Google move into the music arena

Google have had out for a little while now a music trends website which is part of their trends web presence. I think it's a smart move by Google, not that they need more currency but its an industry well doused in cash.

They collect the data from their talk app. When you opt-in to Music Trends from Google Talk's Settings you pass Google your track information. Anytime you share your music status using iTunes ® , Winamp, Windows Media ® Player, or Yahoo Music Engine ™ , you'll be voting on Google Music Trends.

What's nice about the site is that you can search for the lyrics from the song details area as well as purchase from iTunes, Napster and AOL (using google music search).

You can narrow your search by genre and country; although the trends are currently only working in a few counties.