SingStar Pop carries tune to US

Just like how the megahit American Idol was "borrowed" from the UK, another crooning Anglican phenomenon is coming to the US. Sony Computer Entertainment America today announced that SingStar Pop, a karaoke game for the PlayStation 2, will be released in North America on April 3.

Developed by Sony's London studios, SingStar Pop lets gamers live out their fantasies of being a pop singer by using am external microphone peripheral. Multiplayer options include a cooperative duet mode, a versus battle mode, and the team-based pass-the-mic mode. The full song list is below, but those who own SingStar Rocks! can insert that disc and sing songs from that game.

SingStar Pop has not yet been rated by the ESRB and has not been priced. The game will also be available with or without two microphones.

Artist / Song Title
3 Doors Down / Kryptonite
A-Ha / Take On Me
Alicia Keys / Fallin'
All American Rejects / Move Along
Ashlee Simpson / Invisible
Avril Lavigne / Sk8er Boi
Blue October / Hate Me
Britney Spears / …Baby One More Time
Cartel / Honestly
Cyndi Lauper / Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Daniel Powter / Bad Day
Destiny's Child / Survivor
Franz Ferdinand / Take Me Out
Gorillaz / Feel Good, Inc.
Hinder / Lips of an Angel
Hoobastank / The Reason
James Blunt / You're Beautiful
Jesse McCartney / Beautiful Soul
Lifehouse / Hanging By A Moment
My Chemical Romance / Helena
Natasha Bedingfield / These Words
Panic! At the Disco / I Write Sins, Not Tragedies
Rihanna / SOS
Ryan Cabrera / On The Way Down
Snow Patrol / Chasing Cars
The Clash / Should I Stay or Should I Go
The Fray / Over My Head
The Raconteurs / Steady, As She Goes
U2 / Vertigo
Whitney Houston / I Wanna Dance With Somebody