Beijing time on October 25 news, the mobile new discovery "reported today, informed sources, and Google music download store will and social networking Google + tightly integrate, music stores in the next two weeks will be released.
The service is temporarily named as Google Music, the Music library in online user can to Google + contact recommend songs, contact person can free tries to listen to the song again. Music can download form as an MP3 sell, every song price usually for 99 cents.
Recently, Spotify AB and the digital music service RIM began using social networking as a marketing tool. The music industry, analysts say the new measures to attract new customers and keep in the role of existing customers what remains to be seen, but early works well.
In fact, Google online Music library had to Music Beta online and operation is the name. Music Beta is a free service that allows users to upload their Music of the remote server file, so that they can pass any a networking equipment appreciate their own Music.
Google told the music industry competent people, they plan to provide this week or next week music download services, even if they then is unlikely to get the four big record companies in at least two companies of music sales. Recommend function only suitable for songs with Google has signed agreement record company issue of the music.
In the four big record companies not involved, rush out music service may be in danger. If the user cannot find their favorite artists or pieces, so they will soon close service. In addition, the four big record companies music circulation in the U.S. music market share of more than 87%.
Whether in 2003 launched the apple iTunes Store, or this year's online Spotify, most online music service wait until with four record company after signing the agreement will be officially released.
The record company response is differ
Informed sources, and by last week, Citigroup (Citigroup Inc.) its one hundred generation record Group (EMI Group) seems to be the most likely to reach an agreement with Google's four major record companies. The French d wang group (Vivendi SA) Universal Music group co (Universal Music) has been negotiating with Google, but will it in Music service agreement before the issue is still not clear.
In addition, two independent record companies will also with Google to reach an agreement.
As two other major record companies, Sony Music Entertainment company's Sony (Sony Music Entertainment) and Access Industries its Warner Music company (Warner Music Group) is unlikely in the Google Music service issued the first authorized their content. Two of the record company director to Google said deep anxieties.
SONY executives said Google existing web site and service in doing to combat piracy is still not good enough, such as YouTube and Android system. Google online content to a certain extent allowed piracy.
Warner executives, says that Google music service is not correct. Google's music library is free to give the record company a profit. In contrast, apple is about to release the music storage service plan for each year iTunes Match the cost of $25, and the record company into gains. Google executives, argues that Google music service can bring enough music download income, this mode and apple is different.
Other music services
In the summer Spotify into the us market. Spotify said last month, all new user needs through the Facebook account registered Spotify. In the first 6 months time, streaming media service Spotify allows computer users enjoy free from limit of the songs, but Spotify will display advertising. Six months later, the computer users only need $5 monthly cost, can use no advertising Spotify music service. Intelligent mobile phone users need to spend $10 a month, can use no advertising Spotify service.
By default, almost all Spotify operation can automatic to a user's Facebook released information wall, such as listening to music or create playlists. Facebook friends click on these information, and planned registered Spotify. Spotify users can also shut down the sharing function, but closed options are not yet provided.
It is reported, since September and Facebook integration so far, Spotify new 3 million registered users. In the integrate former, Spotify volume is more than 10 million. But six months of probation is not yet over, now talk about how many new users can keep Spotify is too early to tell. At present, in the market of the Spotify pay about 250000 volume, nine countries pay the total volume for 2 million.
The Music service RIM's BlackBerry Messenger BBM Music allows users in mobile phone store in 50 allowed songs, and close friends share Music, but every month should pay for the cost of the extra $5. RIM will its called "social music service", if the user contact more friends, the service will allow users to listen to more music. From August since announced, BBM Music has been in internal testing state, RIM has not released the specific online service time.
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