Best Sites to Sing and Download Free Karaoke Songs

Karaoke is a popular entertainment for amateur singers. You usually sing along with recorded music, lyrics displayed on your screen, and then get your singing assessment. Everyone can sing karaoke at home using a DVD player, special karaoke system or just a PC. The last option seems the most popular one: you can sing karaoke online on special websites or download karaoke songs off the Internet and play them with free audio software. Let’s have a look at top web destinations where you can download free karaoke songs or sing them online.

1. YouTube

YouTube is a great video sharing site to find thousands of free karaoke songs uploaded by other users.

The good:

• it’s free to sing karaoke online;
• you may download any karaoke songs for free with Free YouTube Downloader;
• it’s possible to find almost any song in karaoke version.

The bad:

• you won’t get your singing ability assessed;
• most karaoke videos are of 240p or 360p quality, with white lyrics on black background;
• there is always annoying advertising on free karaoke videos.

2. The Karaoke Channel

You may download, sing, record, and share karaoke on The KARAOKE Channel Online. The website has a plenty of karaoke songs to choose from and offers users different kinds of membership.

The good:

•  8,000+ songs library;
• you may sing karaoke in real time, so that other site visitors can see you;
• online membership fees start from $4.95/two days;
• you can record your karaoke singing;
• besides video karaoke files with scrolling lyrics, there are available MP3 samples for music players;
• there are The Karaoke Channel apps for iOS, Android, Smart TV, and Xbox.

The bad:

• downloadable karaoke files cost $1.45;
• black screen as a video background.

3. RedKaraoke

RedKaraoke is the largest karaoke community on the Web. Sing up and get access to thousands of online karaoke songs updated every week.

The good:

•  45,000+ karaoke songs for online singing;
• high quality karaoke music;
• VIP membership fees start from $1.99/week;
• possibility to record your singing and upload your recordings to the library;
• you may follow your favorite musicians or other members and post comments;
• apps for iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Smart TV.

The bad:

• no free or paid downloadable karaoke songs;
• you have to sign up;
• Adobe Flash Player is needed to sing and record karaoke in real time.

4. Karaoke-Version

Karaoke-Version.com offers all popular karaoke videos in different languages and of all possible genres. Most of them are paid, though there’s also a collection of free karaoke videos.

The good:

• 130+ free and high quality karaoke videos available;
• easy-to-navigate karaoke catalog;
• the files are downloaded in WMV format;
• videos have beautiful backgrounds.

The bad:

• most popular songs are paid ($2.99);
• signup is needed to download files.

5. HomeMusician

HomeMusician.net is a good site for both professional and amateur musicians where one can find dozens of free MIDI files, soundfonts, karaoke songs.

The good:

• karaoke files are all free;
• easy alphabetical navigation to find an artist;
• all top tracks by presented musicians are here.

The bad:

• not many karaoke songs are available;
• too much advertising on the website;
• the downloadable files are in KAR format, so you’ll need special software to play them.

And where and how do you usually sing karaoke?