Suggestions for Legal Music Downloads  

Here are some sites that may offer you some free music downloads in some circumstances although many downloads will require that you pay for them. Remember that website terms and conditions can change from day to day, and this is just summary of what may be available, so please verify all of this information for yourself as the terms and conditions for the websites listed may change from time to time.

Amazon 

Has hundreds of free downloads, some from well known artists and others that are less well known 

Artist Direct 

Has a few free tracks but these are streams rather than real downloads and so cannot be saved 

Bleep 

This is a site for distributing music from Warp records. Bleep allows you to preview entire tracks before you buy. 

Domino Records 

Has a regularly updated archive of free downloads from an  impressive catalogue such as Adem, James Yorkston and Four Tet etc. 

Epitonic 

Free downloads - in MP3 and WMA format from independent artists, look and listen if you want to expand your musical horizons. 

HMV 

HMV allows unlimited access to "temporary" downloads, which keep playing for as long as you remain a subscriber (£14.99 per month). All downloads can be transferred to MP3 players, though not iPods. 

Insound 

A vast collection of free indie MP3s designed for the American market