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Are you looking for free downloads of your favorite artist’s songs? Whether you are looking for free downloads of the "Across the Universe" soundtrack or the latest Now compilation album, the Internet is the place to be. You can find free music downloads in peer-to-peer networks, torrent sites, or social networking websites.

* Peer-to-Peer Networks One of the most common ways to download music for free is to look in peer-to-peer networks. In peer-to-peer networks, users can upload media files to share with their fellow users. Examples of peer-to-peer networks are Ares Galaxy, BearShare, FrostWire, iMesh, Kazaa, LimeWire, and Shareaza. The downside to downloading free music from peer-to-peer networks is that most of the music files are shared without paying for rights.

* Torrent Sites The more specialized types of peer-to-peer networks are torrent sites. Torrent sites are websites that offer a huge list of media sources which are available for free download. In torrent sites, you will be given several links to directly download the music file of your choice. Some of the most popular torrent sites are isoHunt, Legal Torrents, MiniNova, Snarf It, SumoTorrent, The Pirate Bay, Torrentscan, Torrentspy, Torrentz, and uTorrent.

* Social Networking Websites A lot of artists today are making themselves “discovered" via social networking websites. MySpace, one of the most widely used social networking website, allows its users to upload their music onto their profile pages to reach a wider set of audience. Most artists who offer their songs for free downloads in MySpace are indie artists. If the artist’s privacy settings allow it, you can actually download his music for free.