Images on the directory
Directory images should help singers recognize the place, host, or karaoke night and decide if the vibe feels right for them.
Images make listings easier to trust. They should show the venue, host, room, stage, or karaoke setup clearly enough that someone can recognize what they are looking at and get a feel for the night.
KaraokeCrowd is public on the internet. People can view listing images without logging in, even though accounts are for adults only. Keep that in mind when choosing a cover, banner, avatar, or gallery image.
Good listing images
Use images that help someone understand the listing:
- Venue photos: exterior, entrance, stage, karaoke area, sign, or room layout.
- Host photos: the host can choose the profile image they want, as long as it follows the image rules and they are comfortable with it being visible on the public internet.
- Event series covers: a picture of the stage almost always works. So does the room, the host, the crowd, or a graphic in the style the organizer usually posts for that recurring series on social media.
The best image is specific to the listing. A real stage, room, or recognizable series graphic usually helps more than a generic party image, because it lets singers check the vibe before they go.
What to avoid
Do not use images that make the directory feel unsafe, misleading, or promotional in the wrong way:
- Alcohol as the main subject, like close-ups of shots, cocktails, bottles, or drink specials.
- People who look intoxicated.
- Minors near alcohol or anyone who appears to be underage drinking.
- Nudity, sexualized poses, hate symbols, harassment, threats, or graphic violence.
- Images that shame, mock, or expose someone.
- Blurry, dark, cropped, or generic stock-style images that do not help identify the listing.
- Brand-heavy alcohol advertising or drink promos where the alcohol is the point of the image.
Alcohol in images
Karaoke happens in bars, so drinks may appear in the background. That is usually fine when the image is clearly about karaoke or the venue.
Alcohol-forward images are different. We avoid covers where alcohol is the main subject because public listing images should help people recognize karaoke, not advertise drinking. A karaoke stage with drinks in the background is usually fine. A close-up of tequila shots as a recurring series cover is not.
If you are choosing between two images, pick the one that says "karaoke night" before it says "drinking."
People in photos
Only upload images you have the right to use. If the photo clearly features a person, make sure they are comfortable being shown on a public directory listing.
Crowd photos are fine when they are respectful and ordinary. Avoid images that catch someone in an embarrassing moment, show a private situation, or make one person the focus without permission.
Rights and sources
Use images you created, images supplied by the venue or host, or a graphic the organizer is already using for that recurring karaoke series.
Do not copy images from directories, review sites, or random search results. If an image belongs to someone else and you do not have permission, do not upload it.
Review and reports
Uploaded images may go through automatic checks and manual review. Some images can be sent to the moderation queue, and users can report public images that look wrong, unsafe, copyrighted, or out of place.
If an image is removed, the listing can stay public with a fallback image or another approved image. Removing an image does not delete the venue, host, or karaoke night.
Quick rule
Use images that help someone find karaoke. Avoid images that mainly sell alcohol, embarrass people, or make the listing feel like it belongs behind an age gate.