Google to release music search engine

The Google empire is expanding.

Next week Google will be releasing one of its many new services called OneBox. It is a search tool that allows users to find streaming music collected from various sites around the Internet. Contrary to services such as iMeem.com, which allow users to stream directly from their site, OneBox will provide their users the means to find songs from several sites.

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So what is the point of OneBox if you can simply go to iMeem.com and look for a song without messing with Google all together? Well, if a song is not on iMeem.com, although is featured on one of the other similar music streaming sites, such as Lala or iLike, OneBox will search several other streaming music sites for you. Therefore, instead of repeatedly searching sites for that long lost remix of “Too Much Booty in Da’ Pants,” you can simply go to OneBox and make one inquiry.

There has also been mention of including pictures and lyrics in the OneBox searches results.

The results will come back as clips or full songs depending on what is available and the songs will be available for download via Amazon, iTunes, or Lala. This service will allow listeners better access to their favorite bands and hopefully encourage ticket and album sales.

A full review of OneBox will hit SaY sometime shortly after its release.