UPDATE This contest has been extended till tomorrow night, November 1st at 11:59PM. *

Slacker has provided me with 5 three-month subscriptions to give away as part of the BBRocks! birthday celebration!

Listen to all of your favorite personalized Slacker stations on your BlackBerry® for free! You can listen to over 100 stations programmed by music experts or create your own custom stations right from your BlackBerry.

You’ll have detailed artist biographies, full album reviews and more. Best of all, the music can be stored on your phone so you can listen even when you don’t have a connection!

Slacker Radio Plus includes:

• No Audio or Banner Ads
• Unlimited Song Skips
• Complete Lyrics
• Mini Player

CONTEST: For a chance to win 1 of 5 three-month subscriptions to Slacker Radio Plus leave a comment on this post using a valid email address. Only leave one comment, duplicates will be ignored and will not increase your chances of winning. This contest will end at 12AM EST on Sunday, November 1st. Comments left after this time will not be considered. *

Slacker let me know that they have just surpassed 1 million downloads on BlackBerrys!

Check out some of Slacker’s features:

• High-quality stereo playback from all streaming wireless connections (including Wi-Fi) and cached stations
• Station caching – play music even without a network connection
• Free music library featuring millions of songs from thousands of artists
• Over 100 professionally programmed genre stations
• Create custom stations by searching for artists or song titles
• View song lyrics
• Bluetooth support
• Multi-tasking – listen to music while doing email
• View artist biographies and photos
• View album art and reviews
• “Peek Ahead” artist and album preview
• Pause and skip songs
• Rate songs as favorites
• Ban songs and artists you don’t like

Slacker Radio is currently available for US BlackBerry devices running OS 4.3+.

Download Slacker directly to your BlackBerry by going to Slacker.com from your BlackBerry Browser, or hit the jump for more info and the full press release.

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War of the streaming radio applications .

Some highlights from the press release:

• Slacker, Inc., today announced the addition of song lyrics to Slacker Radio Plus, providing music lovers with the ability to read and sing along with the words to their favorite songs. Slacker Radio Plus is an upgrade offering which gives listeners access to all the features of the free Slacker Basic Radio service, plus advanced features including the ability to skip an unlimited number of songs, unlimited song requests, ad-free listening and now full song lyrics provided by LyricFind.
• The availability of Slacker on a wide range of devices on the go and throughout the home allows music lovers to enjoy their favorite stations wherever they are.
• Slacker Personal Radio, available online at www.Slacker.com, enables listeners to create their own Personal Radio stations or listen to and personalize over 100 expert-programmed genre stations ranging from 1940’s classics to today’s hottest hits.
• Slacker Basic Radio is free to use, while Slacker Radio Plus is available at $3.99 per month with an annual subscription.

Read the full press release after the jump.

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*UPDATE* Everyone that has replied to my email should be getting their Slacker account upgraded within a week.

Big thanks to Slacker Inc and to everyone who participated in this giveaway.

Here are the winners of 1 free month of Slacker Radio Plus:

• Joe
• RayG
• coldcc
• Ray
• Omie
• Phil
• David
• Adam

Congrats! Winners should expect an email from me shortly to confirm their Slacker account email address.

I have 10 free 1 month subscriptions for Slacker Radio Plus to give away!

What is Slacker?

Listen to all of your favorite personalized Slacker stations on your BlackBerry for free! You can listen to over 100 stations programmed by music experts or create your own custom stations right from your BlackBerry.

You’ll have detailed artist biographies, full album reviews and more. Best of all, the music can be stored on your phone so you can listen even when you don’t have a connection!

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So here is how the contest will work:

• Go to Slacker.com, sign up (free) and download Slacker Personal Radio onto your BlackBerry.
• Play with it for a little.
• Come back and comment on your favorite feature.
• That’s it, you’re entered into the contest!

Slacker Personal Radio is a must have application for music lovers who own a BlackBerry!

Keep in mind that you have to have already signed up for Slacker Personal Radio (with  a valid email) in order to receive the free, one month subscription for Slacker Radio Plus.

THIS CONTEST ENDS FEBRUARY 12, 2009

Good luck and thanks Slacker, Inc!