AFTER MUCH RUMOUR concerning a possible Google music
service to rival that of Spotify and Itunes, Google has released word
of its music search feature via the Official Google Blog.
Now, when entering a music-related query - for example, the name of a
song, artist or album - Google will display search results that include
links to an audio preview of any songs matched provided by Google's
music search partners, MySpace (which just acquired iLike) or Lala.
When you click on the music related result you will be able to listen
to an audio preview of the song. For example, searching for '21st
century breakdown', will provide links to songs from Green Day's new
album, as shown below. Google's search partners provide links to
purchase the full song.
Google's search feature also allows users to search for music by only
using a line or two of lyrics.
Similar to Apple's Genuis feature, Google's engine will attempt to
find music you like based on your queries. Google has also partnered
with Pandora, Imeem and Rhapsody and will include links to their sites
that will display similar search results
.
Google will be rolling this feature out gradually to users across the
US over the next day or two, but there's no word on a UK roll-out just
yet.
Google has made available a video preview of its music search feature
which is viewable below.
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