MySpace Karaoke Offers Community Based Singing Experience on the Web
New Channel Offers MySpace Users Ability to Connect and Express Themselves Through Online Karaoke
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MySpace, the worlds most popular social
network, today announced the beta launch of its newest offering, MySpace
Karaoke (http://ksolo.myspace.com),
powered by kSolo.
MySpace Karaoke is a powerful, user-generated music service that enables
members to easily sing, record and share personalized renditions of
their favorite songs with the MySpace community.
MySpace Karaoke is another great way for
people to express themselves, share their talents and personalities, and
simply put have fun!
said Tom Anderson, co-founder and president of MySpace.
With just a microphone and an Internet connection, MySpace Karaoke
offers users access to a broad selection of licensed tracks. The
Web-based application delivers sing-along lyrics and recording
capabilities, and also offers vocal and instrumental versions of fan
favorites. Using state-of-the-art technology, MySpace Karaoke combines
the highest quality of audio and recording capabilities online, with the
most advanced sharing options.
The user friendly interface of MySpace Karaoke offers members the
ability to browse songs, recordings and performers in a variety of
categories including new releases, top artists, most popular, musical
genre, and more.
MySpace members can sing, record, listen to and save up to ten songs on
their personal MySpace Karaoke profile for free, with the most recent
recordings automatically appearing on their MySpace profiles. They can
then share recordings via bulletins with their friends on MySpace, embed
them to their profiles, or bookmark their favorite recordings in their
library. Members can listen to and rate their friends
karaoke recordings, make comments and even become fans of a singer.
MySpace Karaoke is launching today in the U.S. and will roll out to
MySpaces international territories in the
coming months. MySpace Karaoke is powered by technology developed by
kSolo, the worlds first Web-based karaoke
service, and a Fox Interactive Media (FIM) company.
About MySpace
MySpace, a unit of Fox Interactive Media Inc., is the premier lifestyle
portal for connecting with friends, discovering popular culture, and
making a positive impact on the world. MySpace has created a connected
global community by integrating web profiles, blogs, instant messaging,
e-mail, music streaming, music videos, photo galleries, classified
listings, events, groups, college communities, and member forums.
MySpace's international network includes more than 20 localized
community sites in the United States, Brazil, Canada, Latin America,
Mexico, Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy,
Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia,
India, Japan, and New Zealand. Fox Interactive Media is a division of
News Corp. (NYSE:NWS, NWS.A) (ASX:NWS, NWSLV).
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