We've heard a few rumors about Google Music in the past, but the New York Post believes that Google could be in "accelerated" discussions with music companies to make Google Music a reality sooner than later. As Apple touts at many keynote addresses, iTunes currently holds 28% market share of the digital music download business. With Google Music, it is rumored that the search engine giant could grab some of that market share for its self.
Google's VP Andy Rubin has said to be in "accelerated" talks with music companies to get digital publishing rights for "as many songs as possible to ensure the launch of a Google Music Store," says the New York Post.
According to the article, the talks have advanced so much that we could see a Google Music store as soon as November or December. Rubin recently held talks with the Harry Fox Agency, which distributes licenses to music publishers and has rights to almost 27,000 songs.
As we reported previously, there have already been leaks surrounding Google Music, most notably a logo from Google's own site. It is rumored that with the purchase of Simplify Media, Google could implement the music store on Android devices.
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