Verizon launches 4th of July ringtone catalogue

Verizon Wireless customers can choose from hundreds of patriotic tunes to customize their phones for the Fourth of July, including:

-- "Stars and Stripes Forever"
-- "God Bless The U.S.A.,"
-- "American Pie," by Don McLean
-- "R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A.," by John Mellencamp
-- "Born In The U.S.A.," by Bruce Springsteen
-- "American Girl," by Taylor Swift
-- "Summertime," by Herbie Hancock

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Bing Tones

To further publicize Microsoft's Bing search engine, the company is offering branded ringtones for your cell phone called, you got it, BingTones.

[via MalekTips]

Coal-positive ringtones

Something for Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs: The West Virginia Coal Association has launched a series of cell phone ringtones touting the greatness of coal.

Listen here to all five ringtones.

[via The Huffington Post]

Mobile Streams launched Ringtones.com in the US

Mobile phone users in the US will now be able to access directly Ringtones.com and over 20,000 ringtones available from music industry stars such as Katy Perry, Coldplay, Flex and J. Holiday.

[via SmallCapNews.co.uk]

Springfield Symphony offering free ringtones

Beethoven's ninth is now a ringtone — brought to you by an unlikely source of ringtones, the Springfield Symphony Orchestra. Springfield News-Sun reports.

"Symphony orchestras can be relevant in the 21st century," said operations director Robyn Zimmann, "and are relevant."

What started as an idea by the symphony's audience development committee is now a reality. The SSO is offering free cell phone ringtones — short clips of the orchestra in concert — on its Web site.

The SSO is offering four ringtones (plus two phone wallpapers) to start with, but let's be brutally honest here — Mozart isn't Lil Wayne, and "Eine Kleine Nachtmusic" ain't "Lollipop."

TED conference ringtones

If you want your ringtone to say something special about you, than this is for you. The famous TED Conferences, an annual event that defines its mission as "ideas worth spreading", has launched it's own TED-themed ringtones.

The catchy music that introduces every TEDTalk is now available as free ringtones.

Both the current "TEDTalks Phase II" theme and the familiar "TEDTalks Classic" jingle are available.

And, very soon, TED may add a few priceless TEDTalks sound clips.

TEDTalks themes were composed and recorded by Michael Montes.

How to make iPhone ringtones with iTunes for free

ITWorld's step-by-step on how to make iPhone ringtones with iTunes for free.

Valentones

Singtone lets users record their own Romantic (or other) pop song clip on line via their computer, Karaoke-like, and when it's played back, it's been much improved – so you sound great. It's wonderful.

RCP Tones offers "Pay what you want" Electronic Ringtone album

To coincide with their website relaunch, RCP Tones is offering their latest ringtone album with a "pay what you want" price structure. This means you can download the album for a few bucks or even for free. Electronic Ringtones Volume 1 is a collection of 45 unique and sophisticated "normal" ringtones mastered for the iPhone and many other popular mobile phones.

[via Press release]

RingtoneFeeder offers Christmas on your iPhone theme

RingtoneFeeder.com has announced their "Christmas on your iPhone" theme. 24 unique iPhone optimized Christmas ringtones.

The subscribers will be receiving 6 iPhone ringtones every week for 4 weeks in December via iTunes. All the ringtones will be made available in two versions, with and without a ringing sound embedded.

RingtoneFeeder is a new and innovative approach to ringtones offering a subscription model which automatically installs new original ringtones on the iPhone via iTunes every week.

[via Press release]

Sprint Launches "Rock The Phone" Ringtones

Rhino partners with Sprint to launch RockThePhone.com which offers over 100 ringtones from some of classic rock's greatest bands, including The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Van Halen, ZZ Top, Ramones, and more.

Wireless consumers nationwide can visit www.rockthephone.com for access to over 100 classic rock ringtones for $2.99 each. For a limited time, the website will offer a free ringtone of The Doors' "Love Me Two Times," and Sprint customers will have exclusive access to eight ringtones until December 11.

[via e-mail press release]

Mondadori claims to sell ringtones for Apple iPhone

Mondadori Ship (a new online music store by Mondadori, the biggest Italian publisher) is selling ringtones for Apple's iPhone. MacDaily News reports.

In September of 2007, Apple launched iPhone ringtones for the U.S. iTunes Store. No other country has since then been added to the list of those who can extract 30 seconds of music for iPhone use, despite the iPhone now being sold in all 22 nations with a national iTunes Store, Zambelli reports.

Sony BMG inks UK ringtones deal

Visitors to Ringtones.com can now download tones from the Sony BMG UK back catalogue, encompassing both local and international artists.

The deal will also see Mobile Streams offer the content though its other channels, including mobilewallpapers.com, mobilebikinis.com and mobilecomedy.mobi.

[via Mobile Entertainment]

Startup Sets Out to End the Age of Annoying Ringtones

Startup company Hladecek, llc has set out to rid the world of a seemingly endless proliferation of annoying ringtones. How? By creating better ones of course. So the company has today introduced a new ringtone category called "Luxury Ringers" with the launch of its new webstore, iRing Pro.

These aren‘t some 11-year-olds’ “ringtones.” You’ll find no top 40s hits, barking dogs, or Mozart Classics. The Zen Collection consists of short, attractive, livable alerts engineered to ensure universal appeal, and provide a high tolerance for routine use and repetition.

Press release.

Ministry goes mobile

Ministry of Sound has launched three branded handset bundles, featuring pre-loaded Ministry of Sound/Hed Kandi music tracks, videos, wallpapers and ringtones.

The Samsung E250, Sony Ericsson V640i and Nokia 5310 will each feature a unique Ministry of Sound or Hed Kandi bundle, which will be available from launch partners Grattan, Vodafone and DataSelect.

[via MusicWeek]

Local musicians eye cards as new way to sell tunes

A new card-driven download system is what Soundtrax backers hope becomes as ubiquitous as CDs for sale at concerts and coffeehouses across the country. Deluth News Tribune reports.

The idea is to create something tangible musicians can sell after performances, as increasingly music becomes bought and sold as MP3 downloads.

... An artist can pay $500 for 1,000 cards, and space on Soundtrax servers for their songs. ... This method provides a cheaper alternative for selling songs, Volna said.

And because there is no digital rights management — unlike with iTunes — the song can be downloaded and copied or burned onto CDs or MP3 players.

The shift away from CDs continues growing, as new generations accustomed to computers and songs on MP3s become buyers."

Olympic Team USA Soundtrack from AT&T

To inspire and support the U.S. Olympic Team at this year’s summer games AT&T will record a soundtrack with some of today’s top talent.

Team USA Soundtrack will include music from 3 Doors Down, Army of Me, Colbie Caillat, Clique Girlz, Sheryl Crow, Flipsyde, Lady Antebellum, Mere, Nelly and Kate Voegele.

Music can also be accessed at att.net and through NBCOlympics.com. Proceeds from the tracks will benefit Team USA.

[via Mobile Crunch]

Rhapsody to challenge iTunes by embracing the iPod

Digital music seller Rhapsody is launching a $50 million marketing assault on Apple's iTunes, offering songs online and via partners including Yahoo Inc and Verizon Wireless, Rhapsody said on Monday, reports
Reuters.

"The songs will be sold in MP3 format, which means users of the Rhapsody service will be able to play them on iPods and cell phones.

... Rhapsody will be available on mobile phones via the Verizon Wireless VCAST Music service. Buyers of a song over-the-air directly from phones also will be able to download that song to their computer.

‘Vulva String Orchestra’ ringtone

toneShared bills itself as “The world’s most interesting collection of mobile phone tones” and features downloads in MP3 format from a selection of alternative/electronica artists. Pocket Picks reports.

"Best of all, you can afford to experiment - all the tones are downloadable for free. Now you have no excuse for not trying out a tone by the wonderfully named ‘Vulva String Orchestra’."

Thumbplay GET goes

Thumbplay has launched the beta version of an SMS-based search app called Thumbplay GET.

The service allows mobile users in the US to instantly search for and purchase ringtones, games, videos and wallpapers when they send a text message with the word "Get" plus any artist or song name to THUMB 84862.

[via Mobile Entertainment]

LiveWire Mobile’s Ringtone Service Launches on 3 UK

The 3MusicStore currently features more than 1.5 million tracks and 10,000 music videos. LiveWire Mobile’s service will add an additional 25,000 ringtones -- all available for purchase on customers’ mobiles or online.

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UK Woolworths launches digital download site

The Woolworths group will axe the CD single from its shelves as of August as demand for the format has plummeted in recent years amid the soaring popularity of digital downloading.

It is instead to focus on offering customers music tracks to download, with a revamped site launched today at www.woolworthsdownload.co.uk, covering music, games, video and mobile content.

[via The Press Association]

iTune or Custom iPhone Ringtones, Your Choice

It's not a bad deal to be able to go to iTunes and download ringtones for your iPhone without the hassle for about $2, $1 for the song and another $1 to convert it to a ringtone. But of course the moment that cost becomes involved, hackers set out to find out a way around the cost.

The last few days, Apple has been involved in an attempt to block iPhone users from installing free ringtones on their handsets, only to find the hackers come up with workarounds just hours after the patches release.

[via gameSHOUT]

AT&T Unveils the Ringtones Found on Celebrity Phones

AT&T Inc. announced today the launch of the 'Ringtone A-List, a hot new Web site that unveils the sounds found on the wireless phones of today's top stars.

"We are excited to be able to bring fans the opportunity to find out, listen to and even purchase the ringtones found on the wireless phones of today's hottest actors, musicians and athletes," said Rob Hyatt, executive director of Premium Content for AT&T's wireless operations.

Each month, the Ringtone A-List will feature a selection of stars from TV, film, music and sports. Fans will have the opportunity to learn which tones each celebrity has downloaded to his or her wireless phone, preview an audio clip and, if they wish, purchase(1) the tone directly from the Web site.

[via Press release]

Scarlett Johansson's Debut Album Released Online for Free

Technically, Scarlett Johanson's album of Tom Waits covers doesn't come out for another week, but you can hear it for free, in its entirety, on Imeem starting today and order ringtones.

[via Switched]

iPhone ringtones you can subscribe to

Ringtone Feeder is a ringtone service that you can subscribe to by the week or year, and the ringtones are delivered like podcasts - automatically.

[via iPhone, Therefore I Blog]

GTA 4 ringtone

Zedge offers a downloadable GTA Ringtone for your cell phone.

Discovery Rings Up ‘Boom-De-Yada’

Discovery Channel is making its on-air brand spot, “ I Love The Mountains,” better known as “Boom-De-Yada,” available as free downloadable ringtones and MP3 files.

Downloadable video and six different ringtones are available at the Plug In! area of discovery.com. Ringtones can be downloaded directly from cell phones at discoverychannel.com. All downloads are free.

[via MultiChannel News]

iPhone ad ringtones

If you are interested in getting the ringtone you hear at the end of every iPhone television ad, You can download it here for free thanks to Sean over at Lifeclever:

To install, just download it. Then, use iTunes to put it on your iPhone.

Apparently, it’s doesn’t come installed on the iPhone. You can’t even buy it from the iTunes Music Store.

If like me, you love the music that plays throughout the ad, "Perfect Timing" by Orba Squara, you can download it on your computer here, from iPhoneAlley.

[via TUWA]

Sex and The City (the movie) Ringtones

New Line Records will release the original soundtrack of the feature film version of the beloved HBO television series "Sex And The City," which is due in theaters on May 30th. And exclusive ringtones for the soundtrack will be available on April 25th by texting "SEXCITY" to 71777.

[via Press release]

Exclusive Underground Remix of '4 Minutes' on Verizon Wireless

Verizon and Vodafone announced that they've teamed up with Madonna, Timbaland and Justin Timberlake to deliver the "mobile underground remix" of Madonna's highly-anticipated debut single "4 Minutes" from her upcoming album "Hard Candy."

Fans who download the full-song, ringtone or ringback tone through Verizon Wireless' V CAST Music service will also have a chance to win a barcoded ticket to the exclusive Madonna performance on April 30 at New York's famed Roseland Ballroom.

[via intomobile]

TeenBuzz ringtone available to iPhone users

The popular ultrasonic technology offered by TeenBuzz.org - that only teenagers can hear - has recently been reformatted to include added support for iPhone users.

[via WebWire]

Two New AT&T Music services

AT&T today announced two new music services for its consumers to directly access their library of music directly through their phones. BetaNews reports.

"The Make-UR-Tones service is designed to allow users to create and customize any ringtone, while Remix lets users access music from their home PC through a mobile phone. Napster Mobile will be available on more AT&T phones starting this summer, the company said."

AT&T press release

iPhoneRingPack.com

iPhoneRingPack.com claims to offer the first iPhone ring tones that are build specifically for the iPhone.

[via iPhoneWorld]

Text "Hoops" for mobile March Madness

With all eyes on the college basketball tournament, college sports fans have something else to cheer about. A new College Pix & Tones mobile site allows college basketball fans to download their favorite ringtones and wallpapers.

Fans can text the keyword "Hoops" to 32852 to access a wide array of college content downloads, or visit www.collegepixandtones.com.

[via Press release]

AT&T's MEdia Mall 2.0

AT&T has unveiled plans for a redesigned MEdia Mall, the company's one-stop shopping destination for mobile content.

Like its predecessor, MEdia Mall 2.0 will feature more than 90,000 choices (games, ringtones, real tones) from more than 115 different content providers.

LIFT song now online

The LIFT songs are now online. Check them out here, and be sure to listen to Marie Laure's winning tune.

LIFT SONG is an interactive musical performance. The idea was simple: every attendee lifted by the conference atmosphere and drive had to imagine brief lyrics for the LIFT 08 soundtrack.

At the LIFT SONG recording booth in the activity room, they could record their own voice/song/lyrics/guitar track in a 20 seconds mp3 format.

Cheap new digital tunes available to download

The established retail website Play.com has announced that it will be offering a selection of cheap, unrestricted music to download. Mobile Marketing News reports.

"The move could spark a price war between rival sites - good news for mobile users who like to download music and ringtones on to their phones.

The service promises to have singles costing just 65p - 14p cheaper than rival Apple's all-conquering iTunes site.

For those with longer attention spans, albums will be put on the store's virtual shelves, costing £1 less than at iTunes.

Websites, such as iTunes, traditionally sell downloads with a code preventing them from being copied onto different devices. This will not be the case with Play.com's wares.

EMI has signed up to the new service, which hopes to attract other big hitters including Sony, Warner and Universal."

Web-based iPhone ringtones from Nakko

Nakko wants to give you free iPhone ringtones through their new web-based service. Here’s how it works:

1. Sign up for Nakko
2. Create your media “locker”
3. Synchronize your locker with iTunes
4. Synchronize your iPhone with iTunes

[via intomobile]

12 Ringtones of Christmas Campaign

User-generated mobile content site Zedge as partnered with more than 60 labels, artists and managers, for its 12 RINGTONES OF CHRISTMAS promotion.

To access, fans go to the www.zedge.net/christmas to discover featured artists and the entire roster of artists, with profiles and free mobile content from each of them.

From there, fans can browse profiles, follow links to artist sites, and for those that want to download wallpapers, videos and ringtones, there are links on each page for all the content available from Zedge for that artist.

Along with their contributions, all artists created their very own profile page they can share with other users. The profiles feature their latest news, album drops, tour dates, biographies, and relevant links to their own sites.

[via Press release]

AT&T Gives Away Free Christmas Ringtones

AT&T announced today that it is offering Free holiday ringtones to its subscribers along with free Answer Tones and a new mobile game. I4U reports.

"The free ringtones for the holiday season include Jingle Bells, The Dreidel Song, and Noche de Paz. Free answer tones include Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree by Cyndi Lauper, wizards in Winter by Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and Feliz Navidad by Jose Feliciano. The game is called Santa’s Tower Bloxx by Digital Chocolate."

Free Holiday Ringtones

You can get into the holiday spirit with a holiday ringtone fom UnWired Appeal. Jingle Bells, Joy to the World, The Nutcracker and many more.

Verizon offers Bollywood ringtones and ringbacks

Verizon Wireless announced that its customers can now access the hottest Bollywood Ringtones and Ringback tones on their phones.

Bollywood's most anticipated theatrical release of the year, "Om Shanti Om," opens on Nov. 9, and Verizon Wireless customers can get Ringtones and Ringback tones from the film today."

[via Wireless Week[

Ringtones reach from behind bars

Foxy Brown has launched FreeFoxyBrown.com in hopes of staying connected with her fans while serving a one-year prison sentence for violating her probation. Foxy's camp maintains that she is personally involved in all content on the site.

In a pre-written statement Foxy said, "I devoted my career to building an affinity with my fans who have supported me unflinchingly and no barbed wire fence or prison wall will stop that. I am in great spirits and very focused, and needed a forum to communicate with the people."

The site features ringtones, licensed merchandise and a link to write to Foxy at the Rose M. Singer Women's Facility in East Elmherst, NY.

[via HipHopDX]

At Starbucks, Songs of Instant Gratification

New technology that allows coffee patrons to download the music playing in Starbucks stores to their iPhones is just the beginning of a wave options for impulse purchases. The New York Times reports.

Starting tomorrow at certain Starbucks stores, a person with an iPhone or iTunes software loaded onto a laptop can download the songs they hear over the speakers directly onto those devices.

The price will be 99 cents a song, a small price, Starbucks says, to satisfy an immediate urge.

“For the customer it’s an instant gratification,” said Ken Lombard, president of Starbucks Entertainment. “You’ll hear the song, be able to identify what it is and download to the device.”

... The concept is being introduced in around 600 cafes in New York and Seattle only, though Starbucks, based in Seattle, and Apple, of Cupertino, Calif., plan to offer the service in other major cities late this year and in 2008.

Impulsive music lovers will have to sign onto the cafe’s Wi-Fi network to discover what song is playing over the Starbucks speakers. With a few taps, users can download the song onto their iPhones (which double as an iPod), or the new Apple iPod Touch with its wireless connection. The 99-cent charge will appear on their phone bills."