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Wednesday

Free mp3 Music Download from iTunes


Get the mp3 single PA BAILAR from BAJOFONDO band competely free from iTunes.com

  • Just go to http://www.itunes.com or the iTunes Store
  • Click REDEEM under Quick Links
  • Use these one-time-use promo codes:
  • 6PJJR3X9M964 or TJPX9RX49HRF
  • Expiration Date: January 9, 2009

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Monday

Free Song of the Day Download from iTunes & Starbucks

Starbucks and Apple are joining forces to start selling music from Starbucks stores nationwide - all prompted by the iPod Touch and iPhone Wifi feature.

But anyone can walk in daily, get a card with a code for a free download each day.

Here's the list of songs available each day from Starbucks so that you don't have to make the trip unless you want the song:

10/7 Mavis Staples, We Shall Not Be Moved
10/8 Ceu, Roda (Bomba Dub Orchestra Grateful Dub Radio Mix)
10/9 Band of Horses, No One's Gonna Love You
10/10 Gloria Estefan, 90 Millas
10/11 Fine Frenzy, You Picked Me
10/12 John Legend, Show Me
10/13 John Fogerty, Gunslinger
10/14 Patti Scialfa, Looking for Elvis
10/15 Herbie Hancock, Maiden Voyage
10/16 Angie Stone, Happy Being Me
10/17 Annie Lennox, Dark Road
10/18 Brandi Carlile, Turpentine
10/19 Alice Smith, New Religion
10/20 Rogue Wave, Lake Michigan
10/21 Alice Russell, Hurry On Now (Featuring TM Juke)
10/22 Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds, Grace is Gone
10/23 Sonya Kitchell, I'm In Love With You
10/24 bitter:sweet, Heaven (Nicola Conte Remix)
10/25 Greyboy w/ Sharon Jones, Got To Be A Love
10/26 Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Sacala Bailar
10/27 Rissi Palmer, Country Girl
10/28 Raul Midon, Pick Somebody Up
10/29 Joss Stone, Tell Me 'Bout It (Live from the Bowery Ballroom)
10/30 Federico Aubele, Maria Jose
10/31 Sara Bareilles, Love Song
11/1 Hilary McRae, Consider Me Gone
11/2 John Mayer, Dreaming With A Broken Heart
11/3 Galactic, I Got It (What You Need)
11/4 Bebel Gilberto, Um Segundo
11/5 Suzanne Vega, Frank & Ava
11/6 Sia, Day Too Soon
11/7 Paul McCartney, Only Mama Knows




FYI, there's another Free Song of the Day mp3 music download available -- without any Starbucks/iTunes card or code. And the music in this download is completely DRM-Free.

Details:
Additional Free Song of the Day Download - No Code Required

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Friday

Where is the Amazon mp3 Music Download Service?

Yesterday's Wall Street Journal article really caught my eye. The article, "Music ServiceFrom AmazonTakes On iTunes" covered the hype over the iTunes killer announced by Amazon this week. There were rumblings that Jeff Bezos was courting the music industry several months ago, trying to piece together this ultimate business model - selling digital content that millions of iPod users could use - mp3 music downloads. mp3's are the perfect product - no inventory, immediate revenue, easy fulfillment, unlimited stock of each product, small file sizes which translate to fast downloads and a great user experience.

Hype can be hype, so I tried to see for myself if Amazon really has a chance over Apple's iTunes.com, but I couldn't find it at all.

Where is Amazon's mp3 Music Download Service you ask? The answer: they "PLAN" to do it, it's not available yet! That's now "news," that's the future! What about now? today?

Here's some things that are relevant to you TODAY:

  • Amazon "announced it" not "opened the store to the public": Every song and album in the Amazon.com digital music store will eventually be available exclusively in the MP3 format without digital rights management (DRM) software. But NO date is set for this service. It's a PLANNED service, not a reality yet!



  • Amazon.com Does Offers Free Music Downloads TODAY: Don't be fooled by the limited offerings on the "Free Music Downloads" page. USE THE SEARCH FEATURE to find music tracks you can download. TIP: search for category of music (jazz, christian, rock, etc) or artist or keywords (like instruments, genre, etc).



  • As the WSJ states, just like Amazon's announced service, "eMusic sells only MP3s that are almost universally playable" which means any iPod and all other mp3 players. By the way, eMusic has the largest number of subscribers for it's type of online music service.



  • The Wall Street Journal also pointed out that "eMusic. . .can work out to as little as 25 cents a song". If you want to save as much as 75% off Apple's prices for mp3 songs with less restrictions than iTunes yet can still be used with iPods, try eMusic.

  • eMusic gives you free credits for your choice of 25 free mp3 songs to download immediately.


Just like the old commercial shouting the urgency, "I want my MTV!". I want my MP3...TODAY, not next year.


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Monday

25% Discount on iTunes (i.e. $60 iTunes Gift Card for $45)

Apple® Free iTunes $15 Gift Card
25% Off Apple® iTunes Gift Cards
means that you can get $60 worth of iTunes.com pre-paid gift cards for only $45 from BestBuy.com.

Basically, you buy Three $15 iTunes Gift Cards, and you'll get one more free. These are great stocking stuffers, graduation gifts, perfect for Mother's Day or Father's Day, etc. Right now, iTunes carries over 3 million songs, so there's definitely something for everyone.

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