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CNET: Google Music Not Living Up To Expectations

CNET | Posted 02.24.2012

Google Music was supposed to have an inside track marketing music to the 200 million Android users, but performance so far is not what was expected. ...

Sundance Music Festival: 5 Ways to Grow the Live Shows Without Overdoing It

Taryn Haight | Posted 03.31.2012

Taryn Haight

It wasn't until night two, during a lively performance by Vintage Trouble, that an overheard comment forced me to realize how impressive the music portion of the festival really was.

T-Mobile and Google Music Launch "Magnified Artists" Music Store at Sundance

Taryn Haight | Posted 03.24.2012

Taryn Haight

The concept is perhaps the biggest leap yet in this still hot and malleable direct-to-fan era of music vending -- and the process is quite simple once you remove the middleman.

Apple: This Is How You Use iTunes Match

The Huffington Post | Jason Gilbert | Posted 12.27.2011

iTunes Match, the cloud music service from Apple that allows users to play the tracks and albums on their devices from anywhere, was the "One More Thi...

WATCH: Apple Rival Mocks iPhone Fanboys AGAIN

The Huffington Post | Jason Gilbert | Posted 12.09.2011

Samsung continues its snarky assault on those who wait (in line for the new iPhone 4S) in its latest ad, released Friday morning. By now, the setup...

iTunes Match vs. Google Music

AP | By RYAN NAKASHIMA | Posted 11.29.2011

LOS ANGELES -- In recent weeks, Apple, Google and Amazon.com have each launched the missing puzzle piece in their wireless mobile music systems. Appl...

A Look at Google Music and Apple iTunes Match

Larry Magid | Posted 01.22.2012

Larry Magid

Last week was big for online music. Apple finally got around to launching its long-awaited iTunes Match service and Google Music graduated from beta test to an almost full-fledged online and mobile music platform.

Jason Gilbert

Google Music Just Made iTunes Match Irrelevant

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Gilbert | Posted 11.17.2011

Google has often been accused of stealing ideas from Apple, most famously by Steve Jobs pointing to Android. And on first glance, Google's music playe...

Google Music's 7 Coolest Features

The Huffington Post | Ramona Emerson and Catharine Smith | Posted 11.17.2011

Google Music launched on Wednesday at a star-studded event in Los Angeles. The search giant announced that their socially integrated iTunes rival woul...

How Online Music Stores Stack Up

The Huffington Post | Ramona Emerson and Chris Spurlock | Posted 11.17.2011

On Wednesday, Google announced its long awaited music service, called simply Google Music. The service's online music store, which currently boast...

Google Music Service Is Here

The Huffington Post | Jason Gilbert | Posted 11.17.2011

Google is officially in the music business. At an event in Los Angeles, Google announced Google Music, its cloud-storage and music-sales service es...

What To Expect From Google's Big Announcement

The Huffington Post | Ramona Emerson | Posted 11.16.2011

On Wednesday at 2 p.m. PT (5 p.m. ET), Google is expected to announce a music downloading service or store. While Google has not confirmed that th...

What Will Google Announce At Next Big Event?

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 01.11.2012

Google has sent around event invitations that apparantly point to an announcement about the company's latest music project. Things will kick off at...

Here's How Google Could Bring iTunes To Its Knees

The Huffington Post | Ramona Emerson | Posted 12.26.2011

According to multiple sources, including Android boss Andy Rubin, Google's full-blown, socially integrated music store is very close to launch. Mobile...

To Cloud or Not to Cloud? That is the Digital Question

Mike Pratt | Posted 11.21.2011

Mike Pratt

We've become so comfortable and familiar with the ability to physically store and own our content that it might be difficult to comprehend the idea of having something that you can't actually hold.

New Google Feature Offers Free Music--With A Catch

TechCrunch | Posted 10.18.2011

Music Beta, remember it? It’s the online music locker service that Google unveiled at I/O in May. But the keyword in the title very much remains “...

WATCH: Shredding On The Google Guitar!

Posted 08.10.2011

Odds are if you've been on the Internet in the last 24 hours, you've probably rocked out on Google's awesome Les Paul guitar doodle. The interactiv...

Don't Struggle With The Google Doodle Guitar: Take Our Course On How To Play

The Huffington Post | Steven Hoffer | Posted 08.09.2011

Google introduced arguably its greatest doodle ever this morning, an interactive electric guitar to honor the 96th birthday of legendary musician and ...

How To Make Sweet Music With Google's Dulcet Logo

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 08.09.2011

*Scroll down to hear HuffPost reader submissions.* It's time to whistle while you search. In honor of the 96th birthday of guitar legend Les Pau...

Does 'iTunes Match' Offer 'Parley' to Music Pirates?

Eliot Van Buskirk | Posted 08.07.2011

Eliot Van Buskirk

In the year 2000, when MP3.com launched a service that allowed people to stream their own music from "the cloud" by authenticating it with a CD, the l...

Critics See A Long Road Ahead For Google's Music Beta

The Huffington Post | Thomas Houston | Posted 07.11.2011

Music Beta, Google's cloud-based streaming music service, launched Tuesday at the Google I/O conference, and some lucky reviewers have received early ...

Scammers Target Google Music Beta Invites

The Huffington Post | Posted 07.11.2011

Google announced its Music Beta service on Tuesday, and scammers have already started trying to cash in. Mashable reports that phony invites to Go...

What Google's New Music Service Means For You

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 07.10.2011

If you're an Android user, Google's newly announced Music Beta service was designed with your devices in mind, but it's far from an iTunes-killer. Her...

Google Music Is Live, But Google Says Labels Blocked Innovative Features

Eliot Van Buskirk | Posted 07.10.2011

Eliot Van Buskirk

Google had hoped to let users "beam" their digital music collections into a cloud-based locker system by recognizing the files and mirroring them in the cloud. But Google appears to lack music licensing.

How To Get Google's New Cloud Music Service

The Huffington Post | Posted 07.10.2011

Google announced today that it will soon be rolling out Music Beta, its cloud music player service. Music Beta lets you upload your music library ...