• The Associated Press, Friday, May 8, 2009 9:30 AM

ABC unveiled a new online "music lounge" this week that offers a full menu of songs and artists featured on its shows. The Web site features a streaming "radio station" playing 200-plus singers and bands whose songs have been heard on ABC, as well as Web pages for featured artists and a link for online song purchases.

ABC Music Lounge's debut coincided with the 100th episode of "Grey's Anatomy" yesterday. To mark the occasion, the Web site offered a retrospective of the music featured throughout the drama's run.

The Music Lounge is another measure of the growing importance of television to the music industry, say ABC executives. Peter DiCecco, ABC senior vice president, says, "People always want a venue to find music. TV is that venue." The network is currently working with record labels to create a new business model that provides for revenue-sharing and reduces license fees for music used on TV.

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