Streaming Music

[Lewis]

Young listeners opting to stream, not own music



On a typical day, the Emory University student spends hours on her laptop, scouring the Internet for the latest music. She uses a site that aggregates music recommendations from blogs to discover new artists and songs, streams them online and then shares her finds with her friends through a Facebook group.
But she rarely buys songs or albums.


"If I really love an artist and I want to support them, I will buy their music," said Kim, 21. "You can find

 

[evenifigoalone]

I stream music on YouTube a lot because I can't afford to buy every song I like.

But I buy songs when I can afford it. Both because I want to support the bands I like in some way and I like listening to music on my MP3 player when I go places or when I'm doing house or yard work.

 

[Lewis]

Does anyone on this site Torrent music and movies ? I know that nobody is going to admit it.

 

[Vic C.]

Does anyone on this site Torrent music and movies ? I know that nobody is going to admit it.

Then why did you ask?


Anyway, I'd be very careful. Besides the fact that it's illegal, many downloads could be seeded with viruses, spyware and malware. :shocked!

 

[evenifigoalone]

I've never used Torrent, but I used to download music. Got to feeling guilty and afraid of getting caught, so I stopped. The ones I still have from then I'm either going to buy off of iTunes when I can, or delete them.