Google announces its own music store to

Google has its long-awaited digital store for music to the world. With Google Music, users can songs buy for 99 cents, or 1,29 dollar. Users of Google Music can purchased music sharing via Google+.

On Google Music mp3’s in 320kbps quality be purchased, but the service is initially only in the United States available. There is also an online music store integrated via the Android Market, where Google already has videos, books and applications. On the Music homepage in the Market, recommendations are made, where Google looks at the music collection of the user, and the numbers which are purchased.

There are also Google Music will periodically artists in a spotlight, and there are hundreds of free songs to download. Moreover, each day a different number for free, where normally should be paid for. Several artists offer content exclusive to Google Music, including The Rolling Stones and Coldplay. Amongst other concertregistraties offered free of charge.

Purchased music can be played via the web application, or via connected Android devices. Also, music tracks, and even entire albums, using the Google Plus network to be shared, with others the shared the number one time can play.

Users who access the music store want to use on their Android device should have the latest Android Market version, in addition to Android version 2.2. A separate application for the Music service in the next few days available, but is only intended for the United States. It is unknown when the service to Europe. Google casually announced that there are now 200 million Android devices have been activated, a doubling compared to may.

Google has entered into agreements with three major record labels: Sony, Universal and EMI. With Warner is not a contract; according to Bloomberg is because that last is afraid of piracy. In addition, there is cooperation closed with Merlin, an organization that many independent labels are represented. The total available numbers would be 13 million units, of which 8 million are available immediately. There are also YouTube links posted in songs, so they are directly in the internetgigant can be purchased.

Through a special Music Hub allows independent artists and their music via Google’s music service. It is possible to have a special artist page to create and own prices for songs.

The internetgigant already had a beta for a cloudmuziekdienst released. With Google Music, it is possible to online music store, and this on different Android devices to play. This service remains free of charge, up to a maximum of twenty-thousand songs.

The announcement does not come as a surprise. There were already some time rumors about a own music store from Google. As announced Android chief Andy Rubin recently all of that Music close to a release. Then came the screenshots of the music service on an Android device. The online music store was already expected, but negotiations with record companies were more difficult.