Want to listen to music while working out or cleaning house but don’t want to pay an arm and a leg for it? Why don’t you try these five sites on for size? Not only will you have unlimited access to all your favorite tunes, it also won’t cost you a cent! Now, that’s what I call a bargain!
- Pandora: Since 2000, Pandora has let listeners access their favorite songs, artists, and genres for free. Users can register on the site, add the tunes they want to listen to and access their stations through the net, their phones, and tablets.
- Yahoo Music: Similar in format to Pandora, Yahoo Music allows listeners to choose their own content. They can access videos, create radio stations based on their favorite songs, artists, and type of music and read blogs about their favorite musicians and bands.
- Spotify: Windows, Mac, and mobile users can register for a free account on Spotify and start listening to their favorite musicians. They can also share what they’re listening to on different social networking sites making the experience fun and interactive. Artist biographies and user playlists are some of the reasons why so many people enjoy listening to Spotify.
- Playlist.com: Playlist.com is one of my personal favorites. Like Spotify, it lets you share the music you’re listening to with your friends and family members through social networking. You can create and name playlists much like you would if you were creating a mix tape or mix CD. After logging onto the site, you can choose to listen to a playlist of your own or to another member’s. I’ve created playlists for people’s birthdays and shared them with my friends on Facebook.
- NoiseTrade: Access thousands of albums legally for free with Noise Trade. Artists upload their music. Fans download their favorite tunes and all is well in the world. If you like what you hear, you can donate money to your favorite musicians. This is a great site for people wanting to build a music library without spending a ton of money to do so.
Enhance the quality of your days by listening to great music from your favorite artists and bands. With the websites listed above, you can sing along to familiar songs and even hear a few that you’ve never heard before. Clearly, this is just a short list of some of the popular options out there, but there are literally dozens of sites to find free music. Got a favorite that isn’t listed? Let me know in the comments below.
Author: Charissa
Charissa is into frugal living and saving money.
