alostpacket

A lot of people ask about "free mp3 download" apps and 90% of those fall under a legal grey area (if not being downright illegal).

So I thought it helpful to show people they can still get good music without breaking the law or resorting to dangerous* and illegal means.

* some of the free mp3 download apps have been known to include malware

So here are ways to stream, share, and store music that are legal (to the best of my knowledge)**


Google Music

• http://music.google.com/
• https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.music

Google Music China

• http://www.google.cn/music/homepage (in Chinese)

Amazon MP3

• http://www.amazon.com/MP3-Music-Download/b?ie=UTF8&node=163856011
• https://market.android.com/details?id=com.amazon.mp3

iTunes - (if you have to use an Apple product... )

• http://www.apple.com/itunes/

Spotify - (free & paid options for download/streaming)

• http://www.spotify.com/
• https://market.android.com/details?id=com.spotify.mobile.android.ui

Pandora

• http://www.pandora.com/
• https://market.android.com/details?id=com.pandora.android

Slacker

• http://www.slacker.com/
• https://market.android.com/details?id=com.slacker.radio

Audiogalaxy

• http://www.audiogalaxy.com/
• https://market.android.com/details?id=com.audiogalaxy
  

Last.fm - (playlists/scrobbling, social music discovery)

• http://www.last.fm/
• https://market.android.com/details?id=fm.last.android
  

Grooveshark / Tinyshark

Caution: May not end up being legal. From what I know they wanted to be legit, but they are being sued by the RIAA.

Also, Grooveshark is a service, Tinyshark is an Android app from a different company/developer used to listen to Grooveshark. Grooveshark's original app was removed from the Android Market by Google in April 2011.

• http://grooveshark.com/
• https://market.android.com/details?id=com.exigo.tiny
  

Rhapsody

• http://www.rhapsody.com/
• https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rhapsody

Jango

• http://www.jango.com/
• https://market.android.com/details?id=com.jangomobile.android
  

Digitally Imported

• http://www.di.fm/
• https://market.android.com/details?id=com.audioaddict.di

TuneIn

• http://tunein.com/
• https://market.android.com/details?id=tunein.player

MixTape.me - ( Playlist sharing, social discovery)

• http://mixtape.me/

BlueMuze (music & playlist sharing via bluetooth & WiFi)
* full disclosure: this is my app

• http://alostpacket.com/bluemuze
• https://market.android.com/details?id=com.alostpacket.bluemuze
  

Rdio

• http://www.rdio.com/
• https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rdio.android.ui
  

Datpiff

• http://www.datpiff.com/
• https://market.android.com/details?id=com.datpiff.mobile

RingDroid - (Makes ringtones from songs on your phone, open-source)

• https://code.google.com/p/ringdroid/
• https://market.android.com/details?id=com.ringdroid
  

Mog - (Music on demand)

• http://mog.com/
• https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mog.android
  

Jamendo - (Royalty-free music)

• http://www.jamendo.com/
• https://market.android.com/details?id=com.teleca.jamendo

Audials - (some purchase-able music, some radio)

• http://audials.com/en/radiotracker/index.html

Live365 - (user DJ'd radio)

• http://www.live365.com/
  
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.live365.mobile.android

etree.org - (Artist approved trading)

• http://etree.org/

Your local library

You can often borrow music from your local library, and discover some great stuff in the process.





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**Legal mumbo:
This post is mine alone and does not represent the views or opinions of AndroidForums or Phandroid. I am not a lawyer nor an expert, and this is not legal advice.

To learn more on the legalities, I highly encourage people to visit the following websites:

• https://www.eff.org/
  
  
• Copyright - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
  
• Chilling Effects Clearinghouse
  
  
• http://www.copyright.gov/
  
  
• http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/
  
  
• Digital rights management (DRM) - Wikipedia
  

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Last edited by alostpacket; May 24th, 2012 at 06:54 PM. Reason: added etree and live365