--- description: Songza says its product will remain unchanged, for now title: Google Buys Songza Music Streaming Service image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcfccef5b00172f9d/69869a2d810bbbb87dc9270d/songza690.png?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Companies](/tag/companies/) ## Companies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Google Buys Music Streaming Service Songza  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 1, 2014 8:45 PM CUT   by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 1, 2014 8:45 PM CUT The music streaming service Songza [announced](http://daily.songza.com/google/ "undefined") Tuesday that it’s being purchased by Google, adding to the tech giant’s already sizable presence in the online music sector. “We can’t think of a better company to join in our quest to provide the perfect soundtrack for everything you do,” Songza said in a statement. “No immediate changes to Songza are planned, other than making it faster, smarter, and even more fun to use.” Songza didn’t reveal a purchase price. The New York _Post_, citing unnamed sources, reported last month that Google was offering about $15 million, far less than the billion-dollar-plus valuations of online music behemoths Spotify and Pandora. Songza streams music in “smart playlists” curated by experts and tailored to an individual users habits. The acquisition adds to Google’s subscription music service launched in 2013 as well as its ownership of YouTube, already a heavyweight in the online music sector, which the company says will be launching a paid streaming service. The news comes after Apple’s [announcement](http://time.com/132644/apple-beats-electronics-headphones/ "undefined") in May that it would buy Beats Electronics, which sells high-end audio equipment in addition to a music streaming service. Google Buys Songza Music Streaming Service ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2947020/google-songza/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2947020/google-songza/"},"headline":"Google Buys Music Streaming Service Songza","datePublished":"2014-07-01T20:45:13.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:02:41.453Z","description":"The music streaming service says its product will remain unchanged, for now","url":"https://time.com/2947020/google-songza/","keywords":["Companies","Tech","Apple","Google","Beats","YouTube","Acquisitions","music streaming","mergers"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcfccef5b00172f9d/69869a2d810bbbb87dc9270d/songza690.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Denver Nicks","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/denver-nicks/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcfccef5b00172f9d/69869a2d810bbbb87dc9270d/songza690.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Songza690","caption":"","creditText":"","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/companies/","name":"Companies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2947020/google-songza/","name":"Google Buys Music Streaming Service Songza"}}]}] ```