EMusic
Over the last week or so, I have been using a website called Emusic to download music. It is a subscription based website where you pay monthly and get a monthly quota on song downloads. The subscriptions break down like this:
- $10.00/month- 30 songs
- $15.00/month- 50 songs
- $20.00/month- 75 songs
I’d say that’s a pretty good deal. 75 songs works out to about 5 or 6 cds(12-15 songs per CD). That works out to $75-$90 (at $15/cd). So you save quite a bit. Plus, now EMusic is running a promotion where you get 25 free songs before your subscription starts. I got 100 songs for $20. That’s pretty tough to beat. But I have not mentioned the best part of Emusic. There is NO DRM. Zip. Zilch. Nada. You download the songs with EMusic’s download manager and do with them what you will. That being said, here is one complaint I have about Emusic.
Their music collection, while vast, is limited to certain record labels. It’s still a huge collection. I was able to blow through 100 downloads in one night and I want more. That means I’ll be signing on again for at least March. But when I did a search for bands I listen to, I didn’t find a lot, or what I did find was compilation albums. I hope that as EMusic grows, so does the list of labels they have to offer. But I would say it’s at least worth the 25 free downloads. Just don’t forget to cancel your subscription after that!