Thousands of Universal's Premium Ringtones Now Available to SendMeMobile.com
Members
NEW YORK and SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Music Group,
the world's leading music company, and SendMe, Inc., the premier mobile media
company, today announced a licensing agreement whereby UMG's extensive catalog
of chart-topping hit songs would be made available to members of
SendMeMobile.com. For the first time, SendMe members would have access to
music from such superstars as 50 Cent, Daddy Yankee, Fallout Boy, Fergie, Gwen
Stefani, Kanye West, Rihanna and U2, among thousands of others.
"We're thrilled to be working with SendMe," stated Rio Caraeff, Executive
Vice President of eLabs, Universal Music Group. "The company has created a
unique mobile media platform that provides fans an exciting way to discover
and enjoy music wherever and whenever they want."
"Breaking unprecedented ground in the digital arena and supporting some of
the newest and hottest labels around the world, SendMe is giving fans another
reason to jump aboard," added Russell Klein, co-founder and CEO of SendMe.
"The quality of content offered by Universal builds on our goal of offering
our members the finest and widest selection of ringtones, wallpapers, games,
and other mobile-ready content that they can take with them anytime,
anywhere."
About Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is the world's leading 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, Deutsche
Gramophone, Interscope Geffen A&M Records, Geffen Records, Island Def Jam
Music Group, Lost Highway Records, MCA Nashville, Mercury Nashville, Mercury
Records, Philips, Polydor Records, Universal Music Latino, Universal Motown
Records Group, Universal South Records 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 Global Digital Initiatives.
Universal Music Group is a unit of Vivendi, a global media and
communications company.
About SendMe
SendMe, Inc. turns any mobile phone into a portable playground. As the
premier mobile media company, SendMe's family of destination sites lets you
take the fun from the Web to your mobile phone with the broadest and best
content, entertainment and community out there. SendMe's three properties --
SendMeMobile.com, SoLow.com and mbuzzy.com -- deliver content from today's pop
culture sensations, niche independent creations, stuff from our own community,
and one-of-a-kind mobile games that will keep you coming back for more. So
whether you're looking for new ways to show your personal style, eager for
some mobile gaming excitement, or trying to stay connected to the people and
things you love most, SendMe brings it all to you -- how you want it, when you
want it. Founded in 2006 by three veteran online and mobile entrepreneurs,
SendMe is funded by Spark Capital and True Ventures.
Contact:
Maria Ho Meg O'Leary
Universal Music Group InkHouse (for SendMe)
212-331-2569 781-916-9090 ext. 802
Maria.Ho-Burge@umusic.com meg@inkhousepr.com
SOURCE Universal Music Group
Maria Ho of Universal Music Group, +1-212-331-2569, Maria.Ho-Burge@umusic.com;
or Meg O'Leary of InkHouse, +1-781-916-9090, ext. 802, meg@inkhousepr.com, for
SendMe
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