All music sites listed here, accept online Paypal payments.

If you live outside the USA, please make sure that the store serves international shoppers by reading the comments in the "Notes" column, next to the merchant's names.

Please select one of the following store subcategories:

• CD Stores
• Music Downloads

Store Name

Notes

Customer Service Phone

Website Link

CD Universe	A large and very popular online retailer of music CD. Ships Internationally.	1-800-231-7937 (203) 294-1648
Buy Music	A great place to purchase the latest albums from your favorite artists. US orders only.	-
F.Y.E	A large music store that offers a huge variety of discount CDs. US shipping only.	-

Store Name

Notes

Customer Service Phone

Website Link

Napster	This CD-quality song downloading service offers a 7-day trial.	-
Beatport	Electronic dance music downloads both for DJs and passionate club music fans.	(720) 932-9103

All of the above online music websites take Paypal (as well as all major credit cards) and you can pay them straight from your account balance.
Most of them serve international customers, but please examine each site's specific policies, in order to make sure that your country is being serviced.

Music has always been and always will be one of the most popular forms of both artistic expression as well as entertainment.
It touches and affects us in so many ways and forms and it's an integral part of our life.

On some occasions, it can make us feel alive, strong and extremely energetic.
On others, it can have an opposite effect and leave us sad and even heartbroken.
Either way, it has a tremendous emotional impact on us.

In recent years, the internet has grown to be the central arena for music enthusiasts all across the world.
Fans can read news about their favorite singers and bands, easily obtain song lyrics, shop CD titles and even download MP3 files to their PC or to their portable device of choice (like iPod).

Buying music on the net can be done in 2 different ways and they're both widespread.
The first is the more traditional one, by visiting music stores that sell CDs and ship them to your home address by mail.
Then, when you receive it, you can listen to its contents by using your home or car audio system's CD player.

The second way to buy songs and even full albums online is to use an internet based downloading service.
In the past, most of such websites were illegal, because they broke the law by distributing copyrighted material without the permission of the copyrights holders: the big music labels.
However, these days, more and more totally legal sites enable the average user to purchase digital music files without breaking the bank (or the law).

Regardless of your preferable medium, CDs or downloadable MP3 files, you can enjoy all the popular genres, like rock, country, classical, rap, pop, jazz, Christian and others by turning the web into your main source for quality music.

It's a good practice to check out the US and European charts from time to time and see what the big hits are in any given week.
You'll get an immediate snapshot of the current trends that shape the entire industry and the market.

It will expose you to new singles almost as soon as they're released, it will enable you to get familiar with the hottest singers and performers and it will provide you with some fresh music buying ideas that you can use with your Paypal account money.

Internet CD music shops usually provide you with the opportunity to listen to the different tracks of any given disc (in radio quality), prior to actually purchasing it.
Use this option to make sure that you like what you're hearing, so there will be no unpleasant and disappointing surprises when you receive the item.

Also, when you visit a vendor's website, take a couple of minutes to explore the 'Top Sellers' section that you can find in most shopping sites.
This ever-changing list gives you an interesting glimpse into the combined musical taste of consumers and fans worldwide.