Appy listening

The ten music apps you need to know about
if you love music as much as me you'll need these apps on your phone!

Soundhound
Got a song stuck in your head and need to know what it is? Hum the tune and the soundhound (free on iOS and Android) uses the worlds only singing recognition to identify your song and retrieve a download link. Warning: singing into your phone might get you some odd looks. ★ www.soundhound.com
Slacker radio
Forget customising your clothes; give your music liburary the DIY treatment. From curating your own radio stations to turning into expert selections and banning songs you hate, this US app allows you total control - and its heading our way soon! ★ Slacker.com
Sporify
Its the daddy of streaming services and offers the biggest free music library out there - with a 20-million-track catalouge (20,000 songs added a day), including recently long-time digital dodgers led zepplin. There are more that a billion playlists and 24-million users. Upgrade to premium(£9.99 per month) and ditch the adverts. ★ Spotify.com
Tune in radio
Love to listen to the radio? Me too! This free app allows you to listen to 70,000 live radio stations and around two million podcasts. That'll keep, us going for a while then...
★ tunein.com
Doubletwist
Want to get your itunes songs on your Android Phone? This app will convert them so you don't have to start a new playlist from scratch. Plus the doubletwist alarm clock makes early mornings as painless as possible by waking you up with your fave track. ★ Doubletwist.com
Garageband
Why listen to music when you can make it? Turn your iphone or ipad into a recording studio with apples famous garageband software, now made for on the go. Even if your not looking to record a demo it still comes in handy for creating custom ringtones.
★ Apple.com/uk/garageband
Crossfader
What would ciara's 1,2 step sound like mashed with some daft punk beats or hendrix guitar? Find out by playing DJ with this genius creations over twitter and facebook. Utterly addictive.★ crossfader.fm
Bloom.fm
Short on cash but hungry for new music? Download bloom.fm and you can rent up to 20 songs for £1 per month(unlimited costs a tenner), which will stay on your phone forever. Try it for free on iOS and Android. ★ www.bloom.fm
Songkik
If you're kicking yourself for missing beyoncé tour this month, make sure you never miss a gig again with the assistance of songkick. Get free alerts when your fave artists are in town and when concert tickets go on sale. ★ songkick.com
Shazam
This song recognition app has had an upgrade for iphone auto shazam is listening to your every move so it will identify a track even if its in the bottom of your bag with the screen locked! You'll get a notification each time, and the track will store on your phone with date. Genius. ★ shazam.com
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