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Google Music includes free full track sharing via Google+

By Michael Crider
on 16 Nov, 2011

Google's new Music endeavor is certainly exciting, and not just because it's yet another digital music store. Google is the first company to offer a free preview of your purchased music to your contacts on Google+. Your friends can listen to one full play of any song or album you purchase.

Google: Over 200 million Android devices activated globally

By Cory Gunther
on 16 Nov, 2011

Today during the live broadcast of the Google Music event going on now, Google has just announced that over 200 million android devices have been activated a globally. A number that has doubled in the past 6 months. Whoa, that is a pretty large number that appears to be growing by the thousands every single day.

Google Music unveiled with Android Market integration, stays free

By Michael Crider
on 16 Nov, 2011

In a creatively-teased event in Los Angeles this afternoon, Google finally pulled the wraps off its long-awaited music store. Hundreds of tech press were crammed into Mr. Brainwash Studio, where the details were finally hammered out. Google has been testing the streaming music waters for since May with its Google Music Beta program, but today it comes to everybody in the country.

PSA: Google Music announcement up next

By Cory Gunther
on 16 Nov, 2011

This is just a friendly and courteous reminder that Google is about to start their "These Go to Eleven" press event that surely will be all about the new Google Music service and or store for Android devices. It officially starts at 2:00 PM PT (so in a matter of minutes) and we'll have all the details and information as it comes in.

T-Mobile joins the Google Music Event Wednesday, Live music and more

By Cory Gunther
on 14 Nov, 2011

We've just learned that a few invites are going around to join what appears to be an after-party of the Google Music event set for Wednesday. As if the title "These Go to Eleven" from Spinal Tap didn't give anything away, the invite from T-Mobile does. Mentioning live performances from Drake, Maroon 5, Busta Rhymes and more. If you weren't convinced this was a musical event, you should be now.

Google Music Store Market screenshots leak, Free song of the Day and more

By Cory Gunther
on 14 Nov, 2011

Users in the world of Android have been waiting for a full on music solution for what seems like ages, but come this Wednesday that might be exactly what we all finally get. We've just received some leaked screenshots showing a Google Music store in the Android Market, just like Movies and Books. The screenshots appear to be an early build or at least similar to what we can expect Google to announce at the "These Go to Eleven" press event this Wednesday.

Google Music set to launch without Sony or Warner songs

By Michael Crider
on 14 Nov, 2011

The long-awaited Google Music service should arrive later this week at Google's Spinal Tap-inspired event, but if Cnet is to be believed, it'll launch without two of the biggest players in the US music industry. Sony and Warner will not be posting any of their artists on the new MP3 store, putting it at a major disadvantage to iTunes and other digital music vendors. The other two major labels, EMI and Universal, will be selling music through Google.

Google Music “These Go to Eleven” Announcement coming November 16th

By Cory Gunther
on 11 Nov, 2011

Well folks, we just received word right from Google of an upcoming event that will clearly be about Google Music. It looks like the time has finally come and Google will be announcing and showing the world what they have in store for Google Music. If the "These Go to Eleven" didn't ring a bell for anyone, think Spinal Tap. If you don't know what that is I suggest you Google that, and enjoy it. Recent Google Music pages pointed to a music store coming to the Android Market, but we'll all know the details come next week.

Google Music page points to Android Market music sales

By Michael Crider
on 26 Oct, 2011

We've been hearing that Google will begin selling music directly for months, and it looks like it's about to finally come to pass. But don't take our word for it: head over to music.google.com with your Android device (make sure you've got your user agent set to default) and you'll see something similar to the screenshot on the right. The page mentions "millions of songs in the Android Market", though both links appear to be inactive at the time of writing.

Rumor: Google preparing its own MP3 store

By Michael Crider
on 13 Oct, 2011

Android users have a lot of options when it comes to music. Amazon's MP3 Store has become a de facto Android music platform, and there's plenty of 3rd party stores and apps that offer paid and free song downloads. Google's going head-to-head with Amazon with its cloud-based Google Music, but according to the New York Times, they may be after a more direct sales model with a full-on MP3 store.