Top 10 Android Apps for Music Lovers

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    • guitarandroid.jpgStatistics we’ve just made up show that the perceived superiority of
    Apple devices for storing, managing and playing MP3s is one of the
    leading causes of iPhone envy. If you’re an Android user, there’s no
    need to suffer in silence while your iPod- and iPhone-owning
    counterparts wallow in glorious sound. The Android Market holds a
    treasure trove of apps for music fans like you — apps that can do
    everything from downloading free music to syncing your Android phone
    with iTunes.

    Whether you want to manage multiple music libraries, stream tunes or jam to your playlists from a cool interface, we’ve got ten wonderful Android applications for you. As always, use the comments to let us know which great music-related Android apps we missed!
     

    1. Pandora
     

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    Rating: 5/5 stars, Price: FREE, Downloads: >250,000

    Pandora is a perennial crowd favorite for fans of streaming audio. This app allows you to create personalized radio stations based on artists or songs you like. For example, if you like the Misfits, Pandora will stream music from the Misfits and other similar artists or songs. Current Pandora users can log in on their Android devices and have mobile access to all their saved stations.
     

    2. Rhapsody
     

    Rhapsodyandroid.jpg
    Rating: 4/5 stars, Price: FREE, Downloads: 10,000-50,000

    Rhapsody is hugely popular among Android users. This application gives users access to an enormous library of music for streaming, on-demand use. Users can also download MP3s they discover on Rhapsody. This app’s library includes around 9 million songs; subscribers (who pay $9.99 per month) get access to the entire catalog, including downloads and music videos. The app is still in beta, but future releases will include offline playback ability.
     

    Jolie O'Dell
    Jolie O'Dell
    Jolie O'Dell is a journalist and startup veteran with a decade of experience in writing and editing the news. Formerly a writer and community manager for ReadWriteWeb and a freelance writer for tech blogs and various print publications, Jolie now reports on social media and technology for Mashable. Jolie is a recent Bay Area transplant. When she's not blogging, she's cooking, playing bass guitar, rollerskating, or hacking away in/trying desperately to learn Python.

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    • http://profile.typepad.com/6p0000000000000014 gootman

      No Slacker Radio? #toptenfail

    • http://profile.typepad.com/meltingice1 MeltingIce

      And no Grooveshark? Grooveshark is invaluable to my road trips.

    • http://profile.typepad.com/6p0000000000000014 JF

      While I’ve not yet seen the Droid version, the mobile apps that work with SubSonic are frickin’ crazy cool – I have access to my entire mp3 library (at home) from nearly anywhere (as long as I have a signal). with close to 90 GB of music stored at home, it makes ‘local storage’ a non-issue: I can listen to whatever i want whenever i want. Do it already!!

    • http://profile.typepad.com/6p0000000000000014 Jason Antoniewicz

      My choice is TuneWiki. It’s needs some improvements, like with the GUI and the addition of a graphic equalizer, but so far, so good and it’s social aspects make it the clear winner for me.

    • http://profile.typepad.com/6p0000000000000014 smirc

      or moozone?

    • http://profile.typepad.com/6p0000000000000014 Ochse Uwenknecht

      This list is missing some really good apps like Dizzler or aLastFM or Shazam …
      And why the hell are so many of “sync my iTunes with my android” apps there? Has anyone who mess around with iTunes ever used android at all? I always thought iTunes was god’s punishment for Apple guys!

    • http://profile.typepad.com/6p0000000000000014 Mark Lovey

      I agree with Ochse. Avoiding iTunes is a good thing.