Reference

• AllMusic – Comprehensive guide including reviews, biographical entries, and recommendations for new music.
• Discogs – Online user-generated database of artists, releases, labels and other parties involved in music production.
• Grove Music Online

News & criticism

• Pitchfork – Music criticism and commentary, news,  artist interviews, with focus on independent music.
• Rolling Stone – Music news, reviews, interviews and more.
• NME – Music news, reviews and more.
• Primephonic – News stories exploring the world of classical music and high-end audio.
• The Gramophone – News and posts on classical music.
• Classical UK – News, articles and commentary on classical music current affairs.

Listen, discover, share

• Last.fm – Music recommendation service, helps you discover more music based on the songs you play.
• Blip.fm – Free music streaming and sharing.
• Spotify – Music streaming service offering selected music from a range of major and independent record labels.
• SoundCloud – Online audio distribution platform that allows collaboration, promotion and distribution of audio recordings.

Online resources

• Petrucci Music Library – Extensive database of public domain music, with free access to  music scores and recordings.
• Mutopia Project – Large repository of free content sheet music.
• Musopen – Free access to recordings, sheet music, and textbooks.

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