Music is maybe the best thing created by human creed and with the evolution of technology, we no longer need to resort to radio as far as music portability is required. With the coming of innovative inventions like iPods and Zunes, music portability has perceived a new definition.
In the era of web 2.0, everything is optimized to create dynamic pages with all kind of media on it and streaming audio and video files from your PC, iPod, mp3 players, tablets or other internet supporting devices has never been easier before.
Thus here is our compilation of Top 10 great web applications and sites to facilitate music streaming for music lovers.
Grooveshark
Grooveshark is number one on our list and this is just because it is actually, worth the award. Grooveshark allows you to upload your media and allow access via internet supporting devices.
Based on user experience, Grooveshark is the best application for it’s purpose. To use Grooveshark flash is required, you generally get a free version and you can upgrade to the VIP version for just 3$ a month or 30$ an year.
Last.fm
Last.fm is not a cloud based media sharing application, but it is a great place to find new and unique music that you might have been missing for now. It is a free application and requires Flash to run.
Pandora
Pandora is a pretty old application that has been around in its market for quite some time now. It can be taken as radio but way too awesome and advanced than the conventional radio.
Pandora offers a free version and a paid version for just 36$ per year. The free version has got some major limitations like you may not be able to listen to a particular song or the disability to create playlist and you can use it for just 40 hours every month.
With the paid version, you get better music streaming, no advertisements and limitless music. The paid version is referred to as Pandora One and if you are a music junkie for 36$ it shouldn’t be an expensive deal.
Lala
Lala is considered to be currently one of the best audio streaming and discovery websites available on the internet, after going under several transformations in the past few years.
Lala has been optimized for Social media integration and can be easily connected to your facebook account to expand its usability. Lala can be taken up as a music store from where you can purchase and access/download music.
The biggest limitation of Lala is that you can listen to a song present in their store just once, and you’d have to pay 99 cents for downloading or 10 cents for unlimited streaming.
Maestro
Maestro is not an online application as expected, but it an application that resides on your desktop and allows you to stream your personal music collection from your internet supporting devices.
Maestro offers iTunes support and social media integration. It is free to use.
Well, these were the best 5 web application for music junkies. Hope you like them.