Would you like to listen to your music library from anywhere? There are free online music storage sites that provide the facility to stream your music via most Web browsers. Music lockers as they are sometimes called are excellent for organizing and storing all your MP3s online so you can gain access to them wherever you are. The following free digital music sites offer different levels of services, but all have the capability to stream your music on demand.
1. Amazon Cloud Drive
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Amazon's Cloud Drive enables you to store your digital music on the Internet and listen to it using the Amazon Cloud Player application (any computer or Android device). As well as music, you can also store other digital media files such as videos and photos. Amazon initially give you 5GB of cloud storage for free. The good news is that if you purchase music from the Amazon MP3 service, it will be automatically stored in Amazon's Cloud Drive but won't count towards your storage limit.
2. Google Music Beta
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Google Music Beta is a cloud storage service that boasts a capacity of up to 20, 000 songs. With it you can centrally store your songs on the Internet and stream them from the Web to any computer or Android (2.2+) mobile device -- this includes smartphones, tablets, etc. As well as music files, Google Music Beta also supports your iTunes library content (including playlists) so you aren't tied down to just using Apple's iCloud service.
Google Music Beta also has an offline feature that you can use to sync music to your computer or mobile device in order to listen while not connected to the Internet.
3. Maestro.fm
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Maestro.fm is a social music network that not only makes it possible to search for new music, connect with friends, and share playlists, but also gives you access to your own digital music via remote storage. Rather than uploading songs in one go, Maestro.fm’s system stores your music online as you listen to it. Read the full Maestro.fm review for more information.
4. Mougg
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Mougg is a streaming audio service that you can use to store your digital music in the cloud and listen to it almost anywhere -- the free account comes with 1Gb of storage space. As well as being able to stream to any Internet-connected computer, you can also use your mobile device with Mougg. So far the company has developed free apps for the iPhone (also compatible with iPad, iPod Touch), and Android based smartphones to extend its service for mobile users. Want to know more? Read our review of Mougg to discover its features and how this streaming music service performs.
5. MP3tunes
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You can create your own music locker using MP3tunes and store your digital music online. You can create playlists, stream your music from the Internet. You can either sign up for a free account that gives you 2Gb of storage, or go for 'paid for' storage that enables you to store 50-200Gb of music depending on your subscription level. You can also store videos in your MP3tunes locker using various freeware programs such as the Download Helper Firefox plugin that grabs media from YouTube etc.
6. MusicPlayer.fm
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MusicPlayer.fm gives you online storage to stream your music collection wherever you may be. You can also use the service to easily search for a track to play and organize your collection using playlists. There’s also the option to create your very own digital radio station based on your favorite genre.
7. Deezer
Deezer is a free and legal music service that also offers an unlimited amount of storage space for your MP3 music collection; the only limit is that you can’t upload MP3 files that exceed 10Mb. Deezer is an on-demand streaming audio service - meaning that you can listen to your music practically anywhere in the world. Other benefits include creating and sharing playlists with the Deezer community and making Deezer radio stations that other members can tune in to.