Txttunes gives music fans the ability to discover and purchase digital music downloads for their computer using their cell phones. Txttunes has a database of over 2 million music tracks from over 15,000 independent labels and artists from around the world.
All songs on Txttunes are standard MP3 files free of any form of digital rights management (DRM).
EZTracks allows users to download and listen to music absolutely free. EZTracks is easy to use and completely legal. With EZTracks, you can browse over 30,000 free MP3s including popular independent artists as well as rare songs.
Take a moment to create your EZTracks account and you will instantly gain access to thousands of full songs across a wide array of genres.
iTunes is now allowing users to download and own the performances from their favorite American Idol contestants each week.
Immediately following each FOX broadcast, iTunes users will be able to pre-order their favorite performances and they will receive an email as soon as those performances are available for download. American Idol music performances will be available for $0.99 per song starting with the Top 24 semi-finalists, and full video performances of the Top 12 Finalists will be available for $1.99 starting March 11th.
Who exactly is Herbie Hancock, the 67-year-old jazz pianist who was the biggest surprise winner (and nominee) at the Grammys? He won despite his Joni Mitchell tribute album, “River: The Joni Letters,” neither being a financial success a critically acclaimed.
Herbie Hancock’s win is right up there with Steely Dan’s 2001 best album win over Eminem, Beck and Radiohead or Jethro Tull’s 1989 win over Metallica for best hard rock or metal performance.
What will next year bring? Alvin and the Chipmunks winning best album?
Last.fm, a social music web site, has recently launched their own free music service. Users will be able to listen to any streamed track they offer up to three times. Last.fm has deals with the four major record companies and over 150,000 independent labels to provide music to its users. After the three initial free streams, users will be able to buy the tracks from sites such as iTunes, Amazon, etc.
Alibris Music is an online retailer of new, used and hard to find music online.
Alibris offers thousands of new and rare music titles and the web site’s advance search features make it easy to find hard to find music by genre, record label, title or musician.
Alibris Music’s product line includes CDs, vinyl, LPs, 8-tracks, tape cassettes and tape reels from thousands of independent sellers worldwide which makes Alibris one of the largest independent music retailers online. If you are looking for a rare music title, we suggest trying Alibris first.
Napster reported early this week that it will now begin selling music downloads as unprotected MP3 files in the spring. This will be in line with several other online retailers that already sell unprotected MP3 files to the public. Currently Napster offers monthly memberships to its download service that allows users to access unlimited music
Paltalk has recently launched PalTalk MusicScene, a live weekly online program that features live musical performances and live question and answer video sessions with audience members. The host of the Los Angeles based programs is Meiyee Apple Tam, who was previously on air at XM Satellite Radio and was a music reviewer for tripwire.com. New York shows will be hosted by Julie Powell, formerly of Canada’s MuchMusic channel. You try Paltalk for free and view the PalTalk MusicScene by clicking here
MP3 Musicgrams a free music promotion site featuring free MP3 music uploads and Musicgrams, is offering a new Holiday promotion to encourage music fans to send music cards online. Music fans can choose an MP3 of any artist, band or label and select a new Holiday graphic or upload a Christmas or Holiday photo of their own, add it to the MP3 audio file and send it out to 10 friends at once. This new user friendly musicgram ecard makes music sharing the ideal holiday greeting and gift .
Can’t find certain concert tickets? Try StubHub. StubHub is the only fan to fan ticket marketplace with the FanProtect Guarantee. I recently bought sold out concert tickets from a fan on the site for slightly above retail. The site is easy to use and has tickets for just about every upcoming concert.