Download Free Music

Downloading free music should be easy and legal, but only when permitted by the artists. Musicians work hard to produce great content and should be paid for it. But first we have to find their work, sample their work and decide to buy their work. That's where creative artists and labels are using free music mp3 downloads as a way of giving you the chance to sample and enjoy free music. These are some of the best resources for free and legal music on the Internet. Check out the music. If you like it, tell your friends, buy an album and support your favorite band.

Amazon.com Free Music Downloads

Amazon offers a large music library ready for download. You can get content from some of the hottest musicians. Amazon.com features selected tracks from popular artists, ranging from indie rock to jazz. Whatever your music preference, you can count on finding music that interests you at Amazon.com's Free Music Downloads section.

Podsafe Music Network

A great place to find original music for you podcast. Artists can upload songs they want to make available to podcasters to use in their podcasts. Podcasters can find music they can use within their podcasts without worry, just report back that you used the song in your podcast

Music.Download

Music.Download.Com has lots of mp3s ready for download. It has samples of many popular songs and has an extensive collection of mp3s that you can download

Epitonic

Epitonic has a very large database of searchable music from nearly every genre you might want. If lots and lots of free music is what you're looking for, Epitonic is an excellent place to start.

CommonTunes

CommonTunes.org brings you "a community directory of freely available music." It's free, legal, and DRM-free music.

Garageband

Garageband is one of the most popular sites for free indie music. You can find music from musicians and bands before they hit it big and start charging you for it.

Matador Records

Matador records is the label for some of the most popular indie groups, free downloads from bands like Spoon, Guided By Voices, or Stephen Malkmus (formerly of Pavement), check out Matador's free MP3 download page.

Beethoven's 9 Symphonies Performed by the BBC Philharmonic.

You can get all nine of Beethoven's symphonies for free from the BBC as performed by the BBC Philharmonic.

Creative Commons Music

The Creative Commons license is a less restrictive version of copyright licenses which allow more flexibility in how media is used. They have a large collection of free content worth listening too.