Google Makes Your Search More Musical!
Google has entered the online music market to allow US consumers to search using song titles, artists or snippets of lyrics.
The top search engine has said the service will offer an alternative to the illegal file-sharing which record companied have been trying to stop.The Google music offering will also spring up in peer-to-peer file searches, meaning people will be able to decide on an alternative to pirated music.
According to Google, the words “music” and “lyrics” are among the top 10 search terms in its web statistics.The company will now find partners in other countries to allow international consumers to use the service.
“This feature doesn’t just make search better. It also helps people discover new sources of licensed music online while helping artists to discover new generations of fans and reconnect with longtime listeners,” Google said in a statement.
Google has made available a video preview of its music search feature which is viewable below.
The music features will not be available to users elsewhere in the world. But Google is open to talking with possible overseas partners, said Marissa Mayer, vice president of search product and user experience at Google.
“This is pushing search traffic and business opportunities downstream to online partners and artists and labels, so we’re happy to provide a great music experience and also direct lots of music-seeking traffic to partners that can take it from there and convert it to great music discovery,” said R.J. Pittman, product manager for the music service at Google.