Google is expected to unveil a licensed music store at a Wednesday event in Los Angeles, but Spanish-language blog TecnoDroidVe has published what it says are leaked screen shots from the service.
As reported by Android Police, a blogger from TecnoDroidVe uncovered the music store on his HTC Inspire 4G. It wasn't operational, but included features like a "free song of the day" and recommendations for similar artists.
One screen shot shows a page for Green Day music, which is available for $1.29 or $0.99 per song, the current standard for competing music stores like Amazon and Apple's iTunes. There's also the option to purchase a full album, some of which were listed for $9.49 and $8.49.
Reports about a Google Music store cropped up last month when the New York Times reported that Google was prepping an MP3 music store that would connect to its existing, cloud-based music storage service. The report said Google was in talks with major labels and was possibly looking to launch ahead of Apple's iTunes Match, which was scheduled to launch at the end of October but is still MIA.
At AsiaD, Google's Android chief, Andy Rubin, confirmed that the search giant was working on an expanded music service. "I think we're close," Rubin said, promising that the Google version "will have a little twist" that is uniquely Google-esque instead of a run-of-the-mill 99-cent MP3 store.
The Wall Street Journal later reported that the service—known as Google Music at this point—would allow people to recommend songs on Google+, which would let their friends listen to that song once, for free. For more listening time, those friends would have to fork over 99 cents and download it.
One reported reason for any delays is that Google is still trying to nail down agreements with music labels, which have concerns about Google's efforts to stop piracy.
The Google Music event, meanwhile, will start at 2pm Pacific and be broadcast live via youtube.com/android. For more screenshots, see the TecnoDroidVe blog post.