Best Streaming Music Services 2011
Free music is often associated with illegal file sharing, but that's not the whole online music story. There are many music services that will let you stream tunes from to any Web connected computer free of charge (and if a mobile app is available, tablets and smartphones)—without breaking the law.
For example, the Editors' Choice award-winning Slacker Radio (Free, 4.5 stars) is a service you should check out, especially if you're the type who likes to customize your listening experience. If niche genres such as anime and video game music are more your speed, AOL Radio (Free, 3.5 stars) is the lone mainstream streaming music service that caters to such nerd audiences. In addition, a recently announced Slacker Radio partnership means that AOL Radio will have one of the most stacked streaming music services today. Grooveshark (Free, 3.5 stars) adds peer-to-peer elements that let users upload their own MP3s to the service so that others can tune into their streams.
Social networkers and indie music fans should check out Jango (Free, 3 stars) and Last.Fm (Free, 4 stars), two services that place connecting with others and promoting independent talent in the forefront. Pandora (Free, 3.5 stars), which is powered by the Music Genome Project, offers algorithm-based related song and artist recommendations. The innovative Spotify, which very much resembles a cloud-based version of iTunes, has recently touched down in the U.S. after years of European acclaim, and it's a very solid way to discover new music and upload your personal collection for access from any Web-connected computer.
Read more at: PCMag.com
For example, the Editors' Choice award-winning Slacker Radio (Free, 4.5 stars) is a service you should check out, especially if you're the type who likes to customize your listening experience. If niche genres such as anime and video game music are more your speed, AOL Radio (Free, 3.5 stars) is the lone mainstream streaming music service that caters to such nerd audiences. In addition, a recently announced Slacker Radio partnership means that AOL Radio will have one of the most stacked streaming music services today. Grooveshark (Free, 3.5 stars) adds peer-to-peer elements that let users upload their own MP3s to the service so that others can tune into their streams.
Social networkers and indie music fans should check out Jango (Free, 3 stars) and Last.Fm (Free, 4 stars), two services that place connecting with others and promoting independent talent in the forefront. Pandora (Free, 3.5 stars), which is powered by the Music Genome Project, offers algorithm-based related song and artist recommendations. The innovative Spotify, which very much resembles a cloud-based version of iTunes, has recently touched down in the U.S. after years of European acclaim, and it's a very solid way to discover new music and upload your personal collection for access from any Web-connected computer.
Read more at: PCMag.com
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