Verizon Wireless Customers Get Exclusive Bob Marley Ringtones

Verizon Wireless and Universal Music Group (UMG) Continue Mobile Music

Leadership with Exclusive Availability of Ringtones by the Legendary Reggae

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    BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and LOS ANGELES, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon
 Wireless, the leading wireless company with the nation's most reliable
 wireless voice and data network, and Universal Music Group (UMG), the
 world's leading music company, announced today that Verizon Wireless
 customers can personalize their wireless phones with Ringtones by legendary
 artist and music icon Bob Marley. Available exclusively to Verizon Wireless
 customers, these featured tones will include classic songs by Bob Marley,
 including music off of the classic Island Records / Tuff Gong / UMe 1984
 Bob Marley & The Wailers greatest hits collection, "Legend," the
 best-selling reggae album of all-time, certified 10 times platinum.
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     No other artist has generated the galvanic global effect of Robert
 Nesta Marley. Singer, songwriter and shaman, he has received innumerable
 honors: the Jamaican Order of Merit, a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame,
 membership of the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame, a Lifetime Achievement Award
 from the Grammys. The New York Times calls Marley the most influential
 musical artist of the second half of the twentieth century. Even with over
 two decades after his passing, Marley continues to be the standard by which
 all popular music artists are measured. Later this year, UMG is celebrating
 the 30th anniversary of the pinnacle album "Exodus" with a new release of
 the album on Island Records / Tuff Gong / UMe, which will include rare
 photos and the historic "Live at the Rainbow" concert on DVD.
     The availability of Bob Marley Ringtones marks the continuation of
 Verizon Wireless' leadership in the mobile music arena. Verizon Wireless
 was the first national wireless company to offer Ringback tones in 2004;
 since then, the company has not only introduced unique artist relationships
 and offered iconic music-playing devices such as the Chocolate by LG, but
 also created cutting-edge music services that encourage music discovery,
 such as V CAST Song ID. Since 2006, Verizon Wireless has built a massive
 full-song mobile music store that contains more than 2.1 million songs from
 well-known and independent artists that customers can download over-the-air
 with V CAST Music.
     Ed Ruth, director of digital music for Verizon Wireless, said, "These
 classic recordings by Bob Marley & The Wailers represent some of the best
 songs ever recorded -- Bob Marley is an iconic singer, songwriter and
 performer and we're proud to bring these Ringtones exclusively to Verizon
 Wireless customers in North America. This is yet another proof point to
 Verizon's commitment to provide quality music -- first -- to our customers
 and reaffirms our leadership position in the mobile music business."
     Verizon Wireless customers can select from more than 30,000 Ringtones
 and 30,000 Ringback tones today; the following Ringtones from Bob Marley &
 The Wailers are now available:
     - "Africa Unite"                  - "Is This Love" (Live)
     - "Buffalo Soldier"               - "Jah Live"
     - "Burnin' And Lootin'" (Live)    - "Jammin'"
     - "Coming In From The Cold"       - "Kaya"
     - "Concrete Jungle" (Live)        - "Kinky Reggae" (Live)
     - "Could You Be Loved"            - "Lively Up Yourself" (Live)
     - "Easy Skanking"                 - "Natural Mystic"
     - "Exodus"                        - "One Love / People Get Ready"
     - "I Shot The Sheriff" (Live)     - "Punky Reggae Party" (Live)
     - "Redemption Song"               - "Sun Is Shining"
     - "Running Away"                  - "Three Little Birds"
     - "Satisfy My Soul"               - "Trenchtown Rock" (Live)
     - "So Much Trouble In The World"  - "Turn Your Lights Down Low"
     - "Stir It Up" (Live)             - "Waiting In Vain"
     Verizon Wireless customers can purchase Ringtones by visiting the Get
 Tunes & Tones shopping aisle on their Get It Now(R)-capable phones.
     For more information about mobile music from Verizon Wireless, visit
 www.verizonwireless.com/music.
     About Verizon Wireless
     Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and
 data network, serving more than 62.1 million customers. The largest U.S.
 wireless company and largest wireless data provider, based on revenues,
 Verizon Wireless is headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 67,000
 employees nationwide. The company is a joint venture of Verizon
 Communications ( VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). Find more
 information on the Web at www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request
 broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon
 Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at
 www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
     About Universal Music Group
     Universal Music Group is the world's largest music company with wholly
 owned record operations or licensees in 77 countries. Its businesses also
 include Universal Music Publishing Group, the industry's largest global
 music publishing operation.
     Universal Music Group consists of record labels Decca Label Group,
 Deutsche Grammophon, Interscope Geffen A&M Records, Island Def Jam Music
 Group, Lost Highway Records, Machete Music, MCA Nashville, Mercury
 Nashville, Mercury Records, Philips, Polydor Records, Universal Music
 Latino, Universal Motown Records Group, Universal Records South, and Verve
 Music Group as well as a multitude of record labels owned or distributed by
 its record company subsidiaries around the world. The Universal Music Group
 owns the most extensive catalog of music in the industry, which is marketed
 through two distinct divisions, Universal Music Enterprises (in the U.S.)
 and Universal Strategic Marketing (outside the U.S.). Universal Music Group
 also includes eLabs, a new media and technologies division, and Universal
 Music Mobile.
     Universal Music Group is a unit of Vivendi, a global media and
 communications company.
 
 

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