- 8tracks. Sign up for free. Internet radio created by people not algorithms.
- Accuradio. Free. Also free mobile app.”Internet radio crafted by music lovers.” 600+ free Internet radio stations.
- Amazon MP3. Shop 20+ million songs. Recommendations and Discover Music services.
- Bandcamp. Buy music from independent artists and find music you want to support.
- Beastmode.fm. Free. “Random music to make you happy.” Music published on blogs courtesy of Shuffler.fm.
- Blip.fm. Free. “Internet radio made social – free music streaming and sharing.”
- Deezer. Free basic account (ads, restricted listening, discovery only) and subscription (no ads, mobile requires subscription). 180 countries – not in the U.S. “Discover, enjoy, share the music you love.”
- Earbits. Free online radio. Connect with bands, support artists. No Top 40, no ads. Awesome “About Earbits” video.
- Groove. Remixes your music library based on listening habits.
- Hype Machine. Free. MP3 blog aggregator.
- iTunes. Also iTunes Genius for playlists, mixes and iTunes Match subscription for cloud storage. Apple Internet radio announcement coming soon (WWDC June 10-14).
- Jango. Free Internet radio and on mobile that “plays what you want.” Simple. Search by artist. “Making online music easy, fun and social.”
- Last.fm. Free and premium subscription. “Personalised recommendations based on the music you listen to.” Requires Scrobble plugin.
- Live365. Free (with ads), 5 day unlimited with signup. 3, 6 and 12 month subscriptions. Network of 5000+ radio stations, 260+ genres. Personalized recommendations. Create your own Internet radio station.
- liveplasma. Discovery search engine for music, movies and books. Search results are browsed using a graphical interface.
- Mixcloud. Find mixes and radio shows by DJs.
- MOG. ”Music On the Go.” Find, play anywhere, share with friends. Listen for free with ads (basic account). Subscriptions for unlimited music and no ads. U.S. only. 16+ million songs.
- Musicovery. Free. Graphical interface Internet radio. Music by mood.
- Neverending Playlist. Free. Who would you like to listen to?
- Noon Pacific. Free. Weekly playlist of the best songs handpicked from the best music blogs. Email delivery.
- NPR Music. Web portal. NPR Music Radio for continuous music streaming. Social media integration.
- Ohmytracks. Free. “Uses Last.FM to create a better user experience by offering you music that matches your tastes.”
- Pandora. Personalized Internet radio. Free basic account, subscription for premium. Full-featured. Only available in the U.S., Australia and New Zealand.
- reddit Music. Web portal and forum. Listen and share. radioreddit. Free. Tunes are voted on.
- Rdio. Discover (following friends, tastemakers, critics and artists), collect and share. 14 days unlimited trial. Up to 6 months free on computer. Subscription required. Many devices and full-featured.
- Rhapsody. “More than just Internet radio.” Follow members, artists interviews and reviews. Full-featured. Subscription required. 16+ million songs. U.S. only.
- seevl. Semantic music discovery plugin for Deezer and YouTube. Free.
- Shazam. Music recognition app. Share to Facebook, Twitter and email.
- Shuffler.fm. Free. An audio magazine made by music blogs. “Channel surf the music web through thousands of music sites and blogs, curated by tastemakers who filter the music information overload.”
- Slacker Radio. Free. Subscribe for commercial free and offline listening. “The Best Music — Anytime, Anywhere, Any Device.” Curated by 200+ experts. 10+ million songs. Highly customizable.
- Songza. Free. Curated by music experts. Choose to customize music by day, time and situation. No listening limits.
- SoundCloud. “The world’s leading social sound platform where anyone can create sounds and share them everywhere.” Distribution platform for artists.
- SoundHound. Music recognition app. Also identifies by songs you sing or hum. Share and bookmark.
- Spotify. Free and premium accounts. Desktop application. 20+ million songs. 20+ million users = many “eclectic playlists.” Full-featured.
- Stereomood. Free. Turn your mood into music.
- Tastebuds.fm. This is unique. Meet people through music – a music-based online dating service.
- Torch Music. Free. Create online music collections with your friends.
- Twitter #music. Truly social music discovery.
- This is My Jam. Free. Music handpicked by your friends. Switched to a read-only archive of music September 2015.
- TuneIn. Free. “…the world’s radio station.” 70,000 stations. Multiple devices and connectivity in cars, televisions, etc. Social media and favourites integration, linked playlists.
- Upbeat. The Internet’s music charts.
- The Vinyl District. Record store locator app.
- Whyd. Keep, play and share tracks.
- Xbox Music Pass. Previously known as Zune. Subscription required. Xbox 360/Windows devices only. 30+ million tracks. SmartDJ to create custom stations.
- YouTube Disco. “Find > Mix > Watch.” Find by artist or song.
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