Lately, there have been some rumors concerning an attempt from Facebook to launch a music service in order to integrate this feature more deeply in the site. However, it is said that Facebook doesn’t want to build a proprietary service from the start and because of this the famous social networking site has been talking to different media streaming sites like Rhapsody.com, iMeem.com, iLike.com and Lala.com for cutting a deal.

Unlike MySpace, Facebook is rumored to approach the matter differently, not exchanging equity in music for song-streaming licenses. Apparently, Facebook doesn’t want to secure licenses, which makes some wonder why it would do such a thing.

The thing is that such a move coming from Facebook would be completely useless as there are some song-streaming services already available on the site. You can listen to full songs on Facebook through iLike, which uses the songs from Rhapsody.com, this feature being available on Facebook for more than a year. Facebook users can also use iLike to buy tickets for concerts and find nearby locations where different performers are scheduled to play. Even more, Facebook already had another music service that was launched last year which allows users to promote bands and share different music information.

Taking in consideration that Facebook updated this service in September, claiming that artists could use this feature to promote themselves through their fans’ pages, it really doesn’t make any sense for Facebook to start looking for a new deal with other song-streaming sites. Maybe this is just a rumor that has been largely promoted by the media.