Google Adds Free Radio to Music Service

Google Inc.’s music service will now include free Web-radio stations, seeking to lure users days before Apple Inc. debuts its streaming feature.

Google Play Music, a streaming and storage service, will roll out ad-supported radio, beginning in the U.S., said Zahavah Levine, vice president of partnerships, Google Play. The new feature will provide stations based on songs that users like -- or from Google’s Songza, which curates songs based on factors such as moods, activities and favorite decades.