Just over a month ago, Amazon launched its new cloud services, beating both Google and Apple in the race to provide cloud storage services that allow customers access to their music and video from multiple devices.

Google is jumping into the fray with the launch of its cloud music player 'Music Beta,' announced today at its annual developer conference, Google I/O.

Music Beta lets you add up to 20,000 songs and sync the music with your phone (Android devices only). One feature, Instant Mix, will take a song and automatically pair it with other like songs in your collection in a new playlist. All created playlists, added music and changes are automatically available everywhere your music is.

Google said the service is free while in beta. Amazon's Cloud Drive offers 5 GB of free storage and unlimited access for any computer. Plans start at $20/year for usage over 5 GB.

Like Amazon, Google launched its music player without entering licensing agreements with record labels or music publishers. Google said at a press conference that its service is "completely legal" because people can only access music they've already purchased.

Google had been in talks with record labels, but the talks broke down due to the labels' "unreasonable and unsustainable" deal terms, said the company.