Music News Toolbox: 50+ Links For Discovering New Music

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Is your music collection getting a bit stale? Have you run out of places where you can get fresh info about new artists, releases and concert dates? If so, you're in luck, because we've assembled a list of 50 sites which will keep you up to speed with what's happening in the world of music.

Music Discovery Sites

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Audiobaba.com - Enter a song or artist and get recommendations based on acoustic similarity.

AudioLunchbox.com - Over 2 million licensed and DRM free song downloads, featuring a large selection of smaller and local acts.

Babulous.com - A community of underground, independent musicians for you to explore and discover all kinds of unsigned music.

bandBUZZ.com - A site for bands to upload their music and be discovered by thousands. Users can vote and comment on the music and share it with their friends.

ChartU.com - Another site for bands to upload their music and let people listen. Tracks play right in the browser and continue to play even as you navigate the pages.

Contrastream.com - A way to find new independent artists quickly using a Digg-like system of voting.

Epitonic.com - Explore cutting-edge music, create playlists, and download some full tracks.

Finetune.com - Start with just a couple of artists and the system will build you a playlist of similar artists; alternatively, you can start with a list built by another user.

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Haystack.com - Create, share, and explore playlists from your friends and others.

Hypster.com - Allows you to upload your music, create a playlist and share it with others, even on social networking sites. Let people see & hear the bands they may be missing out on.

iJigg.com - You can discover new music, vote on it, and new artists can upload their music to reach a new audience.

iLike.com - Share your iTunes playlists and get suggestions for new music for you to try.

Last.fm - One of the best known sites for searching and finding new music.

Magnatune.com - Listen to over 500 complete albums from independent acts; if you like them, download them for as little as $5.00.

Musiclovr.com - Get suggestions based on what you're listening to and what similar users play related to that. Also get all the latest news on the artists you love.

Musicmesh.net - Start with one CD, see six similar selections, click on one of them to see six more related and so on. While playing a CD, a track list of YouTube videos come up for you to sample.

Musicmobs.com - Trade and browse playlists to see what other people are listening to.

MusicNation.com - A site specializing in independent and unsigned artists, check out new bands, even participate in contests.

Musicovery.com - Tell the site what your mood is and get music that fits you.

OneLlama.com - Start with just one song, or a whole playlist, and see what other "llamas" suggest you might like.

Owlmusicsearch.com - Have the site open an MP3 file, it compares it to other songs and then gives you a recommendation for other tunes you might enjoy.

Pandora.com - Type in the name of an artist you like, Pandora will create a "radio station" for you featuring that artist and similar acts.

ProjectOpus.com - A site focusing on spreading the word of local acts from countries all over the world.

Purevolume.com - Explore genres of music for bands you've never heard of and listen to full length tracks for free.

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SessionSound.com - A site focused mostly on indie music. A great place for artists to promote themselves.

Soundflavor.com - Find songs and artists you like and use that as a jumping off point to discover music you may be unaware of.

Stage.FM - Enter a major name act you enjoy and receive a list of independent acts with a similar sound.

SoundPedia.com - Upload your existing playlists or create new ones to help you find like minded lists that aid you in discovering new music.

Twones.com - Share your playlists and match them to users with similar tastes so you can locate artists you didn't know about.

UpTo11.net - Their search engine allows you to enter up to four bands at once and get a recommendation of a group that sounds like that combination.

ZuKool.com - Choose individual songs, or create a playlist from their library of 600,000+ songs, and receive recommendations of others. Rate those to get even more suggestions.

Music News

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AOL Music - The latest headlines and what's being discussed music wise around the blogosphere.

ArtistDirect.com - The latest music headlines from album releases to tour news.

BBC Music News - Music news from the mainstay of the news world, the BBC.

Billboard.com - The online counterpart to one of the premiere music industry publications.

CMT News - A news site dedicated to the country music genre.

DigitalMusicNews.com - Not only music news, but also showcases information on the technology you use it with.

Mi2N.com - A news site focusing more on the business side of the music industry.

MTV News - No list of music news sites without the MTV news site.

Music-News.com - Based in th UK music scene, see the latest big stories, album reviews, see what the editors are listening to.

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MusicNewsNashville.com - Music news from around Nashville, TN, the heart of the country music scene.

MusicPortl.com - Aggregates music news from multiple sites around the web.

Noisetap.com - A Digg-style site for music news, complete with voting options.

Pitchforkmedia.com - News, reviews, features and just about everything you could ever want to know about the state of music today.

Rolling Stone Rock & Roll Daily - The daily blog of the venerable old school music magazine, covering the day's latest story.

Shoutmouth.com - Publishes over 500 posts a week about bands from all genres to make a one-stop-shop for all of your music related news.

SoundsLikeNow.org - Type in a band name and receive results of bands that sound like them.

Starpulse Music News - Bringing you music news from all around the music industry.

The Phoenix - From the Boston Phoenix, it's music category focuses on the greater New England area and what's happening in and around it's music scene.

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Topix Music News - A news aggregator of music news from all over the net.

Village Voice Music News - A site that focuses on the New York City independent music scene.

Yahoo Music News - Yahoo's news service for music news from all over the world.