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Recently, Napster introduced a new feature that is sure to please music fans everywhere. The site will now be offering a new free download of the day feature. The news comes as another reason for Napster fans to rejoice. With Napster’s recent announcement of its Napster Music for Free Program, it appears that Napster is once again venturing forth into the world of free music. Of course, the new Napster no longer offers the veritable buffet feast of free music downloading that it once did. But if all you are craving is a nibble here, a taste there, then Napster’s new free features should more than sate your musical appetite.

When Napster announced that it would be featuring free MP3 downloads, many users wondered what kind of songs would be made available. Would Napster offer artists from a wide spectrum of sounds and genres, or would these be your basic Top 40 type singles that can be heard endlessly on the radio and other places? Well, the first week that the Napster Free Download of the Day was made available to Napster users, it was clear that Napster meant to cover all of its bases.

The first week of free Napster downloads included songs from heavy metal heavy-hitters Iron Maiden. Other artists featured included acts from the Independent Online Distribution Alliance (IODA). One song made available for free download during this first week was “Nature of the Experiment” by indie rockers Tokyo Police Club. Another song featured as a free download during that first week was a country single, “Bread on the Table” from Grammy-nominated country artist Tom Wurth. This first week of free Napster downloads assured fans that the breadth and selection of cuts would be eclectic enough to satisfy most users’ tastes. Even if you happen to forget to get your free download of the day, you can still download a song you may have missed up to seven days after it has been featured. Napster plans to archive all featured free downloads of the day onto a dedicated history page that will stay up for seven days. Napster clearly intends its free download of the day feature to focus more on up-and-coming artists than hugely popular music acts. The Napster free download of the day feature may be just what many bands or artists need to start that much needed Internet buzz that often leads to big and better things.

Napster’s free download of the day feature will surely help drive traffic to the site from music fans who have either never accessed the site, or have never been inclined to deal with Napster. Napster hopes that once users experience the ease of listening to songs for free on the Napster site, they will be inclined to stick around and check out Napster’s other cool features. What other cool features can you get for Napster? For cool free things you can do on the Napster site without having to hand over your credit card number, check out their Music for Free Program. To listen to music for free, you will have to download the (free) Napster software application. To access the Napster software application, you will have to be working from a computer that has the Windows 2000 or Windows XP platform. Once you have successfully downloaded the free Napster software, you will be able to start listening to any song in the vast Napster music catalog for free. There are a few restrictions attached to the Napster Music for Free Program, however. First, you cannot download the song for free, simply stream it for free. Second, you can only listen to a single track for free for up to three times.