Whoa o whoa, listen to the...Google streaming music?
We may soon be saying something along those lines sometime this week - and
as early as tomorrow -according to several reports out today.
Sources speaking with The Verge say Google will unveil its own subscription
music service(s) Wednesday as part of its IO developers conference.
Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment are on board with
licensing deals for both YouTube and Google Play, the publication reported, and
both Google vectors are said to be launching separate music subscription
services.
iSpy Spotify
Such a tuney turn by Google has been rumored for several months, with most
indicators pointing towards a Spotify-type rival that would offer on-demand,
streaming content to PCs and mobile devices.
Apple has also been rumored to be developing what many have dubbed
"iRadio," though the company has reportedly hit several snags along the music
licensing route as it works to launch a Pandora-like service.
Google apparently already has a deal with Warner Music Group synched up in
addition to Universal and Sony, something the Wall Street Journal today also
backed up. According to that publication, Google's music scrips could debut
during Google IO and would allow paying listeners access to "whole libraries of
songs."
The Journal reported YouTube has separately been working to secure licenses
from music labels to start a pay-to-view service for music videos. Audio-only
songs are potentially also in the mix.
Though no one seems to know how much Google plans to charge for its
offerings, the New York Times chimed in with news that it won't include a free
tier.
YouTube's service sounds as though it's further back in the development
cycle than Google Play's offering, but we have little time left before Google's
IO keynote, where many of the question marks should be answered.
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