We bring you a list with 18 websites and applications to listen to music for free, either on your computer through the browser or your mobile or tablet. These are services that offer free music in a totally legal way, so you should not worry about infringing any copyright.
In the list we are going to find a little of everything. We are going to have totally free platforms, but also with others that have a limited free version but then you need to pay to access catalogs or complete options. You also have services with musicians known to everyone and others more focused on emerging artists.
And as we always say at Xataka Basics, if you think that we have left out of the list any service that you consider essential, we invite you to share it with everyone in the comment section. Thus, all readers will be able to benefit from the knowledge of our xatakeros.
Audiomack
We started with Audiomack, which is a streaming platform free and unlimited to share and discover new songs. Being free means that it lacks great musical profiles, you may not find your favorite artists, but it is still very valid for finding emerging artists.
For the rest, within these limits the service offers everything you can expect from a streaming platform. You have playlists, trending lists and a powerful search engine, being able to create playlists and more. It possibly focuses a bit more on urban music than other genres, but there’s a bit of everything.
Bandcamp
Bandcamp is a bit of a different music streaming service in that it focuses on try to be a hub for artists who hang their music on it. In this way, we can say that within the platform each artist has a page that is as if it were a main web page to which you can subscribe, and in it you can see their releases.
Best of all, Bandcamp has a tag system on artist pages that are very conducive to exploring new music similar to the one you like. It also has a genre search system. In addition, on the artist pages you can buy their albums in physical or digital format.
Deezer
Deezer is one of the main music streaming services you have on the market, and one of those that still has a free version with ads to access its content. Like other paid streaming services with a free version, Deezer also has its views in random mode if you don’t pay.
Despite not having much precision due to its random mode, this service allows you to create even automatic playlists of specific genres. You can also get custom playlists based on your tastes, albeit with non-HD sound quality, and with some songs being just 30-second samples.
Idagio
This is a streaming service focused exclusively on classical music. It is a paid service, but it has a free modality with 2 million tracks that you can listen to, and that contain both exclusive releases and latest releases.
This free modality also includes personal music collections, although without personalized playlists with recommendations. Of course, what you do have are proposals for moods, and videos of talks with artists. All for free and with ads.
Internet Archive
Internet Archive cannot be missing from any list of legal free Internet content. It is a platform recognized by institutions in which all kinds of multimedia content is stored so that it is available to all Internet users for free.
Here you will not find artists who have their music protected by copyright, quite the contrary. You can find songs and live music that are no longer on any other platform. Of course, you can only access it through the web.
Jamendo
Jamendo is a music streaming platform made up of musicians who offer their music under a Creative Commons license. This means that it is completely free to listen to for you, and that you can listen to it whenever you want. You simply cannot use it for commercial purposes.
The service has what you want, with playlists by genre just like those on pay platforms, and the ability to create your own playlists, say what songs you like, or download them to your device. You have browsing options and a lot of content, with the only limit that the music is only in mp3 format.
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Jango is a service that serves to create music radio stations according to your tastes. All you have to do is type an artist or genre, and it will show you the related stations where you can find songs without pause.
The service has quite a few customization options, and you do not need to create a user account. In addition, you also have no limit to skip songs. The negative part is that you cannot share your stations and that it does not have official mobile applications.
Last.FM
Last.FM is known above all for being a website that you link to streaming services to centralize all the data of what you listen to and consult them whenever you want. However, It also allows you to listen to music for free from almost all artists, even if they are separate songs.
Therefore, you have a portal with a huge number of artists and a lot of music about them. And what is best, you have a recommendations section similar music you like, and social features like finding other like-minded users whose libraries you can explore too.
LiveOne
A service focused on creating radio stations with live music. Music is completely free, although you need to create an account and you cannot select specific songs. The good thing is that the paid version simply offers extra options, it does not limit your access to music.
MixCloud
This is another streaming service based on radio stations, only with some peculiar things. It focuses on offering you mixes created by professional DJsso whoever proposes the music to you are not algorithms but real people.
It has a free version with ads, although it also allows you to subscribe to DJs. Also, you have stations of virtually any musical genre. The downside is that you can’t listen to specific songs and you can’t skip the ones you don’t like.
MySpace
Yes I know. Talking about MySpace in the middle of 2023 seems crazy, but what was once a powerful social network has evolved into a music platform with a strong social component. And the best thing is that you have many artists with their profiles and free songs that you can listen to.
SoundCloud
SoundCloud is another popular streaming service, and it has a powerful free modality. One of its main attractions is that focuses mostly on independent musicand what you’ll find most are lesser-known artists making a name for themselves among people who want to explore new sounds.
The negative part is that the catalog with recognized artists and all their albums is only available for paid subscriptions. But if what you want is to listen to new artists that may not be on other streaming services, this is something that you can really like about this alternative.
Radio Garden
Let’s do a little cheating. Yes, this list is based on streaming services, but we also want to include this one that is for listen to radio stations on your mobile. In fact, it is a rather curious proposition that encourages exploration.
What this service offers you is a world map, and you can navigate on it to find stations from any country about what happens Many are music stations, so you can explore the music that’s playing right now in any country in the world.
Spotify
Spotify is one of the leading platforms in the music streaming sector, and one of its peculiarities is that it has a free subscription with fewer options, but in the end it allows you to listen to music. Of course, during playback you will have to listen to ads.
In the free version of Spotify you will be able to create and listen to playlists, although without being able to listen to individual records. Also, you have an hourly limit on the number of songs you can skip. But considering the huge catalog of playlists out there, it’s a good option.
StreamSquid
This is a website for play music from youtube with a music streaming service interface more similar to that of Spotify and company. It’s completely free, you can skip all the tracks you want and create playlists for yourself. The negative part is that it does not have mobile applications.
TuneIn Radio
We continue cheating a bit, because if we have mentioned a radio app, we cannot leave TuneIn out. Especially since in it you will meet a lot of stationsincluding many that include music content.
Here, you should know that the free version of the service has ads in its broadcasts. Also, although you will be able to listen to most stations, there are some that are only available in the paid mode.
You42
This is a website that allows you to listen to music without paying any subscription. The bad news is that you won’t find music from your favorite or most well-known artists, and the good news is that there are many emerging artistsso you can discover new artists in genres you love.
YouTube Music
YouTube Music is a version of the platform dedicated exclusively to streaming music and music videos. It is very similar to normal YouTube in operation and interface, being able to search for songs, create playlists or subscribe to artists to find out when they release new music.
With the free version of this service you won’t be able to start listening to a disc in order, but rather you will be able to listen to playlists and random playbacks. However, it serves to play music, you can listen to your own files, and create custom playlists. Of course, always with ads.
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