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Everyone knows that many file sharing programs are the key to getting free song downloads for your iPod or other type of mp3 player. But what many people ignore about this way of getting the music they love is that it is often done illegally. Since there are no immediate repercussions for downloading music like this, people tend to ignore the facts and do what they want anyway. But what many of you out there don’t know is that there are plenty of options for getting free music downloads legally.

The first place you should look for free music downloads is iTunes. Yes, iTunes does offer free music and video downloads through the iTune store. The Single of the Week is always a free download. And sometimes as a special promotion, iTunes will offer other songs for free. The best way to find out about these offers is to sign up for the iTunes newsletter.

If you happen to be a musician or just appreciate music that has yet to be widely discovered, a place like kerchoonz.com can open you up to a whole new set of musicians. Kerchoonz is a social networking site dedicated to helping promote new artists. Here you can do all the things you would be able to at any other social networking site, but Kerchoonz also lets you download mp3 music for free. And if you are a musician, you can get paid for someone else downloading your song.

Other websites that feature up and coming artists for download are mtv.com and mp3.com.

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And if you really want to find thousands of mp3 downloads in one place, there are a variety of sites that offer this, but be warned many of these mp3 are wither covers or just simple .wav files uploaded into an mp3 format. A couple of these other sites also offer the actual mp3s you want, but make you sign up for offers or recruit friends in order to gain access to these downloads. This can be helpful if you really need a new playlist, but tends to be a lot more work than its worth.