...Free, interactive music sites like Pandora and Last.fm are a hybrid of radio station and jukebox. They provide a selection of streaming music to match your tastes, but they don't let you request a particular artist or song...
You might expect such a wealth of new music to come at a price, but these sites are free. They rely on advertising and affiliated links to online music stores. Some also offer subscription services with additional customization options or better sound quality...
But if the royalty rates recently set in the United States remain intact, rates that hit $500 per listener per year by some estimates, some of these sites say they can't carry on...
I, for one, would hate to see these sites disappear. I use both and like them a lot in helping me discover "new" music which I then go and buy.
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