Listening to music is always great, and there are plenty of really nice sites that offer free legal streaming of first rate music. Many sites offer the ability to make your own playlists, and many of them have really extensive libraries of great music. Whether you like pop, r ‘n b, deathmetal, classical, or whatever, you can find it all online. If you are on this site, you already know this ofcourse, so lets just cut the cr.., and get on with it!
- Deezer is a French site, and heavily slanted towards French music. Has a nice interface, and a big back-catalog of music. They have an app for most mobilephones, including iPhone and Android-based phones.
- Finetune has a library of 2 million songs, they say. The only problem is that songs are played on what must be 64 kb/s, and not hi-fi quality. That means they are ok for background music, but not great. You have to sign up, which is free.
- Grooveshark has to be my favourite site for streaming music. They have a great interface, and they have a huge library of music from many countries. You can make your own playlists, there are no ads, and they sound quality is generally really good! Unfortunately, they have been barred from iTunes so far, but they have an app for Android-phones. They have a free subscription, or a Premium subscription at USD 3 per month. The free one is excellent, though. Definitely worth a listen, you need to check this site out!
- Jamendo is used by artists who allow anyone to download and share their music. It’s free, legal and unlimited. Jamendo is a platform for free and legal music downloads. Available in seven languages, it offers the largest catalog of music under Creative Commons licenses. On Jamendo, artists grant use of their music for private uses free of cost.
- Jango is a free social music service that lets you create your own custom radio stations and share them with friends. Just type in what you want to hear – and your station will play the music you want along with similar favorites of other Jango users who share your taste. You can customize your stations further by adding more artists and rating songs. You can add as many artists as you want to your “station”. Has a nice clean interface, and seems easy to work with. No need to sign up to start listening to music.