Subscription-based music websitesOne way of getting legal music downloads is to join a subscription-based music site. These websites offer you the chance to sign up and pay a fee, usually monthly, which then grants you access to legal music downloads. The quality between subscription music sites varies greatly because different websites have ties with different record labels. The benefit of a subscription-based music website is that you know that whenever you want music, you can get your hands on it. You also know how much money you will be spending on music each month. The disadvantage is that there may be some months when you don't want any music at all. There may also be times when your music-subscription website of choice does not have the songs you are after. We've selected a few decent subscription-based music websites that we think are worthy of your attention. Keep us updated if you try any of them out. Yahoo! Music UnlimitedYahoo!’s Music Unlimited costs $5.99 a month if you pay yearly. You have to pay an additional $0.79 to download a track to play on an MP3 player. Downloads are fast, the system is easy to use, there are tons of reviews and the service is cheap. You have tons of music that you can access instantly. RhapsodyAs long as you have an account subscription with Rhapsody, you can download and stream any of the music on the site. The standard fee is $12.99 a month, but it will cost you $14.99 a month to be able to download the tracks to play on an MP3 player. Subscribers have to pay $0.89 to download a track without DRM restrictions. Downloads are fast, but you can’t preview music without a plugin. eMusiceMusic.com is a subscription site charges a monthly fee with which you can download a certain number of tracks. At the time of writing, the fees are $9.99 for 30 MP3s, $14.99 for 50 MP3s and $19.99 for 75 MP3s. If you work it out, it’s cheaper than iTunes for the number of songs you get. Downloads are fast and the system is easy to use. Doesn’t have the same selection as iTunes or Amazon, but there is lots of great music here, particularly from lesser-known artists. Featured Posts
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