HDtracks is a music download store offering high definition, DRM-free sound files in AIFF, FLAC and 320 kbps MP3. The universal compatability means that HDtracks songs can be played on computers (both Mac and PC), home music servers, iPods and MP3 players, etc.

Hdtracks’ catalog is diverse and includes a growing array of titles from alternative music, jazz, blues, rock, classical, folk, world music and more, from some of the best independent labels world wide.

With eMusic you can download up to 50 MP3s over 14 days free of charge.

eMusic is a leading web site for independent music, with a library of over 1,000,000 MP3s from more than 90,000 albums.

eMusic offers MP3s free from copy protection which means that eMusic customers truly own the music they download.

eMusic MP3s play on any portable music player (including the iPod), can be downloaded to unlimited computers and allow for unlimited CD burning.

Mixonic offers full-service custom CD and DVD duplication and design services to musicians. Mixonic makes it easy to create thousands of discs with their unique web-based tools to manage the entire process online. In addition, Mixonic offers a wide selection of packaging options ranging from simple paper sleeves to fully packaged, professional looking jewel cases with inserts, traycards and shrink wrap.

With Tickco Premium Seating, you can order premium concert tickets from America’s premiere concert ticket broker. Tickco allows you to search for tickets simply by selecting the artist, venue or city.

Tickco has premium concert tickets for hundreds of concert events and concert venues nationwide.

Txttunes gives music fans the ability to discover and purchase digital music downloads for their computer using their cell phones. Txttunes has a database of over 2 million music tracks from over 15,000 independent labels and artists from around the world.

All songs on Txttunes are standard MP3 files free of any form of digital rights management (DRM).

EZTracks allows users to download and listen to music absolutely free. EZTracks is easy to use and completely legal. With EZTracks, you can browse over 30,000 free MP3s including popular independent artists as well as rare songs.

Take a moment to create your EZTracks account and you will instantly gain access to thousands of full songs across a wide array of genres.

Last.fm, a social music web site, has recently launched their own free music service. Users will be able to listen to any streamed track they offer up to three times. Last.fm has deals with the four major record companies and over 150,000 independent labels to provide music to its users. After the three initial free streams, users will be able to buy the tracks from sites such as iTunes, Amazon, etc.

Alibris Music is an online retailer of new, used and hard to find music online.
Alibris offers thousands of new and rare music titles and the web site’s advance search features make it easy to find hard to find music by genre, record label, title or musician.

Alibris Music’s product line includes CDs, vinyl, LPs, 8-tracks, tape cassettes and tape reels from thousands of independent sellers worldwide which makes Alibris one of the largest independent music retailers online. If you are looking for a rare music title, we suggest trying Alibris first.

Napster reported early this week that it will now begin selling music downloads as unprotected MP3 files in the spring. This will be in line with several other online retailers that already sell unprotected MP3 files to the public. Currently Napster offers monthly memberships to its download service that allows users to access unlimited music

MP3 Musicgrams a free music promotion site featuring free MP3 music uploads and Musicgrams, is offering a new Holiday promotion to encourage music fans to send music cards online. Music fans can choose an MP3 of any artist, band or label and select a new Holiday graphic or upload a Christmas or Holiday photo of their own, add it to the MP3 audio file and send it out to 10 friends at once. This new user friendly musicgram ecard  makes music sharing the ideal holiday greeting and gift .