Music subscriptions are the quickest and cheapest way to fill an MP3 player with music. For about the price of one CD each month, you can get access to thousands of songs. Essentially, you are not purchasing the music. Instead, you rent it and will only have access to the music for as long as you continue to pay rent.
Most of the stores will require you to download special software before being able to access your subscription as well as additional fees if you want to import your subscription on to your preferred player. We highly recommend the first option - see below - eMusic
eMusic is the #1 site for INDEPENDENT artists and their music, with a library of over 4,500,000 MP3s. eMusic sets itself apart from other services by offering MP3s free from copy protection. This means that eMusic customers truly own the music they download. Our MP3’s play on any portable music player (including the iPod and Zune), can be downloaded to unlimited computers as well as burned to CD. Other digital music services either charge extra or do not offer the flexibility eMusic provides to their customers.
We believe this top-notch RINGTONE company needs to be included among the elite "music subscription" companies. Funtonia has over 3 million ringtones and supports over 3500 different types of phones!! Virtually any song you may want to hear on your phone is available here. They have a 3-month subscription and a 1-year subscription. And both have UNLIMITED downloads. The 3-month plan is very reasonably priced considering that they offer unlimited downloads during that perion. With the rise of mobile-phone based music, this company is bound to grow. And to top it off, their website is extremely easy to use. Highly recommended.
Formerly the name for illegal downloads, Napster has transitioned into a legal downloads music store. Napster, the original digital music service, is evolving again. Napster Unlimited brings you the revolutionary combination of unlimited streaming and MP3s to keep each month. You get unlimited access to one of the largest online music catalogues in the world with over 10 million tracks. In addition, you get downloadable high quality MP3s of your choice each month to keep from Napster’s huge catalogue - transfer or burn these as often as you want . Plus you get full access to Napster's music expert features such as playlists and radio stations. All accessible online from any computer. It's currently the best value service in the market and offers you a package that free options can't quite compete with.
For just $9.95 a month, Napster subscribers get unlimited access to all three million songs in Napster's song library. For $5.00 more (or $14.95 a month), subscribers can download Napster also offers over fifty commercial-free, interactive radio stations. Skip forward or back, look through all the songs on the station and download your favorites. You can also create your own radio stations based on music you select from your library.
Members can also buy songs. Purchased songs can be burned to CD or transferred to a compatible MP3 player, and are yours to keep. Members can get a discount on multiple-song purchases with Napster Track Packs.
Zune Pass From Microsoft
Zune Pass is relatively new, but a really nice subscription option.
A Zune Pass subscription gives you unlimited music and streaming. Plus, download ten songs per month that are yours to keep forever. Software features such as Channels, Mixview, and Smart DJ are optimized to take advantage of unlimited access to music at Zune Marketplace and on Zune.net. Zune Pass also gives you ten song credits to redeem each month. The free 14-day trial is a nice option if you want to try it out. All the music you want plus 10 free to keep for $14.99 per month is not bad.
