August 26, 2005
Mobile music awards for ringtones and caller tunes
At a ceremony last night, awards were presented to international and local record labels for the top 20 songs that Telecom mobile users have downloaded as either a ringtone or caller tune, reports Scoop.
The awards, organised in conjunction with mobile music content provider Mercury Mobility, follow equivalent levels set by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand for singles sales.
The inaugural Telecom Mobile music awards have been presented for the following:
Platinum award (10,000 tru-tone and caller tune downloads):
- Beautiful by Snoop Dogg, EMI
- 1,2 Step by Ciara featuring Missy Elliott, Sony BMG
- Red Red Wine by UB40, EMI
Gold award (5,000 tru-tone and caller tune downloads):
- Stop the Music by P Money and Scribe, FMR
- Keep on Calling by P Money featuring Akon, FMR
- Slow Jamz by Twista, Warner Music
- Chop Suey by System of a Down, Sony BMG
- Baby Boy by Big Brovaz, Sony BMG
- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper, Sony BMG
- Soldier by Destiny's Child, Sony BMG
- Push Up by Freestylers, Shock
- Let Me Love You by Mario, Sony BMG
- Lose My Breath by Destiny's Child, Sony BMG
- American Idiot by Green Day, Warner Music
- Caught Up by Usher, Sony BMG
- Slice of Heaven by Dave Dobbyn, Sony BMG
- Don't Worry Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin, EMI
- Breaking the Habit by Linkin Park, Warner Music
- Naughty Girl by Beyonce, Sony BMG
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