Where to Locate the Top Free Music to Download

One of the questions that music lovers are constantly asking is; where can I get free music to download? Other questions they may ask is; Where can I download music legally or what are the top free music download sites. Fortunately, thanks to the digital revolution, there are many options available these days.

Now, when most people think about music download sites, the very first thing that pops into their minds are Amazon, Napster and of course Apple iTunes. With iTunes and Amazon you can download a song for $.99 (per song). Conversely, Napster (which has since merged with Rhapsody) uses a monthly subscription fee model which allows you access to their entire library of songs.

One thing that you must bear in mind is that most of these songs are from lesser-known artist who are really just trying to make a name for themselves and consequently build a following. It is highly unlikely that you will have the opportunity to download tunes from very well-known artist who are popular. OK, let’s don’t waste anymore of your time, here is a list of some of the best sites that will provide you with free music to download.

MP3.com – When you are on the MP3 home page, look for the navigation menu near the top of the page. From there, click on the button that says ‘FREE MUSIC’. Then select the genre of your choice. It is somewhat tricky as you will have to navigate through a couple of links to download and locate the free MP3 file. After you download it you will find it in Windows Explorer (for Windows 7 operating system) download folder. You also have the option to save it under the “Add to my Library” file. This option allows you to access the song online.

Amazon – You will find the free songs in the Amazon MP3 store. When you go to the Amazon.com web site, just type ‘free music downloads’ in the search box. Once there, click on the ‘MP3 downloads‘ link. From there all you need to do is select the genre and song that you want (don’t forget to play it first to see if you like the song) and then click on the ‘Get MP3’ button.

What’s really cool about Amazon is that they use what is called cloud computing AKA cloud technology. This means that you can either download the song on Amazon’s cloud player or on your hard drive, or both if you wish. After you download it, the tunes will be stored on Amazon’s servers rather than on your computers hard drive (your web browser). This way if your computer hard drive crashes you will have all of your files saved safely and securely on your web browser. You can store your videos, photos, and documents as well. The benefits of using this service is that it will free up space on your hard drive for other essential files and folders. But, if you still want to download the tunes on your hard drive, the songs and or albums will be stored in your Windows Media Player.

For those of you who have a Android tablet or phone, there is also a Cloud Player for Android.

Let’s get back to our list of the top free music download sites;

Some of the other top free music downloading sites include jamendo.com, MTV.com, last.fm, purevolume.com, ilike.com, and stereogum.com.

There is also a lesser known site that is great for downloading free music called incompetech (located at incompetech.com). The reason why I like this site is because not only is it free, but it also offers royalty free music as well. This is very significant because many people are creating videos these days for either business or personal use and this will allow them the opportunity to use royalty free music for their video projects.

When you go to the incompetech.com home page, just click on the ‘Royalty-Free Music’ link located on the left hand side of the page near the top. This will take you to the royalty free page, and then from there it gives you three search options; Browse by Genre, Search by Feel and Keyword Search. From there choose the song you want (make sure you play it first to see if you like the song) and then click the download button. From there you can save it on your Windows Media Player. You will locate the file on the Windows Explorer download folder after it is downloaded.

Finally, another suggestion on where you could expect to find download sites with free music would be to very simply go to the search engine of your choice and type in ‘Free Music Downloads’ in the search box.

So in conclusion I hope that this answers your question on where you can find free music to download. Hopefully you found this tutorial both useful and informative.

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