download free music

Download free music via Spotify, a music streaming service that lets you listen to all your favorite tunes both at home and on the go. After using this program, you may want to take a look at some of the other programs that provide users with free music too.

Though you must first download the program to your computer or device, you can then register your email address and select a password of your choosing to use that app. When you log into Spotify on another device, including your phone or tablet, you have full access to all your content. You can even listen to the playlists that you created on your computer from another device. It takes just a few minutes to finish the download process and create an account.

Spotify is one of the only streaming apps that lets you actually create your own playlists. You might make a playlist that you listen to while working out at the gym or while taking a run around your neighborhood, or you might create a playlist that you listen to at the office or even while working in your yard. This download free music program lets you name each of your playlists and write in a short description of each one too.

Another feature available with this program lets you listen to the radio. You can select a radio station by genre. If you select hard rock, Spotify will only play hard rock music. This is a great way to hear new artists and find bands that your local radio stations don't play. If you hear a song that you don't like, click the thumbs down icon on your screen. This lets the program know that you disliked it and keeps that song from playing again. Clicking the thumbs up icon lets the program know that you liked the song. It will then play similar songs, put that song into your regular rotation and find similar artists you might like. You can even create a custom playlist of songs you liked from the radio feature.

Spotify is one of the only music streaming services that will let you connect to users on social networking sites too, including Twitter and Facebook. Search the program to find all your friends and add them to your list. You can then see what music they listen to and add songs or artists from their playlists to your own playlists.

If you have songs on your computer, you can now import those songs into the app too. Spotify lets you add those songs to new or existing playlists and will make note of which songs you listen to most frequently to improve your overall experience.

The main downside to this free music program is that it includes ads. Most users notice that ads play after every fifth song, but those ads can play more frequently too. Many of the ads are repetitive in nature, and you might hear the same ad several times within a few hours. The only way to skip those ads or to listen to music without those ads is an upgraded account. Though Spotify offers a free music service, upgraded accounts cost money.

Pros:

• Provides access to millions of songs from thousands of new and popular artists
• Social networking features let you browse and share music with friends
• Use the radio feature to listen to songs from specific genres
• Now allows users to import their own music into the program
• Users can create, name and organize hundreds of playlists

Cons:

• Not all artists are available through the program
• Many bands and musicians limit the songs available
• Free accounts play ads between songs
• Upgraded accounts that do not play ads require a subscription fee