It doesn't matter if you like hip-hop, rock, electronic or oldies, you have dozens of free streaming online radio stations to choose from on MTV.com. Pick one of the featured stations below, or select a style of music from the menu. Within each genre you'll find a wide selection of streaming online radio stations, each fine-tuned by music experts to deliver just the right music to suit your listening tastes or mood, and it's all free.
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Classic cuts from the decade that defined rock 'n' roll.
Sample Artists: The Left Banke, The Byrds, The Beach Boys, The Beatles -
The Decade's Best College Rock, Alternative Hits, & Emerging Indie
Sample Artists: The Go-Betweens, Gun Club, Cocteau Twins, The Smithereens, Dead Kennedys -
A bevy of big-haired hits from the yuppie years.
Sample Artists: Huey Lewis and the News, Fine Young Cannibals, Debbie Gibson, Sheila E., Rod Stewart -
Drift away with intoxicating orchestral rock, chamber and baroque pop.
Sample Artists: Eric Matthews, Wilco, The Sea and Cake, Love & Rockets, Marc Almond -
True grit and new grit. This is your Americana.
Sample Artists: Scud Mountain Boys, Golden Smog, Amy Rigby, Neko Case, Iguanas -
On the road to Nirvana: What alternative meant before it was Top-40.
Sample Artists: The Bats, Cocteau Twins, Lush, The Sneetches, The Lemonheads -
From indie-rock, post-punk to some styles of music that don't have names yet.
Sample Artists: Blur, Smashing Pumpkins, No Doubt, Live, Oasis -
Bonnaroo's the coolest music festival going -- more than 80 stellar bands, from classic rock vets to jam rock favorites.
Sample Artists: Soulive, Kid Koala, Gov't Mule, Galactic, Donna The Buffalo -
Brit Pop, Irish rebellion and a sensible dental plan are found in the Village Green.
Sample Artists: Charlatans U.K., Billy Bragg, The Blue Aeroplanes, Elastica, Blur -
Lounge day and night in our Parisian indie pop watering hole.
Sample Artists: April March, Serge Gainsbourg, Francoise Hardy, CharlElie Couture -
Experience the sounds (and, yes, perhaps even the smells) that helped birth the punk-rock explosion!
Sample Artists: Weirdos, Circle Jerks, New York Dolls, The Sex Pistols, The Avengers -
Plug in and dehumanize with yesterday's and today's retro-futurist synth sounds.
Sample Artists: Gary Numan, Cosmicity, Suicide, Talk Talk, Wire -
A relaxing soundtrack to your next back yard barbeque, day at the beach or simply an escape to your work day.
Sample Artists: Ben Harper, Hepcat, Afro-Cuban All Stars, Aswad, Dire Straits -
Rediscover your favorite songs reinterpreted by an insanely wide range of artists.
Sample Artists: Blake Babies, Dead Kennedys, Duran Duran, Tori Amos, An Pierle -
An outlet for raging screamo, hardcore, pop-punk and all things extremo.
Sample Artists: Sunny Day Real Estate, Samiam, Jimmy Eat World, New Found Glory, Saves the Day -
Modern metal's sharp edge.
Sample Artists: Hate Eternal, Cryptopsy, Nasum, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Shadows Fall -
Brand new releases from indie favorites and future dorm room darlings.
Sample Artists: Melody Dog, Thee Headcoats, Belle and Sebastian, Rufus Wainwright, Tori Amos -
A diverse collection of music from below and above the underground.
Sample Artists: Cocteau Twins, The Go-Betweens, Codeine, Looper, Starflyer 59 -
Live recordings from alternative classics and the cutting-edge bands of today.
Sample Artists: Nirvana, The Offspring, Buckcherry, Kid Rock, Red Hot Chili Peppers -
Get hip to the underground; live recordings from outdoor festivals to intimate shows.
Sample Artists: Husker Du, Pixies, The Strokes, Ted Leo, Jeff Mangum -
Psychedelic hits and clock-melting tunes for your hungry ears.
Sample Artists: The Premiers, The Poppy Family, Olivia Tremor Control, Cannibal & The Headhunters, The Rivieras -
Get tangled up in blue and drift off with the world's saddest songs.
Sample Artists: John Prine, Lisa Germano, Wilco, Tom Waits, Red House Painters -
Dig Into The Holidays With Alt, Punk & New Wave Holiday Rockers
Sample Artists: Mojo Nixon, They Might Be Giants, The Flaming Lips, Low, My Morning Jacket -
"Alternative" music from the days before Nirvana and grunge. The hair was big, the ties were skinny, and almost everyone had a synthesizer.
Sample Artists: Alphaville, The Timelords, Lloyd Cole, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bryan Ferry -
Whatever your fix -- hardcore mayhem, punk-pop bliss, old-school punk thrash, pre-punk howl -- it's all right here.
Sample Artists: Rocket from the Crypt, Hi-Standard, Screeching Weasel, The Reatards, Zeke -
Wanna hear all the great tunes available on the game? Get the whole experience here.
Sample Artists: Blondie, Pixies, Radiohead, No Doubt, The Guess Who -
Four decades' worth of rock and soul superstars sing about Santa, Rudolph and mistletoe.
Sample Artists: Mojo Nixon, Elvin Bishop, The Loud Family, Throwing Muses, The Band -
Go one step beyond in a sea of bowler hats, sharkskin suits and thin black ties. Hup, hup, hup!
Sample Artists: Hepcat, Justin Hinds & The Dominoes, Operation Ivy, The Slackers, Marcia Griffiths -
Songs of sun, surf, road trips and tropical adventure.
Sample Artists: Dick Dale, Takako Minekawa, Smash Mouth, Belle and Sebastian, Mel Torme -
Ride the perfect wave through decades of surf rock classics.
Sample Artists: Dick Dale, Teisco Del Rey, The Malibooz, Satan's Pilgrims, Phranc -
Cool down with the Big Chill -- a relaxing world of downtempo, fireside rock, and dream pop.
Sample Artists: Wild Strawberries, Eric Matthews, Funki Porcini, DJ Krush, Massive Attack -
Punishing new trends in Heavy Metal. Nu-Metal, groove metal, skate metal, Rapcore, Metalcore, Grunge, and beyond.
Sample Artists: Everclear, Stone Temple Pilots, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane's Addiction, Staind -
Relax with today's alternative sounds, indie hits, and classic new wave cuts.
Sample Artists: The Go-Betweens, Peter Murphy, Blur, Talk Talk, Marty Willson-Piper -
From garage rock to grunge, your guide to all things Northwest.
Sample Artists: Sleater-Kinney, Gas Huffer, Young Fresh Fellows, Love Battery, Tad -
From Indie and Punk to Country and Funk. The common denominator: every song is equal parts soul and smarts.
Sample Artists: Guided By Voices, Mike "Sport" Murphy, The Feelies, The Replacements, The Go-Betweens -
Bleeps and beats from the U.K.'s finest electronic label
Sample Artists: Phoenecia, Aphex Twin, East Flatbush Project, Seefeel, Skinny Puppy
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