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| Google unveils streaming music search feature |
| Thursday, 29 October 2009 00:00 |
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Web search giant Google has unveiled a new streaming music search service for internet users. The OneBox service, which is initially only available to US-based users, is a collaboration with MySpace and streaming service Lala, and allows people to search for music-related information on Google.com. Users will be able to scan the web for music artists, publishers, songwriters and record labels by driving traffic to licensed online music services. Search queries relating to songs, artists, albums or lyrics will bring up links to streaming songs from iLike and MySpace, as well as links to artist information on sites such as Pandora, Imeem, and Rhapsody. Google told the Guardian: "People searching for an artist, song or album will get what they are looking for right at the top of their search results, with links to audio previews and the option to purchase music from Google's music search partners MySpace and Lala." The launch of OneBox follows recent reports that MySpace is currently in the process of striking a deal with MSN's music service to help develop its streaming content. ![]() |