As you can see, iTunes doesn’t have a huge selection of items to pick up for free, but at least it still has a selection. These options are pretty much the legal limit when it comes to obtaining free music on iTunes. To do so, go to Advanced, Open Stream… and enter the URL of your desired stream in the Open Audio Stream box. You can also add your own Internet radio streams to iTunes. Finally, just double-click on a station to connect to the stream. Click on the arrow next to a category to open a list of hundreds of streaming Internet radio stations. Beneath all of the usual options under the Library subheading, click on the Radio link you’ll see a huge list of genres (everything from ‘Adult Contemporary’ to ‘Eclectic’ to ‘70’s Retro’).

To access iTunes radio, open iTunes and look at the column on the left. iTunes radio is similar to other free radio stations: You can listen to music, for free, for as long as you like, but an advertisement will interrupt every so often. Choose Music, and you’ll see hundreds of music podcasts.Īlthough Apple no longer promotes the Internet radio feature in iTunes, it’s still around-and worth checking out, especially if you don’t need to take your music with you.

To find music-oriented podcasts, go to the column on the right that says ‘Podcast Quick Links’ and click the drop-down menu. Here you’ll see everything from news and sports podcasts to science and tech podcasts, and all of them are free. To browse podcasts, go to the iTunes Store and click the Podcasts link (on the top bar). (Some don’t have any commentary-AOLMedia’s MP3 of the Day Podcast, for instance, offers one full, free song in each episode.) Podcasts are like prerecorded radio shows in that they usually include tunes and commentary. If you don’t mind listening to some chatter between songs, check out music-oriented podcasts available for free on iTunes. You can also follow the Free iTunes Downloads blog, which updates every time a new item appears. No-cost items in the Free On iTunes section are usually available for around a week, so keep checking the page for updates. You will need an iTunes account to download anything from the iTunes Store. To download a free item, just click the little gray Free button.

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