Google Music: The Big Bird is Almost Ready for Launch

Google Music: The Big Bird, dubbed as Google's giant musical bird is now cooked, according to several sources, but there are minor problems regarding label licensing. But instead of tinkering and tweaking, sources inside Google are eager to move towards actual launch. And, many feel it's beyond ready. "We actually wanted to launch it [by] now," one source told Digital Music News on Thursday. "It's frustrating but the rest isn't up to me."

And, the "rest" is a very tricky licensing process that involves at least one gargantuan holdup - and possibly more. One major label - which will remain unnamed - appears to be the biggest thorn, but sources preferred to keep those details confidential given the sensitivity of the negotiations. But a prototype of the service, which features cloud-enabled access to a personal collection, has already leaked, indicated support across all Android devices and Honeycomb-based tablets.

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