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Freegal

Patrons with a valid BALibrary card can go to the Freegal Web site and download three free songs each week. Songs are provided from the Sony Music catalog, a huge collection of music spanning many decades and genres and hundreds of thousands of songs. Popular artists like Adele, Justin Timberlake, Pink, Springsteen, Beyoncé and Kelly Clarkson are available, along with bands like Train and Mumford & Sons. Familiar classics by Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand can be accessed with one click of the mouse and the eclectic listener can browse genres from acapella to zydeco. Classical music is available as well.

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Check out these Grammy Winners: Gotye, Mumford and Sons, Fun, Adele, Kelly Clarkson, Skrillex, The Black Keys, Frank Ocean, Little Big Town, Zac Brown Band.  For the full list of winners check out the Grammy website!

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American Music Award Winners - Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj, Carrie Underwood, David Guetta, Lady Antebellum, Carly Rae Jepsen, Luke Bryan, Linkin Park, Taylor Swift

Country Music Award Winners - Miranda Lambert, Toby Keith, Eric Church, Blake Shelton, Little Big Town

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Heart, Albert King, Randy Newman, Public Enemy, Rush, Donna Summer

Lyric Opera of Chicago 2012-2013 Season

Elektra
Simon Boccanegra
Werther
Don Pasquale
Hansel and Gretel
La Boheme
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Rigoletto
A Street Car Named Desire

Click for a quick synopsis or libretto of some of the most popular operas!

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Billboard
Metacritic
Pitchfork
Rolling Stone
Spin