CARE-EOKE BY SINGING MACHINE AND RYAN SEACREST FOUNDATION PARTNER TO BRING KARAOKE AND JOY THROUGH MUSIC TO CHILDREN’S HOSPITALS NATIONWIDE

Fort Lauderdale, FL, June 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Singing Machine Company, Inc. (“Singing Machine” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: MICS), the worldwide leader in karaoke products, announces a partnership between their new CARE-eoke by Singing Machine initiative and the Ryan Seacrest Foundation, with a joint mission to bring joy through music to children’s hospitals nationwide. The Ryan Seacrest Foundation has built state-of-the-art broadcast media centers, named Seacrest Studios, in 12 children’s hospitals, with two more slated to open later this year, and now they will feature official Singing Machine CARE-eoke programming for patients and their families to enjoy, as well.

Whether they are able to physically come to the studios or watch through a closed-circuit network from their hospital room TV screen, Seacrest Studios serves-up a variety of impactful entertainment programming for countless children and families during often difficult times.

Dynamic Seacrest Studios staff and special celebrity guests introduce kids to the creative realms of radio, television and new media, and bring joy to them in myriad ways. Scientific evidence suggests that singing and karaoke have impactful health and wellness benefits in addition to being fun, and so aligning with children’s hospitals through the Ryan Seacrest Foundation is a natural fit.

Over the coming months, Seacrest Studios and the CARE-eoke by Singing Machine teams will be rolling out programming in some of the nation’s leading pediatric hospitals, including Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Children’s Health, CHOC, Levine Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Boston Children’s Hospital, Children’s National Hospital, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital.

The CARE-eoke by Singing Machine initiative seeks to collaborate with partners that share a mission to bring joy through music to children and adults of all ages and unlock the healing power of karaoke to improve mental and physical health. As the Company explores its potential to unlock impact-driven health and wellness benefits, CARE-eoke by Singing Machine intends to develop a myriad of programs, including research, experiences, donations and dedicating a percentage of profits from social impact fundraisers to support mission-aligned causes.