Free Music

The internet is like a big shopping mall. You may shop and order different products ranging from food to cosmetics, from appliances to houses. The difference is location. A shopping mall is located in one address whereas Internet products may be located anywhere in the world. Another difference is some products and resources in the Internet are for free. One example is downloadable music. You may download and listen to music for free. Although not all music resources can be downloaded for free, some are offered for a limited time only.

Contrary to popular belief or what the record companies want us to think, free internet music does not necessarily threaten the record industry. Instead, it enhances the reach of the music, similar to free radio music that can also be recorded. Plus, free music also serves other functions that may benefit the record industry. For example, an upcoming artist wants to test if his or her single would appeal to a target market. The company and the artist can make use of free music services to determine the volume of listeners who would patronize the sample release. Then, if successful, they can go ahead and record an entire album which they can launch once the artist has been established via his single.