Chartbuster Karaoke, one of the world's leading producers of licensed karaoke tracks, has announced a partnership with Rascal Flatts "Flatts Fest" Karaoke Challenge Presented by Starkey. Chartbuster Karaoke will tour the country alongside Flatts Fest 2011, which is an interactive pre-show festival with contests and activities throughout Rascal Flatts' summer concert tour. Chartbuster Karaoke will power the national competition from its innovative Web 2.0-enabled Chartbuster Karaoke Experience stage and its new mobile unit.  

Flatts Fest Karaoke Challenge Presented by Starkey will feature fans singing on the Chartbuster Karaoke Experience Stage as well as from the mobile unit cruising around the parking lot at each stop on the concert tour. Each performer's audio and video performance will be captured as they sing. The Challenge will be judged by local radio executives and record label executives and a winner will be selected at each concert location.  All karaoke finalists will perform during the last hour of each pre-show festival. In addition to going backstage to meet the band, the winner's performance will also be shown on Jumbotron screens prior to the show.

The videos from each tour stop will be entered into a Grand Prize contest.  Following the end of the tour in September, fans from everywhere can vote for the Grand Prize winner online at ChartbusterKaraoke.com. The Grand Prize winner will receive a trip to the Smoky Mountains to record a CD featuring two original songs and eight cover versions. The Grand Prize is courtesy of Big Mama Recording Studios, sister company of Chartbuster Karaoke. In a ground-breaking first, the Grand Prize winner also will open a select show for Rascal Flatts during the band's 2012 tour.

Fans wishing to pre-select a track to perform and practice their karaoke skills prior to the Flatts Fest Karaoke Challenge can visitChartbusterKaraoke.com for 24/7 streaming access to thousands of tracks, including 39 hits recorded in the style of Rascal Flatts.

"We're thrilled to be associated with the Flatts Fest Karaoke Challenge Presented by Starkey," said Norbert Stovall, President and CEO of Chartbuster Karaoke.  "We're equally excited to roll out our new 24/7 streaming karaoke subscription service on this tour, and will be offering fans a one-month free trial at ChartbusterKaraoke.com," he said.

Chartbuster's 24/7 streaming karaoke subscription service is launching June 15, 2011 and will provide access to more than 15,000 titles on-demand. Subscriptions start at $9.99 per month with unlimited access and are available for non-commercial use to karaoke enthusiasts worldwide.

"We're the first in the world to stream karaoke from the cloud, giving karaoke lovers around the world instant access to their favorite tracks via smart phones, iPads, hand-held devices and computers in real time," said Stovall.  

A complete list of activities and contests, as well other festival details, is available at the Flatts Fest 2011 website – www.rascalflatts.com/flattsfest

About Chartbuster Karaoke 

Established in 1989 with a vision of offering the world the most accurate karaoke tracks possible, the Chartbuster Karaoke label is synonymous with the highest quality. Featuring a huge library of licensed, re-recorded versions of the best songs ever made, Chartbuster Karaoke offers tracks on iTunes, standard CD+G and custom CD+G compact discs, and SD cards, as well as direct downloads, all at ChartbusterKaraoke.com. In addition, Chartbuster Karaoke's parent corporation, Big Mama Digital Entertainment, Inc., owns and operates Big Mama Recording Studios and Big Mama's Karaoke Cafe in Seymour, Tennessee, home to the most sophisticated karaoke venue in the U.S.

About Rascal Flatts

Rascal Flatts debuted their first album on Big Machine Records, NOTHING LIKE THIS, last November at #1 on the country album sales chart and became one of only four country acts to debut six consecutive studio albums at #1.  Since their musical debut in 2000, the band has sold 20 million albums and 25 million digital downloads and delivered 13 #1 singles to the top of the chart.  Rascal Flatts is the most awarded country group of the past decade with nearly 40 trophies from the American Country Awards, Academy of Country Music, American Music Awards, Country Music Association, People's Choice Awards and more.  Since their touring career began, they have sold over 6 million concert tickets.  

For additional information on Rascal Flatts and their tour go to www.rascalflatts.com or www.livenation.com

About Starkey

Starkey, Inc. is privately-held, global hearing technology company, headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. The company is recognized for its innovative design, development, and distribution of comprehensive digital hearing systems.  Founded in 1967, Starkey currently employs more than 3,500, operates 22 facilities, and conducts business in more than 100 markets worldwide.  For more information, starkey.com.