Online Music

Places to Listen to Music Online

Music is a part of every person’s life. It has been a part of every nation’s history, even today when technology is imminent. The internet has provided people all over the world the ease of communication, business transactions and even access to music created by people from across the globe.

And because listening to music is a habit of people around the world, there are many websites offering this service for free. Songs, especially those created by independent artists, are made popular by making them freely available online. Hence, before these songs are sold for a certain price, people can listen to them without a fee, whether it is indie music or popular commercial music.
Here are some websites that allows you to listen to music for free.

•    FreeNapster - FreeNapster is a part of Napster, one of the first companies to make digital music available in the internet. They boast of having more than seven million songs on file. However, you can only play a specific song for a maximum of three times in full. Also, you can play up to 25 streams per month. If you want more, you would be required to register and purchase the songs.

•    Grooveshark – this is another company that makes both independent and commercial music available to listen to. They utilize P2P sharing, where members of their community are allowed to upload their music and share it to other members for free. Being a member, you can save a playlist of the songs you like and listen to them everytime you access your page.

•    Jango – this is a fairly new free music site that allows you to listen to several songs already part of a specific station. It was launched during November of 2007. You can add tracks to a specific station by choosing the artist or the specific song itself. You can also listen to stations created by other people.

•    Last fm – with last.fm, every song that you play is automatically added to your profile, hence allowing you to easily find the type of song you want. The more you listen to a song, the higher the song’s rank would be, helping your favorite artist. Furthermore, this music site is available in 12 different languages to accommodate the music needs of more people around the world.

•    Alterhit – this is a website that allows fans to listen to the music and be updated about their favorite indie artist. Furthermore, you can also earn by promoting music and once there is a sale, you can get a part of the earnings.