MySpace Music Harmonizes with Google Search

MySpace announced that it is delivering streaming music on Google search results following the feature’s implementation by the iLike team, which completed iLike’s integration into MySpace Music Video and Artist Dashboard last week.

MySpace will provide Google search with audio tracks from major and independent labels, as well as links to music videos and upcoming tour information.

The social-networking site said in a press release from MySpace Music president Courtney Holt:

Today’s implementation is only the beginning: Not every MySpace song or tour date is integrated into today’s launch. In the coming days, we’ll continue to add additional MySpace songs, video links and tour info to Google search results, leveraging the breadth and depth of content available from the millions of artists on MySpace.

The Google integration is a direct result of the MySpace acquisition of iLike. I’m especially proud of the agility with which we evolved an iLike/Google initiative into a deeper integration with MySpace. I know this is only the beginning of what we can achieve working together and I thank the iLike team for their hard work in bringing this product to life.

We believe the future of MySpace includes enabling the socialization of content not only on MySpace but also on other Websites. Working with partners like Google is an important part of this strategy, and we have plenty of other opportunities ahead of us.

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