nsane.forums Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 “Google Music” will have artist search results that include links to stream tracks for free as well as to purchase for download, in idea that was oddly first proposed by the Big 4 record labels last year.Google is upping the ante in its quest for online dominance, and the Big 4 record labels are apparently along for the ride.For according to TechCrunch, Google plans to launch a new music service at a Hollywood extravaganza next Wednesday the 28th that will offer users enhanced music search results similar to what it currently offers for financial news.A search query for a given band or artist will return a page that will include things like images of the group, album artwork, news links, videos, lyrics, and best of all – song preview links.Users will be able to stream songs for FREE from either Lala.com or iLike.com and then have the option of purchasing them from places like Amazon or iTunes. This is all with the suspicious blessing of the record industry which has given Google license to use their music catalogs. In fact, reports are that they were the ones who in fact first pitched it to the online search engine giant.So how will each make money? The Wall Street Journals says that “Revenue from sales would be split between the music services and the record labels. Google views the initiative as a way of improving its search system in order to retain users, not as a direct source of revenue.” Google will profit from ads on the pages while the record labels could spur interest and drive music sales.Could it be that the music industry is finally thinking outside the box? Time will tell, but this could be an interesting start. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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