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Top 10 Best Music Streaming Services Online


    Top 10 Best Music Streaming Services Online-1

    The internet has switched things up when it comes to sharing and listening to your favorite music. For musicians this means knowing how to get your music online and be hosted on streaming platforms.

    There are many of them which makes it difficult for musicians to identify and choose the best option. The process of finding and choosing a suitable platform can be quite overwhelming.

    Most importantly, it’s highly recommended that you host your music in as many platforms as possible for the widest reach. If you’re confident in your skill and talent the chances of success will be much higher.

    1. Spotify

    Spotify now has over 200 million monthly active users and continues to grow as one of the top streaming platforms. Spotify has become popular due to its huge number of playlists.

    For musicians, this means your music gets to be shared and spread among multiple playlists. You are bound to go viral if you get featured on popular playlists which increases your streaming numbers significantly.

    By attracting followers to playlists based on themes and genres, curators can use those playlists to feature new tracks as they are released. Spotify has the edge when it comes to streaming through playlists.

    Get your music on Spotify with Ditto Music

    2. Apple Music / iTunes

    Apple Music is a subscription-based music streaming service, like Spotify, offering access to over 50 million songs. According to Apple’s CEO Tim Cook it’s, “All the ways you love music. All in one place.”

    It’s a combination of three distinct features; Apple Music, Apple Music Radio and Apple Music Connect. You can choose the music you love and get recommendations and playlists from music experts.

    The Apple Music service not only lets you stream on-demand any track from the iTunes catalogue but also access all your music in one place, whether purchased from iTunes, copied from a CD, or downloaded from the internet.

    Get your music on Apple Music / iTunes with Ditto Music

    3. SoundCloud

    Many bands will often release their music on SoundCloud before releasing to Apple Music or Spotify. SoundCloud is still the world’s top audio streaming platform and attracts over 175 million monthly unique visitors.

    SoundCloud provides a way to stream embeddable audio pieces for blogs and other media outlets. It’s free to register, free to upload your music, free to stream and  promote your music.

    A majority of both established major artists and emerging talent use SoundCloud to upload their music. It’s the best when it comes to letting your fans stream your music for free. Being on SoundCloud is a great way to connect with your core fan base, allowing them to engage more deeply with your music.

    Get your music on SoundCloud

    4. Tidal Music

    TIDAL is a subscription-based music, podcast and video streaming service that combines lossless audio and high-definition music videos with exclusive content and special features on music.

    Owned by hip hop mogul Jay-Z it received major co-signing from artists like Beyonce, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Kanye West, and Daft Punk to boost its image and ranking as a top music streaming platform. Jay-Z is offering stakeholder equity in the company to the artists joining the streaming service.

    According to Jay-Z “People are not respecting the music, and devaluing what it really means. People really feel like music is free, but will pay $6 for water” he continues,“This is a platform that’s owned by artists. We are treating these people that really care about the music with the utmost respect,”

    Get your music on Tidal with Ditto Music

    5. BandCamp

    Bandcamp allows you to control your brand/site/appearance. The interface is generally quite clean (not clinical), and allows for some basic customization.

    Bandcamp allows you to choose several ways to sell or give away your music. You can sell your music through the platform, give it away for free or focus on streaming.

    You can even let fans choose on the amount they want to pay for your music. Artists who sell merch through Bandcamp keep all of the revenue.

    Get your music on BandCamp

    6. YouTube Music

    YouTube Music is a music streaming service developed by YouTube. It provides a tailored interface for the service, oriented towards music streaming.

    It allows users to browse through music videos on YouTube based on genres, playlists, live performances, remixes and recommendations. YouTube Music is for the millions of people who already do most of their music listening straight through YouTube itself.

    It has made it easier to visually showcase music providing an easier and appealing way for your fans to enjoy your music. And it’s also designed to function as a pure audio service when the user desires.

    Get your music on YouTube Music with Ditto Music

    7. Deezer

    Deezer is an Internet-based music streaming service. It allows users to listen to music content from record labels including Sony Music, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group.

    Created in Paris, France, Deezer currently has over 53 million licensed tracks in its library, with over 30,000 radio channels, 14 million monthly active users, and 6 million paid subscribers as of 3 April 2018.

    Deezer has its Flow playlist which plays the songs it thinks you’ll love, based on the artists, songs, and albums you’ve ‘liked’ on Deezer. Its “karaoke-style lyrics” feature basically highlights lyrics as they are sung in the song, so it makes it easier to memorize and sing along to.

    Get your music on Deezer with Ditto Music

    8. Audiomack

    Audiomack is a streaming music hub for artists and fans and is quite similar to SoundCloud. They focus exclusively on new, independent, and up-and-coming artists offering free, limitless music sharing and discovery.

    There are no premium accounts for artists, and free accounts include unlimited storage, whether you have one song or one thousand. Audiomack allows artists to measure the reach of their music with trend-based rankings.

    Get your music on Audiomack

    9. Napster

    The most notable feature is the iHeartRadio app and its All Access music subscription service that provides subscribers with an on-demand music experience as well as premium radio.

    It has over 30 million songs with over 100 million active users. Napster makes it easy to play your favorite songs while discovering new music along the way. It has unique features like Earprint, KIDS/AUTO mode, Music Match, and a best-in-class playlist builder.

    Get your music on Napster with Ditto Music

    10. Amazon Music

    Amazon Music is a music streaming platform and online music store operated by Amazon.com. Prime Music, is also an additional service offering unlimited streaming of a limited music catalog.

    It has been available to Amazon Prime subscribers in several countries since mid 2014. The Amazon Music player is integrated with the digital music Prime and Unlimited streaming services, as well as the music store for purchases on most platforms.

    Its other feature is Music Unlimited which is a full-catalog unlimited streaming service, available as a monthly or annual subscription. The Amazon Music Player according to Techdirt is “just letting people take music files they already [have], and allowing them to store and stream them from the internet.”

    Get your music on Amazon Music with Ditto Music

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