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
Amazon MP3
iTunes - (if you have to use an Apple product... )
Spotify - (free & paid options for download/streaming)
Pandora
Slacker
Audiogalaxy
Last.fm - (playlists/scrobbling, social music discovery)
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.
Rhapsody
Jango
Digitally Imported
TuneIn
MixTape.me - ( Playlist sharing, social discovery)
BlueMuze (music & playlist sharing via bluetooth & WiFi)
* full disclosure: this is my app
Rdio
Datpiff
RingDroid - (Makes ringtones from songs on your phone, open-source)
Mog - (Music on demand)
Jamendo - (Royalty-free music)
Audials - (some purchase-able music, some radio)
http://audials.com/en/radiotracker/index.html
Live365 - (user DJ'd radio)
etree.org - (Artist approved trading)
Your local library
You can often borrow music from your local library, and discover some great stuff in the process.
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Please feel free to post comments/additions/reviews but keep them civil please
**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:
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
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... )
Spotify - (free & paid options for download/streaming)
Pandora
Slacker
Audiogalaxy
Last.fm - (playlists/scrobbling, social music discovery)
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.
Rhapsody
Jango
Digitally Imported
TuneIn
MixTape.me - ( Playlist sharing, social discovery)
BlueMuze (music & playlist sharing via bluetooth & WiFi)
* full disclosure: this is my app
Rdio
Datpiff
RingDroid - (Makes ringtones from songs on your phone, open-source)
Mog - (Music on demand)
- http://mog.com/
- https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mog.androidhttps://market.android.com/details?id=com.ringdroid
Jamendo - (Royalty-free music)
Audials - (some purchase-able music, some radio)
http://audials.com/en/radiotracker/index.html
Live365 - (user DJ'd radio)
etree.org - (Artist approved trading)
Your local library
You can often borrow music from your local library, and discover some great stuff in the process.
____________________________________________
Please feel free to post comments/additions/reviews but keep them civil please
**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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