BlueBrony) * Color by Number (MathematicPony, BlueBrony) * Starcrush! (Evershade, Namii) |} |- | style="white-space: nowrap;" | [[Pinkaboo's Neighhem]]{{efn|Although the musicians were originally planned to be played at BABSCon 2025, the convention ultimately replaced them with [[Mystery Skulls]].<ref name="Irpan-2025"/><ref name="mysteryskulls">{{cite book|url=https://www.babscon.com/2025/data/uploads/babs-2025-conbook-web.pdf|title=BABSCon 2025|year=2025 }}</ref>}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://neighhem.carrd.co/|title=Pinkaboo's Neighhem|access-date=2025-04-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://neighheminterviews.carrd.co/|title=Pinkaboo's Neighhem Performers' Interviews|access-date=2025-04-23}}</ref>|| style="white-space: nowrap;" | [[Redwood City, CA]] || style="white-space: nowrap;" | April 20, 2025|| {| class="wikitable" style="border:none; background:none; width:100%;" |- | style="width:33%; vertical-align:top; border:none;" | * Wonderstorm (Captain Thrack, Luck Rock, General Mumble, Canto Acrylic, Wonderbolts) * Splash Meta4 (Turquoise Splash, Metajoker, 4everfreebrony) * TCB & loophoof * John Kenza & Trey Husk * Vinyltastic & VALE & FL0 | style="width:33%; vertical-align:top; border:none;" | * Starcrush! (Evershade, Namii) * Seventh Element & PegasYs * Ponyphonic * The Dawn Seekers (PrinceWhateverer, MelodyBrony, dBPony) * Pony Rap Gods (Mic the Microphone, Rhyme Flow, Nexgen) | style="width:33%; vertical-align:top; border:none;" | * Chang31ing & Taps * Silva Hound, Garnika, Chi-Chi * Vylet Pony * Odyssey Eurobeat{{efn|Listed as "Eurobeat Brony" on the BABSCon website}} |} |- | style="white-space: nowrap;" | Everfree Encore 2025<ref>{{cite web|url=https://everfree-encore.eu/|title=Everfree Encore 2025|website=Everfree Encore 2025}}</ref> || style="white-space: nowrap;" | Gut Steimke, Germany || style="white-space: nowrap;" | June 6–8, 2025|| {| class="wikitable" style="border:none; background:none; width:100%;" |- | style="width:33%; vertical-align:top; border:none;" | * loophoof * Koron Korak * Lavender Harmony * Turquoise Splash & Pinkaboo * Odyssey Eurobeat * Blackened Blue | style="width:33%; vertical-align:top; border:none;" | * PrinceWhateverer * ElectroKaplosion * Pagan Pegasus * Captain Thrack * Bolt the Super-Pony | style="width:33%; vertical-align:top; border:none;" | * Celica Soldream * Scootaloo * Coltastrophe * Tom Hengst (aka Single Purpose) |} |- | style="white-space: nowrap;" | [[TrotCon]] 2025<ref>{{cite book|url=https://indd.adobe.com/view/7de7a084-ef3f-47c4-8d06-ebbcdd42f7ff|title=TrotCon 2025|year=2025}}</ref> || style="white-space: nowrap;" | [[Columbus, OH]] || style="white-space: nowrap;" | July 25–26, 2025 || {| class="wikitable" style="border:none; background:none; width:100%;" |- | style="width:33%; vertical-align:top; border:none;" | * MAERSTORM * Skron * Spin_Scissor * Jensen Stiles * AchieveHunter * R3CTIFIER | style="width:33%; vertical-align:top; border:none;" | * Chang31ing * Sgt. Hare x Stray * MCMIAG * MELODYBRONY * Sound Bandit x Evershade * Koa x Faulty | style="width:33%; vertical-align:top; border:none;" | * Foozogz * IvoryBrony & Nexgen * Neighgative_ * Trey Husk * Twist n' sPin |} |- | style="white-space: nowrap;" | [[Everfree Northwest]] 2025<ref>{{cite web|url=https://everfreenw.com/events/musicians/|title=Musicians|website=Everfree Northwest|access-date=2025-07-31}}</ref> || style="white-space: nowrap;" | [[Bellevue, WA]] || style="white-space: nowrap;" | Aug 22–23, 2025 || {| class="wikitable" style="border:none; background:none; width:100%;" |- | style="width:33%; vertical-align:top; border:none;" | * Thrack n' Turqy * PrinceWhateverer * MelodyBrony * SpinScissor * Manehattan Jazz Quartet * Azure Comet * Evershade x Luck Rock | style="width:33%; vertical-align:top; border:none;" | * loophoof * John Kenza * Shuffle and Fl0 * AchieveHunter1 * VinylTastic * Garnika * Halfway Through Omega | style="width:33%; vertical-align:top; border:none;" | * SCR4TCHK4T & Friends * Metajoker * BronyMike * 4EverfreeBrony * Luna Jax * Ukulele Bronies |} |- | style="white-space: nowrap;" | [[GalaCon]] 2025<ref>{{cite web|url=https://galacon.eu/timetable-and-panels/|title=Timetable & Panels|website=GalaCon|access-date=2025-09-09}}</ref> || style="white-space: nowrap;" | [[Waiblingen]], [[Germany]] || style="white-space: nowrap;" | Sep 5, 2025 || {| class="wikitable" style="border:none; background:none; width:100%;" |- | style="width:33%; vertical-align:top; border:none;" | * Luna Jax & 4EverfreeBrony * MetaJoker | style="width:33%; vertical-align:top; border:none;" | * My Little Romance * Koron Korak | style="width:33%; vertical-align:top; border:none;" | * Jalmaan |} |- | style="white-space: nowrap;" | Mare Fair 2025<ref>{{cite web|url=https://marefair.org/musician/|title=Musicians|website=Mare Fair|access-date=2025-09-15}}</ref> || style="white-space: nowrap;" | [[Orlando, FL]] || style="white-space: nowrap;" | Sep 5-7, 2025 || {| class="wikitable" style="border:none; background:none; width:100%;" |- | style="width:33%; vertical-align:top; border:none;" | * Cantersoft * Horse Heresy * Canto Acrylic * Totalspark * SpinScissor | style="width:33%; vertical-align:top; border:none;" | * ElectroKaplosion * Trey Husk * Shuffle x Fl0 * cindykate | style="width:33%; vertical-align:top; border:none;" | * DJ Wiener Schnitzel * Cadence x HSH * Sound Bandit * MCMIAG |} |}

== See also == * [[List of fan works of the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic fandom|List of fan works of the ''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' fandom]] * [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic discography|''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' discography]] * [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic fan fiction|''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' fan fiction]] * [[My Little Pony fan convention|''My Little Pony'' fan convention]] * [[Art of the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic fandom|Art of the ''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' fandom]] * [[Slang of the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic fandom|Slang of the ''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' fandom]] * ''[[Friendship Is Witchcraft]]''

== Notes == {{notelist}}

== References == {{reflist}}

== External links == * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNPdO5TZ1DQ ANTONYMPH (Official Music Video)] * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7PQ9IO-7fU Lullaby for a Princess Animation] * [https://pony.fm/ pony.fm, a pony fan music site] * [https://bronymusiciandatabase.crd.co/ The Brony Musician Database] * [https://poniesatdawn.bandcamp.com/ Ponies at Dawn] on [[Bandcamp]]

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