Excellent. The Big G is on a roll!

Hey, where is our invite? :-)

Michael, you live a gritty, cutting-edge life.

I find Lala’s streaming quality very poor. Shocked they would launch this with a much lower streaming experience than Spotify.

I guess this gives Spotify a great way to position against Google. (If this indeed what is happening.)

Yahoo has been doing this for forever: http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=kanye+west&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-701

[...] Google To Partner With iLike And LaLa For New Music Service October 21st, 2009 at 7:51 am View All Responses [...]

They should buy spotify…

Music – such a common thread for so many of us, as Apple are so well aware.

With the recent controversy over Google Voice iPhone app, if Google – with others – pitch an Android-centric offering to compete against the likes of iTunes, they’d be hugely upping the ante. And all nicely in time for the Christmas season…

Any mention or indication of using targeted advertising in exchange for free or reduced priced music?

[...] to TechCrunch and couple of other sources, Google is partnering up with iLike and LaLa to launch their new Music [...]

[...] 21, 2009 at 11:30am ET by Greg Sterling Google is reportedly about to launch a new music service in partnership with LaLa and iLike (MySpace). According to [...]

I wondered when google would get more involved in the music industry. Hopefully this will index music content a little better.

[...] to rival iTunes.  According to TechCrunch’s sources, the so-called Google Audio service will launch on October 28th, and offer US users both access to streaming media together with purchase/download [...]

Lala’s streaming quality is great. I’ve been using it extensively for a year now.

Isn’t the goal of Google to point a user to the most relevant place to find what they are looking for?

This seems like the only place music searches will point are back to themselves or their partners.

Google is using their monopoly power to crown the winners in the music game. Sounds evil to me, and against their very fabric.

very interesting developments. does this mean facebook’s launch into the music space is put on hold? i thought LaLa was the favorite for their partnership

overall, i think it’s a great step for the music industry as google tends to bring the price down to zero in most industries they explore.

i don’t think the $1.29 iTunes price point will hold up for too much longer.

additionally, i think this is a GREAT development for music startups as google will likely snatch up some companies that are doing related things.

If I can get products through a very efficient search engine that covers most my needs, why in the world would I use a branded, stand-alone website like iTunes?

I can see Google becoming the Craigslist of commercial products / services. They can partner directly with producers and wholesalers, making the traditional web retail business even less relevant than it is.

Of course that’s not really in their full interest, as they rely on ad dollars from retailers. I wonder how much revenue Google generates from iTunes ads across its properties?

[...] a music service on Oct. 28 in partnership with streaming sites LaLa and iLike, according to blog TechCrunch. By [...]

Google now seems to be having their stakes in everywhere.

looking interesting… could be big

Sooner or later more and more companies will start switching away from Google’s Products & Services because they are competing in way too many markets.

I’m not talking about just Apple. Look at Yelp. Right now they integrate with Google Maps, but Google has launched Places.

They have Books and they compete with Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc…

They have Checkout and they compete with Paypal.

They have Chrome and the compete with Apple, Microsoft, Mozilla

They have Google Finance and they compete with Bloomberg, CNBC, CNNMoney.com…

Let’s not forget YouTube, gmail, News, Docs, etc…

If their strategy is to have businesses utilize their services they should stop competing with so many companies. I predict a big back lash against google from large businesses very soon.

[...] aanschaffen en de dienst zal ook worden geïntegreerd in Google Search, aldus nieuwe informatie op TechCrunch [...]

[...] aanschaffen en de dienst zal ook worden geïntegreerd in Google Search, aldus nieuwe informatie op TechCrunch [...]

Firstly, iTunes is not a website, it is software, and is no more “branded” than Google.

Second, iTunes does partner directly with the record labels, though the nature of that relationship differs from that of Google’s. Google is using LaLa and iLike as proxies for their music service, so their relationship is no closer with the record labels than that of Apple. That said, the major labels have been famously unhappy with their arrangement with iTunes, and this new venture may prove more to their liking.

Google’s motivation for entering these markets is not to coexist with the alternatives, but to eliminate or marginalize them. Consumers will be the ultimate judge of whether their efforts are successful or not. Besides, as long as Google remains the dominant force in search (not assured by any means) these companies will need to have some relationship with Google in order to drive traffic to their respective products.

[...] will be selling their own android powered mobile phones. Today there is news that Google will be offering its own music service in partnership with iLike and [...]

[...] announced on Wednesday, October 28, 2009. The new service will be integrated into Google search so Techcrunch says. Users will be able to stream songs directly from Google via partners iLike and LaLa. [...]

indeed, I was just thinking this…
Droid here I come!

It doesn’t seem like iTunes is ever going to approve the Lala iPhone app you guys reviewed back in March. Do you think this is a harbinger of a Lala Android app?

[...] Google To Partner With iLike And LaLa For New Music Service [...]

[...] service is all but confirmed. And we have the screenshots showing how the service, which will be announced on October 28, will look to prove [...]

[...] Google lançará em 28 de outubro um serviço de músicas, informou o blog Techcrunch nesta [...]

[...] TechCrunch stated in a later post that the Google service would integrate music links into search results. It added that Google would add the opportunity to buy music and direct preview streams via its partners LaLa and iLike, recently acquired by MySpace. [...]

[...] get the full scoop, read the original post at TechCrunch: Google To Partner With iLike And LaLa For New Music Service Tweet This!Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUponShare this on FacebookShare this on [...]

[...] service is all but confirmed. And we have the screenshots showing how the service, which will be announced on October 28, will look to prove [...]

Boy! Oh! boy!:::pause:::Google, is there anything you guys won’t do?

Good points, let me clarify my train of thought.

By branded, I suppose I’m implying attached to proprietary branded products — Apple stuff.

I would assume Google’s product would be open to multiple brands.

I realize record companies partner directly with Apple without a Tower Records or Walmart interfering. What I am getting at is a bigger picture idea — that all products could be sold through a search engine without other middle-men businesses interfering.

I don’t view Google’s brand on quite the same level as Apple’s — I see it more as a info distribution mechanism that has the potential to take over the role of more traditional (closed off) means of distribution.

The internet trends towards greater efficiency, and I think Google understands that better than anyone.

as willoughby basically mentioned, Google is trying to take over each market…and they’re doing it by utilizing the nature of FREE.

for example, services like surveymonkey have made a living of off charging companies for surveys…well, google is trying to come in and take away their entire business by offering it all up for free.

once they get the market share they’re looking for, no reason to think they won’t start charging. dare i say FREEMIUM MODEL?

[...] which will be dedicated to music and audios. Though Google is not revealed yet officially but TechCrunch and other sources are expecting that Google will partner with iLike and Lala for this music service [...]

[...] CHALLENGE TO iTUNES: Launch set for Oct. 28. [Tech [...]

You are getting close to what I think will be the ultimate product, music as application with exportable data. Apple requires adherence to their standards and methodologies, and a more open system would be ideal.

Google certainly is testing out a lot of options by putting their hands in a lot of things. Hope they ‘do no evil’ by making at least parts of this free to lots of us.

[...] Link: Google To Partner With iLike And LaLa For New Music Service [...]

[...] Looks like Google’s planning to dive on in with iLike and LaLa, and the whole shindig may end up being called One [...]

[...] Via TechCrunch [...]

[...] Google To Release New Music Service [...]

[...] on launching their own music service that will rival Apple’s iTunes. According to sources at TechCrunch, iLike and Lala will be partners with Google on this joint venture with users being able to stream [...]

at this point, google is the sound of young america, not motown and the other old labels. thanks to google for helping bring them and their catalogs into the future.

this is a great development for music and the music industry. can you think of a better partner who isn’t already in the online music biz?

good luck google audio!

What, are you on a 2400 baud modem or something? Lala’s quality is great if you ask me.

Congrats to Lala. I use their service quite a bit and it’s great, but I’ve always felt it doesn’t get enough recognition. Well, that’s over, I guess! Good job guys.

I have never used LaLa before, but I hope this is a good deal for the artists.

[...] Looks like Google’s planning to dive on in with iLike and LaLa, and the whole shindig may end up being called One Box. Filed under: Portable Audio Google [...]

[...] för musik men eftersom det är Google som gör den så ska i alla fall jag bänka mig inför media eventet. I vilket fall så har de antagligen fått rejält bra betalt av iLike och andra partners som [...]

Last.fm is cool.

[...] iTunes doit-il trembler? Google devrait dévoiler un service musical mercredi prochain, en partenariat avec iLike.com (un réseau social musical récemment acheté par MySpace) et Lala.com (un Deezer-like sur lequel il est possible de télécharger les titres pour 89 cents), selon TechCrunch. [...]

[...] Google is partnering with MySpace’s iLike and with Lala for their iTunes music competitor. TechCrunch again has the [...]

[...] Update: More details on the service, which is in partnership with LaLa and iLike, here. [...]

[...] O serviço deverá ser anunciado daqui a uma semana e será resultado de uma parceria do Google com o iLike e o LaLa. [...]

[...] Tech Crunch and Nexus [...]

[...] Google To Partner With iLike And LaLa For New Music Service- Nästa onsdag ger sig Google in i musikmatchen. Tillsammans med iLike och LaLa. Det sägs att musik flätas in i Googles sök och den som vill kan klicka sig till ett köp. Musiken strömmas från deras kompanjoner via Google. [...]

[...] TechCrunch is reporting that they have received an invitation to a media event held by Google on October 28th. The invite suggests that Google is partnering with Lala and iLike to launch a music service that seems poised to take on Apple’s iTunes. Google will soon launch a music service, we’ve heard from multiple sources, and the company has spent the last several weeks securing content for the launch of the service from the major music labels. One source has referred to the new service as Google Audio. [...]

[...] [Via] [...]

[...] tiene previsto asociarse con iLike y Lala en su nuevo proyecto musical. Y parece ser que lo anunciarán el miércoles 28 de [...]

[...] Google tipped to be behind new online music service [...]

[...] rumors say that Lala will close a similar deal with Google – the media use the invitation below as basis for their statements (where “others” is read [...]

[...] quarta-feira, dia 28, para saber em concreto em que irá consistir este Google OneBox. Este será dia para o qual a Google tem marcado um eveto especial nos estúdios da Capitol Records em Hollywood, Califórnia e que terá como convidados musicais a [...]

[...] a dévoilé l’information ici. Google lancera bientôt son propre service musical et ce en s’associant avec les services de [...]

[...] es doch um nichts Geringeres als ein nagelneues Musikprojekt von Google, welches voraussichtlich nächsten Mittwoch das Licht der Welt erblicken [...]

[...] que el servicio estará integrado dentro de los resultados de búsqueda, y que formará parte de un trabajo conjunto con iLike y LaLa.  No sería extraño que el servicio también incluyera a MySpace, quien hace muy poco adquirió [...]

[...] according to TechCrunch, Google plans to launch a new music service at a Hollywood extravaganza next Wednesday the 28th [...]

[...] More details on the service, which is in partnership with LaLa and iLike, here. [...]

another FAILED attempt to over hype the google ‘do no evil’ corporation!

you can not stand that today microsoft is rock’n'rolling, right?

[...] TechCrunch informó ayer que Google brindará su servicio de descubrimiento de música en línea, ya que se unirá a la empresa de compra de música por internet Lala y a la red social iLike. [...]

[...] They’ve teamed up with Lala and iLike, and possibly Imeem, for a project dubbed One Box. [...]

[...] Available October 28th, 2009, you can listen to the full “En Concert” over here at Jack’s ilike.com site. For those of you who don’t know what iLike is, you might be interested in reading about Google creating music search engine and partnering with them. [...]

[...] une fois, c’est Techcrunch U.S (en même temps, Techcrunch FR est un peu mort) qui est à l’origine de ce fameux bruit de [...]

[...] Spatzen pfiffen es ja bereits von den Dächern und nun kommt die Musik auch aus den Lautsprechern: Google plant eine neue Musiksuche und kooperiert dabei mit iLike und Lala. Interessant wird dabei auch die Rolle von MySpace sein, das erst kürzlich den [...]

[...] TechCrunch rivela che, dalle indiscrezioni raccolte, pare che il nuovo servizio sarà integrato direttamente nella ricerca di Google, permettendo agli utenti di effettuare lo streaming delle canzoni. Pare inoltre che verrà data anche la possibilità di acquistare le canzoni, in questo caso pare scontato l’utilizzo di Google Checkout per le operazioni di pagamento. [...]

[...] smatraju da je novi Google operator pretraživanja “music:” samo uvod u kreiranje novog muzičkog servisa. Za sada, novi operator može jako dobro da posluži u potrazi za muzičkim numerama, autorima, [...]

[...] New music service being launched by Google, iLike and Lala partnership. [...]

[...] primo passo – rivela TechCrunch – sarà quello di una partnership con Lala e iLike per offrire agli utenti assaggi in streaming dei [...]

[...] primo passo – rivela TechCrunch – sarà quello di una partnership con Lala e iLike per offrire agli utenti assaggi in streaming dei [...]

[...] dal connubio fra i servizi musicali del Web e il proprio motore di ricerca.Il primo passo – rivela TechCrunch – sarà quello di una partnership con Lala e iLike per offrire agli utenti assaggi in [...]

[...] that will let you instantly stream songs directly from Google’s results page. We first broke the news of the feature’s impending launch last week, though none of the companies involved have [...]

[...] TechCrunch stated in a later post that the Google service would integrate music links into search results. It added that Google would add the opportunity to buy music and direct preview streams via its partners LaLa and iLike, recently acquired by MySpace. [...]

[...] Google partners with iLike and Lala for new music service [...]

[...] that will let you instantly stream songs directly from Google’s results page. We first broke the news of the feature’s impending launch last week, though none of the companies involved have been [...]

[...] all the things Google has launched this past year, the most useful may be its Music Onebox feature that allows you to easily play popular music from Google Search results. Following its [...]

[...] 28th, 2009 Of all the things Google has launched this past year, the most useful may be its Music Onebox feature that allows you to easily play popular music from Google Search results. Following its [...]

[...] all the things Google has launched this past year, the most useful may be its Music Onebox feature that allows you to easily play popular music from Google Search results. Following its [...]

It doesn’t seem like iTunes is ever going to approve the Lala iPhone app you guys reviewed back in March.

Walloping collection of different music mp3. On site pages You can find – drum&bass and easy listening, eurodance and electronic, gangsta rap and freestyle, industrial and hardcore, also meditative and instrumental rock.

Or, MySpace through iLike to partner with Google? Good matrix!