Geraldineb

In conclusion, music has changed throughout the times.
People used to listen to music by purchasing records, 8-tracks, cassettes and CDs. These days, downloading music is the easiest and most popular way to listen to you favorite music.

Try to only download music from providers that remember your purchases.
This way, if you ever lose a file, you can revisit the website and just download it again for free.

If you really love an artist, check out their website for music.
Most bands maintain an online presence where they offer information on music and tours, and they will sometimes offer free music there.

Aside from the legalities of downloading free music, you also have something else to worry about when choosing free music files from different sites.

There are literally thousands of sites which host music files.
Even though many of these website are safe, there are still a great number that contain some infected files.

A website that offers legal music downloads will usually not have a wide range of custom files and mixes available.
This is because they are distributing the music from reputable labels.

Watch the file sizes of your music downloads carefully. A normal music download will be somewhere between 2 megabytes and 5 megabytes.
If you see something much less or much more, there could be something fishy about the file.

If you do want to download music through peer to peer software, be sure to pick a reputable program.
That said, you may find that the music you seek isn't available on the network you have chosen.

Have you discovered a song you love on a website you don't know anything about?
Don't download the file just yet. Search for website reviews first. The reviews you need to find are the ones that talk about viruses and malware.