03 December 2009 | Author: D. Warburton Search Copywriter

MySpace Music launches in UK

MySpace is the latest site to launch its own dedicated music download and streaming service for UK users.

MySpace Music launched last September in the United States, but has now expanded to include a UK offering, competing directly with the range of music download services from the likes of Spotify, MSN Music, Sky Songs and Google's OneBox.

Despite the tough competition, the BBC reports that MySpace Music bosses are confident that their service will come out on top - particularly as they have teamed up with Apple iTunes to offer DRM-free MP3 downloads from their own exhaustive catalogue.

The site's president, Courtney Holt, described MySpace Music as a "social music discovery service," explaining: "We provide streaming audio, video, a comprehensive suite of artist tools, original content and programming all wrapped up together in one nice package."

He also revealed that the site will include occasional on-screen adverts, as is the case with other streaming services such as Spotify, but that these will not interrupt the music itself.

A low profile gig marked the launch of the UK music site yesterday, headlined by Kasabian. MySpace Music currently has 13 million accounts in the UK, and is recognised as an effective platform for up-and-coming bands, helping to launch the careers of Kate Nash and Lily Allen among others.

Mr Holt explained: "MySpace Music is the number one music site in America and since we have launched in Australia and New Zealand we have seen double the engagement than pre, so we believe this is going to be great for MySpace in the UK."

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