38 free/cheap music sites — Welcome to the fray, Qbox!
Ever since Napster brought free MP3s mainstream — and subsequently garnered the wrath of the Recording Industry Association of America — the music industry has been reeling.
No single strategy for listening to music online has come to dominate the market, as record labels, managers, artists, fans, Apple’s music offering, Internet radio and recommendation companies all jockey for position. But one thing is clear above all the din: Fans will not be denied their music —… Continue Reading
Sony now streaming music for free on imeem
Sony BMG has become the latest music label to offer its entire music and video catalog for free streaming on imeem, a Web site focused on letting users share music playlists.
Warner Music Group did the same in July (our coverage). The deal is significant because it represents one more fissure in the once united stance among music labels to stick with a paid model and digital rights management. Increasingly, music is being streamed for free,… Continue Reading
Warner streams entire catalog of music for free on imeem
Warner Music Group is offering its entire music and video catalog for free streaming on imeem, a Web site focused on letting users share music playlists.
The music is currently live on the San Francisco startup’s Web site, the company told VentureBeat Wednesday evening.
Now imeem users can make playlists with Warner music. Warner, in return, will get a piece of imeem’s ad revenue.
So music from Depeche Mode, a Warner artist, can be played freely, for example…. Continue Reading