Facebook is said to have plans to launch a music service in September, according to a report by CNBC.
According to CNBC, “a source familiar with the plan” said the service would launch September 22 at the company’s f8 conference. CNBC had few details about what the service would look like.
But separately, Mashable is reporting a Facebook music service will “rely on partners” by Pandora, Spotify and MOG to provide the content.
A Facebook representative was not immediately available for comment.
The top four labels have long hoped that Facebook would build its own music store and sell songs directly to Facebook users and the company has always declined. A third-party platform seems consistent with that strategy but without knowing many details, hosting all these other services seems a little less exciting.
You can already connect to many music apps services through Facebook, though the experience is fragment and not cohesive. It would be interesting to see what kind of music service Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.
Source: Cnet.com

