One of the questions that music lovers are constantly asking is; where can I get free music to download? They also want to know where can you find free music download sites that are legal, as well as what are considered some of the best music download sites. Luckily with the internet and the world wide web there are many options available today to choose from.

Now, when most people think about music download sites, the very first thing that pops into their minds are Amazon, Napster and of course Apple iTunes. Normally with both Amazon and iTunes, you can usually download a song for about $.99 per song. One the other hand Napster (since merged with Rhapsody) uses a different model in which you have to pay a monthly membership fee, and this in turn grants you access to Napster's entire library of songs.

Keep in mind that most of these free songs are from lesser-known artist who are trying to make a name for themselves and build a following. Very rarely will you be able to download FREE songs from well known and popular artist. OK, let's don't waste anymore of your time, here is a list of some of the best sites that will provide you with free music to download.

MP3.com – When you are on the MP3 home page, look for the navigation menu near the top of the page. From there, click on the button that says 'FREE MUSIC'. Then select the genre of your choice. You will have to click on a couple of links (navigate your way around) in order to find the free MP3 file. After you download it you will find it in Windows Explorer (for Windows 7 operating system) download folder. They also give you other options such as saving it in the 'Add to my Library' file. This will allow you to access the song and or music on your web browser (online).

Amazon – You will find the free songs in the Amazon MP3 store. When you are on the Amazon.com home page, just type in 'free music downloads' in the search box, and this will take you directly to the free MP3 downloads. Once there, click on the 'MP3 downloads' link. Once you arrive on the page click on the genre that you want and choose the song you want (remember you can listen to it before you download it) and then click on Get MP3.

What's really cool about Amazon is that they use what is called cloud computing AKA cloud technology. This means that you can either download the song on Amazon's cloud player or on your hard drive, or both if you wish. When you download it, it will be stored on Amazon's servers instead of your hard drive (stored on your web browser instead). Consequently all of your files will be safely secured and saved on Amazon's servers (or your browser) in case your hard drive crashes. You can also store your documents, photos and videos using Amazon's web services as well. The main advantage to this of course is that is saves space on your hard drive for other important files and folders. Nevertheless, if you still prefer to download your free music on your hard drive, it will be stored on your Windows Media Player.

For those of you who have a Android tablet or phone, there is also a Cloud Player for Android.

Let's continue on with our list of the best sites to download free music;

Some of the other top free music downloading sites include jamendo.com, MTV.com, last.fm, purevolume.com, ilike.com, and stereogum.com.

I also want to give you a lesser known free music download site that I really like called incompetech (at incompetech.com). The reason why I think that this is such a terrific site is because not only can you download free music, but the music that is downloaded is royalty free also. This is very significant because many people are creating videos these days for either business or personal use and this will allow them the opportunity to use royalty free music for their video projects.

When you go to the incompetech.com home page, just click on the 'Royalty-Free Music' link located on the left hand side of the page near the top. This takes you to the royalty free web page, and once you are on the page you will be given three options to choose from; Browse by Genre, Search by Feel and Keyword Search. From there choose the song you want (make sure you play it first to see if you like the song) and then click the download button. From there you can save it on your Windows Media Player. You will locate the file on the Windows Explorer download folder after it is downloaded.

Finally, another suggestion on where you could expect to find download sites with free music would be to very simply go to the search engine of your choice and type in 'Free Music Downloads' in the search box.

So in conclusion I hope that this answers your question on where you can find free music to download. Hopefully you found this tutorial both useful and informative.

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