It also heralded the arrival of SingStore and MySingStar - SingStore allowed players to download additional tracks from an ever increasing library of both classic and modern songs, while online music community My SingStar Online allowed players to upload their videos and audio performances for comments from other players and allowed listening and commenting on other's performances. It featured 30 brand new tracks by artists such as The Killers, Pussycat Dolls, Gwen Stefani and Gorillaz. SingStar Volume One for the PlayStation 3 saw the franchise make its debut on the next-gen platform in December 2007.It featured Rihanna, Pussycat Dolls, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas and Salt-N-Pepa. SingStar R&B launched in October 2007 with a line-up of the best of R&B music introducing a mixture of modern day superstars and much revered Soul and Motown icons from the past.SingStar Pop Hits launched in April 2007 with a track list dedicated to the biggest names in pop, including thirty tracks from award-winning artists such as Jennifer Lopez, Scissor Sisters, Nelly Furtado and Fall Out Boy.SingStar Legends released in November 2006 and featured an impressive line-up of past and present music icons, including John Lennon, Aretha Franklin, David Bowie, U2, Madonna and the Jackson 5.
SingStar Rocks! launched in April/May 2006 and captured a balance between exciting new rock acts such as The Killers, Razorlight, and Kasabian plus a few alternative rock gems and a good sprinkling of 'dad rock'.SingStar '80s launched at Christmas 2005 and featured a track list dedicated to the best music of the '80s, with licensed tracks and videos from artists such as Duran Duran, Culture Club, Wham, Blondie, The Cure.SingStar Pop followed in the Spring of 2005 introducing more original features and options including rap scoring and medleys, plus 30 of the biggest hits of the last three years.SingStar Party, the follow-up, was launched pre-Christmas 2004, and included not only another line-up of international artists, but also further 'party' and multi-player features, such as duets.
The original SingStar was launched in May/June 2004 exclusively on PlayStation 2 to public and critical acclaim, entering the charts at number one in most of Europe's biggest countries.
Concluding our raft of SingStar features to coincide with the franchise's fifth birthday, here's a collection of interesting statistics which will give you an interesting idea of just how much impact the game has had in that time - particularly fascinating are the online-related numbers later on.