Oct 28, 2009
Google Partnering with Rhapsody for Music Search

Categories: Entertainment, Featured, MP3s, Music, Partnerships, blog, rhapsody
Written By: Lacy Kemp

We are excited to announce that Google is partnering with Rhapsody to deliver relevant search results that instantly connect consumers with the songs and artists they want. Our hope is to connect people with the music using the leader in search.
Today, curious listeners can Google an artist, song or album and select Rhapsody from the search results and listen to tracks from an artist’s entire catalog for free. Later this year, Rhapsody will enable Google users to stream 30-second samples of the songs and artists they search for directly from within their results page.
Once users reach Rhapsody.com, they will enter a well-ordered, easy-to-understand world of pure music. Those browsing Rhapsody’s 8-million song catalog can select, for example, Owl City’s “Firefly” and instantly stream the hit single, and even share their experience on Twitter and Facebook. From there, they can go on to stream Owl City’s entire Ocean Eyes CD while reading the artist biography or the check out user generated playlists featuring Owl City songs. They can also stream free Rhapsody radio stations that feature Owl City, such as The Lite Alternative, Indie Now and Pop Hits.
For those who take the next step and subscribe to the Rhapsody music service, they will discover that listening to an unlimited amount of music through their computer is only the start. We’re currently revolutionizing the way that music is consumed by connecting users with their music through their mobile devices, including the iPhone.
More than 500,000 iPhone and iPod Touch owners have downloaded our new Rhapsody app from the Apple App Store, allowing people to stream songs from Rhapsody for the first time. Additionally, tens of thousands of subscribers currently use VCAST Music with Rhapsody on their Verizon Wireless handsets. Stay tuned – we’ll be rolling out apps for additional mobile platforms in the coming weeks.