Google Plans Music Download Service Tied to Search

Google is planning a new music download service which will be tied to its search engine, according to the WSJ.

The service will apparently launch later this year and will followed by an online subscription service in 2011.

Google's proposals are still vague, say these people, and it's unclear whether it has struck any deals with record labels so far. But Google has been stepping up conversations about offering new music services tied to phones running its Android operating system along with the broader Web, said people who have been briefed on the talks. The launch of Google's download music store is still months away, these people said.


Google made a push into music back in October when it announced a partnership with iLike, Lala, Pandora, imeem and Rhapsody. It seems that in its battle with Apple the search engine giant is getting ready to take things to the next level.

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[Google Music Search Feature: October 2009]