Google Music Will Launch This Year

According to one Google exec, the company will be launching its music service before the end of the year. According to the source, it's also going to be a big part of the next Android version, so it's likely the two of them will launch together.

Some are speculating that normally tight-lipped Google made these statements because of Apple's rumored launch of a cloud-based music storage system (perhaps why it shuttered Lala earlier this year after purchasing the company). No further details of Google's venture into the music business have been released, so it remains to be seen exactly which features Google plans to offer with the service.