Andre Alsaker asked:


There is something fun and exciting about listening to all of your favorite music whenever you want. Gone are the olden days of having to wait for your favorite songs to be played on the radio, or having to go out and buy the whole album. Thanks to the many web sites that offer downloaded music, you can easily go online and find all of the music that you love to listen to. Whether you have an iPod or an MP3 player, you can find thousands of songs by thousands of artists all at your fingertips ready to listen to.

Most of the web sites that you can download music on have a variety of different ways to pay. Some will ask you to join the membership for a set amount of money. That fee can be billed monthly, or less often if you pay it in advance. You are then able to listen to as many songs as you would like. But one thing to watch out for, is that on some of the membership sites, you are still going to have to pay for each song that you download to your computer. How do you know which music web sites are legal and which are not? There should be indicators on the site that state the music and downloads available are legal and royalty free. You should also typically have to pay for your music. There are sites that offer free music, but you want to find a mp3 download site that you can trust and rely on. Downloading illegal music is a crime, and if traced could get users in trouble.

Some music web sites have no membership requirements, and allow you to listen to as many songs as you want for free, and then pay for each song that you download. It is fast and easy to find all of your favorite songs and artists online. You can download music to your computer and then transfer those songs to your portable music player. You can also burn CD’s from the songs that you have downloaded. If you prefer to listen to the music before you buy it, most web sites offer you samples so that you can make sure that is the song that you want. Prices vary on downloaded music, and sites that do charge you a fee per song are usually around one dollar.

When you download music, you can enjoy all of your favorite music wherever you go. If you have a player that allows you to set up play lists, you can download music to suit any mood that you are in. You can create play lists based on a number of ways that you want to listen to your music. In addition to being able to download music online, you can also read reviews, listen to samples and browse through new music that you may have not heard before. Downloading music is a fun and easy way to get the songs that you want, and not have to buy the entire album with the songs that you do not want to listen to.

Zarqoo Zaimoo asked:


days if you want to get a copy of the latest hit song, you don’t go to a record bar, you go online and download it from music download sites. Downloading music has become so popular that online music sites which sell digital singles and albums are starting to eclipse their brick-and-mortar counterparts. Revenues from the sale of digital music reached almost $2 billion at the end of 2007 and are estimated to hit $5.3 billion by 2012; by comparison, sales from CD stores are seen to fall to $4.9 billion in 2012 from $8.6 billion in 2007.

Another sign of how music downloads are beginning to overshadow CDs is the fact that music industry publications such as Billboard now compile charts of top music downloads besides those of top selling CDs and most played songs. In fact, many songs have become popular even without substantial radio airplay due to downloading. The recording industry also now certifies singles as gold or platinum based on download sales.

Thus, legal and illegal music download sites have mushroomed on the Internet. You can download virtually any kind of music you want for free on peer-to-peer sites or for around $0.99 a song from online stores. And contrary to dire predictions that downloading would kill the music industry, downloading has actually fueled music sales as it allows listeners to discover new artists and decide which albums are worth buying on CD.

So if you want to join the fun but don’t have a big budget for music purchases, there are many sites that will allow you to download free music legally. Here are a few tips on how to find them.

First, you can try the official site of your favorite artist. If you’ve heard a song you like on the radio or your friend is raving about a certain band, you can log on to their site and see if they offer singles for downloading for free or for a small fee. The artists might also have a MySpace page and you can look for downloads there as well.

Second, digital stores sometimes offer free samples in order to promote new artists or the service itself. For example, one popular digital music retailer offers a single of the week for free download.

Third, you can look for mp3 blogs, where music fans post their favorite music for others to download or listen to. To make your search easier you can use an mp3 blog aggregator, which scans mp3 blogs and create a searchable database.

Fourth, you can use search engines such as Google and Yahoo to find free mp3 directories that have music available for download.

Fifth, you can sign up for a free trial at a digital music site. The free trial will allow you to download as much as you want during the trial period. Of course, you will have to sign up and give your credit card number but you can cancel at any time.

Thus, there is no reason you have to spend a fortune to build a music library; you can do it for free if you know how to find the right music download sites.