Headphones capable of receiving audio signals, playing the audio signals, and transmitting the audio signals to other headphones are disclosed. The headphones comprise a capacitive touch user interface panel and an LED lighting system that optionally can pulse with music played on the headphones. The headphones are coupled to a computing device, such as a smartphone, and can interface with a software application running on the computing device. The computing device in turn can be coupled to a server over a network.