Is There a Future for NoiseTrade?

Nice article on why Noisetrade co-founder Derek Webb thinks his 6-year-old music site still beats the streaming services and has survived despite the increase in piracy.

How Much Do Music Artists Earn Online?

There is an interesting and sobering analysis of how little artists make through digital sales and plays on informationisbeautiful.net.

Free Music from Microsoft

According to Free Christian Music Blog, Microsoft is making it possible for you to get free music downloads by simply playing games. More info here.

It's a Tough Economy, So Here Are Some Free Tunes

There are many sources of legal free music that you can take advantage of to expand your musical canvas. Here's an updated representative list:

* hearitfirst.com
* iTickets.com
* artist pages on social sites such as purevolume.com, MySpace.com
* Gospelmusicchannel.com
* iTunes (new each Tuesday)
* Amazon.com (new each Tuesday)
* Walmart.com (new each Tuesday)
* Jesusfreakhideout.com
* 20 The Countdown Magazine
* Tangle

This site seeks them out for you:
Free Christian Music blog

This site has a nice list.

CompassionArt Giving Away 100 Million Songs

The CompassionArt charity is giving away 100 million brand new songs from its upcoming CompassionArt: Creating Freedom From Poverty CD/DVD for a limited time download via a widget (see below). This giveaway features six songs written collectively by 12 acclaimed songwriters and recorded by well-known artists in the Christian music genre. Requesting donations for the songs, the goal is to engage people everywhere to help end world poverty.

The 19 songwriters/guest vocalists featured on the CompassionArt: Creating Freedom From Poverty recording include: (Songwriters) Paul Baloche, Steven Curtis Chapman, Stu G, Israel Houghton, Tim Hughes, Graham Kendrick, Andy Park, Matt Redman, Martin Smith, Michael W. Smith, Chris Tomlin and Darlene Zschech; and (Guest Vocalists) Kirk Franklin, Amy Grant, Joel Houston, Leeland Mooring, Christy Nockels, tobyMac and CeCe Winans.

Together, they combine for: 101 million albums sold, 103 No. 1 songs, 32 GRAMMY Awards and 9 GRAMMY nominations this month alone, 202 Dove Awards, 18 Stellar Awards, 3 American Music Awards, and 116 CCLI Top 500 songs sung by millions in churches around the world.

Sources of Legal, Free Music

There are many sources of legal free music that you can take advantage of to expand your musical canvas. A representative list:

* hearitfirst.com
* iTickets.com
* artist pages on social sites such as purevolume.com, MySpace.com
* Gospelmusicchannel.com
* iTunes (new each Tuesday)
* Amazon.com (new each Tuesday)
* Walmart.com (new each Tuesday)
* Jesusfreakhideout.com
* 20 The Countdown Magazine