Google music subscription service one of the news at Google I/O 2013?

Earlier this year, at the end of February there were rumors at the Financial Times that grabbed our attention about the possibility of launching of another great service of Google that will make the music fans really happy. The hints were made for an upcoming free music streaming service with possibilities for subscriptions. The little information that surfaced did not reveal much, however if the rumors get confirmed, Google will become a great competition to the big companies in the sphere of music and entertainment. There are some hints that we might understand more really soon at the upcoming big event, I/O 2013.

The rumors for the new service from Google were fueled by some sources revealing information about penned deals between Google and some big companies, like Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment, and let’s not forget the deal with Warner Music Group that was announced in March. According to the sources, those major companies will assure the access of the customers to abundance of artists, albums and tracks.

The first hints about the upcoming service provided by Google were about a free music streaming service. However, later some more information was revealed from sources to New York Times that Google is planning to offer the service at the price of $10 per month, or less.

There are many questions that we are hoping to be answered on this year Google I/O 2013. One of them is whether the new music service will be provided only on the territory of the US or it will be available worldwide. We still don’t know what the service will consist of. All we have heard is that there is a big chance for the subscription model to be similar to Spotify, in terms of functionality.

So far none of the three music companies mentioned above has not confirmed or denied the information about the developing partnership with the search engine giant. We are eager to learn more in just few hours when Google will announce everything new and exciting that it has to offer.

Source: The Verge