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| Google launches new streaming music service |
| Thursday, 17 November 2011 00:00 |
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Google has announced the launch of a major new music service that will provide cloud-based streaming media content to US users.
The new Google Music service is fully integrated with the Android Market and allows consumers to purchase more than 13 million licensed tracks, which can be stored in the cloud and streamed to a variety of devices. It builds on the foundations laid by Music Beta, the trial service launched by Google in May 2011, and is launching with exclusive content from recording artists such as Coldplay, the Rolling Stones, Busta Rhymes and Tiesto. Also part of Google Music are artist hubs, which will allow individual performers to create their own pages through which to sell streaming content directly to fans, giving them full control over pricing. The web-based service is available now in the US, with the Android music store set to debut on devices with version 2.2 or above of the operating system in the coming days. Jamie Rosenberg, Google's director of digital content for Android, said the service compares favourably to Apples' subscription-based iTunes Match offering, saying: "Other cloud music services think you have to pay to listen to music you already own. We don't." Posted by Geoff Phillips  |