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Are you passionate about music? Which sites do you normally go to purchase or download your favorite songs? Well we all know that most of the popular sites with an extensive selection of music require you to pay before you can download any songs, or you may have to pay a monthly subscription for a wide access to music. But do you know that there are a number of web sites that promote lesser known artists or classic recordings by allowing thousands of free music downloads? Yes, you heard it right and these are the top 15 of music sites (with a short description) that you can’t afford to miss!
You may be interested to find out another 25 popular websites that provide free mp3 music downloads.
Last.fm
Last.fm is a popular Internet radio site for music, It claims over 40 million active users based in more than 200 countries. They offer a wide range of MP3s for free download.
MTV
MTV lets you watch and listen to free music videos. You can also get the latest new music videos, news, interviews, downloads, lyrics and more.
Soundclick
Soundclick’s music page will hook you up with a ton of music downloads.
Jamendo
Jamendo lets you download more than 300,000 free music tracks legally.
Spinner
Spinner gives free CD listening weekly, mp3 downloads and music news daily, plus exclusive interviews and live podcasts from music’s most influential artists.
Stereogum
Stereogum provides free mp3 download, music videos, concert reviews, tour dates and contests.
iLike
iLike is a social music service that provides users a common space to share and discover new music, playlists and concerts.
MP3.com
MP3.com is a great source for free music downloads featuring over 1 million tracks, artist profiles, photos, videos, and new music daily.
PureVolume
PureVolume is a place for rising artists to host their mp3s and get exposure. They showcase unsigned artists, independent labels, and major label artists.
Altsounds
Altsounds has a lot of streaming content, but there are quite a few quality mp3 downloads mixed in.
Free Music Archive
The Free Music Archive is an interactive library of high-quality and legal audio downloads. It is directed by WFMU, the most renowned freeform radio station in America.
Internet Archive’s Audio Archive
The Audio Archive is a collection that includes audio books, news broadcasts, and old time radio shows as well as music. The music collection numbers over 50,000 recordings all available for free download.
Amazon
You may be familiar with Amazon and have already purchased music from there, but did you know that Amazon also offers hundreds of songs and albums for free download?
elbo.ws
elbo.ws is an online feed aggregator that aggregates music blogs and the search results link to the relevant blog posts.
ccMixter
ccMixter is a social music site that encourages remixing to create new musical content. A key component of that mission is making available a library of over 10,000 samples that can be freely downloaded and then used.
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