Now that Lala.com is shutting down, what are some good alternatives?

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Published on 2010-04-30T15:51:28Z Indexed on 2010/04/30 15:58 UTC
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I just recently started using Lala, but I loved it. In particular, I loved the ability to listen to albums for free the first time through, and the ability to buy "web songs," for $.10 a pop. Is there a comparable service out there that'll let me do such things?

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