We have found the THREE best free ad-supported music streaming services, that actually allow song selection. Or, get rid of the ads with TEN superb music streaming premium (downloads, higher quality audio too) completely free trials.
If you like these, we think you will also enjoy free audiobooks and ebooks, and free TV and film streaming.
- The following services offer completely free music streaming. That means no payment details are required to use, and the service is free forever (unless they withdraw the service, of course).
- The best news is just like premium services, the following free services actually let you select songs – i.e. search and play your favourite songs.
- However, the trade-off or catch is that unlike premium services advertisements will interrupt your music listening experience. There’s also no option to download music for offline listening, and your music will be playing at a lower audio quality than premium options.
Spotify
Youtube Music
SoundCloud
Deezer, Apple Music, and ROXi offer free music content too with advertisements, but unlike the other services above you cannot select any track you want.
- Premium Music streaming services allow you to stream music without ads interrupting your listening experience
- You can also download music for offline listening, if you have a compatible device.
- You’ll usually get a higher quality of audio fidelity than the non-premium options, and in some cases lossless and hi-res music too.
FREE Deezer (Trial)
1 month free trial.
What we like
- Lossless and Hi-Res tracks available
Important
- This is a genuine completely free trial, but they do ask for your payment details. Remember to correctly cancel in accordance with their terms & conditions, if you only want the free trial.
- Pick the ‘Deezer Family’ option if you want 6 individual accounts
FREE Spotify (Trial)
1 month of free spotify
What we like
- With 210 million paid users worldwide , it’s the most subscribed to paid service in the world.
Important
- This is a genuine completely free trial, but they do ask for your payment details. Remember to correctly cancel in accordance with their terms & conditions, if you only want the free trial.
FREE Qobuz (Trial)
1 month free trial
What we like
- Lossless and Hi-Res tracks available
Important
- This is a genuine completely free trial, but they do ask for your payment details. Remember to correctly cancel in accordance with their terms & conditions, if you only want the free trial.
- Pick the ‘Qobuz Family’ option if you want 6 individual accounts
Free Apple Music (Trial)
Free 1 month trial
What we like
- Lossless and Hi-Res tracks available
- Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos, on selected tracks
- Apple Music Classical included – the world’s largest classical catalogue
- Apple Music Sing included (beat-by-beat, and adjustable vocals)
- 30,000 expertly curated playlists
- Original shows, concerts, and exclusives
Important
- This is a genuine completely free trial, but they do ask for your payment details. Remember to correctly cancel in accordance with their terms & conditions, if you only want the free trial.
Free Amazon Music Unlimited (Trial)
Free 30 day trial
What we like
- Lossless and Hi-Res tracks available
Important
- This is a genuine completely free trial, but they do ask for your payment details. Remember to correctly cancel in accordance with their terms & conditions, if you only want the free trial.
Free Napster (Trial)
Free 30 day trial
Important
- This is a genuine completely free trial, but they do ask for your payment details. Remember to correctly cancel in accordance with their terms & conditions, if you only want the free trial.
Free Tidal (Trial)
Free 30 day trial
What we like
- Lossless and Hi-Res tracks available
Important
- This is a genuine completely free trial, but they do ask for your payment details. Remember to correctly cancel in accordance with their terms & conditions, if you only want the free trial.
- Pick ‘HiFi Plus’ for the highest sound quality
Free YouTube Premium (Trial)
Free 1 month trial
Important
- This is a genuine completely free trial, but they do ask for your payment details. Remember to correctly cancel in accordance with their terms & conditions, if you only want the free trial.
Free Soundcloud Go+ (Trial)
Free 30 day trial
What we like
- The largest catalogue of any streaming music service, with over 200 million tracks
- Hear tracks from many upcoming unsigned artists, as well as the normal signed artists.
Important
- This is a genuine completely free trial, but they do ask for your payment details. Remember to correctly cancel in accordance with their terms & conditions, if you only want the free trial.
Free ROXi Premium (Trial)
Free 30 day trial
What we like
- As well as the usual unlimited music streaming, this service specialises in karaoke with 60,000 singalong songs.
- Sing With The Stars (original artist recording, with scrolling on-screen lyrics).
- Music games
- Works particularly well as a full screen experience, on compatible TVs.
Important
- This is a genuine completely free trial, but they do ask for your payment details. Remember to correctly cancel in accordance with their terms & conditions, if you only want the free trial.