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World’s leading social network, MySpace has today announced the launch of the new MySpace Karaoke which is a total redesign of the online Karaoke channel. MySpace Karaoke is considered to be one of the largest user generated music service. The features in the refurbished service include streamlined navigation, improved recording’s sharing, specific upload manager and recording of the video. With the induction of these improved features, the Senior VP and GM of MySpace Karaoke, Nimrod Lev, expects the reach of the social network to be more wide.

There are over 500,000 recordings present on MySpace Karaoke and more than four million users have visited it within six months of its launch. The service is currently available in Canada and the United States, support for other countries will be added soon.

Following is the press release of the announcement:

LOS ANGELES, Oct 15, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — MySpace, the world’s premier social network, today announced the launch of a new MySpace Karaoke – a complete redesign of the industry-leading online karaoke channel. Highlights of the revamped service include streamlined navigation, improved sharing of recordings, a dedicated upload manager, and video recording — a major addition to the site’s range of features.

“MySpace Karaoke is a great way for the MySpace community to express themselves, share their musical talents and connect around shared interests – the type of interaction MySpace has encouraged and fostered since its inception. In less than six months since its launch, over four million users have visited MySpace Karaoke and there are over 500,000 recordings, making it the largest karaoke venue in the world,” said Nimrod Lev, Senior Vice President and General Manager of MySpace Karaoke. “With the redesign and the added video experience, we expect to widen our reach even further.”

MySpace has licensing partnerships with all the major music publishers and many independent publishers, providing MySpace Karaoke users with access to thousands of licensed karaoke tracks. MySpace works closely with these publishers to acquire the legal rights to music and offer the most comprehensive online karaoke song catalog.

Video:

The arrival of video offers MySpace Karaoke members a way to more completely demonstrate their singing talent and express their personalities via a medium with the potential to reach millions of people. The MySpace Karaoke video recorder is the result of months of vigorous development efforts. The recorder is the first application of its kind, and is built on the site’s proprietary technology, allowing users to record video in either Standard or High-Definition formats. Users can take full advantage of the site’s advanced functionality on their home computers, with only a microphone, webcam and Internet connection.

Series of Contests:

MySpace Karaoke is conducting a series of high profile, nationwide karaoke contests to engage users and encourage them to try out the new features. MySpace Karaoke will host these contests in partnership with today’s top musical artists – including Jesse McCartney and Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter Seal. Contestants will perform and record their best renditions of the artists’ hit songs. Winners will be chosen by the artists, and prizes will be awarded to first, second, and third place winners. Previous contests included Alanis Morissette, Elvis Presley, and MySpace Records’ own Kate Voegele.

The series kicks off with the Jesse McCartney karaoke contest, taking place from Oct. 15 — 27, 2008. The Seal karaoke contest will run from Nov. 11- 24, 2008.