diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index dd5c370..3c4d93d 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -1557,6 +1557,117 @@ async function importCSVRows(rows) {
   return results;
 }
 
+// ── References CSV upload ──────────────────────────────────
+const refsCsvFileInput = $('refs-csv-file-input');
+
+$('btn-upload-refs-csv').addEventListener('click', () => {
+  bulkEditPopover.hidden = true;
+  openUploadRefsCsvModal();
+});
+
+refsCsvFileInput.addEventListener('change', () => {
+  $('btn-refs-csv-import').disabled = !refsCsvFileInput.files.length;
+  $('refs-csv-results').hidden = true;
+  $('refs-csv-results').innerHTML = '';
+});
+
+$('btn-refs-csv-cancel').addEventListener('click', () => $('upload-refs-csv-modal').close());
+
+$('btn-refs-csv-import').addEventListener('click', async () => {
+  const file = refsCsvFileInput.files[0];
+  if (!file) return;
+  $('btn-refs-csv-import').disabled = true;
+  $('btn-refs-csv-cancel').textContent = 'Close';
+  const resultsEl = $('refs-csv-results');
+  resultsEl.hidden = false;
+  resultsEl.innerHTML = '<p class="csv-status">Importing…</p>';
+  try {
+    const text = await file.text();
+    const rows = parseCSV(text);
+    if (!rows.length) { resultsEl.innerHTML = '<p class="csv-error">No data rows found.</p>'; return; }
+    const results = await importRefsCsvRows(rows);
+    await loadAll();
+    let html = `<p class="csv-ok">✓ ${results.created} reference${results.created !== 1 ? 's' : ''} imported.</p>`;
+    if (results.warnings.length) {
+      html += `<p class="csv-error">${results.warnings.length} skipped — tune not found:</p><ul class="csv-errors">`;
+      results.warnings.forEach(w => { html += `<li>${esc(w)}</li>`; });
+      html += '</ul>';
+    }
+    if (results.errors.length) {
+      html += `<p class="csv-error">${results.errors.length} error${results.errors.length !== 1 ? 's' : ''}:</p><ul class="csv-errors">`;
+      results.errors.forEach(e => { html += `<li>${esc(e.name)}: ${esc(e.error)}</li>`; });
+      html += '</ul>';
+    }
+    resultsEl.innerHTML = html;
+  } catch (e) {
+    resultsEl.innerHTML = `<p class="csv-error">Failed: ${esc(e.message)}</p>`;
+    $('btn-refs-csv-import').disabled = false;
+  }
+});
+
+function openUploadRefsCsvModal() {
+  refsCsvFileInput.value = '';
+  $('btn-refs-csv-import').disabled = true;
+  $('btn-refs-csv-cancel').textContent = 'Cancel';
+  $('refs-csv-results').hidden = true;
+  $('refs-csv-results').innerHTML = '';
+  $('refs-csv-format-details').open = true;
+  $('upload-refs-csv-modal').showModal();
+}
+
+async function importRefsCsvRows(rows) {
+  const siteCache = new Map();
+  const musCache  = new Map();
+  const results   = { created: 0, warnings: [], errors: [] };
+
+  async function resolve(endpoint, list, cache, name) {
+    if (!name) return null;
+    const lower = name.toLowerCase();
+    if (cache.has(lower)) return cache.get(lower);
+    const existing = list.find(x => x.name.toLowerCase() === lower);
+    if (existing) { cache.set(lower, existing.id); return existing.id; }
+    const item = await apiFetch(endpoint, { method: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify({ name }) });
+    list.push(item);
+    cache.set(lower, item.id);
+    return item.id;
+  }
+
+  for (const row of rows) {
+    const tuneName = row.tune_name?.trim();
+    if (!tuneName) continue;
+
+    const tune = allTunes.find(t => (t.name ?? '').toLowerCase() === tuneName.toLowerCase());
+    if (!tune) {
+      results.warnings.push(tuneName);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const link   = row.link?.trim() || null;
+      const siteId = await resolve('/reference_sites/', allReferenceSites, siteCache, row.site?.trim() || null);
+
+      const musicians = [];
+      for (const key of ['musician1', 'musician2', 'musician3', 'musician4']) {
+        const name = row[key]?.trim();
+        if (!name) continue;
+        const id = await resolve('/musicians/', allMusicians, musCache, name);
+        if (id) musicians.push({ id });
+      }
+
+      if (!link && !siteId && musicians.length === 0) continue;
+
+      await apiFetch(`/tunes/${tune.id}/references`, {
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: JSON.stringify({ link, site_id: siteId, musicians }),
+      });
+      results.created++;
+    } catch (e) {
+      results.errors.push({ name: tuneName, error: e.message });
+    }
+  }
+  return results;
+}
+
 // ── Mobile truncation tooltip ───────────────────────────────────
 {
   const tip = $('mob-tooltip');
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 503ed50..8a0bbc3 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@
   <!-- ── Bulk edit popover ─────────────────────────────────────── -->
   <div id="bulk-edit-popover" hidden>
     <button id="btn-open-bulk-refs">📎 Bulk Edit References</button>
-    <button id="btn-upload-csv">📂 Upload from CSV</button>
+    <button id="btn-upload-csv">📂 Upload Tunes from CSV</button>
+    <button id="btn-upload-refs-csv">🔗 Upload References from CSV</button>
   </div>
 
   <!-- ── Bulk edit references modal ───────────────────────────── -->
@@ -255,6 +256,36 @@
     </div>
   </dialog>
 
+  <!-- ── References CSV upload modal ───────────────────────────── -->
+  <dialog id="upload-refs-csv-modal">
+    <h2>Upload References from CSV</h2>
+    <details id="refs-csv-format-details" open>
+      <summary>Expected format</summary>
+      <p style="font-size:.85rem;margin:.5rem 0 .4rem">One reference per row. Tune matched by name — must already exist.</p>
+      <table class="csv-format-table">
+        <thead><tr><th>Column</th><th>Required</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead>
+        <tbody>
+          <tr><td>tune_name</td><td>Yes</td><td>Must match an existing tune (case-insensitive)</td></tr>
+          <tr><td>link</td><td></td><td>URL</td></tr>
+          <tr><td>site</td><td></td><td>Site name — created if new</td></tr>
+          <tr><td>musician1</td><td></td><td>Musician name — created if new</td></tr>
+          <tr><td>musician2</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
+          <tr><td>musician3</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
+          <tr><td>musician4</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
+        </tbody>
+      </table>
+      <p class="csv-format-note">Rows where the tune name is not found are skipped with a warning in the results.</p>
+    </details>
+    <div id="refs-csv-upload-area">
+      <input type="file" id="refs-csv-file-input" accept=".csv,.tsv,text/csv" />
+    </div>
+    <div id="refs-csv-results" hidden></div>
+    <div class="modal-actions">
+      <button id="btn-refs-csv-import" disabled>Import</button>
+      <button id="btn-refs-csv-cancel">Cancel</button>
+    </div>
+  </dialog>
+
   <!-- Tooltip for truncated mobile text -->
   <div id="mob-tooltip" hidden></div>