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What is Songza?

Songza is the single best place to search for and listen to music on the Web. Find a song and listen immediately, in one place.

Unlike KaZaa or Bit Torrent, Songza users can only listen to songs, not download them. And unlike Last.fm or Rhapsody, Songza permits users to choose exactly the song or artist they want to hear, and does not require them to subscribe or pay for its services.

Do the artists get paid? Is it legal?

Yes. Songza pays for licenses from all the major performing-rights organizations (ASCAP, BMI, SESAC), who then pay the publishers and writers in proportion to the number of plays they get on Songza.

Where Should I Direct Comments and Questions?

Please direct all support questions, comments and feedback to our our community page on Get Satisfaction. For all other matters, you can reach us via inquiries [at] songza.com

Where Does Songza Come from?

Songza is the brainchild of 24-year-old Aza Raskin — the son of Apple Macintosh founder Jef Raskin. He and Scott Robbin worked feverishly to bring the idea to life. The site launched on November 8, 2007, and instantly generated significant buzz around the world. Hundreds of bloggers and news writers have praised its elegant user interface, beautiful design, and all-around utility.

What Are People Saying About Songza?

• "Super-easy to use ... guaranteed to distract you from whatever you should be doing right now." — Whitney Matheson, USA Today
• "Songza lets you access an insane amount of music." — Eliot Van Buskirk, Wired.com
• "Very cool." — Martin Heller, Infoworld.com
• "Using Songza.com is like Googling for the song in your head." — Eric Gwinn, Chicago Tribune
• "It's got the cleanest interface to a music library that I've ever seen, and it's great fun to use." — Rafe Needleman, CNET
• "If you've got limited options for listening to music at work and recommendation sites like Pandora aren't really your thing, Songza is worth a look." — Adam Pash, Lifehacker.com
• "The interface is what sets this apart from other offerings like Seeqpod.com. It's clean, ultra efficient and fast. With one button click you can play, share, watch video, rate or add to playlist, which is just about the coolest navigation you're going to find anywhere. Not only that, but right in front of your goggly eyes you'll find Discography and Buy links. Excellent!" — Red Ferret Journal

What else?

Want to be able to search Songza using Firefox's handy-dandy search bar? Then get the extension. Credit goes to Paul Burgess. We love it when people get involved, so if you've created something awesome that's Songza related, let us know!

More developments and improvements are coming soon.

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