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Qtrax, a new legal online file-sharing service that allows fans to download songs for free, said Sunday it will launch with 25 million to 30 million copyrighted tracks with backing from major labels.

How about listening to free music? Many artists have chosen to release their tracks under a free license. What's more, a considerable amount of music has passed into the public domain. Here are 19 ...

Collecting and curating a personal library of tunes is a musical rite of passage, but the ways in which people access music have changed over time. A few decades back, kids called their local radio ...

Universal Music Group's decision on Friday to test selling digital music tracks online without copy-protection technology is seen by some as a step toward providing ad-supported digital music for free ...

Music fans have a wide variety of streaming options. Depending on what you’re interested in and how much you’re willing to pay, the best music streaming services offer appealing features such as ...