Search giant Google, Inc. today debuted a new service devoted solely to music search. Searchers would now be able to wade through a music library by searching for songs using lyrics, albums, artists and a host of other search specific strings.

After analyzing its traffic, Google said, it found out that a lot of people were searching for music and their favorite artists via its search service. Therefore, the company thought it was a good idea to launch a service that would make people’s search easier. Google’s music service was a side project by a Google engineer, according to the search engine. At Google, staffers are encouraged to spend some of their time on side, or innovative, projects on a weekly basis. This is Google’s way to encourage creativity and tap into a possible solution that might be favorable to the now public company.

After displaying the necessary search results, users will be forwarded to online music retail stores where they have the option to purchase a CD, or a single downloadable file. Google is working with Apple Computer, eMusic, RealNetworks, Amazon, Wal-Mart and others to make sure its database is always current. It’s also working with a number of undisclosed sources to keep its database updated.

Google said it’s not going to charge a service fee from users or a referral fee from online music stores for forwarding them its traffic. However, analysts expect that the more traffic Google gets on its music site, the more chance it has to go after advertisers who may be interested in that audience.

Google’s music search service will compete against services from Ask Jeeves, MSN and Yahoo.

Google said it would make sure the results are fair by adopting similar solutions that are coherent to its regular web search feature.