function launchMediaPlayer(xml){

	var sUrl = "http://www.vh1.com/sitewide/apps/mediaplayer/index.jhtml?track=all&section_0=vh1classic&type=listeningparty";
	
	function setupFile(xml){
		if (window.XMLHttpRequest) { // code for Mozilla, Safari, ** And Now IE 7 **, etc
			xmlhttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
		} else if (window.ActiveXObject) { //IE
			xmlhttp=new ActiveXObject('Microsoft.XMLHTTP');
		}
		if (typeof(xmlhttp)=='object') {
			sUrl += "&xmlFile=" + xml;
			xmlhttp.onreadystatechange=postFileReady;
			xmlhttp.open('GET', xml, true);
			xmlhttp.send(null);
		}
	}
	
	// function to handle asynchronous call
	function postFileReady() {
	   if (xmlhttp.readyState==4) {
		  if (xmlhttp.status==200) {
			var xmlDoc = xmlhttp.responseXML;
			
			try {
				var format = "&format=" + xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName('format')[0].firstChild.data;
				sUrl += format;
			} catch(e) {}
			try {
				var paid = "&paid=" + xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName('artistid')[0].firstChild.data;
				sUrl += paid;
			} catch(e) {}
			try {
				var albumid = "&albumid=" + xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName('albumid')[0].firstChild.data;
				sUrl += albumid;
			} catch(e) {}
			
			eval("videoPopUp=window.open('" + sUrl + "','mediaplayer','width=698,height=496,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=yes,location=yes,directories=yes,status=yes,menubar=yes')");
		  }
	   }
	}
	
	setupFile(xml);

}