Google's Music Store Will Be in Android Market?

Google slipped up and revealed that the Android Market will soon sell music.

ZoomLooks like rumors that Google is gearing up to launch its music store within the next few weeks might actually be true, as one sharp-eyed blogger noticed a slip-up on the mobile version of Google Music. Naturally the error has been corrected, but not before the blog took a screenshot revealing that the Android Market will sell music tracks.

For those who aren't already enlisted in the Google Music beta, the site informs visitors that it stores up to 20,000 of your favorite songs online for free. To get started, users must log onto Google Music via their browser on the PC. Additional information can be retrieved by the click of a button.

However the site also provided a second step before Google quickly edited the page: shop for millions of songs on the Android Market. "Get songs from your favorite artists in Android Market," the site read, "including hundreds of free tracks." An additional button read "Shop Android Market" that led to this address.

But as stated, the mobile site was changed to remove the Android Market reference. When the service actually launches, Android device owners will likely see their Market app auto-update to reveal a Music fourth category as Google updates the browser-based version for desktops. When that will happen is still up in the air, but at least we now have one more piece to the Google Music puzzle.

As previously reported, this new Music section will likely allow users to purchase music on the Android Market and store the files for free in Google Music. To play back the files, consumers will either need to load up the Music app on their Android device or load up Google Music in a browser. If Google plans to compete with Amazon, then all purchases will be automatically stored for free, but any music uploaded to the virtual locker will count against the 20,000 song limit.

Now Google just needs to sell movies and TV episodes...