By Andy Fixmer & Brian Womack - Feb 26, 2013
Google plans to start a subscription music-streaming service
to challenge Spotify, which targeted for worldwide service start at the third
quarter of this year.
Negotiations are under way with major record labels to
license their music and discussing renewing deals that cover the use of songs
in YouTube.
Spotify lists 5 million paying subscribers and 20 million
users of its ad-supported service in 17 countries.
Apple, is also planning a music service that would challenge
Spotify in streaming and Pandora Media in Web-based radio.
