Hot on Heels of Google, Facebook to Take First Step into Music
NYT > Technology — Several reports Wednesday indicate that Google is set to roll-out a music service at an event at the iconic Capitol Records building in Hollywood next Wednesday. The service, we’ve confirmed from three people briefed on the details, will offer searchers a better way to find and sample music on Google - much in the same way people can get detailed financial information about a company from Google Finance. So for example, if you search for Green Day’s song “21 Guns,” a Google page devoted to the song will offer lyrics, photos, tour dates, and opportunities to sample the ...

Watch out iTunes - Google plans a music service, report claims
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — ... TechCrunch is reporting that multiple sources are discussing the Google plan, with the company “spending the last several weeks securing content for the launch of the service from the major music labels.” ...

Google Audio music service launching soon?
Engadget — ... So TechCrunch has it from multiple sources that a US (at least) music service launch from Google is imminent. Possibly named Google Audio, it's unclear whether the service will stream music from the major labels and/or offer it as downloadable tracks. Scuttlebutt ...

Google to launch music service 'imminently'
Techradar - All the latest technology news — ... TechCrunch was the first to break the news, mentioning that "multiple sources" have told them that Google is prepping something called Google Audio – a service which is set to emulate what the company has already launched in China. ...

Google to Launch Music Service, Compete with iTunes?
The iPhone Blog — ... Techcrunch is claiming, based on multiple sources, that Google is set to take their Apple competition to a whole new level by introducing their own music service: ...

Google to Launch Music Service? [Rumors]
Lifehacker — ... ), and you'd have to jump beyond the evidence that major labels are hesitant to give a firm like Apple too much control over pricing and distribution much less a giant like Google. If it sounds logical to you, tell us why and how in the comments. [ TechCrunch ] Send an email to Kevin Purdy, the author of this post, at ...

Linkpost | 10.21.2009
TechBlog — ... • New Google Music Service Launch Imminent - TechCrunch doesn't have many details, but says Google's working on some kind of music service, possible to be called Google Audio. Very sketchy. • ...

How Will Google's Rumored Music Service Work? [Google]
Gizmodo — Earlier this year, Google launched an iTunes-style music download service in China. The twist? All the music was free. Now, Techcrunch says a US launch of a Google music service is imminent. Could it be free, too? Doubtful. Google's already got a decent music search engine in place, and they've got plenty of experience designing iTunes-like client apps like Picasa, but let's not get ahead of ourselves—we don't even know what this thing is, how it'll be supported, what kind of content it'll have, or how much it'll cost. Consider ...

How Will Google's Rumored Music Service Work? (UPDATED) [Google]
Gizmodo — Earlier this year, Google launched an iTunes-style music download service in China. The twist? All the music was free. Now, Techcrunch says a US launch of a Google music service is imminent. Could it be free, too? Doubtful. Google's already got a decent music search engine in place, and they've got plenty of experience designing iTunes-like client apps like Picasa, but let's not get ahead of ourselves—we don't even know what this thing is, how it'll be supported, what kind of content it'll have, or how much it'll cost. Consider ...

How Will Google's Rumored Music Service Work? (Updated: Oh, Like This) [Google]
Gizmodo — Earlier this year, Google launched an iTunes-style music download service in China. The twist? All the music was free. Now, Techcrunch says a US launch of a Google music service is imminent. Could it be free, too? Doubtful. Google's already got a decent music search engine in place, and they've got plenty of experience designing iTunes-like client apps like Picasa, but let's not get ahead of ourselves—we don't even know what this thing is, how it'll be supported, what kind of content it'll have, or how much it'll cost. Consider ...

Rumor: Google Launching Music Service
AppScout — ... The service is said to be targeted primarily at US users, and it will be "very different" from Google China's music download service. Beyond that, it's just mere speculation on the part of TechCrunch and its anonymous sources. ...

Google Reportedly To Launch Music Service
BARRONS.com: Tech Trader Daily — ... is close to launching a music service, according to TechCrunch, which writes that it has heard the report from “multiple sources.” The post says Google “has spent the last several weeks securing content for the launch of the service from the major music labels.” The nature of the service is unclear; TechCrunch said it doesn’t know if Google will offer downloads or streaming. The new music offering reportedly will not be like the free downloadable music service offered by the company in China. ...

Google could steamroll digital music
The Next Web — ... When discussing what Google do these days, it’s more of a case of identifying what they don’t do.  From books to operating systems, price comparison and translation services, and now potentially music, as TechCrunch have been reporting. ...

Google Set to Launch a Music Service, It Better Not an Itunes Clone
Search Engine Journal — ... Music service has not been Google’s cup of tea for such a long time now. While others have successfully (or otherwise) implemented  their music downloading or streaming sites, it makes you wonder whether Google has any interest to get into this niche. But that maybe answered soon, as TechCrunch is reporting that Google might actually be launching a still unknown type of music service.Unfortunately, since there are no official statements coming from Google yet about this service, we are left with nothing but to speculate. ...

Rumored 'Google Audio' could compete with Apple's iTunes
AppleInsider — ... Published: 09:45 AM EST A new report suggests Google will continue to expand into Apple's business territories, with a new music service from the search giant rumored to have an "imminent" launch. Citing multiple sources, Michael Arrington at TechCrunch said that Google has secured content rights from major music labels over the past several weeks in anticipation of the launch of a coming service, which one source referred to as "Google Audio." Details at this point are scarce, but the new product is said to be planned for "at least" U.S. users. "We're still gathering ...

Google said to be launcing Google Audio soon
Boy Genius Report — From Gmail to YouTube and from Voice to Maps, it seems there is hardly a service that Google isn’t in the business of providing. So we hope you can understand our somewhat lack of shock when we learned of the rumor that Google is on the cusp of releasing its own music service to be known as Google Audio. At the moment very little is know, but the big question seems to be focused on whether or not Google Audio — if it is indeed real — will provide streaming or downloadable music as it currently offers in China. Can we get an Amen for both? ...

Google said to be launcing Google Audio soon
Boy Genius Report — From Gmail to YouTube and from Voice to Maps, it seems there is hardly a service that Google isn’t in the business of providing. So we hope you can understand our somewhat lack of shock when we learned of the rumor that Google is on the cusp of releasing its own music service to be known as Google Audio. At the moment very little is know, but the big question seems to be focused on whether or not Google Audio — if it is indeed real — will provide streaming or downloadable music as it currently offers in China. Can we get an Amen for both? ...

Google Music Service Rumored
I4U News — ... Google is rumored to soon launch a music service according to a report on TechCrunch . It could be named Google Audio, but this name is not very sexy in my mind. It is not known yet if the Google music service would be streaming like Spotify or a download service like iTunes. Clearly there is an opportunity for Google to sell music alone for their Android platform would be good. Microsoft sells Music and so does Apple. Google just does the obvious next step. How about calling it YouRadio or ChromeTunes? Posted on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:01:29 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr ...

Report: Google Preps Rival To iTunes Music Service
Cult of Mac — ... time frame was provided. Unlike a music service Google launched for only within China, the new service is expected to be available to U.S. consumers, one of the largest potential markets for downloading music. Also different: Google might be able to charge for the downloads, where in China (with nearly 100% music piracy) tunes are free. Google owns a little-used music search engine that could be enhanced with the ability to download and purchase tracks, according to the report. [Via TechCrunch and ...

Google May Start Music Service
EverythingiCafe — ... A number of sources have told TechCrunch that Google will soon be starting a music service. At this point, information is incredibly scarce. If the sources are to be believed, Google has been romancing major labels to get music for the launch. One source gave the name of this new service as “Google Audio” which would fit with Google’s barebones naming policy. Right now, nobody knows if this service will be streaming, download, free or paid. We’re hoping for high-quality, low cost, legal, DRM free, MP3s. We’ll be sure to report more as it develops. ...

Google Preparing Music Service
Wired: Epicenter — ... , operates a free download service in China that TechCrunch says will not resemble whatever Google launches here in the U.S. and possibly elsewhere as well. ...

Rumor: Google One Box Music Service
SolSie.com — ... and TechCrunch , sometime next week, Google will launch its music service called “One Box”, which is apparently an enhancement to its search engine, contrary to the rumor of possible music  downloading & subscription service. Users enter name of a band to Google search to get in the result, various information such thumbnail photo of the artist , background information, as well as a listing of the music that they can preview. [image] Leave a comment Name (required) E-mail (required) URI Your Comment Notify me of followup comments via e-mail

GooTunes? Google music service rumored to be near
GMSV — ... ), I’m thinking of switching to it to “The Great Disrupter.” Today, it’s everyone currently involved in the digital music biz waking up with nervous stomachs over word from multiple TechCrunch sources that Google is close to launching its own music service , possibly called Google Audio, that would offer downloading, streaming or both. According to the rumor, the company has spent the past few weeks making content deals with the major music labels. Depending on how it’s structured, priced and executed, such a service, especially tightly integrated with the Android mobile ...

Watch out, iTunes! Google may be getting ready to launch a digital music service
Download Squad — ... According to TechCrunch, it may not be that much longer. Take that with a grain of salt, of course, since Arrington and Co. have been known to miss the mark by a wide margin from time to time. ...

GoogleTunes?
Internet Evolution: — Ruh roh. Mike Arrington has posted that Google is soon to be launching a new music service . That's no way for an already terrified and digitally haunted record industry executive to wake up and start their day! Actually, according to Mike's post, Google is playing nice with the record industry and has been "securing content for the launch of the service from the major music labels." That's always the way it starts out with Google, huh? Then, you watch as your business model gets razed over like a bad dream straight out of a Clayton Christensen tome. The new service will be ...

News Bits: B&N's Nook - 'Kindle Killer' or 'Toast'?
Contentinople: — ... (Nasdaq: GOOG) will launch a music service , possibly called Google Audio, in the near future, according to a report from Michael Arrington at TechCrunch. Before you get too excited, this service will likely be very different from the free music service Google launched in China last year, Arrington says. Asked by John Battelle at the Web 2.0 Summit to explain ...

Coming Soon: New Google Music Service
GEARFUSE — ... has apparently secured deals with major music labels over the last several weeks to include their tunes in their new service. This might all be conjecture, but I can’t wait to see a working U.S. audio service. Link

Google Launching iTunes Rival Called Google Audio?
Android Phone Fans — ... Talk about a furious pace – the economy might suck but Google obviously sees this as a pivotal time to boost their lead in software and services, entering new markets left and right. Today it was rumored by TechCrunch that Google is working on a music service, explained to me by Raji Aboulhosn: ...

News: Mix: Google OneBox, EU music rights, Photoshop.com Mobile, WebOS-style widgets
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond — Google plans to launch a new music service that will offer song previews, artist information, graphics and music video clips. Contrary to a recent report , the One Box service will apparently not sell downloads or offer subscriptions, but rather will provide a means to search for, preview, and buy music from other online music services. All four of the top record companies are reported to be on board. [via ...

Google 'cueing up music service'
Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk — ... TechCrunch stirred up the tech world today when it posted that the launch opf a Google music service was "imminent". The technology website said it had heard from "several sources", that Google had spent several weeks securing content for the launch of the service from major music labels. However, it admitted that it was not clear if the "Google Music" or "Google Audio" service was about streaming or downloading music, or both. ...

"Google Audio": iTunes Killer or Music Search on Steroids?
Apple Forums & iPhone Forums, Mods, Hacks, News, Themes, Downloads, and more! | ModMyi.com - 4,711,751,911 — ... image via mac.tv.de A spate of reports out this morning indicate that Google, Inc. may be preparing its next shot across the bow of Apple, Inc: an online music store to compete with Apple's iTunes. TechCrunch's Michael Arrington claims that Google "has spent the last several weeks securing content" for an online music service, according to "multiple sources." His piece says that the service - which he claims will be called "Google Audio" will be available in the US "at least," but global ...

Reports: Google to launch music service and phone
Macworld — ... . Is Google gunning to become the next Apple? Google is reportedly set to unveil its own music service and is also working with a smartphone manufacturer on an own-brand Android phone. Two separate reports from TechCrunch and ...

Google 'music service' imminent, says rumor mill
The Register — Multiple sources are reporting that Google is on the verge of launching some sort of "music service." The rumors began with a TechCrunch story Tuesday night that claimed Google had spent "the last several weeks securing content" from the major record labels in the run-up to this alleged launch. But other sources say this content-acquisition bit is wide of the mark. TechCrunch refers to the service as "Google Music," but others are using the "One Box" moniker, which would indicate that Google is merely looking to provide a kind of enhanced search result when users type ...

Google Music
dailywireless.org — Google is partnering with major music labels and is expected to launch a new search feature to make it easier to discover, sample and buy songs on their search engine, reports Reuters. The new feature will be facilitated by start-ups iLike and LaLa, which will enable songs to be streamed on the Google page that will also feature a “buy” button to help reduce the number of steps fans need to acquire music. Google’s “One Box” will enable users to type in the name of artists to find a thumbnail photo ...

Around the AndroidoSphere
AndroidGuys — ...   Unfortunately, they aren’t quite as awesome as we’d all hoped for. Mailers are being sent out in preparation of the Motorola Droid launch.  Hide the children, this one is scary! The countdown from the DroidDoes website has been changed.  The timer is set to expire two days earlier, on October 28th! Meet the enTourage eDGe, a dual screen Android-based ebook reader. A Google music service could be on the way… and ...

Around the AndroidoSphere
AndroidGuys — ...   Unfortunately, they aren’t quite as awesome as we’d all hoped for. Mailers are being sent out in preparation of the Motorola Droid launch.  Hide the children, this one is scary! The countdown from the DroidDoes website has been changed.  The timer is set to expire two days earlier, on October 28th! Meet the enTourage eDGe, a dual screen Android-based ebook reader. A Google music service could be on the way… and ...

What could a Google Music service do to iTunes?
Gadgetell — ... driving, you might be as impressed with the idea as I am.  Having all that music at your finger tips is powerful and dare I say, fun. Integrating this concept into Android or into browsers opens up the advertising opportunities and Google is an advertisement serving company.  My money is on Google getting into the streaming game though it will be interesting to see if they can make it simpler than Pandora, whose UI couldn’t be more streamlined. Read: [TechCrunch] Full Story » | Written by JG Mason ...

Hot on Heels of Google, Facebook to Take First Step into Music
Bits — Several reports Wednesday indicate that Google is set to roll-out a music service at an event at the iconic Capitol Records building in Hollywood next Wednesday. The service, we’ve confirmed from three people briefed on the details, will offer searchers a better way to find and sample music on Google - much in the same way people can get detailed financial information about a company from Google Finance. So for example, if you search for Green Day’s song “21 Guns,” a Google page devoted to the song will offer lyrics, photos, tour dates, and opportunities to sample the ...

Google Makes Music Play With Hopes It Will Pay
paidContent — ... using music services LaLa and iLike—and a source familiar with the situation says deals with the four major labels. ILike will power sampling and LaLa will manage discovery and purchasing for what we have confirmed will be called Google Music One Box. The formal announcement is expected next week at an Oct. 28 event LaLa, iLike and “others” are holding at Capitol Studios in LA “to DISCOVER MUSIC!” but reports have been coming fast and and furious from TechCrunch, ...

Google Taking On iTunes By Striking Music Deal With Four Major Labels
Pulse2 - Technology News And Reviews — ... Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) is challenging Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by selling music. Google spent the last several weeks preparing deals with the four major music labels: Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music, EMI, and Universal Music Group. The new Google service is expected to be called Google Audio. ...

Google Makes Music Play With One Box, Partners With LaLa, iLike, Labels
paidContent — ... LaLa.com and iLike—and a source familiar with the situation says deals with the four major labels. ILike will power sampling and LaLa will manage discovery, full track streaming and purchasing for what we have confirmed will be called Google Music One Box. The formal announcement is expected next week at an Oct. 28 event LaLa, iLike and “others” are holding at Capitol Studios in LA “to DISCOVER MUSIC!” but reports have been coming fast and furious from TechCrunch, ...

Google's Eventual Foray into Music was Inevitable
Maximum PC all RSS Feed — ... Michael Arrington of TechCrunch is reporting that Google is about to launch a music service. There are few details available at present, and only guesses that the service will be called Google Audio, but Arrington reports that multiple sources have confirmed the launch is imminent. ...

Google To Introduce New Music Service, Will It Shake The Music Industry?
ZiggyTek Blog — ... launched in China. This new service will be available to all U.S users, similar to all of Google’s services, although it is unclear whether the service is download only, streaming only, or both. Google’s new service will be introduced in partnership with iLike (recently acquired by MySpace) and Lala, which is expected to be announced as early as October 28th. The release of this new service is imminent and Google users should be getting ready to download and enjoy their music. (Via TechCrunch )

A Dime A Song on Your iPhone? There’s an App (Pending?) for That
Wired: Epicenter — ... of an upcoming Google music search tool that will link to its service (and to iLike) leaked onto the internet. That initiative is part of Lala’s overall strategy to integrate its service into a number of websites, including Facebook, Pitchfork, Billboard, CMJ, and The Onion, where users can listen to any of Lala’s 8.5 million tracks for free, once. After that, they can choose to spend a dime for the perpetual right to listen to a streaming version. If you then decide you want a copy of your own, the 10 cents counts as a credit for an MP3 download ...

App Turns iPhone Into Dime Jukebox
Wired: Epicenter — ... that will link to its service leaked to the web. That initiative is part of Lala’s overall strategy to integrate its service into a number of websites, including Facebook, Pitchfork, Billboard, CMJ and The Onion, where users can listen to any of Lala’s 8.5 million tracks for free — once. After that, they can spend a dime for the perpetual right to listen to a streaming version. If you decide you want a copy of your own, the 10 cents counts as a credit toward an MP3 download priced about a dollar. ...