Many online music services provide free Nigerian music however, not all will offer the possibility to download. This list offers you the option of trying out several legal ways to download music in Nigeria.
Without having to violate copyright laws, it is important to pay for those music downloads that cost money.
ReverbNation
ReverbNation offers free streaming of Nigerian music and lots of emerging artists are registered on this site. They upload their songs for people to discover them and most of them will allow free download of their music.
When you find a piece of music you want, check to see if a free download option is enabled.
SoundCloud
Music streaming on SoundCloud is essentially free. A lot of artists in Nigeria upload music and they make it open for download by enabling the free download option.
Artists in Nigeria who operate under music labels might not be allowed to offer downloads on SoundCloud. Nigerian gospel music fans will find SoundCloud very useful.
Jamendo Music
It is free to download Nigerian music for personal use on ‘Jamendo Music’ and this site keeps playlists up to date. All music uploaded on this site belongs to independent musicians.
Some of your favourite artists who make music under labels might not have their music on ‘Jamendo’. However, certain music by Tiwa Savage and Wizkid are available. You could also find music by other top artists in Nigeria that are available for download.
Amazon Music
There are lots of Nigerian music to download on Amazon Music. This site features newer songs from a lot of big Nigerian artists as well as an up to date playlist.
SoundClick
Most music that artists upload to their personal websites is downloadable through SoundClick. However, an artist chooses whether they want to put a song for free download and SoundClick provides it for download. Other artists charge for downloads on SoundClick.
SoundClick website is easy to navigate and you can download as many songs as you want.
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