Top 10 websites to download music for free, legally

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ARTISTdirect.com
ARTISTdirect's online content delivery platform houses hundreds of free downloadable music files.

Link: http://www.artistdirect.com/music/free-downloads

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MP3.com
A part of the CNET Networks, MP3.com's earlier avatar was that of a music-sharing service and it continues, in part, to remain loyal to its original mission - providing legal, free music.

Link: http://www.mp3.com//free-music/

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PureVolume
A website for upcoming artists to promote their music and interact with each other, PureVolume.com is also a rich source of free music. Artists who upload their songs to the website have the option to make their music downloadable, so not all music on the website is available for download.

Link: http://www.purevolume.com/top_unsigned_2009

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Spinner.com
AOL's Spinner spins out a free MP3 file every day complete with the artists providing background information about the song.

Link: http://www.spinner.com/category/mp3-of-the-day/

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Open Music Archive
Music has been recorded for a long time and a lot of that music has now come out of copyright. The Open Music Archive is a collaborative project that digitises and distributes such out-of-copyright musical works.

Link: http://www.openmusicarchive.org/