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.