Satellite Top 5 Locations to Download Music
music other, July08 August 8th, 2008By Allison Candreva, July 2008
With decent radio stations disappearing, music fans are forced to take their ears elsewhere. I’ve asked Grooveshark’s James Davis, vice president of communications, to list the top five places he thinks people are going for their music.
1. www.pandora.com
A new age radio, where you pick the stations and change the songs when you don’t like the ones playing. Once you sign up, you can listen for free by creating your own radio stations and searching for songs.
2. www.last.fm
Davis said this is Grooveshark’s biggest competitor. It’s a free site, like Pandora, that just requires you to sign up. When you listen to a song on your computer it’s sent to Last.fm and added to your music profile.
3. www.grooveshark.com
Davis said he didn’t want to seem biased naming Grooveshark, but it in reality it’s a popular destination for music lovers. This site offers tons of music that is free to listen to. The advantage of this site is that users who upload music make a portion of the money when someone else downloads their songs.
4. www.thesixtyone.com
You can listen to this site for free or sign up to become more active in the music community. If you want to upload songs, you need sign up. Once a member you can “bump” songs that you like, and as other people bump those songs, you earn more points. According to the site, points record your progress and reflect your community status.
5. www.musicovery.com
I’d like to think of this site as a mood ring, with a lot more options. It allows you to pick the mood, genre, decade and tempo of the music you’re in the mood for. You can listen to songs for free; become a member for free and add favorites or ban songs; or become a member for $4 per month. It’s great when you are just in the mood for something rock, funk or even something from the ‘60s.
“The biggest driver is to listen to music for free,” Davis said. “Not necessarily download for free.”
Davis said that 90 percent of people listen to a majority of their music on computers.
“iTunes is a music store,” Davis said. “You go to the store because you know what you want. Grooveshark is like a mall. You go to the mall when you don’t have money and don’t know what you want.”
Although Davis listed five sites, he said he wouldn’t really rank them because one might do something better than the next, and it’s really a personal preference.
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Satellite Top 5 Locations to Download Music
music other, July08 August 8th, 2008By Allison Candreva, July 2008
With decent radio stations disappearing, music fans are forced to take their ears elsewhere. I’ve asked Grooveshark’s James Davis, vice president of communications, to list the top five places he thinks people are going for their music.
1. www.pandora.com
A new age radio, where you pick the stations and change the songs when you don’t like the ones playing. Once you sign up, you can listen for free by creating your own radio stations and searching for songs.
2. www.last.fm
Davis said this is Grooveshark’s biggest competitor. It’s a free site, like Pandora, that just requires you to sign up. When you listen to a song on your computer it’s sent to Last.fm and added to your music profile.
3. www.grooveshark.com
Davis said he didn’t want to seem biased naming Grooveshark, but it in reality it’s a popular destination for music lovers. This site offers tons of music that is free to listen to. The advantage of this site is that users who upload music make a portion of the money when someone else downloads their songs.
4. www.thesixtyone.com
You can listen to this site for free or sign up to become more active in the music community. If you want to upload songs, you need sign up. Once a member you can “bump” songs that you like, and as other people bump those songs, you earn more points. According to the site, points record your progress and reflect your community status.
5. www.musicovery.com
I’d like to think of this site as a mood ring, with a lot more options. It allows you to pick the mood, genre, decade and tempo of the music you’re in the mood for. You can listen to songs for free; become a member for free and add favorites or ban songs; or become a member for $4 per month. It’s great when you are just in the mood for something rock, funk or even something from the ‘60s.
“The biggest driver is to listen to music for free,” Davis said. “Not necessarily download for free.”
Davis said that 90 percent of people listen to a majority of their music on computers.
“iTunes is a music store,” Davis said. “You go to the store because you know what you want. Grooveshark is like a mall. You go to the mall when you don’t have money and don’t know what you want.”
Although Davis listed five sites, he said he wouldn’t really rank them because one might do something better than the next, and it’s really a personal preference.
