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Thursday, November 19, 2009

Hark! The Best Artists Sing... On Tour!


The best names in music are hitting the stage this holiday season. A few of our favorites are just winding down their world tours, such as the lovely Beyonce, and legendary rocker Bruce Springsteen. But don’t fret – several of the hottest acts are just kicking off their tours.

Rock rules this Winter season, with live shows from the “never ending tour” god, Bob Dylan, who is sure to please crowds with his incomparable classics “A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall,” “Shelter From The Storm” and “Tangled Up In Blue.” The great Grunge-era band Alice In Chains is back after a decade-long hiatus, performing their influential “Would” and “Man In The Box” with a new singer. Daughtry, known for their powerful live shows, take to the stage with hits like “Feels Like Tonight” and “Home.” Sexy singer-songwriter John Mayer will woo the ladies with his Bluesy “Waiting On The World To Change” and his break-out hit “Your Body Is A Wonderland.” And finally Brad Paisley, is back on the road with his contemporary Country sound, with songs like “When I Get Where I'm Going” and ” Waitin' On A Woman.”

Take your favorite music on the road! Do you have a Blackberry or Android phone? If yes, then you will LOVE the new Thumbplay Music app download, where you will find a fabulous selection of your favorite MP3s, available to download on-the-go, directly to your phone. Rock on!

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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Beyonce Struts Into Your "Video Phone"


Beyonce is all the buzz yet again, with this week's release of her hot new single "Video Phone." The single is her eighth off the album I Am Sasha Fierce, which includes the other huge hits "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It),"Diva,” “Ego,” “Sweet Dreams” and ”If I Were A Boy.”


Thumbplay has tons of fun Beyonce content for your phone, including our favorite tunes, her version of the classic “At Last,” the sassy “Irreplaceable,” and the extra caliente “Si Yo Fuera Un Chico” the Spanish version of ”If I Were A Boy.” We also have several of her sexy mobile videos on our Beyonce video page, including “Single Ladies” and “If I Were A Boy.” Check out Thumbplay’s multiple cuts of her hit “Halo,” including the cool Karmatronic and Gomi Club Remixes. Don’t miss our catalog of Beyonce ringtones, MP3’s, videos and graphics here at Thumbplay!


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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Freeland is "Under Control" At Thumbplay



Adam Freeland, the electronic artist and DJ known simply as Freeland is having a good music year: he will contribute to the highly anticipated album from Devo, their first in over 20 years, and he is also enjoying positive attention in the electronic music world for his well-received album, entitled Cope. The infectious electronic record features contributions from Tommy Lee of Motley Crue, Joey Santiago of The Pixies and Gerald V. Casale from Devo.

The multi-talented Freeland not only enjoys the status as one of the world’s top DJs, he also moonlights as a soundtrack contributor to several popular videos games, including his songs “Borderline” and “Mindkiller.” Freeland’s own label, Marine Parade, is responsible for several excellent electronic records, including his own album Bassbin Twins vs Marine Parade, which includes the top club tracks “We Want Your Soul” and “Burn The Clock.” Other top tracks from the artist include “Mancry,” “Rock On,” “Best Fish Tacos in Ensenada” and “Under Control” (see the mobile video HERE!)

Don’t miss Thumbplay awesome Dance & Electronic section with tons of today’s most popular music. Do you have a Blackberry or Android phone? If yes, then you will LOVE the new Thumbplay Music app download, where you will find a fabulous selection of your favorite MP3s, available to download on-the-go, directly to your phone. Every week the Thumbplay Music app offers a FREE MP3. Through the end of this week, our free track is “Under Control” by the talented Freeland. Be sure to check out his amazing album Cope, available in stores, on the Thumbplay Music app and at Thumbplay.com!

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In advance of Rihanna's eagerly anticipated album, Rated R, due out next week, Thumbplay has the tones to ALL of the unreleased tracks! Last month, the singer released the album’s first single, the dark and moody "Russian Roulette." Rihanna is currently topping the Thumbplay charts with “Run This Town,” on which she collaborated with Kanye West and her mentor, Jay-Z.

Rated R features collaborations with many of today’s hottest artists. “ROCKSTAR 101” was written by The-Dream, and features some blistering guitar licks from ex-Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash. The track “Photographs” was written by Will.I.Am of the Black Eyed Peas, on which he also performs. Rihanna’s “Rehab” collaborator, Justin Timberlake, is back as the writer of the song “Cold Case Love.” And finally, Rihanna reunited with another frequent collaborator, Ne-Yo, who wrote “Stupid In Love” and "Russian Roulette." Ne-Yo co-wrote several of Rihanna’s biggest hits, including “Unfaithful,” “Take A Bow” and “Hate That I Love You.”

Check out tones for the entire tracklist of Rated R here:

Mad House
Wait Your Turn
Hard
Stupid In Love
ROCKSTAR 101
Russian Roulette
Fire Bomb
Rude Boy
Photographs
G4L
Te Amo
Cold Case Love
The Last Song

Catch-up on Rihanna’s hottest hits like “Umbrella,” and don’t miss some killer official remixes from Good Girl Gone Bad: The Remixes, including “Disturbia” and “Shut Up And Drive.” Thumbplay doesn’t only have tons of RiRi MP3s, tones and graphics, we also have some of her most popular mobile videos, including “Take A Bow,” “Don't Stop The Music,” “Hate That I Love You,” “Pon De Replay,” “We Ride,” and “Rehab” (featuring Justin Timberlake).

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Friday, November 13, 2009

Let The College Bowl Predictions Begin!


With only three games remaining on the College Football schedule, debate has already begun as to which teams deserve a spot in the National Championship Game on January 7th. The Championship regulars Florida, Alabama and Texas currently reside in the Top 3 spots; however, TCU has made an unprecedented climb to #4, the highest ranking ever for a small conference team in the 107-year history of College Football rankings.

Will the TCU Horned Frogs stay undefeated to complete their historical march to the Championship? College fans and odd-makers are lighting up the internet with wild predictions for the big bowl match-ups. Based on the current rankings, Thumbplay has our own predictions:

National Championship Game: Florida vs. Texas
Sugar Bowl: Alabama vs. TCU
Fiesta Bowl: USC vs. Boise State
Orange Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Cincinnati
Rose Bowl: Oregon vs. Ohio State

Check out the current rankings below, and don’t miss Thumbplay’s College Football special page, plus much more collegiate athletic content for your mobile at our videos, tones and graphics pages.

#1 Florida
#2 Alabama
#3 Texas
#4 TCU
#8 LSU
#9 USC
#10 Iowa
#13 Oregon
#14 Miami
#15 Houston

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Thursday, November 12, 2009

Country Music Awards (tm)


The finest artists in Country Music were celebrated last night at the annual Country Music Awards (tm).The big winner of the night was Taylor Swift, who performed “Forever & Always” and “Fifteen.” The Country starlet took home awards for Entertainer of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year and Music Video of the Year for “Love Story.” Former Hootie & The Blowfish singer Darius Rucker proved himself a valid cross-over star when he received a standing ovation after performing his hit single “Alright.” Rucker won Best New Artist of the Year. Brad Paisley, who garnered the honor of Male Vocalist of the Year, took to the stage with his hit “Welcome To The Future.”

Several popular Country groups had their time in the spotlight - Lady Antebellum, who did a moving rendition of their single " Need You Now," won for Vocal Group of the Year, and also won Single of the Year for their hit “Run To You.” Sugarland, whose performance of “Keep You” was a highlight of the evening, were crowned Vocal Duo of the Year. Other big categories included Event of the Year, taken by Brad Paisley and Keith Urban for “Start A Band.” Keith Urban performed his ballad “'Til Summer Comes Around.” Finally, Song of the Year honors went to Jamey Johnson for “In Color,” followed by a rocking performance of "Between Jennings And Jones" with Kid Rock.

Other big performances of the night included Zac Brown Band with the Charlie Daniels Band classic “The Devil Went Down To Georgia,” elder statesman George Strait with “Twang,” Carrie Underwood with her new single “Cowboy Casanova,” Daughtry, joined by Vince Gill, for the band’s new track "Tennessee Line,” Tim McGraw with “Southern Voice,” and the final performance by legendary duo Brooks & Dunn, joined ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, on the song “Boot Scootin' Boogie.” The live show continued its tribute to Country stars old and new, with live sets from Martina McBride with George Strait, singing "I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool,” originally performed by the legendary Barbara Mandrell, Jason Aldean rocking his “Big Green Tractor,” country queen bee Reba McEntire with “Consider Me Gone,” Billy Currington performing “People Are Crazy,” and to conclude the evening, Kenny Chesney and Dave Matthews performed their hit duet, “I'm Alive.”

Thumbplay loves Country – so be sure to check out our awesome catalog of Country MP3s, Country tones and Country music videos.

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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Veterans Day


Thumbplay is celebrating our troops and veterans today with our favorite patriotic music and mobile art. Some of our favorite all-American artists include Oklahoma boy Toby Keith, with his stirring “American Soldier” and “Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue;” Lee Greenwood, the grand high daddy of patriotic tunes, with his legendary “God Bless The U.S.A.,” “The Battle Hymn Of The Republic,” and a moving revision of the classic "Dixie;" and John Mellencamp, with “The Americans,” “Our Country,” “R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A.,” and an excellent acoustic version of “Pink Houses.”

Other songs on our Veterans Day playlist include the awesome “Stars And Stripes Forever” by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, “Star Spangled Banner” by Jimi Hendrix, plus tons of great battle tones and gorgeous graphics from the official bands of the US Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force.

Our favorite tones for the occasion? Try these! “Born In The U.S.A.” by Bruce Springsteen, “Living In America” by James Brown, “The Battle Cry Of Freedom” by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, or “Fanfare For The Common Man” by the famed Saving Private Ryan composer John Williams. Our top patriotic graphics include Support the Troops, Statue Of Iwo Jima, American Liberty Portrait, American Pride, and the USA Ribbon.

On this special day of remembrance, take a moment to thank a veteran for his or her selfless service to protect our freedom. Thumbplay hearts America!

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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Indulge in a "Bad Romance" With Lady Gaga


Our favorite NYC it-girl, Lady GaGa, the performance artist-turned-pop star, continues her white hot streak with the release of her new single, "Bad Romance.”" The single is the first track off the forthcoming album The Fame Monster, the follow-up to The Fame, her hugely popular debut album. The Fame has produced more #1 singles than any other female debut album: “Just Dance,” “Poker Face,” “LoveGame,” and “Paparazzi.” In Europe, Lady GaGa scored another hit with “Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say).”

The recent cancellation of her joint tour with Kanye West created an opportunity for Lady GaGa to launch here own world tour, The Monster Ball, scheduled to kick-off in Montreal at the end of this month. The tour is rumored to be overflowing with theatrics, a trademark that Lady GaGa picked up from her idols, David Bowie and Queen.

Don’t miss some our favorite Gaga recordings, the stripped down Cherrytree Sessions. The sessions showcase Ms. Gaga’s incredible voice and her gift for orchestrating the same song in multiple ways, including alternative performances of her hits “Poker Face,” “Just Dance” and “Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say).” Until the eagerly awaited new album is released later this month, catch Lady GaGa’s new single “Bad Romance” here at Thumbplay.

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Monday, November 9, 2009

Thumbplay's Favorite Picks of The Week!


A few of our favorite rap and hip-hop artists are dominating the Thumbplay Charts, including Trey Songz and New Boyz. Check out this week's smoldering new entries on the tones charts, the contagious “LOL” by Trey Songz (featuring Gucci Mane and Soulja Boy Tell 'Em), and “You're A Jerk,” the New Boyz hit that keeps reemerging as a Thumbplay fan favorite.

Check out the fresh arrivals, “Say Aah” and “I Invented Sex” by Trey Songz, and “Tie Me Down,” the infectious New Boyz hit featuring Ray J. Other hot tracks this week include Gucci Mane’s “Wasted” and Jason Derulo’s “Whatcha Say.”

Don’t miss Thumbplay’s awesome catalog of the best RAP and R&B MP3s and ringtones, plus our great selection of RAP and R&B mobile videos.

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Thursday, November 5, 2009

Thumbplay Flashes Back To The 80s


Check out Thumbplay's Greatest Hits of The 80s special page for November. We put tons of love into our totally rad, Valley Girl-approved playlist, which includes the absolute BEST retro hits. Here’s a sneak peak:

Retro Party Tones
You Spin Me 'Round (Like A Record)” - Dead Or Alive
The Final Countdown” - Europe
Mickey” - Toni Basil
Eye Of The Tiger” - Survivor

Homecoming Flashback Tones
Can't Fight This Feeling” - REO Speedwagon
Open Arms” - Journey
Hungry Eyes” - Eric Carmen
"Heaven” - Warrant

Old School Hip Hop and Rap Tones
My Adidas” - Run DMC
Parents Just Don't Understand” - DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
Freaks Come Out At Night” - Whodini
Straight Out The Jungle” - Jungle Brothers

Classic 80s R&B Tones
Give Me The Reason” - Luther Vandross
Caribbean Queen” - Billy Ocean
Sexual Healing” - Marvin Gaye
Let's Groove” - Earth, Wind & Fire

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Carrie Underwood, one of the top-selling artists in the history of the Country genre, releases her eagerly anticipated new album today, entitled Play On. The album's first single, "Cowboy Casanova," is currently at #3 on the Country charts, marking yet another top-charting single for Underwood. Other winning tracks on the new record include “Change” and “Quitter.”

Carrie’s debut album Some Hearts, featuring the American Idol single “Inside Your Heaven,” produced an astounding number of hit singles. Three songs shot to #1: “Jesus Take The Wheel,”“Wasted,” and the saucy “Before He Cheats.”

The Oklahoma native scored just as well with her sophomore record, Carnival Ride. Four tracks climbed to the top of the charts: “So Small,” “All-American Girl,” “Last Name,” and “Just A Dream.” Carrie also achieved sleeper hits with cover versions of Randy Travis’s “I Told You So,” Martina McBride’s “Independence Day,” and Motley Crue’s “Home Sweet Home.”

Don’t miss other great Carrie Underwood music and videos here at Thumbplay. Just in time for the holidays, Thumbplay has lovely renditions of Carrie singing classic holiday tunes, such as “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing,” “O Holy Night,” “The First Noel” and “Do You Hear What I Hear.” We also have several of her best music videos, including “All-American Girl,” “Last Name,” “So Small” and “Before He Cheats.” Be sure to check out Thumbplay’s Carrie Underwood artist page, and our excellent catalog of Country MP3s, Country music videos and Country ringtones.

Do you have a Blackberry or Android phone? If yes, then you will LOVE the Thumbplay Music Store, where you will a fabulous selection of your favorite MP3s, available to download on-the-go, directly to your phone. Every week the Thumbplay Music Store offers a FREE MP3. This week’s free track is “If You Would Come Back Home” by the talented William Fitzsimmons. Check back often to find out what’s new!

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Monday, November 2, 2009

Pretty Ricky Gets "Tipsy" At Thumbplay


The Hip-Hop group Pretty Ricky is back this month with their hotly anticipated fourth album, due out on November 17th. The album's first single “Tipsy In Dis Club” is currently rocketing up the R&B charts. “Tipsy In Dis Club” is the follow-up to last year’s hits “Knockin' Boots” and “Cuddle Up,” from the charting album Eighteen Babies.

The Miami Hip-Hop troupe broke onto the scene in 2005 with the hits “Your Body” and “Grind With Me.” They continued to make waves with the hits “Love Like Honey,” “Push It Baby,” “On The Hotline,” and “Nothing But A Number.”

Don’t miss Thumbplay’s mobile videos for Pretty Ricky‘s “Grind With Me,” “Your Body,” “Love Like Honey,” “On The Hotline” and “Cuddle Up.”

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Thursday, October 29, 2009

BOO! Haunted Halloween at Thumbplay!


If we do say so ourselves, Thumbplay has scary-awesome taste in music, particularly our annual Perilous Playlist. Check out our Halloween page with tons of hand-picked haunted MP3s, terrifying tones, vampy videos and ghoulish graphics! Here is a sneak peak our favorite Halloween party music:

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Get Toned Up With World Series Music


Get in a New York (or Philly!) state of mind to celebrate the World Series between The New York Yankees and The Philadelphia Phillies. Thumbplay has tons of the best “at-bat” songs of your favorites World Series players from the Yankees and Phillies, plus odes to baseball, and New York and Philly-themed songs.

The MLB stars sure know how to pick their at-bat songs. Check out the songs of the World Series starting line-up:
Mariano Rivera – “Enter Sandman” by Metallica
Derek Jeter – “Get Up” by 50 Cent
Johnny Damon – “Handlebars” by Flobots
Mark Teixeira – “I Wanna Rock” by Twisted Sister
A-Rod: “Already Home” by Jay-Z
Hideki Matsui – “Big Shot” by Billy Joel
Nick Swisher and Carlos Ruiz – “Turn My Swag On” by Soulja Boy Tell'em
Melky Cabrera and Pedro Feliz: “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)” by Pitbull
Jimmy Rollins – “Ice Cream Paint Job” by Dorrough
Shane Victorino – “Buffalo Soldier” by Bob Marley and The Wailers
Chase Utley – “Kashmir” by Led Zeppelin
Ryan Howard – “Stanky Legg” by GS Boyz
Raul Ibanez – “Save You” by Pearl Jam
Jayson Werth – “Sex On Fire” by Kings Of Leon
Paul Bako – “Never Too Late” by Three Days Grace
Greg Dobbs – “Megalomaniac” by Incubus
Ben Francisco – “Amazing” by Kanye West ft. Young Jeezy

Don’t miss Thumbplay’s festive baseball stadium ringtones, such as the Baseball Rising Organ Chant, Baseball Crowd Heavy Cheering, “New York Home Run!” and “Philadelphia Home Run!
Of course the most famous sports song every written is undoubtedly “Take Me Out To The Ballgame,” recently recorded by legendary Yankees’ outfielder Bernie Williams, now a successful Jazz musician. A must-have tone for any hard core “Evil Empire” Yankees fans is Darth Vader’s “Imperial March” performed by The Boston Pops Orchestra.

For all you lovers of the classics, we also have Terry Cashman’s famous, old-timey “Talkin' Baseball” series dedicated to every MLB team, including:
Talkin' Baseball (Philadelphia Phillies)
Talkin' Baseball (Yankees)
Talkin' Baseball (Boston Red Sox)
Talkin' Baseball (Anaheim Angels)
Talkin' Baseball (Mets)
Talkin' Baseball (Tigers)

And of course we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to celebrate NYC and Philly with an arsenal of classic tones:
Empire State Of Mind” - Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys
New York, New York” - Frank Sinatra
New York New York” - Tha Dogg Pound
New York” - 2Pac
New York State Of Mind” - Billy Joel
I Love New York” - Madonna
Leaving New York” - R.E.M.
Philadelphia” - B.B. King
Fall In Philadelphia”- Hall & Oates
I'm In New York Trick” - LMFAO
I'm In Philly Trick” - LMFAO

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This week is bittersweet for Bruce Springsteen, whose cousin and road manager passed away, forcing a concert cancellation in Kansas City. Springsteen however has brighter days ahead, as he is confirmed to perform this weekend at the first of two concerts celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame. The Boss was inducted into the Hall of Fame 10 years ago.

An uncountable number of classics are attributed to Springsteen from several decades. The recent albums Magic, from 2007, and this year’s critically acclaimed Working On A Dream, have produced heavy airplay for The Boss’s new material, including the tracks “Livin' In The Future," “Radio Nowhere,” “Girls In Their Summer Clothes” and “Working On A Dream.”

The original E Street Band has spawned other famous members as well. Max Weinberg, Springsteen's long-time drummer, formed the Max Weinberg 7, the house band for Conan O’Brien for over 15 years Perhaps to more notoriety, guitarist Steven Van Zandt became a household name with his starring turn as Silvio Dante in The Sopranos.

Check out some of Thumbplay’s favorite Bruce Springsteen hits:

Born In The U.S.A.”
Born To Run”
Glory Days”
Badlands”
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out”
Hungry Heart”
Prove It All Night”
Rosalita”
Spirit In The Night”
Thunder Road”

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With just over a month remaining in the College Football season, the bowl rankings are really heating up. TCU's impressive win over Brigham Young on Saturday threw the Bowl Championship rankings into turmoil last night, placing the Horned Frogs above the Boise State Broncos. The two teams won’t meet each other on the field during the regular season, but they are each other’s toughest competition in the fight for a BCS berth. Both teams are considered underdogs in their quest to win a bowl berth without automatically qualifying based on their conferences.

Meanwhile, with five games left to play for each school, the championship game is still anyone’s berth, with several legacy teams vying for a spot along with the underdogs. Will #1 Florida defend their title? Their opponent in last year’s championship game, Oklahoma, has struggled this year, falling completely out of the rankings after tough losses to Brigham Young, Texas and Miami. Maybe #3 Texas will charge their way back into the top spot to return to the big BCS bowl for the first time since the memorable win over USC in 2006. Do #17 Ohio State and #9 LSU, the foes from 2007, have a shot at the big game? It would be tough to climb 17 spots to #1, but that’s the beauty of College Football – it’s anyone’s game!

Check out this week’s rankings:
#1 Florida
#2 Alabama
#3 Texas
#4 Iowa
#5 USC
#6 TCU
#7 Boise State
#8 Cincinnati
#9 LSU
#10 Oregon
#11 Georgia Tech
#12 Penn State
#13 Virginia Tech
#14 Oklahoma State
#15 Pittsburgh
#16 Utah
#17 Ohio State
#18 Houston
#19 Miami
#20 Arizona
#21 West Virginia
#22 South Carolina
#23 Notre Dame
#24 California
#25 Mississippi

Don’t miss Thumbplay’s College Football special page, plus much more collegiate athletic content for your mobile at our videos, tones and graphics pages.

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Thursday, October 22, 2009

Lil' Wayne Firing Up The Thumbplay Charts


Hot off the heels of his "Hot Revolver," bad boy rapper Lil Wayne is popping the Thumbplay Charts with Jay Sean on their smash song "Down," and with Drake on their aptly titled hit, “Successful.”

Lil Wayne is currently working on his upcoming album Rebirth, a venture into the Rock genre. The forthcoming album has already produced a huge hit with the Rock-Rap songs “Hot Revolver” and “Prom Queen.” This year has produced several high-profile collaborations, including a stint with his protégé Young Money, on the hit “Turnin Me On” by Keri Hilson, and ”Rock Star” and “Fly As The Sky” by Chamillionaire. Lil Wayne has also made chart-topping collaborations with The Game, Akon, and Birdman.

Don’t miss Thumbplay’s huge catalog of Lil’ Wayne MP3’s, tones, videos and graphics.

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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Gearing Up for Saturday's Big UFC Showdown


Come on, you know you can't live without the The Ultimate Fighter Theme on your mobile! The countdown has started for the hotly anticipated match of Machida vs. Shogun this weekend. Choose from tons of UFC tones to get fired up for Saturday’s bout. Check out our rocking videos of Machida training for a match, and Shogun Rua knocking out Akihiro Gono.
Thumbplay also has TONS of crazy fun mobile video clips of the best fights, including superstars of the ring like BJ Penn, Georges St-Pierre, and Forrest Griffin. Don’t miss our nearly 400 awesome wallpapers of the most notorious matches and classic knockouts.
Thumbplay is your UFC mobile home for official videos, tones and graphics!

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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Rihanna Plays Russian Roulette


Rihanna surprised fans today with the unannounced release of her new single, "Russian Roulette," available as a free streaming download on her official website. The song is the first single off of the singer’s forthcoming album, entitled Rated R, due next month.

“Russian Roulette” marks another of Rihanna’s creative collaborations with Ne-Yo, who also co-wrote “Unfaithful,” “Take A Bow” and “Hate That I Love You.” Rihanna is currently topping the Thumbplay charts with “Run This Town,” on which she collaborated with Kanye West and her mentor, Jay-Z.

Catch-up on Rihanna’s hottest hits like “Umbrella,” and don’t miss some killer official remixes from Good Girl Gone Bad: The Remixes, including “Disturbia” and “Shut Up And Drive.” Thumbplay doesn’t only have tons of RiRi MP3s, tones and graphics, we also have some of her most popular mobile videos, including “Take A Bow,” “Don't Stop The Music,” “Hate That I Love You,” “Pon De Replay,” “We Ride,” and “Rehab” (featuring Justin Timberlake).

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The Thumbplay charts are on fire this week with new entries such as "Paparazzi," by the one and only Lady GaGa, and "You Belong With Me," by Country starlet Taylor Swift. Black Eyed Peas, currently joining U2 on their west coast tour for No Line On The Horizon, keep up their hot streak with the infectious “I Gotta Feeling,” the follow-up track to their iconic “Boom Boom Pow.” And Colbie Caillat keeps our hearts warm with her romantic “Fallin' For You.”

Hot on the heels of his “Best I Ever Had,” Drake continues to ride high on the Thumbplay charts with his new song“Successful” featuring Lil Wayne. Don’t miss one of our favorite Drake cuts, the Eminem edit of “Forever.” Other smoking music this week includes “Party In The U.S.A.” and “The Climb” by Miley Cyrus, and the hugely popular newcomers Owl City with their hit “Fireflies.”

Later this month be on the lookout for the re-release of U2’s seminal album The Unforgettable Fire, compilations of the Reggae legends Bob Marley & The Wailers and Peter Tosh, and brand new albums from Jack Johnson and Weezer.

Make sure to check out Thumbplay’s awesome mobile videos for these hot artists, including “Boom Boom Pow,” the classic “My Humps,” Weezer’s “Beverly Hills,” and Colbie Caillat's "Bubbly.”

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The summer heat has fizzled, but October is still on fire! Tons of new music from today's top artists has dropped this month from the likes of David Archuleta, The Roots, Los Lonely Boys, Brian McKnight and The Flaming Lips. Before the end of the month, new music from more of our favorites artists will be riding the airwaves, including Weezer, Sting, Squirrel Nut Zippers, R.E.M., Creed, Flight Of The Conchords, Lyle Lovett and Tim McGraw.

Don’t miss these artists hottest hits here at Thumbplay, such as Weezer's classic "Undone -- The Sweater Song,” The Flaming Lips’s wonderfully bizarre “Thank You Jack White (For The Fiber-Optic Jesus That You Gave Me), Sting’s moody “Desert Rose,” Squirrel Nut Zippers’s retro “Hell,” Flight Of The Conchords’ hilarious “The Most Beautiful Girl in the Room,” and R.E.M.’s excellent cover of “There She Goes Again” by the The Velvet Underground.

Don’t miss Thumbplay’s awesome catalog of MP3s, videos, tones and graphics.

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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

New Moon Soundtrack Drops on Friday!


New Moon, the next installment in the Twilight film series isn't released until November 20th; however, the rocking soundtrack hits the shelves later this week. The album features new music from top artists Death Cab For Cutie, Thom Yorke of Radiohead, The Killers, Muse, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and OK Go. Other fresh bands on the soundtrack include Band Of Skulls, Lykke Li, Anya Marina, Sea Wolf, Editors, and moody composer Alexandre Desplat.

The record promises to be a solid follow-up to the hit soundtrack for the first Twilight film, which included Muse’s “Supermassive Black Hole,” Linkin Park’s “Leave Out All The Rest,” Iron And Wine’s “Flightless Bird, American Mouth,” and Paramore’s “Decode” and “I Caught Myself.”

Check out Thumbplay’s wallpapers of the sexy cast, on our film graphics page, plus original music and photos of star Robert Pattinson who moonlights as a singer!

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Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Michael Jackson's "This Is It" Arrives


The final single of the late, great King of Pop was dropped on the internet yesterday. Don't miss the official tone and wallpaper of the new single, “This Is It,” here at Thumbplay, plus a huge number of MJ's biggest hits in tone catalog, including:


Check out our huge catalog of Jackson 5 MP3’s and tones, plus Michael’s MP3’s, tones and graphics.

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Monday, October 12, 2009

Football Fever


NFL division leaders stayed strong over the weekend, with the New York Giants overpowering the Oakland Raiders, the Denver Broncos stunning win over the New England Patriots in overtime, the Cincinnati Bengals domination over the Baltimore Ravens, the undefeated Minnesota Vikings win against the St. Louis Rams, and the unstoppable Indianapolis Colts defeat of the Tennessee Titans. The week’s final game will be tonight’s highly anticipated match-up of the New York Jets against the Miami Dolphins.

Mondays are a big day for College Football fans –the weekly rankings are published, showing which teams are closest to the coveted Bowl games. Check out today’s breakdown of the current top teams:

#1 Florida
#2 Texas
#3 Alabama
#4 Virginia Tech
#5 USC
#6 Boise State
#7 Ohio State
#8 TCU
#9 Cincinnati
#10 LSU
#11 Miami
#12 Iowa
#13 Penn State
#14 Oklahoma State
#15 Kansas
#16 Oregon
#17 Nebraska
#18 Oklahoma
#19 Brigham Young
#20 Georgia Tech
#21 South Florida
#22 South Carolina
#23 Houston
#24 Missouri
#25 Notre Dame

Can’t wait until this weekend for more pro and college action? Stay in the spirit with Thumbplay’s catalog of official NFL tones and team graphics, plus tons of videos, tones and graphics from your favorite college teams.

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Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Exciting Record Releases Coming



Fall is turning out to be an excellent time for new music. In the past month we've seen new releases from Mariah Carey, Jay-Z and Muse; now a new arsenal of hotly anticipated albums will be released.

Shakira, who has been smoking on the charts with the singles “She Wolf,” and its Spanish version “Loba,” will be releasing her entire new album . Joining her on the shelves will be the cult alternative rockers The Flaming Lips with their new release Embryonic. Their last album Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots was a worldwide phenomenon, featuring the breakthrough single “Do You Realize?Bob Dylan will release his first-ever holiday album, entitled Christmas in the Heart, along with The Roots new record How I Got Over, and Michael Jackson’s final release This Is It, to be release along with the documentary by the same name.

Don’t miss more new music at Thumbplay’s MP3 page, and on our MP3 Chart and Ringtone Chart.

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Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Haunted Halloween at Thumbplay

The Thumbplay crew takes pride in our knack for choosing awesome party playlists! Check out our Halloween page with tons of hand-picked haunted MP3s, terrifying tones, vampy videos and ghoulish graphics! Here is a sneak peak our favorite Halloween party music:

I Put A Spell On You” by Creedence Clearwater Revival
The Crusher” by The Cramps
Dragula” by Rob Zombie
I'm Supposed To Die Tonight” by 50 Cent
Time Warp” from The Rocky Horror Picture Show
I Want Candy” by Bow Wow Wow
Pet Sematary” by Ramones
Devil's Right Hand” by Johnny Cash

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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

New Music at Thumbplay

Check out Thumbplay's favorite new music this week. Fresh on the charts, and smoking right here:

“3” By Britney Spears
“11th Dimension” by Julian Casablancas
“Soundtrack To My Broken Heart” by Mario
“Starlight” by Mario
“Stranded” by Mario

Don’t miss more hot new music on the Thumbplay MP3 Charts and the Thumbplay Ringtone Charts.

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Week five of the College Football season kicks off tonight with USU at #20 BYU – another match-up of Mountain West Conference teams fighting to show their BCS worth against the dynasty conference contenders. This weekend will host several eagerly anticipated games, including two smoking hot bouts between top-ranked teams, #7 USC at #24 California, and #8 Oklahoma at #17 Miami.

Other big match-ups to watch for:

SMU at #11 TCU
#22 Michigan at Michigan State
#6 Virginia Tech at Duke
Arkansas State at #13 Iowa
#3 Alabama at Kansas
#10 Cincinnati Bearcats at Miami (Ohio)
#4 LSU at #18 Georgia
#15 Penn State at Illinois
#9 Ohio State at Indiana
#21 Mississippi at Vanderbilt
#25 Georgia Tech at Mississippi State
UCD at #5 Boise State
#12 Houston at UTEP
Washington State at #16 Oregon



Don’t miss Thumbplay’s College Football special page, plus much more collegiate athletic content for your mobile at our videos, tones and graphics pages.

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The wait is finally over: Mariah Carey's eagerly anticipated new album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, will finally hit the shelves today. Mimi's hit single "Obsessed," plus the song's steamy video has topped the Thumbplay charts since its release back in July. Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel comes on the heels of last year’s smash record E=MC2, which featured the #1 hit “Touch My Body,” with special guests The-Dream and Rick Ross.

Mariah Carey was discovered by legendary record mogul Tommy Mottola, whose other protégés include Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Simpson, and Mexican star Thalia. This will be Mariah Carey’s astonishing eleventh album in a long career of hits, including “Vision of Love,” “I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time” and “Bye Bye.”

Be sure to check out Thumbplay’s huge catalog of Mariah Carey MP3’s, ringtones and hot videos, like “Touch My Body” and “I Stay In Love."

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Monday, September 28, 2009

FAME Original Movie Soundtrack


The new film of the popular 80s TV show and movie, Fame, has lived up to its name: it was the weekend's top-grossing drama. The new soundtrack features cast recordings of original music performed by the stars, including the classic original theme song, “Fame,” and several fresh new tunes featured in the film update:

Street Hustlin'
Black & Gold
Ordinary People
Out Here On My Own
Big Things
This Is My Life
Can't Hide From Love

Be sure to check out Thumbplay’s Soundtracks page, with tons of music from your favorite films.

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Friday, September 25, 2009

College Football Preview


Week four of the College Football season kicked off last night, with unranked South Carolina stunning #4 Ole Miss with a 16-10 win. This weekend will host tons of hotly anticipated match-ups, though arguably the weekend’s hottest game will be #9 Miami (FL) at #11 Virginia Tech on Saturday.

Other big match-ups to watch for:

#1 Florida at Kentucky
UTEP at #2 Texas
Arkansas at #3 Alabama
Iowa at #5 Penn State
#6 California at Oregon
#7 LSU at Mississippi State
Washington State at #12 USC
Illinois at #13 Ohio State
#15 TCU at Clemson
Grambling State at #16 Oklahoma State
South Florida at #18 Florida State
Indiana at #25 Michigan

Don’t miss Thumbplay’s College Football special page, plus much more collegiate athletic content for your mobile at our videos, tones and graphics pages.

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Thursday, September 24, 2009

EXCLUSIVE Whitney Houston Videos


Thumbplay is the ONLY site where you can find exclusive mobile video clips of Whitney Houston's two new videos, "Million Dollar Bill" and "I Look To You." Her new single, the infectious hit “Million Dollar Bill,” was co-written with songstress Alicia Keys. The legendary Houston dropped her first single "I Look To You" back in July before hitting the promo circuit with appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show and Good Morning America.

Catch-up on more classic Whitney Houston here at Thumbplay:

"Didn't We Almost Have It All
I Wanna Dance With Somebody
I Have Nothing”“I'm Every Woman
I'm Your Baby Tonight
Saving All My Love For You
So Emotional
Greatest Love Of All
How Will I Know
My Love Is Your Love

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The buzz over Fort Worth band Green River Ordinance is growing strong this month, as the band rocks venues all over the country to promote their Virgin Records debut album, Out Of My Hands. Monday’s show at New York City’s Highline Ballroom marked another successful step up the ladder for the quintet, who have been busy this year on tour with American Idol winner, David Cook.

The Texas boys, who formed in High School and went on to study music at Fort Worth’s own Texas Christian University, have been impressing audiences with songs like “On Your Own,” “Out Of My Hands,” “Outside,” “Goodbye L.A.,” “Endlessly,” and their new single “Come On.” Green River Ordinance has also shared the stage with headliners Gavin DeGraw, Collective Soul, Simple Plan and Kate Voegele.

For this week only, download the MP3 of “Come On,” the new single from Green River Ordinance, FREE at the Thumbplay Music Store. The new Thumbplay Music Store, available as a free application download on Blackberry and Android devices, is the first music store application of its kind, offering tens of thousands of MP3’s to purchase and enjoy directly from your phone (with more music being added all the time!). Each week we offer a FREE MP3 download of a hot up-and-coming artist. Don’t miss this week’s featured song by Green River Ordinance, and be sure to check out the rockers on their current tour!

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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Sean Kingston's "Tomorrow" Drops Today!


Reggae-Pop sensation Sean Kingston is back today with his eagerly anticipated new album, entitled Tomorrow. The album's first single "Fire Burning (Somebody Call 911)" topped the charts all summer long. Now the baby-faced star is topping the charts again with his current single, “Face Drop.”

Sean Kingston’s self-titled first album was a breakout hit, with several charting singles, including the memorable “Beautiful Girls,”Take You There,” “Me Love,” and “There's Nothin.” Don’t miss the tone for “There's Nothin (No rap version), plus Thumbplay’s many tone versions of “Beautiful Girls:”

Beautiful Girls (Intro Chorus)
Beautiful Girls (Out Chorus)
Beautiful Girls (Main Chorus)
Beautiful Girls (Bridge)
Beautiful Girls (Remix)
Beautiful Girls (Remix)

Other hot songs from the new Tomorrow release include “Twist Ya Around,” “Ice Cream Girl” (featuring Wyclef Jean), “Why U Wanna Go,” “Magical,” “Over,” and “Shoulda Let U Go (featuring Good Charlotte).

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Monday, September 21, 2009

Game On for Football Fans!


Week Two of Football season wraps-up tonight with Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts versus Chad Pennington and the Miami Dolphins. This past weekend saw some stunning wins, including the New York Giants defeat over the Dallas Cowboys at the Cowboys swanky new stadium, and the New York Jets shocking win against the New England Patriots.

Can’t wait until this weekend for more pro and college action? Stay in the spirit with Thumbplay’s catalog of official NFL tones and team graphics:
Tennessee Titans(NFL)
Washington Redskins Logo (NFL)

And don’t miss fight songs and wallpapers from your favorite top-ranked College Football teams:

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Friday, September 18, 2009

Latin Grammy® Award Nominations Announced


Calle 13, the Latin-Reggaeton group from Puerto Rico, have cemented their status as one of the top breakthrough Latin artists of the past few years. Of their five total Latin Grammy® nods, the troupe was nominated for their single “No Hay Nadie Como Tu,” from their hit album Los De Atras Vienen Conmigo. The album was also nominated for Album of the Year.

Other nominees include: Salsa veteran Gilberto Santa Rosa, who scored three nominations for his album, Si No Vas A Cocinar. Reggaeton superstars Wisín & Yandel nabbed several nomination as well. Natalia Lafourcade was honored in the Best Female Pop Album category along with starlet Amaia Montero. La Oreja De Van Gogh, La Quinta Estacion and Reik will vie for Best Pop Album by Group or Duo.

The Latin Grammy® Awards are set for November 5th in Las Vegas. Don’t miss Thumbplay’s huge catalog of Latin hits in the Latin MP3 catalog.

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Shakira's hotly anticipated upcoming album, entitled She Wolf, is primed for release next month. The She Wolf title track, also released in Spanish as "Loba," is already topping the charts in North America, South America and Europe. Check out the cool alt tone cuts for "She Wolf (Breakdown)" and "Loba (Breakdown)."


Shakira broke onto the scene as a youngster, with her 1995 album Pies Descalzos. The album was Shakira’s first brush with stardom, producing several Latin hits, including “Donde Estas Corazon” and “Un Poco De Amor.” Her sophomore record, the album ¿Dónde Están los Ladrones? was Shakira’s international breakthrough, earning her several Latin Grammy® awards. Still one of the all-time best selling Latin records in the United States, ¿Dónde Están los Ladrones? garnered many hit singles, such as “Ciega Sordomuda,” “Tu” and “Eyes Like Yours (Ojos Asi).”


Shakira’s first English language LP, Laundry Service, launched the star into a stratospheric category along with other top-selling divas, reaching her highest position on the U.S. charts to date, with the hits “Whenever, Wherever” and “Suerte.” Her next two albums, the Spanish Fijación Oral Vol. 1, and its sister record, the English language Oral Fixation Vol. 2, became international sensations with the songs “La Tortura,” “Hips Don't Lie,” and “Illegal.”


Next year the Colombian beauty will release her eagerly anticipated Spanish language album, the fourth album to be released in her native language. Don't miss her other hits, "Despedida," "Hay Amores," "Objection (Tango)," "The One," and "Underneath Your Clothes," plus tons of other Latin hits in the Thumbplay Latin MP3 catalog.

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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Kanye West on Fire


The Kanye West buzz is still burning up the internet. Since his shocking disruption of Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at Sunday's awards show, West has made several apologies to Ms. Swift, apparently not satiating the public’s interest in the story. Kanye first apologized via his Twitter account, followed by a televised apology on the new Jay Leno Show, plus a personal phone call made to Taylor Swift. You know you’re hot when the President weighs-in on the controversy!

For those of you catching-up on the brouhaha, Kanye West stormed the stage during Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night. The reason for the disruption? Kanye wanted to proclaim his preference for Beyonce’s video, “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It).” Always the lady, Swift politely stepped aside while Kanye West was heckled by the crowd. In a display of her trademark class, Beyonce took the opportunity, when she won Video Of The Year for “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It),” to invite Taylor Swift on-stage to finish her speech.

After days of apologies, and Presidential off-the-cuff remarks, interest has piqued in the news of an upcoming Kanye West and Lady GaGa tour. Lady GaGa was responsible for some controversy of her own at Sunday’s wild show: during an elaborate dance sequence for the hit “Paparazzi,” Lady GaGa startled the crowd as her performance morphed into a horror movie-esque gore fest. The singer’s artistic production was interpreted by some as an homage to Michael Jackson’s "Thriller," and Madonna’s famous 1980’s MTV VMA performance of “Like A Virgin.”

Check out Thumbplay’s artist pages for Kanye West, Lady GaGa, Taylor Swift and Beyonce, and don’t miss other great MTV moments at our music video and MTV videos pages.

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Monday, September 14, 2009

MTV Video Music Awards Full of Thrills



From Kanye West's disruption of Taylor Swift's acceptance speech, to Lady GaGa's shocking, horror-themed performance, the MTV Video Music Awards fulfilled its promise to be the most buzz-worthy awards show of the year. The night’s excitement, MC'd by Wale, was topped off with tons of memorable live performances from Beyonce, Pink, Pitbull, Muse, 3OH!3, The All-American Rejects, and an encore by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys.

Never one to shy away from controversy, Kanye West stormed the stage during Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech to proclaim his preference for Beyonce’s video, “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It).” Swift, always the lady, politely stepped aside while Kanye West was heckled by the crowd. In a display of her trademark class, Beyonce took the opportunity, when she won Video Of The Year for “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It),” to invite Taylor Swift on-stage to finish the speech Kanye cut short.

More excitement ensued when Lady GaGa appeared to be injured during her elaborate dance sequence for her hit “Paparazzi.” In fact, it was all part of the dramatic, gory performance which morphed into horror movie madness, interpreted by some as an homage to Michael Jackson’s "Thriller" and Madonna’s famous 1980’s MTV VMA performance of “Like A Virgin.”

Earlier in the evening, Madonna gave a heartfelt tribute to Michael Jackson , preceded by a special appearance from Janet Jackson. Janet’s performance was part of a larger tribute that included dance re-enactments of Michael’sThriller,” “Smooth Criminal” and “Bad” videos.

Other memorable live performances included Muse, with their new single “Uprising,” The All-American Rejects with " Gives You Hell,” Pitbull with his hit "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho),” Taylor Swift singing “You Belong With Me,” Pink performing her hit “Sober” from a trapeze, and finally, the much-anticipated “Empire State Of Mind” duet with Jay-Z and Alicia Keys.

Don’t miss our MTV pages here at Thumbplay, including video clips, graphics and tones. Also check out our HUGE catalog of the top Pop, Rock and Rap MP3’s.

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Friday, September 11, 2009

EXCLUSIVE Jamie Foxx Mobile Video


Only at Thumbplay will you find Jamie Foxx's mobile video for his spicy hot "Digital Girl (Remix)," featuring Drake, Kanye West and The-Dream.

An Oscar™ winner for the Ray Charles biopic, Ray, Jamie Foxx continues to be one of the busiest men in show business. After months of topping the charts with "Blame It," featuring T-Pain, and "Just Like Me," featuring T.I., Foxx is staying on top of the charts with several official remixes of “Digital Girl.”

Check out our Jamie Foxx catalogue here at Thumbplay, plus tones for the official "Digital Girl" remixes:

Digital Girl Remix (Original Version)
Digital Girl Remix (Jamie & The Dream version) - Jamie Foxx featuring The-Dream
Digital Girl Remix (Drake version) - Jamie Foxx featuring Drake
Digital Girl Remix (Kanye Version) - Jamie Foxx featuring Kanye West

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Renowned talk show host and comedian Ellen Degeneres surprised American Idol® fans today with the announcement she will be the fourth judge, replacing original panelist Paula Abdul. The high profile move came on the heels of last month’s surprise move by Abdul to depart the show after eight seasons.

American Idol® was a huge comeback for the songstress, making her a star of the small screen, and the adoration of a new generation. Paula was a darling of the late 80's and early 90's pop charts, with a string of #1 hits, including “Forever Your Girl,” “Straight Up” and “Cold Hearted.” Before launching her singing career, Abdul was a sought-after dance choreographer, known for her work with Kylie Minogue, Janet Jackson and the Jackson family, whom she credits with discovering her cheerleading at a Lakers basketball game. Her tender critiques of contestants became a distinctive element of American Idol®.

The immediate public reaction has been both hot and cold for Degeneres. Many bloggers have praised her as a compassionate, experienced live performer whose success lends her credibility. Others have criticized her as too soft and out of her element in the music world. Audiences can judge for themselves when the new season premieres next January.

Until then, check out Thumbplay’s former Idol® contestant pages for Adam Lambert, Kris Allen, Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Jordin Sparks, David Cook and Jennifer Hudson.

Idol® and American Idol® are registered trademarks of FremantleMedia North America, Inc. FremantleMedia North America, Inc. is not a partner or sponsor of Thumbplay.

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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Country Music Nominations


The CMT network today announced the 43rd annual CMA Awards(tm) nominees. Brad Paisley led the pack, along with Keith Urban, Taylor Swift, Zac Brown and George Strait, who were all recognized in the Entertainer of the Year category. Country music newcomer and fellow nominee Darius Rucker, who found stardom with Hootie & The Blowfish, announced the nominations along with legend Lee Ann Womack.

Other nominees include Country music femmes Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Reba McEntire and Martina McBride. Among the top Country vocal groups and duos who got in on the action are Lady Antebellum, Rascal Flatts, Brooks & Dunn and Sugarland. The competition for Single of the Year honors is stiff this year:

Chicken Fried” by Zac Brown Band
I Run To You " by Lady Antebellum
In Color” by Jamey Johnson
“People Are Crazy” by Billy Currington
Then” by Brad Paisley

Don’t miss Thumbplay’s star-studded Country music rodeo at our New Faces of Country page, with all the hottest new artists, including Kellie Pickler with “Best Days Of Your Life,” Jypsi with “Mister Officer” and Miranda Lambert with “White Liar.” Check out today’s chart-topping Southern gents, like Jason Aldean with "Big Green Tractor,” Jake Owen with “Eight Second Ride,” and Chris Young with “Gettin' You Home.”

Thumbplay also has the biggest names in Classic Country, such as legends Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Tanya Tucker, Willie Nelson and George Jones. Don’t miss our huge catalog of Country Videos, including the best mobile videos from Kenny Chesney, The Lost Trailers, Miranda Lambert, Brooks & Dunn, Martina McBride and Kellie Pickler. In addition to our huge selection of Country MP3’s, tones and videos, all of the newest names in Country are featured this month in Thumbplay’s special New Faces of Country page. Don’t miss it, y’all!

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Friday, September 4, 2009

Go Team! College Football is BACK!


The wait is finally over - College Football season is here! The season kicked off last night with 14th ranked Boise State Broncos beating #16 Oregon Ducks 19-8 in a controversial win for the ages. The action continues this weekend with top teams starting off their season with a bang, including the USC Trojans (4), the Texas Longhorns (2), and last year’s National Championship contenders Florida Gators (1) and the Oklahoma Sooners (3).

Show your team pride with fun mobile content from top-ranked teams. Get mobile videos of legendary plays from the Alabama Crimson Tide (5), Georgia Bulldogs (13), Florida State Seminoles (18), LSU Tigers (11) and Mississippi Rebels (8).

Be true to your school with Fight Song Tones, including the Texas Christian Horned Frogs (17), Ohio State Buckeyes (6), Oklahoma State Cowboys (9 – tied with Penn State) and Virginia Tech Hokies (7). Celebrate the new season with cool 3D animation and wallpapers from the Penn State Nittany Lions (9), the California Golden Bears (12), the Michigan Wolverines and the Brigham Young Cougars (20).

Don’t miss Thumbplay’s College Football special page, plus much more collegiate athletic content for your mobile at our videos, tones and graphics pages.

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Thursday, September 3, 2009

Michael Jackson To Be Laid To Rest

After three months of memorials and celebrations of his life, Michael Jackson will finally be laid to rest today in Los Angeles. While the circumstances of Mr. Jackson's sudden death are still under investigation, the long journey for the pop star will culminate in a private family funeral at the famed Forest Lawn Cemetery.

From his early days as a child prodigy with the Jackson 5, to his chart dominating Thriller days, Jackson's hits are the trademark songs of several generations. The young Michael made an early impact on audiences with the breathtaking soulfulness in his cover of the great Bill Withers’ “Ain’t No Sunshine,” and his soaring vocals in the Jackson 5 smash “I’ll Be There,” which was famously covered by Mariah Carey. After his success with the Jackson 5, Michael’s solo career was immediately a sensation with his chart-topping 1970’s classic “Don’t Stop ‘til You Get Enough.” No star shone brighter than Jackson’s in the 1980’s, shattering the charts with hit after hit, including “Beat It,” “Billie Jean,” “Thriller,” and “P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing).” The hits kept rolling in the 1990’s, with classics like “Bad,” “Smooth Criminal” and “Black or White.”

In July, the King of Pop’s friends and family gathered to honor Michael Jackson's music and life at a star-studded memorial service. The service was highlighted by musical tributes by many of his peers, including Mariah Carey with “I’ll Be There,” Jennifer Hudson with “Will You Be There,” John Mayer with “Human Nature,” and Usher with “Gone Too Soon.” Other friends of Jackson who paid tribute include Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross, Queen Latifah, Lionel Richie and Stevie Wonder. The most moving moment of the memorial came when Jackson’s family entered the service to one of Michael’s most emotional songs, "Man In The Mirror."

By overwhelming demand, Thumbplay has recently added a huge number of MJ's biggest hits to our tone catalog, including “Butterflies,” “Another Part Of Me,”Leave Me Alone,” “Off The Wall,” You Are Not Alone” and “Rock With You.”

Celebrate the music of the King of Pop here at Thumbplay, including his rich collection of hits with the Jackson 5.

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Tuesday, September 1, 2009

New Faces of Country

Only at Thumbplay will you find a star-studded rodeo of the freshest faces in Country music. Looking for a Country lady? Look no further than our New Faces of Country page, with all the hottest new artists, including Kellie Pickler with “Best Days Of Your Life,” Shea Fisher with “Don't Chase Me,” Jypsi with “Mister Officer,” and Miranda Lambert with “White Liar.” Check out today’s chart-topping Southern gents, like Jason Aldean with "Big Green Tractor,” Jake Owen with “Eight Second Ride,” Chris Young with “Gettin' You Home,” and Darryl Worley with “Sounds Like Life To Me.

Thumbplay also has the biggest names in Classic Country, such as legends Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Tanya Tucker, Willie Nelson and George Jones. Don’t miss our huge catalog of Country Videos, including the best mobile videos from Kenny Chesney, The Lost Trailers, Miranda Lambert, Brooks & Dunn, Martina McBride and Kellie Pickler. In addition to our huge selection of Country MP3’s, tones and videos, all of the newest names in Country are featured this month in Thumbplay’s special New Faces of Country page. Don’t miss it, y’all!

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Fresh off their world tour with the Jonas Brothers, Yubin, Yenny, Sun, Mimi and Sohee are making a splash on the American music scene. A media sensation in the Eastern hemisphere, the Wonder Girls have arrived in the states with their hot single “Nobody.” The track has already taken over the club circuit, with several remixes making the rounds on DJ playlists.

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Monday, August 31, 2009

Thumbplay Charts on Fire!



Today's best music has landed at Thumbplay. Our charts are smoking hot with the best Rap, Hip-Hop, Country and Rock. Check out the top music on our Rap and Hip-Hop pages, like “You're A Jerk (New Boyz Swag)” by New Boyz, “Wasted" by Gucci Mane, “LOL” by Trey Songz (featuring Gucci Mane and Soulja Boy Tell 'Em), “So Fine” by Sean Paul, “Becky” by Plies, and “Run This Town” by Jay-Z (featuring Rihanna and Kanye West). Don’t miss our favorite chart-toppers Zac Brown Band with “Toes,” Jason Derulo with “Whatcha Say,” and Cobra Starship with “Good Girls Go Bad.” Still charting high are rockers Green Day with “21 Guns” and Linkin Park with “New Divide.” Discover tons of the best MP3’s, tones, videos, games and graphics here at Thumbplay.

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Friday, August 28, 2009

EXCLUSIVE R. Kelly Mobile Video



Only at Thumbplay will you find the mobile video for the new R. Kelly track "Number One," featuring Keri Hilson. "Number One" is the first single from his hotly anticipated upcoming album, titled Untitled, due October 13th. Keri Hilson is hot off her recent hits "Turnin’ Me On" and "Knock You Down." In addition to Keri Hilson, other special guests on the new album include Ciara and OJ Da Juiceman.

R. Kelly is known for his legendary collaborations with R&B, Rap and Hip-Hop giants like Jay-Z, Aaliyah, The Notorious B.I.G., Fat Joe, Nick Cannon and Young Jeezy. Check out more R. Kelly mobile videos here at Thumbplay, including “I'm A Flirt,” and “Rockstar,” featuring Ludacris and Kid Rock, plus more MP3’s and tones at our R. Kelly artist page.

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Thursday, August 27, 2009

New Music at Thumbplay!

 

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

New Mobile Video "Ignorance" By Paramore


Pop-Rockers Paramore are on a roll with their new video, "Ignorance," available now for your mobile. "Ignorance" is the second single from their third studion album Brand New Eyes, which also features the hit "Decode" from the vampire blockbuster Twilight.


Paramore made a splash with their last album, Riot!, producing several hits, including "crushcrushcrush" "Hallelujah," "That's What You Get" and "Misery Business." Check out other Paramore mobile videos here at Thumbplay, such as "Crushcrushcrush" "Misery Business"

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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Pearl Jam Returns


Pearl Jam is back this week with the rocking song, "The Fixer." The song is featured on their first new recorded album in over three years, Backspacer, due next month. Earlier this year, the original recording of Pearl Jam's timeless 1991 album Ten was re-released with several extra tracks, including the "lost" song, “Brother.” The new, remastered edition of Ten is the first time “Brother” had been released with the original vocal track.

Check out other classic Pearl Jam hits in the Thumbplay catalog, including the unforgettable “Even Flow,” “Alive,” “Jeremy,” and “Black.” Revisit the hits of Pearl Jam's early 90's contemporaries. Nirvana, Soundgarden, The Pixiesand Alice in Chains.

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This week's hottest new music is here at Thumbplay. Check out these new arrivals:


GS Boyz – “Booty Dew
Sean Kingston – “Fire Burning
Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain – “Blame It

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Jay-Z is back in the news today with the video release of "Run This Town," a cinematic spectacle featuring Kanye West and Rihanna. The song, from his forthcoming album The Blueprint 3, is the follow-up single to the hugely popular "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)." The new album, featuring exciting new collaborators such as Drake, Kid Cudi, MGMT, and the British sensation, Mr Hudson, is expected to go in a new creative direction than his previous efforts American Gangster and Kingdom Come. Those albums produced the hits “Blue Magic,” “I Know,” “Show Me What You Got,” and "Hollywood," featuring Beyonce.

Don’t miss Thumbplay’s huge catalog of Jay-Z MP3’s, tones and our awesome mobile videos of his best hits:

Big Pimpin
Change The Game
Dirt Off Your Shoulder
Excuse Me Miss
Blue Magic
Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)
Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)
Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)
I Know
Money, Cash, H's

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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Lil Wayne Ridin' High

Rapper Lil Wayne continues to storm the Thumbplay charts with tracks from his upcoming Rock album and collaborations with other top rappers. "Hot Revolver," from his upcoming album Rebirth, marks another successful venture into the Rock genre for Lil Wayne. The album, due out later this year, has already produced a huge hit with the Rock-Rap song “Prom Queen.” One of Thumbplay’s top songs this month is Lil Wayne’s collaboration with his protégé Young Money, on the hit “Every Girl.” The rapper has made appearances on tons of top tracks, including “Rock Star” and “Fly As The Sky” by Chamillionaire, “Uh-Ohhh!!” by Ja Rule, and “Turnin Me On” by Keri Hilson. Lil Wayne has also made chart-topping collaborations with The Game, Akon, Birdman. Don’t miss Thumbplay’s huge catalog of Lil’ Wayne MP3’s, tones, videos and graphics.

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Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Thumbplay Hearts TV

Thumbplay has awesome videos, tones and graphics from the coolest TV networks, including MTV, VH1, Comedy Central, CMT and Spike. Check out fun content from some of our favorites shows, like The Hills, MTV Cribs, the classic Beavis & Butthead, Reno 911!, South Park and The Sarah Silverman Program.

Get caught up on MTV's The Hills with dramatic scenes of Spencer vs. Brody, Heidi and Spencer's fight, and the major showdown between Lauren and Heidi. Download the MTV Cribs Mobile Game, where you can build your dream crib, make mad cash money and live like a rock star! Don’t miss classic MTV ringtones at Thumbplay, such as the timeless allure of Beavis and Butt-head, and the coming of age drama of our Hills faves when they were still in Laguna Beach.

Kenny may meet a grisly end on a daily basis in South Park, but he's alive and kicking here at Thumbplay. Check out our HUGE catalog of South Park ringtones and graphics from every season. Download Comedy Central videos to-go, with popular clips like Sarah Silverman’s “Homeless Man Song”, and Dane Cook’s top download, an ode to “Vomit.” Don’t miss our Spike TV videos, including the “30 Seconds of a Hot Chick” series, with sexy and informative clips of the Hot Chicks giving “Golf Tips,” “Spanish Lessons,” and “Guitar Hero Cheat Codes.”

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Friday, August 14, 2009

Whitney Houston EXCLUSIVE!



Thumbplay is the ONLY site where you can find the tone for Whitney Houston's classic song "Didn't We Almost Have It All." The legendary diva dropped her new single "I Look To You" just last month. The song is the first single from her highly anticipated upcoming album, also entitled I Look To You.

Catch-up on more classic Whitney Houston:

I Wanna Dance With Somebody
I Have Nothing
I'm Every Woman
I'm Your Baby Tonight”“
Saving All My Love For You
So Emotional
Greatest Love Of All
How Will I Know
My Love Is Your Love

Don’t miss Thumbplay’s Divas of Soul page, featuring Whitney contemporaries Alicia Keys, Aretha Franklin, Sade, Beyonce and Mariah Carey.

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Guitar innovator and general rock god, Les Paul, passed away today at the very-rocking age of 94. Just last year, Paul was awarded the prestigious "American Music Masters" award from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in the company of other music greats, such as Janis Joplin and Jerry Lee Lewis. A true innovator of guitar design, Les Paul’s famous instruments have been played by countless musicians, among them Slash, of Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver fame, Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi, and Eric Clapton, who is credited with the resurgence of Les Paul’s legendary Gibson guitar design.

Fun fact! Les Paul was godfather to funky jam-rock superstar Steve Miller. In addition to our full Les Paul catalog, Thumbplay has several wonderful little nuggets of Les Paul greatness – check them out!

Les Paul & Mary Ford
Les Paul And Friends
Les Paul And Steve Miller
The Les Paul Trio

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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Hot and Fresh Music at Thumbplay

 

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

James Morrison Takes The Airwaves


Pop-Folk sensation James Morrison has seen a sudden surge in popularity since last week’s launch of the Overstock.com TV spot that features his new single, “You Make It Real.” From the current album Songs For You, Truths For Me, “You Make It Real” is another breakthrough hit for the UK sensation. The singer/songwriter has shared the stage with some of the best and brightest talent, including a collaboration with Nelly Furtado on the song “Broken Strings,” and a world tour with R&B ingénue Corinne Bailey Rae. Morrison topped the UK charts with “You Give Me Something,” from his first album, Undiscovered. Other hits from the artist’s debut album include “Wonderful World,” “The Pieces Don't Fit Anymore,” and the title track, “Undiscovered.”

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The Woodstock music festival of 1969 celebrates its 40th anniversary this weekend. The 3-day music festival, which began on August 15, 1969, is remembered as the quintessential statement of peace through music, and has gone on to define the countercultural crossroads of an entire generation.

The festival introduced three of the world’s legendary guitar impresarios: Richie Havens, known for his unique and intense versions of famous songs such as “Strawberry Fields Forever” and Bob Dylan’s “Just Like A Woman;” Santana, whose performances of tunes like “Black Magic Woman” still remain hugely popular; and the gone-but-not-forgotten genius, Jimi Hendrix, who hit the scene with “Foxey Lady” “Purple Haze” and a killer cover of Bob Dylan’s “All Along The Watchtower.’ Other legendary performances on the Woodstock stage include The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, Sly & The Family Stone, The Band led by Levon Helm, The Who, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Jefferson Airplane.

While that weekend of staggering genius continues to intrigue younger generations, don’t miss out on Thumbplay’s HUGE catalog of rock MP3’s, and don’t miss our fun graphics celebrating Woodstock.

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Legendary diva Whitney Houston drops her new single "I Look To You" here at Thumbplay. The song is the first single from her highly anticipated upcoming album, also entitled I Look To You. The stirring ballad, masterminded by music mogul Clive Davis, is yet another memorable hit for the powerful singer. Catch-up on classic Whitney:

I Wanna Dance With Somebody
I Have Nothing
I'm Every Woman
I'm Your Baby Tonight
Saving All My Love For You
So Emotional
Greatest Love Of All
How Will I Know
My Love Is Your Love

Don’t miss Thumbplay’s Divas of Soul page, featuring Whitney contemporaries Alicia Keys, Aretha Franklin, Sade, Beyonce and Mariah Carey.

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Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler took a tumble from the stage at last night's South Dakota show. The dynamic singer was starting their 90's hit “Love In An Elevator” when he missed a step and fell into the crowd. Aerosmith is currently on the road in anticipation of their astonishing 15th album, to be released later this year. Special guests ZZ Top are featured on the tour as well.

Catch the Classic Rockers’ monster catalog of hits here at Thumbplay, including “Angel,” “Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing,” “Cryin,” “Dream On” and “Walk This Way,” which was revised with the great Run DMC in the 80’s. Check out Thumbplay’s huge collection of classic rock tones, Aerosmith MP3’s, including cool live versions of “Dream On” and “Sweet Emotion,” and ZZ Top classics, like “Legs,” “Sharp Dressed Man” and “Tush.”

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Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Paula Abdul Leaving American Idol


Paula Abdul saddened American Idol® fans today with the announcement that she will not be returning for the next season of the hit show. Paula was a darling of the late 80's and early 90's pop charts, with a string of #1 hits, including “Forever Your Girl,” “Straight Up” and “Cold Hearted.”

Before launching her singing career, Abdul was a sought-after dance choreographer, known for her work with Janet Jackson and the Jackson family, whom she credits with discovering her cheerleading at a Lakers basketball game. From there, Paula Abdul went on to choreograph dance sequences for many feature films, including The Doors. After her huge success as a recording artist, she penned hits for other top singers, such as “Spinning Around” for Kylie Minogue.

American Idol® was a huge comeback for the songstress, making her a star of the small screen, and the adoration of a new generation. Her tender critiques of contestants became a trademark of the show. Abdul used the show as a launching pad for her recent single, “Dance Like There's No Tomorrow,” produced with fellow judge Randy Jackson. Gone but not forgotten, Abdul made an impact on many contestants. Check out Thumbplay’s former Idol® contestant pages for Adam Lambert, Kris Allen, Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Jordin Sparks, David Cook and Jennifer Hudson.

Idol® and American Idol® are registered trademarks of FremantleMedia North America, Inc. FremantleMedia North America, Inc. is not a partner or sponsor of Thumbplay.

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Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Thumbplay Celebrates The Divas of Soul


This month at Thumbplay, we are celebrating the greatest female R&B artists on our Divas of Soul feature page. From classic hits and favorite divas, to contemporary classics and tunes from the great hit makers, Thumbplay has all of the best music.

Reminisce with classics like the unforgettable “At Last” by Etta James, Aretha Franklin’s “Try A Little Tenderness,” and a fabulous LIVE version of “Stormy Weather” by Billie Holiday. Check out the incomparable tunes of the great diva hit makers, such as “Fallin'” from Alicia Keys, “Irreplaceable” by Beyonce, and “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” by Whitney Houston. Don’t miss our favorite divas, like Jazmine Sullivan with the sassy “Bust Your Windows,” Kelis with her memorable “Milkshake,” and Ciara with the infectious “Like A Boy.” Catch-up with the contemporary classics “The Sweetest Taboo” by Sade, “And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going” by Jennifer Hudson, and “Make It Happen,” by Mariah Carey.

Thumbplay also features tons of awesome diva videos, including “No One” by Alicia Keys, “Irreplaceable” by Beyonce, and “One Step At A Time” by Jordin Sparks. For all of your diva needs, visit Thumbplay’s Divas of Soul feature page now!

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The season of star-studded outdoor festivals is upon us, with the biggest artists playing this past weekend at Liberty State Park in New Jersey. The festival's opening night on Friday brought out the big guns with headliner Jay-Z, whose new single “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)” has taken over the charts. Jay-Z, who was a last minute replacement for the The Beastie Boys, was joined by Vampire Weekend, Q-Tip, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, currently on fire with their new single “Heads Will Roll.”

Saturday’s line-up included rockers My Bloody Valentine, Gogol Bordello, Arctic Monkeys, and alt-country phenom Neko Case, who has enjoyed a flourishing solo career after her time with Canadian supergroup The New Pornographers. Sunday’s show ended the festival with a bang – superstars Coldplay headlined the night, supported by MGMT, Mogwai, The Black Keys, and 80’s new wave gods Echo & The Bunnymen.

Check out Thumbplay’s MP3 catalog, including the best Rock and Rap full tracks, plus tons of awesome ringtones, videos, games and graphics.

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Friday, July 31, 2009

Eminem and Mariah Carey Face Off!


The on-going rivalry between the two superstars turned white hot today, with Eminem leaking a follow-up to his recent "Bagpipes From Baghdad." "Bagpipes," a track from Eminem's recent album Relapse, featured a controversial reference to Mariah Carey and her husband, Nick Cannon. Mariah responded with the sassy hit, “Obsessed,” which is currently topping the Thumbplay MP3 charts, alongside Black Eyed Peas’ “Gotta Feeling” and Drake’s “Best I Ever Had.”

The steamy rivalry continues to intrigue music fans, who can’t get enough of either star. Eminem’s Relapse album keeps going strong, already producing several huge hits, including “Crack A Bottle,” “3 a.m.,” and the searing “We Made You.” Like “Bagpipes From Baghdad,” “We Made You” had fun with other stars, such as Poison’s Bret Michaels, Amy Winehouse and Jessica Simpson. Mariah’s Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, the follow-up to her smash album E=MC², will be released in a few weeks. Even before its release, the album has already produced the monster hit “Obsessed.”

Don’t miss Thumbplay’s huge MP3 catalog of both artists, including Eminem fan favorites “Lose Yourself,” “The Real Slim Shady,” and “Without Me,” plus Mariah Carey’s “Touch My Body,” “Vision of Love” and “I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time.”

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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Jay-Z Still Smoking With D.O.A.


Jay-Z has emerged from retirement with the explosive "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)," from his forthcoming album The Blueprint 3. Jay's usual entourage of collaborators are back on the new release, including Kanye West and Rihanna, plus exciting new collaborators such as Drake, Kid Cudi, MGMT, and the British sensation, Mr Hudson. The new album is expected to go in a new creative direction than his previous efforts American Gangster and Kingdom Come. American Gangster featured the hits “Blue Magic” and “I Know,” and Kingdom Come produced the hits “Show Me What You Got,” and "Hollywood," featuring Beyonce.

Don’t miss Thumbplay’s huge catalog of Jay-Z MP3’s, tones and our awesome mobile videos of his best hits:

Big Pimpin
Change The Game
Dirt Off Your Shoulder
Excuse Me Miss
Blue Magic
Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)
Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)
Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)
I Know
Money, Cash, H's

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The Material Girl has been on a worldwide touring blitz in support of her recent hit album Hard Candy, ending this Summer. The world tour, which kicked off last year in North America, features hits off Hard Candy, including “4 Minutes (Tick Tock),” “Give It 2 Me” and “Miles Away.” Hard Candy is the follow-up to the critically acclaimed dance album, Confessions on a Dance Floor, which features the infectious dance hits, “Hung Up” and "Jump." Known for her countless, groundbreaking pop-dance hits, “Burning Up,” “Lucky Star,” “Into The Groove,” “Like A Virgin,” “Open Your Heart” and “Ray Of Light,” Madonna’s energetic live show is not to be missed. Be sure to check out Thumbplay’s awesome catalog of Madonna mobile videos, including the irresistible classic videos for “Like A Virgin” and “Lucky Star,” plus her newer hits “Hung Up,” “Sorry” and “American Life.”

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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

New Rock at Thumbplay


Thumbplay has the hottest new music and videos from the best bands around, such as MGMT, Kings of Leon, Incubus, The Fray, Franz Ferdinand and The Ting Tings. MGMT is on a roll with their new mobile video for “Kids,” the follow-up to the contagious “Time To Pretend.” The new single from Kings of Leon, “Notion,” is the newest of a string of critically acclaimed hits, including “Use Somebody” and “Sex On Fire.” From their new compilation album, Incubus is back with “Midnight Swim,” and the video for their recent single “Black Heart Inertia.”

Don’t miss our cool mobile videos of The Fray’s “Never Say Never” and “You Found Me,” Franz Ferdinand’s “No You Girls,” and The Ting Tings’ “Shut Up And Let Me Go.”Check out more Rock MP3’s, Rock Ringtones and Music Videos here Thumbplay, the world’s greatest destination for mobile entertainment.

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Monday, July 27, 2009

Jonas Brothers On Tour!


The Brothers Jonas are storming the road this Summer on their American tour that kicked off last month in Chicago, and ends in Ohio before heading to Canada and Europe. In support of their recent release, Lines, Vines and Trying Times, Jonas Brothers have been selling out stadiums performing their new hits “Paranoid” and “Fly With Me.” Check out Thumbplay’s complete collection of Jonas Brothers MP3’s and tones, including the chart-topping tracks from their last hit record, A Little Bit Longer, including “Lovebug,” “Tonight,” “Burnin' Up,” and fan favorite, “Video Girl.” Don’t forget classic Jonas Brothers tracks from the self-titled album, “Hold On,” “When You Look Me In The Eyes” and “S.O.S.” Joining the Brothers on tour this Summer are Jordin Sparks, supporting her new hit album Battlefield, and the fabulous phenoms Wonder Girls, whose first single “Nobody” has become a huge viral hit.

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Friday, July 24, 2009

Jordin Sparks is Back!

Hot off the heels of her smoking debut album, Jordin Sparks is back with her new album, Battlefield. The star swept a sold-out tour last year with "No One" diva, Alicia Keys, and plans to take her show on the road with other new tracks, including “Battlefield,” “It Takes More,” “Don't Let It Go To Your Head,” “No Parade” and “S.O.S. (Let The Music Play),” a cover of the 80’s hit by Shannon (get the original HERE!). Check out other Jordin Sparks favorites, including “No Air,” “One Step At A Time,” “Tattoo,” and the awesome “Tattoo (Acoustic),” plus the mobile video of “One Step At A Time.”

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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Summer Concert Tours


The Summer of 2009 is officially be the best summer for must-see concerts! A staggering list of the coolest artists are on the road, including top Rap and Hip-Hop acts Lil Wayne, Asher Roth, and Pop phenoms Madonna, Lady Gaga, Jonas Brothers, Britney Spears and Pink. It’s good to be an American right about now, as U2, AC/DC, Taylor Swift, Coldplay and Jason Mraz all have sold-out dates around the country. Don’t miss your favorite artists LIVE, and be sure to catch their awesome catalogs here at Thumbplay, your home for mobile music!

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The Reggae masters have landed at Thumbplay! Catch-up with classic Reggae MP3's, including "Reggae Fever" by Steel Pulse, "Angel" by Shaggy, "Morning Ride" by Yellowman, and all-time favorites, “Jamming” and “Three Little Birds” by Bob Marley & The Wailers. Discover the new Reggae classics from contemporary artists, such as “Bam Bam” by Sista Nancy, “3rd Eye Vision” by Mishka, “Barack Obama” by Cocoa Tea, “She Loves Me” by Serani, “Happy Birthday” by Delroy Wilson, “Love Is” by Jah Cure, “Overcome” by Mavado, and one of our most popular hits, “Unknown Number” by Busy Signal. Don’t miss our huge catalog of Reggae and World music, MP3’s of today’s top artists, and more Reggae at our special Hot Summer Reggae page.

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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Spice Up Your Mobile With Vtones

 



The Reggaeton superstars Wisin & Yandel are back with their seventh studio album, La Revolucion, featuring the hit “Mujeres In The Club” (with 50 Cent) and the single, “Abusadora.” La Revolucion is the follow-up to 2007’s smash album Los Extraterrestres, which produced the hits “Sexy Movimiento,” “Ahora Es,” “Oye Donde Esta El Amor”and “Siguelo.” The duo has scored several hits with their previous albums, including “Rakata,”Llam Pa' Verte (Bailando Sexy)” and "Pam Pam" from Pa'l Mundo.

The duo is also known to lend their artistic talents to the efforts of many of today’s top artists, such as R. Kelly, Paris Hilton and Lenny Kravitz. Don’t miss Thumbplay’s exclusive Wisin & Yandel videos, plus tons of other MP3’s, ringtones, videos and graphics.

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Friday, July 17, 2009

New Michael Jackson at Thumbplay

 

The groundbreaking R&B singer Maxwell is back on the charts with his unique, soulful sound. As one of the key developers of the Neo-soul movement, along with D'Angelo and Erykah Badu, Maxwell broke onto the R&B scene in 1996 with his album Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite, including the hits Sumthin' Sumthin' - Mellosmoothe, Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder), Til The Cops Come Knockin and Whenever, Wherever, Whatever. From his 1998 album Embrya, Maxwell continued his hot streak with the hit Matrimony - Maybe You, followed by Get To Know Ya and Lifetime from the 2001 album Now. Maxwell came roaring back this month with Pretty Wings, from his new hit album BLACKsummers'night. Check out Maxwell’s contemporaries on our R&B page.

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Hot off today's Emmy® nominations, Thumbplay has all of the best nominated shows! Once again, NBC swept the nominations in the comedy categories with The Office and 30 Rock. Check out the official game, The Office Challenge, plus tones of The Office Theme Song and all of the best quotes from your favorite characters. Thumbplay also has a huge catalog of 30 Rock videos and tones, including the video clip of Liz lecturing the sexy intern, and the tone of Tracy Morgan’s “Werewolf Bar Mitzvah.”

Family Guy, which is Thumbplay’s #1 most popular game this week with Family Guy Uncensored, was also recognized in the comedy category. You won’t want to miss our popular comedy ringtone, “Stewie Sexy Party.” Download tones of the hilarious Family Guy parody and Cartman’s Family Guy speech from South Park Season 10, plus our enormous catalog of brilliant South Park ringtones and graphics.

Other nominees include Sarah Silverman for her Comedy Central show The Sarah Silverman Program, and the brilliant Flight of the Conchords. Don’t miss our huge catalog of videos and tones from your favorite TV shows here at Thumbplay!

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Harry Potter is again at a fever pitch with today's release of the sixth film in the franchise, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. Get all of the soundtrack music here at Thumbplay, including the dramatic opening sequence music, the fun “Wizard Wheezes” and “The Story Begins.” Revisit the last two hit films with tons of soundtrack tones and graphics from Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire and Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix. Show the love for your favorite characters with graphics of Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Dumbledore, Draco Malfoy, The Inquisitor Squad and many others. Be sure to check out Thumbplay’s awesome catalog of movie quote tones, TV themes and soundtracks, including our official, and unbelievably cool, Godfather tones.

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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Check Out This Week's Hottest Music


All of today's hottest MP3 tracks and tones have landed at Thumbplay! This week's MP3 chart toppers include Drake's "Best I Ever Had," Lady Gaga's "Love Game," Kid Cudi's"“Day 'N' Nite,” Jeremih’s “Birthday Sex” and Keri Hilson’s “Knock You Down.” Other new MP3 releases that are heating up the Thumbplay charts include Black Eyed Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling,” The All-American Rejects’ “Real World,” F.L.Y. (Fast Life Yungstaz)’s “Swag Surfin' ” and Mariah Carey’s “Obsessed.”Don’t miss Thumbplay’s top tones, including Young Money's “Every Girl,” Black Eyed Peas’ “Boom Boom Pow” and Kanye West’sParanoid.”

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Monday, July 13, 2009

Divas of Summer


Thumbplay has all of the hottest divas on today's charts. The incomparable Beyonce continues her diva dominance with the recent hit "Halo," and her upcoming single, "Sweet Dreams." Britney Spears is riding her Circus hot streak with “If U Seek Amy,” and her latest single, “Radar.” Kelly Clarkson is still charting with “My Life Would Suck Without You,” and her latest contagious hit “I Do Not Hook Up,” which spawned the buzzworthy Thumbplay hotline! Get caught up on the hits of other divas whose new albums are expected later this year: Check out Christina Aguilera’s “Ain't No Other Man” and “Candyman,” Avril Lavigne’s “Girlfriend” and “Sk8er Boi,” and Jordin Sparks’ “Tattoo” and “No Air.”

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Friday, July 10, 2009

Thumbplay Flashes Back to the 80's

 

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Mimi Comes to Thumbplay!


Mariah Carey's hot new single "Obsessed" from her forthcoming album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, is now available at Thumbplay. Memoirs is the follow-up album to last year’s smash record E=MC2, which featured the #1 hit “Touch My Body,” with special guests The-Dream and Rick Ross. She was discovered by legendary record mogul Tommy Mottola, whose other protégés include Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Simpson, and Mexican star Thalia. This will be Mariah Carey’s astonishing eleventh album in a long career of hits, including “Vision of Love,” “I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time” and “Bye Bye.”

Don’t miss Thumbplay’s huge catalog of Mariah Carey MP3’s, ringtones and hot videos, like “Touch My Body” and “I Stay In Love.

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The brightest stars of the music industry gathered today to honor Michael Jackson's music and life. Less than two weeks after the untimely passing of the King of Pop, a memorial service in Los Angeles celebrated the singer's achievements, featuring performances from his peers, including Mariah Carey with “I’ll Be There,” Jennifer Hudson with “Will You Be There,” John Mayer with “Human Nature,” Usher with “Gone Too Soon,” plus group performances of Jackson’s hits “Heal the World” and “We Are The World.” Other friends of Jackson who paid tribute include Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross, Queen Latifah, Lionel Richie and Stevie Wonder. The most moving moment of the memorial came when Jackson’s family entered the service to one of Michael’s most emotional songs, "Man in the Mirror."

Celebrate the music of the King of Pop here at Thumbplay, including his rich collection of hits with the Jackson 5.

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Thursday, July 2, 2009

Happy Fourth of July!


Enjoy the hotdogs and fireworks with some patriotic tunes. Thumbplay celebrates Fourth of July with America-loving party songs, like Jimi Hendrix's classic "Star Spangled Banner" John Mellencamp’s “R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.” and Bon Jovi’s rocking cover of “Rockin’ In The Free World.” Show your pride with classic patriotic tones, such as Tom Petty’s American Girl,” the great tenor Ronan Tynan performing “God Bless America” and the US Marine Band’s rendition of “Hail To The Chief.” Get some beautiful red, white and blue graphics like the waving American flag, the Statue of Liberty, and a yellow ribbon to support the troops. Visit our Fourth of July page to find tons of patriotic entertainment!

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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

The Best of Rock


Today we've launched a new page called the Best of Rock. This page contains ringtones of some of the greatest Rock bands and artists of all time. Click here to sample all the tones that I know you'll remember throughout the last few decades. There's Metal from Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Ozzy, AC/DC. Great Rock from Foo Fighters, Daughtry, Bush, Soul Asylum. Classic Tracks from Crue, Warrant, Heart and much more!

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From the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem, to other places around the world, tributes to the King of Pop continue. The Rev. Al Sharpton took to the Apollo stage to lead a celebration by fans that included spontaneous sing-a-longs to “Beat It” and “Black or White,” plus a contest of dancers doing the Moonwalk, made famous in the 80’s by Jackson during a televised performance of “Billie Jean” on MTV. The MJ tributes are sure to continue as fans worldwide celebrate the life of this unmatched talent. Don’t miss Michael’s hits here at Thumbplay, including “Human Nature,” “Don’t Stop Until You Get Enough” and “Smooth Criminal.”

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What do Sean Kingston, David Archuleta and Weird Al Yankovic have in common? They all have exclusives on Thumbplay! For a limited time only, you can be the first to get these on mobile:

Sean Kingston - "Fire Burning" Video clip
Weird Al Yankovic - "Craigslist" Video Clip
David Archuleta - "Zero Gravity" Ringtone

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Kelly Clarkson may protest hooking-up, but she's showing her love for Thumbplay on our hilarious new "Rejection hotline," powered by RH Brands. Kelly’'s contagious hit “I Do Not Hook Up” has spawned a hotline encouraging singles to distribute the number to unsolicited paramours. After dialing 973-409-3267 on your mobile, the unsuspecting caller is told they were given a “fake” number by the potential hook-up. Snap! The hook-up-that-never-was is then greeted by Kelly Clarkson’sI Do Not Hook Up.” Don’t miss other Kelly Clarkson hits here at Thumbplay, such as “My Life Would Suck Without You” and “Breakaway,” plus videos for “I Do Not Hook Up” and “Since U Been Gone.”

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Michael Jackson was in the hearts and minds of the artists at last night's BET Awards©. Janet Jackson made a surprise appearance, thanking fans for their support. New Edition reunited with Bobby Brown to perform a medley of Jackson 5 songs, including “I Want You Back” and “ABC.” Other memorable moments included