But only for the US

That’s right, just like Hulu. The MySpace Music launch, which was announced yesterday by MySpace owners News Corp, allows all users to view the new layout and functionality. Unfortunately, music content will only be available to users in the US. According to News Corp, this isn’t a snub to users outside the US but is the result of complex licensing deals in different country which need to be negotiated prior to music being available. MySpace are expecting to have deals in place soon, on a country by country basis (Note: Hulu is now a year old and most video content is still only watchable in the U.S!)

It will be in the interest of MySpace to resolve this licensing issue as soon as possible. There are already millions of non-U.S. users who won’t be able to listen to any new music added by the major labels. This also means they can’t access access, create or share new playlists. It’s not likely that another music site of this size will spring up overnight and snatch MySpace users away but, should we see another similar service rise over time, users could be slowly leeched away with a high quality, open to all service.

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