Myspace Launches Mobile App, Website: My Radio Lets Users Stream Artists’ Favorite Music, App Features GIF Maker [VIDEO]

Myspace has been re-launched in the form of a new website and mobile app.

Before Facebook and Twitter, Spotify and even YouTube, there was Myspace, the social media site that dominated the Internet in the early 2000's. But, as newer social networking companies developed, Myspace faded into the background.

Myspace has remade itself around three key tenants: connections, discovery and the ability to create, according to Wired.

The original Myspace featured the user's 'Top 8,' which allowed users to place their 8 favorite connections on the top spot of their public profile. Myspace also was one of the first places for unsigned artists to share their music and gain followers and fans. Myspace has continued its commitment to the music community.

Myspace now features a personalized radio, which builds a station using music users have connected to, put into a mix, or listened to on the website.

Myspace offers free, unlimited streaming of radio stations programmed by popular artists like Pharrell Williams, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Justin Timberlake, and Lady Antebellum, according to the LA Times.

So, if a user clicks on a musician's radio station, the music played isn't just songs by the artist - it's songs that the artist is actually listening to.

"It's called My Radio," Tim Vanderhook, Myspace's Chief Executive, said to Mashable. "There's a ton of radio services trying to solve discovery through algorithms. We've given everyone on our platform their own radio station. You can go on the desktop, program what you want people to listen to. You become the DJ. It's for regular people all the way up to Justin Timberlake."

"One artist in particular, Steve Angello, summarized what we were really focused on," Vanderhook, explained. "He said, 'MySpace used to be my home. Most artists want it to be their home on the web, but I want a single place to house my profile, music, videos and fans, and a feedback system to make me better at what I do.' That sums up the vision of Myspace."

But, will artists, and the internet savvy, go back to using Myspace?

"There's still a gap in terms of what Myspace used to provide - a place for the creative community where people could express themselves," Myspace VP of Product Marketing Ali Tahmasbi told Wired. "For people looking to collaborate and discover around content, I think this is something different and something that will draw people to the application."

Interestingly, on the new Myspace, users can log-in with their Facebook or Twitter accounts. In addition, users can connect with more than just people. They can also connect with music, songs, albums, and even photos.

"What that does is help define who you are through your connections," told said. "People can see what you're into and it helps to curate your experience."

People to whom users are connected can post to other users' profiles by clicking the Create button at the bottom of the page or app interface. Users can even use the built-in GIF maker to post, and can share them to Twitter and Facebook.

"The magic of Myspace is this integration of creative expression, community discovery and promotion all come together, said Vanderhook. "Myspace is the world's first functioning global creative ecosystem."

The Myspace app is available from the Apple App Store now for free.

Watch the commercial for the revamped Myspace here:

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