“Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe,
wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and
to everything.” Plato was right in
saying this. Music is an essential part of human life. It is everywhere and the
Internet is no exception. There are several websites which are specially designed
and developed for music aficionados. They can make playlists of their favourite
songs and listen to them online. And, the music lovers, who not only listen to
songs but also sing, can record and compose songs and share them with their friends.
They can connect with the people who like the same kind of music.
Radio has been one of the best sources of music
for long but people have to limit their listening to the songs selected by the RJs.
Internet has this dependency. Users can personalise online radio stations based
on their choice of songs on Last.fm; they can do it by making
tags for artists and musicians. The site provides this service to registered
users free. It keeps the track of the music history of its users and recommends
songs and musical concerts to them. The site keeps users up-to-date on ‘what
are your friends listening to at any given point of time’.
Songbird.me updates information about new
albums. They can make playlists of their favourite songs on the website and can
even listen to songs from the playlists of their friends. Gaana.com has the largest
collection of new songs in Hindi, English, Odia, Assamese, Bengali and in other
Indian languages. Users can stream the music free.
A few other sites allow
users to download songs of their choice by paying a fixed sum. Some sites are
free. Flipkart.com recently launched a website flyte.com. Music lovers
can listen to a sample of songs in a music album before buying. If they like
only one or two songs then they can buy them from the website and download on
their computers. Similarly, Musictoday.in sells Indian classical
music online but users do not have an option to download songs. Music CDs are
delivered at home by the website.
You can listen to music
albums uploaded by users free on Justhearit.com but will have to pay
if you download. There is a site musicovery.com in which you state the
mood you are in and it will play music suitable for it. There are sites where
musicians can compose and record songs and share them with an online audience. One
of the most popular music recording websites is Soundcloud.com. You can
also listen to the tracks uploaded by others.
Other websites which will interest you include iTunes,
Finetune, Live365.com, Blip.fm, Pandora, Emusic.com, etc.
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