Free music on the web,
free music on the web...

Oh, hi... ok, I'll stop singing...

This is not an exhaustive page. given the 53,000,000 sites, legal and otherwise, that have something to do with free music... You'll just have to google it if you don't see what you want here.

This page is for those looking for legal free music. Those wanting to rip off the artists (eg: swiping the latest Metallica or Eminimeneminem CD...) can go elsewhere.

Many of these sites don't add any explanations to what they're about, probably because I'm clueless..., but with a little poking about you'll find what you want. Some of these sites are ad supported, like TV, others have upgrades to their service, such as Yahoo. The upgrade generally gives lots of benefits, but the free stuff is still good.

Legal Music Downloads

Years ago, Napster came along, and changed the face of music. In its first incarnation, Napster was where many Internet users logged on to download music absolutely free of charge. Things are different now, and Napster has been revamped. Each song now costs you money, but they are known for being a place for legal music download. Napster was free when it was first born, but any song downloaded was not a legal music download. File sharing of millions of songs began to anger artists who were losing money. People were not buying as many CDs, and it turn record sales slumped.

Napster was finally shut down, and many people were charged with stealing music. Many sites popped up to replace Napster, but many of the free songs were littered with spyware and viruses. Not only are these sites not legal music download sites, they often ravaged your computer. Today, those renegade sites still exist, but you should download there at your own risk. Napster has been reborn as a safe and legal music download site, and membership is free in some cases. There are restrictions on the songs you download, however. If you find free songs, you still have to pay to burn them to a CD.

Legal music download sites have become more popular, and many people don’t mind paying for the songs they want. MP3 players have made digital music and legal music downloads more popular than ever. If you are still looking for a way to get around paying for legal music download sites, you should do so at your own risk. There are many that still want to trade free music and software, but you don’t know what you are getting.

Limewire and Kaaza were once extremely popular, but songs are harder to find on these sites. Don’t be mistaken: these are not sites for legal music download. In most cases, you will receive the lovely gift of spyware, malware, and viruses with each song you download. Your antivirus and firewall may not be enough protection. When you authorize these programs to run, you cannot say which information you want to come through, and which you want to be stopped. Sometimes your antivirus will detect a file is corrupted and stop the transfer, but this isn’t always the case. To keep yourself safe from viruses and spyware, and in some cases, legal action, your best bet is to find a legal music download source and pay for music that is free of junk and complications.

Free Music

• ARTISTdirect.com, home to thousands of free music videos and downloads, an online database of more than 500,000 artists and millions of links

• Tons of free music and videos on MP3.com, along with tons of ads.

• Free Music on Amazon.com!
  you're a musician you can also upload your own cuts.

• www.freeplaymusic.com/

• From the Epitonic.com about us page: Epitonic.com is a site for sore ears. We are a campaign - a group of individuals who share a zealous lust for music - music that invades our thoughts, music that propels our bodies - music that allows us to revel in passion and pleasure. We refuse to dilute the energy that constitutes our lives - this seamless integration with the pulsing of sounds and shrill notes sailing wildly through nightclubs and concert halls across the globe. Instead we've elected to thrust ourselves into this sea of binary manna - information which helps us sustain our ravenous appetite for music - the Internet.

• MusicMatch music player

• free-music.com: Unlimited music downloads for a one time fee of $24.95

• Launch.yahoo.com
  
  

• PartnersInRhyme.com/: Royalty free music and sound effects.

• Music.Download.com: Free and legal music downloads.

Free Sheet Music and Such

• Do you play music? HearAndPlay.com has lots of free music lessons and info. Esp. if you're into gospel. The site is piano oriented, but lots of the info should carry over to other instruments. Give it a look. Their archived page is here.
  
  
• 8notes.com: Free classical & traditional sheet music, free popular and jazz riffs, free music lessons, free music resources.

• peoplesound.com: Thjousands of free MP3s from new and established artists.

• music-scores.com: Tons of free sheet music. Upgrade to $24.95 annual membership gives more benefits.

• FreeSheetMusic.net: Free Sheet Music search directory.

• Musica Viva is the internet center for free sheet music downloads. Here you will find sheet music for piano, for guitar, for flute, for violin and... ...for most any instrument you can think of!

• mFiles.com: Free sheet music, midi files, MP3s.

Apple iTunes Top 8 Songs

• iTunes: from the apple people. The best digital experience for Mac or PC. A whole lotta music on this site.

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