You can legally purchase and download music from these major online music retailers.1. iTunes.com - you can download music from this site which has one of largest online catalogs. iTunes customers have bought over 200 million MP3 Downloads so far and it shows now sign of slowing down. Create online mixes, link to over 1,000 radio stations across country, download music directly to your iPod or even purchase an iPod if you don’t have one. This music catalog gives you access to almost every music genre that exists. There are also free samples available on a regular basis. No mystery here. Apple lists date directly on front page so you know when to come back and download music for free. Free music on a schedule. Excellent!
2. Amazon.com has entire section of its site devoted to free music. Whether you’re looking for Pop, Rock, Ska, Reggae or Brazilian Samba music, you can download music samples from their free catalog on Amazon site. It’s not largest selection but you can reasonably assured that files are good quality, virus free and legal. If you find a few songs that you like, click over to album and purchase it. Let's hope that they expand into digital market so you can download music files directly to an mp3 player.
Independent musicians can put their own composition on site with a virtual tip jar.
3. WalMart.com is largest retailer in world and fortunately they have created their own system to offer mp3 downloads online. Download individual songs or buy an entire album. They have a huge music catalog and single songs are slightly cheaper than iTunes. You can download music on this site for only 88cents per song. The current catalog has over 400,000 songs in many categories.