Will iCloud stream my music to my AppleTV2?

I'm really excited about iCloud, iMatch, etc. One of the things I'm trying to get straight about the service is whether it's truly streaming my content or is it only syncing content between devices. As in, will iCloud dump all my mp3s to the hard drive of each device or will it stream them on demand?
Specifically, I am hoping it is a streaming service because I want to play my music on my Apple TV 2 without having any other computers on in the house. I also want to be able to use my iPhone without interruption (Airplay gets cut when a call comes in). It would be great if my AppleTV would be a standalone receiving unit for streaming audio content from my iCloud library.
Anyone have the details on this? I've searched the Apple Discussions, but too much noise about other iCloud issues.
Seth

There aren't enough details about the iCloud service to answer your questions at this time.

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