Google on Thursday launched a new service intended to give searchers fast links to song lyrics, musical artists and CD titles on the main search results page.
Google Music will allow a person to type in the name of a band, artist, album or song in the main Google search bar special, and results will appear at the top, accompanied by icons of music notes, said Marissa Mayer, vice president of search products and user experience at Google. Items that can be purchased will have links to merchants for online ordering or downloading, she said. Initial merchant partners include Apple Computer"s iTunes service, RealNetworks Rhapsody, eMusic and Amazon.com.