Google Music Makes It's Official Post Beta Debut

After a month long hiatus we have officially made it back. A little thinner and a little wiser and hopefully dedicated to all of you followers out there for a long time to come. It's an absolute pleasure to talk to you Android heads out there about a new player to the game. The story doesn't just pertain to handheld devices but it does relate. As you can see Google is becoming a multimedia powerhouse under the leadership of CEO Larry Page.

For those of you who have followed us here at DigitalSolace throughout the year, you might remember when we introduced to you via brief Facebook post updates, the introduction of Google Music Beta. At the time it was a music storage locker only. You download your music through iTunes, Amazon Music or other "entities" and you would bring it over to Google Music to be stored in the cloud for streaming playback. That was considerate but it wasn't enough and obviously Google saw it the same way because as of yesterday Google took the time to officially introduce Google Music + Store. This is where the device end comes in. The Android Market is very device centric yet this is where you will find the new Google Music store. When you go to the Android Market on your laptop or desktop you will see a selection of tabs at the top for the usual different areas of media you are looking to acquire whether it be apps, books or movies. Well now the new tab on the menu as of right now is Music.

First thing you will notice is that the Music page is loaded with content. Free, Featured, New, Top Songs, Top Albums and on it goes! And what do you know? You can download straight to your computer, which will automatically store the music in your music storage account by will not count against your storage limit since you purchased and downloaded the song through Google and hence the song will be playable on any of your GMail connected devices like your Android phone, Android Tablet or Google TV. Songs can be previewed at least once in almost the song's entirety prior to purchasing and downloading. Now this is where the mass media comes in. Songs can be shared with your friends on the social networking site Google+ where your friends will be allowed to play a song one time after you share it and must purchase it for additional plays.

So what about the Android Market on your Android handset? If you go there now, you'll likely find yourself agreeing to the new terms and agreement which in term will allow you to see the new Music section through your device. Now you're ready to start downloading songs! With one major condition. There is a sizable section of music missing all from the music label Warner Music Group. They are the only major player not to agree to a deal with Google. All because Warner doesn't feel Google does enough to protect against music pirating on the search engine. If you ask me, Warner will sign on the dotted line asap. All of this comes just in time for some very exciting device releases coming up such as the Galaxy Nexus and the ASUS Transformer Prime tablet. Keep your eye on Google in 2012. These guys are ready to explode!