Music Downloads, Lyrics and Sheet Music
Merry Beth Tacy, Librarian Selector
Allofmp3 is based is Russia where copyright laws are more lax than in the U.S. The site offers downloads of chart-toppers, spotlighting the top 50 songs from not only the U.S. but the U.K., Italy, France, Germany and other places around the globe. A Forbes Best of the Web Site.
Wide selection, easy searching and fast checkout. Browse more than 20 styles including Indie Rock, Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz or Children's. Thousands of free downloads. A Forbes Best of the Web Site.
EBay is a great place to find musical rarities and oddities --and find used CDs on the cheap. If it exists, it's probably here. Browsing is a limited. $0.99 is the standard price for digital downloads. A Forbes Best of the Web Site.
iTunes has over 2 million songs, 20,000 podcasts, and 11,000 audiobooks for your Mac or PC to preview, buy and download. A 2003 Webby Award Winner.
An international community of independent sellers offers more than 26 million new and used recordings attracting a wide demographic audience. According to Forbes Magazine, "if there is an album in existence you can't find here (which isn't likely) set up a want list and you'll be notified by e-mail if the album is offered for sale." A Forbes Best of the Web Site.
Search for a favorite artist, album or song, or browse through the listing of 700 genres. Online music purchases can be made through several digital music services in partnership with MP3..
Napster offers unlimited access to 1 million songs, 100,000 albums and 80,000 artists for a monthly fee. The Napter Light Music Store offers .99 songs and $6.95 albums.
Rhapsody is a subscription to stream any of the more than 1.3 million songs on its library as much as you want. Songs can be purchased for $0.99 each. Not ipod compatible. A Forbes Web of the Web Site.
Select "Music Downloads" from the search bar, or, browse by music genre or select from the "Top 200 Music Downloads.
JFabchannel brings you a variety of live music in sound and vision. From upcoming acts to big stars playing rock, hiphop, folk, avant-garde and everything in between. A 2006 Webby Award Winner.
Join the social music revolution at Last.fm. It's fun, it's free, it's all about the music. "You get your own online music profile that you can fill up with the music you like. This information is used to create a personal radio station and to find users who are similar to you. Last.fm can even play you new artists and songs you might like."
An archive of tens of thousands of recordings of live concerts by "trade-friendly artists: those who like the idea of noncommercial distribution of some or all of their live material." Recordings are "available for royalty-free, no-cost public downloads." Includes a FAQ, and guidelines for contributors.
Pandora's mission: To help you discover new music you'll love. "It's powered by the Music Genome Project, the most comprehensive analysis of music cover undertaken. Just tell us your favorite songs or artists and we'll launch a streaming station to explore that part of the music universe."
"We podcast bands coming to your town." It's simple. Enter a city, and state and listen to the bands that are in your town and then go see the concert.
Browse and download by music genre, artist, rating, region and more. Artists on this site have released their music under the Creative Commons Liscense for use in podcasts, mashups, shoutcasts and webcasts.
- Alta Vista Audio/Mp3
- All the Web Audio Search
- Kazaa Media Desktop
- Lycos Music Search/Download
- SingingFish
Free sheet music for all major instruments, in all kinds of styles. Some available free, more for a fee.
Digital Librarian Locating Sheet Music, Lyrics, Librettos and Scores
One of the best collection of links on the web for this purpose.
The Rare Book, Manuscript and Special Collections Library at Duke University holds a significant collection of 19th and early 20th century American sheet music. The Historic American Sheet Music Project provides access to digital images of 3042 pieces from the collection, published in the United States between 1850 and 1920.
Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music
The Library of Congress collection of sheet music registered for U.S. copyright from 1820-1860 and 1870-1885.
PD Info: Public Domain Music
"A reference site to help identify public domain songs and public domain music . . . royalty free music you can use anywhere and any way you choose . . . performance, sing-along, film, and video, advertising, business, or personal."
Sheet Music for Downloadable Sites
A comprehensive annotated listing of sheet music sites on the Web.
An online store carrying over 380,000 pieces of sheet music, songbooks, scores, tabs, methods and more.
