4 Mobile Apps for Exploring New Musical Artists

There are two types of music lover – diehard fans and the casual listener. Both types of music fans love to stay up-to-date on their favorite recording artists and bands. In the past, staying up-to-date on the latest news and information in the industry required expensive subscriptions to music industry magazines, or long hours searching the Internet for updates. Luckily with the help of smartphones staying up to date on the latest news, updates, and song releases has gotten easier.


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There are dozens of available mobile apps that can help music lovers get the latest and most up-to-date information on their favorite artists and bands. The following is a look at some of the top mobile apps every music lover should have downloaded on their best cell phones, Android phones, or other handheld devices.

Amazon Cloud Player

Music lovers have the ability to instantly play files that have been downloaded to Amazon Cloud storage. Amazon Cloud storage allows music lovers to save numerous files on a remote computer server that can be accessed from anywhere, at any time. When the Amazon Cloud Player is downloaded, you’ll be able to instantly pull-up favorite songs and files, and play them right on your smartphone.

Rdio

Imagine the music world and social media world combining, and that is what you get with the Rdio app. The Rdio mobile app allows music lovers to follow what friends and family members are listening to or reading. This is a great app for people who like to explore new and hidden talents in the musical world, as you never know who your friends might be following.

The Rdio mobile app gives listeners the ability to pull-up and listen to several song tracks and playlists. In addition to the pre-loaded song lists and tracks, Rdio works with artist-created stations, iTunes, and other music storage apps, allowing you to have instant access to thousands of songs and artists.

Slacker Radio

If you have ever wanted to explore the uncharted territory of the musical world, Slacker Radio is the app for you. Slacker Radio allows you to input favorite musical genres and artists that you like. That information will then be used to create a customized station that plays music from numerous artists – some of which you’ve probably never heard. Each musical station has been customized by music experts who know and live the music industry, which means that you won’t find random songs that don’t belong on this mobile app. This is a great way to allow yourself to find new artists in musical genres that you like to listen too.


Last.fm

What if you could get custom music recommendations sent right to your own phone? That is exactly what the Last.fm mobile app does. It tracks what you listen to both on your mobile device and on Internet radio stations, and then creates a customized list of artists and songs it believes you would like to listen too. It’s a great way to explore new artists without having to do the legwork to find them.

The music industry is vast and filled with hundreds of artists and bands. Use these mobile apps to listen and explore the world of music.