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Friday, June 19, 2009

Celebrate Everyone's Favorite "Backwoods Barbie"


A woman whose popularity continues to grow, the reigning queen of Country and Bluegrass, Ms. Dolly Parton, is still making waves with her current album Backwoods Barbie. Could she be the perfect woman? Dolly celebrates her Irish heritage with songs like “We Irish,” stays proud of her backwoods upbringing on “My Tennessee Mountain Home,”, and gets nominated for Academy Awards® for songs like the classic “9 to 5.” Heart-wrenching songs like “Jolene” and “Little Sparrow” continue to inspire artists such as The White Stripes.

One of the most covered artists, Dolly Parton is perhaps most celebrated for her songwriting talent – many of her songs have been transformed into hits by other famous artists, such as “I Will Always Love You” by both Elvis Presley and Whitney Houston, and “Coat of Many Colors” by Shania Twain. Dolly has also brought her own flavor to the classic hits of other artists, including Smokey Robinson’s “The Tracks of My Tears,” "She Drives Me Crazy" by the Fine Young Cannibals, Neil Young’s “After The Goldrush” and Collective Soul’s “Shine.” Don’t miss Thumbplay’s huge catalog Dolly Parton MP3’s and videos, including her patriotic turn for the Fourth of July, with Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the U.S.A.”

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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Country Video Music Award Show


The stars were shining at last night's awards show. Tons of great performances came from Country's A-list, including Dierks Bentley with “Sideways,” Joey & Rory rocking their hit "Cheater Cheater, and " Lady Antebellum performing "Looking For A Good Time." Group Video of the Year went to Rascal Flatts for “Every Day” and Male Video of the Year went to Brad Paisley for “Waitin' On A Woman,” who also performed his new single, “Then.” Other winners include Kid Rock for his hit “All Summer Long,” Taylor Swift’s “Love Story,” and Sugarland’s “All I Want To Do.” The night was topped off by Keith Urban rocking his hit “Sweet Thing,” and Sugarland with a surprise performance with the 80’s hitmakers B-52’s on their classic “Love Shack.” Don’t miss other MP3’s and tones at Thumbplay’s Country page.

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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Idol® Boys Club Face Off


Last night's show was hotter than it has been all season, with the final three guys performing two songs each. The first round songs were "Judges Choice," kicking off with Danny Gokey singing Paula's pick, a rambunctious version of Terence Trent D’Arby’s “Dance Little Sister,” to mixed praise by the judges. Next up was a surprising and original performance by Kris Allen, of OneRepublic’s “Apologize,” chosen by Kara and Randy. Simon stuck with the classics, hand-picking U2’s “One” for Adam, whose arrangement of the song rubbed Randy the wrong way.

The half-way mark brought in old favorite, season four winner Carrie Underwood, showing her charitable side in the annual “Idol Gives Back®” segment, to the tune of Karl Wolf’s “Africa,” a cover of the 1983 Toto hit. Round two started with Danny’s "You Are So Beautiful" made famous by Joe Cocker. Was it enough to keep Danny alive? He has some stiff competition from Kris, whose unique cover of Kanye West’s “Heartless” brought the house down. Simon pleaded with viewers to vote for Adam, who chose "Cryin’" by Aerosmith as his final song.
Find past Idol® winners on the “America’s Favorites” page, and make sure to check out the great original versions of last night’s performances here at Thumbplay.
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Thursday, May 7, 2009

May is Bluegrass Month!


Get back to your Americana roots with some classic and contemporary Bluegrass MP3's and tones. Check out the kings of Folk and Bluegrass, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, of the pioneering duo Flatt & Scruggs, whose banjo masterpiece, “Foggy Mountain Breakdown,” has epitomized the genre. Founders of the famous Foggy Mountain Boys, Flatt & Scruggs were the inspiration behind the fictitious Soggy Bottom Boys, George Clooney’s outfit from the modern classic Cohen Brothers flick, O Brother, Where Are Thou? The genre experienced a huge lift from the hit film’s Grammy®-winning soundtrack, launching into the mainstream the Bluegrass mainstays Alison Krauss, Emmylou Harris and T-Bone Burnett. Another standout of the genre is banjo prodigy, Bela Fleck, who has experienced his own crossover success with multiple collaborations with Dave Matthews, Phish and Shawn Colvin. Discover more modern Bluegrass here at Thumbplay: “One More Time” by Donna Hughes, “Don’t You Call My Name” by Dailey & Vincent, “You’ll Get No More of Me” by Lynn Morris, and “Lucky Drive” by Open Road.

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Friday, May 1, 2009

Kentucky Derby Time!

Celebrate this weekend's Kentucky Derby with some festive, equine themed tunes. Check out Taylor Swift’s “White Horse,” Guns n’ Roses edgy “Dead Horse,” The Rolling Stones classic “Wild Horses,” or the Toby Keith hit “Beer For My Horses.” Longing for a taste of the Kentucky south? Revisit “Blue Moon of Kentucky,” with several classic versions by Patsy Cline, Elvis Presley, Ray Charles and Paul McCartney. Pony trick-out your mobile with some gorgeous horse graphics at our Animals page. Happy racing!

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Monday, April 6, 2009

Thumbplay Gone Country!


The stars were out last night for the Academy of Country Music Awards. Everyone's favorite country girl, Carrie Underwood, went home with the Entertainer of the Year statue. Album of the Year went to Taylor Swift for her album Fearless, and Single Record of the Year to Trace Adkins for "You’re Gonna Miss This." One of the night's hottest performance was Blake Shelton’s “She Wouldn’t Be Gone.” Check out other winners Rascal Flatts, Sugarland, Brad Paisley and Keith Urban on Thumbplay.

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Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Pity The Fool!


Embrace your April Fool's Day spirit with our Fool-themed catalogue of MP3's, ringtones and comedy tones. Among our 700 Rolling Stones MP3’s is their “Fool to Cry.” Or download one of these other classics: Duffy’s “Fool For You,” John Mellencamp’s “American Fool,” Cinderella’s “Nobody’s Fool,” LeeAnn Womack’s “The Fool,” Amy Winehouse’s “Fool’s Gold,” and Elvis Presley’s “I’m A Fool (For Loving You).” Are you a jokester? Make someone laugh with a joke tone from our comedy catalogue.

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Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Bonnaroo Artists Announced

The list of artists who are performing at Bonnaroo this year have just been announced. Looking through the list of confirmed performers, it seems that the annual Music & Arts festival is going to host a good mix of Indie Rock, Country, Electronica and Hip Hop. It's all going down on June 11 - 14 in Manchester, TN.

One of the highlight's will definitely be Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, who just played an energetic set at the Super Bowl last Sunday.
For Indie Rock fans, a number of top acts will participate: Andrew Bird, Chairlift, Coheed and Cambria, Gomez, Jenny Lewis, MGMT, Of Montreal, Santogold, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, The Decemberists, The Mars Volta, The Ting Tings, TV On The Radio, and The Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

Hip Hop acts like Beastie Boys, Erykah Badu, Raphael Saadiq, Snoop Dogg, The Knux and the legendary Al Green will all be attending. Country music is lending Lucinda Williams, Merle Haggard and newcomers The Zac Brown Band. Other highlights include longtime indie hero Elvis Costello, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Ben Harper and Relentless7, plus Electronica favorites Paul Oakenfold and Nine Inch Nails.

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Thursday, December 11, 2008

Faith Hill Exclusive - "O Holy Night"

Faith Hill has released a new album of Xmas songs called Joy To The World. Thumbplay has an exclusive tone from this collection, her version of "O Holy Night". Given all the great Holiday and Country content we have on the site, Faith's recording of this classic is a wonderful addition. Be sure to 'ring' in the Holidays with this title you won't find anywhere else. Her other tones from this album are: "Holly Jolly Christmas", "Silent Night, Holy Night!", "Joy To The World", "Little Drummer Boy" and "A Baby Changes Everything".

I think it's worth mentioning that Faith's husband Tim McGraw also has an album out titled Greatest Hits 3. It includes a number of his hits, along with the new single "Let It Go".
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Monday, November 3, 2008

Gretchen Wilson: McCain Supporter


Yesterday country star Gretchen Wilson came out to perform at a McCain and Palin rally in Ohio. She joined Sarah Palin on stage and performed for fans. Wilson also has some personal success to get excited for as she recently got her G.E.D.

- Get Gretchen Wilson ringtones now!

- Check out Springsteen for Obama!

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Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Country Artist Pranks

It seems that Brad Paisley's "party" tour has caused quite a comotion in the news today. Paisley found himself punk'd by fellow Country stars and tour-mates Jewel and Chuck Wicks.

When his plane landed in Nashville, two men dressed as police officers cuffed Paisley and made a faux arrest due to 'excessive noodling' on his guitar, which the singer and guitarist plead guilty to, after laughing at the charges.

This could be in retaliation for Brad sending a few men dressed as Cinderella on stage as Chuck Wicks played his hit "Stealing Cinderella". Wicks' girlfriend Julianna Hough also took part in that scam, appearing on video during the show, telling him that their relationship was over.

It seems that there's no end when it comes to Country stars having fun. We'll report more as we hear it. In the meantime, to check out the hottest Country Artists, click here.

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Thursday, June 26, 2008

All I Want to Do is Listen to Sugarland


There's not many country music duos in the top 40 these days, but Sugarland's single "All I Want to Do" has really taken off. Sugarland was founded in 2003 by Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles, along with original member Kristen Hall, who left in 2005 for a solo career. Looks like these two are doing awfully well on their own!

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Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Jessica Simpson Is Back With a New Country Song


Jessica released her first single from her country album "Come On Over," which aired on Jacksonville, Fla. radio station WQIK.

"She's a singer from top to bottom," her manager/father Joe Simpson said. "And everything in the music business, especially pop music, has moved away from singers. And I think country is the the only pure, storytelling kind of genre left."

We've already had a taste of her Southern flair with her Daisy Duke rendition of These Boots are Made For Walkin.

Exciting to see how Jessica applies her sweet voice to the country genre!
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Monday, May 19, 2008

CMA Awards Spotlight


Last night was rewarding for many of Thumbplay's top country artists. Kenny Chesney took home the Entertainer of the Year Award at this year's Country Music Awards. Brad Paisley was awarded with Top Male Vocalist Honors, while Carrie Underwood won Top Female Vocalist. The energetic Rascal Flatts won top vocal group, and the Brooks & Dunn won top vocal duo. Miranda Lambert took home album of the year, and Sugarland took home best song with their single, Stay.



Enjoy country ringtones from these award winning artists!
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Carrie Underwood
Rascal Flatts
Brooks & Dunn
Miranda Lambert
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Pickler and Swift score big at the CMT Awards


Kellie Pickler won three awards Monday night at the 2008 CMT Music Awards in Nashville: Tearjerker Video of the Year, Breakthrough of the Year for "I Wonder," and the Performance of the Year award for her live performance of that song on the CMA Awards broadcast on ABC.

Taylor Swift's video for "Our Song" won both Video of the Year and Female Video of the Year.

You go girls!

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Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Idol Success

One of the most fascinating things about American Idol's 2006 season, wasn't necessarily the winner Taylor Hicks or runner-up Katharine McPhee. For many people, it was the number of successful solo careers that were launched by numerous Top 12 Contestants.

Elliott Yamin, the underdog of the season, released an album laced with great songs. It included the radio-friendly singles Wait For You and One Word.

Kellie Pickler became a major country star with hit songs like Red High Heels and I Wonder.
Probably the most successful career launched was Daughtry. He has released numerous hit songs like Home and the current smash Feels Like Tonight.

Hey did anyone catch Dolly Parton on last night? If you want to get familiar with her tones, check them out here.

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Thursday, March 6, 2008

Billy Ray and Miley Cyrus

The father/daughter team of Billy Ray Cyrus and Miley Cyrus have accomplished a great deal together in recent months. Billy has appeared on Miley's Hannah Montana show, they've recorded a song titled "Ready, Set, Don't Go" and have performed on stage together.

Their next venture will be appearing as co-hosts on the CMT Music Awards on April 14th. This seems like the perfect venue for them, as Miley's dad is no stranger to Country music. He has been a recording artist for decades now, and has been known until recent times for his smash-hit "Achy Breaky Heart".

Be sure to keep your eyes on this talented family, as their popularity and list of accomplishments grow.

Don't forget to check out Billy Ray's tone "I Want My Mullet Back"...

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Tuesday, February 19, 2008

The Hottest Ringtones

It's no secret that Thumbplay has the best ringtones out there. Scroll around the site to see if you can find your favorite artists.

On the Pop front, it's great to see the arrival of superstars like Christina Aguilera, Beyonce, Chris Brown, and Justin Timberlake. Country greats like Carrie Underwood, Kellie Pickler, Brooks & Dunn have now come on-board. You can also find the hottest stars of Hip-Hop like T-Pain, Bow Wow Wyclef and Omarion.

Turn up the volume to 11 with Foo Fighters, Daughtry and AC/DC. Ozzy, System of A Down and Judas Priest are now making our Metal roster darker than ever.

Our Dance & Electronica page has racked up the bpm with the hottest producers like Mylo, Deep Dish and Jason Nevins.
If you love the classics, no one brings it home like the King himself... Elvis!

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Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Keepin' It Country

When it comes to Country music, there are certain tones I need to have with me all day long. If you ask me what my latest favorite is, I'm going to have to say it’s between Rascal Flatts' "Take Me There" which is just a great ‘feel-good’ tone and Trace Adkins' hit “I Got My Game On”, which I’m sure many guys out there already have on their phones.

Little Big Town's “Boondocks” is a good ol’ every day tone, while Hank Williams' "Mind Your Own Business" will take care of the days I’m not interested in really talking to anyone.

Though there are many newcomers that I love, like Ashton Shepard, I’m still a sucker for the classics. Marshall Tucker Band's "Heard It In A Love Song" is one of the great ones from way back.

Hope you're all having a good week!

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Thursday, November 1, 2007

Today's Country

Today, Country Music is better than ever. The past few years have brought us some of the best male artists this side of the Grand Ole Opry. For all the female artists out there like LeAnn Rimes and Trisha Yearwood, we’ve got plenty of men that can hold their own.

Country greats like Conway Twitty, Willie Nelson and Bocephus himself, set the standard long ago. With timeless songs and the ability to knock out vocals in a down home Country style, they were tough acts to follow.

The new generation of solo artists like Toby Keith, Gary Allan and Josh Turner have carried on the tradition of a solid Country Music sound. While icons Keith Urban and Billy Ray Cyrus have gained popularity with more of a cross-over audience.

In today's declining market, it's no surprise that Country album sales still see huge numbers. With new artists rising out from all parts of America and beyond, there's no limit to who will be next to lead the way.

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