Mobile-Only Track Produced by Timbaland, Verizon Wireless' Mobile Producer
in Residence, Featuring Justin Timberlake with Exclusive Video of Studio
Session on V CAST Video; Verizon Wireless and Vodafone Collaboration Make
Single Available on Mobile Phones around the Globe
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and NEWBURY, United Kingdom, April 14 /PRNewswire/
-- Verizon Wireless today announced it has teamed up with Madonna,
Timbaland and Justin Timberlake to deliver the mobile underground remix of
Madonna's highly- anticipated debut single "4 Minutes" from her upcoming
album "HARD CANDY." Available exclusively in the U.S. to Verizon Wireless'
V CAST Music customers and internationally to Vodafone customers, "4
Minutes" is the first single from Madonna's 11th studio album for Warner
Bros. Records. "HARD CANDY" is scheduled for international release on April
28, 2008, with the U.S. release the following day.
Starting today, the underground version of the song is available to
Verizon Wireless customers through V CAST Music as a full-song download,
ringtone and ringback tone. This exclusive Madonna track produced by
Timbaland, Verizon Wireless' mobile producer in residence, and featuring
Justin Timberlake is available for download to Vodafone customers in
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand,
Portugal, Romania, Spain, Turkey, and the UK. This extraordinary remix was
created on the Verizon Wireless mobile recording studio bus in New York
City last month, following Madonna's induction ceremony into the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame.
Fans who download the full-song, ringtone or ringback tone of
Timbaland's exclusive mobile underground remix of "4 Minutes" through
Verizon Wireless' V CAST Music service will also have a chance to win a
barcoded ticket to the exclusive Madonna performance on April 30 at New
York's famed Roseland Ballroom. Lucky winners will receive tickets on their
mobile phones, which will admit them and one friend to this exclusive show.
"HARD CANDY" is the follow up to Madonna's "CONFESSIONS ON A DANCE
FLOOR" which debuted at number one in 30 countries and has sold more than 8
million copies to date. "HARD CANDY" has been described as a brilliant
up-tempo collection of 12 songs in which Madonna remains ensconced in club
mode, but this time adds an urban hip-hop beat in collaboration with
musical partners Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Pharrell Williams of the
Neptunes, and Nate "Danja" Hills.
"Working with Madonna and Justin on this underground mobile remix has
been a lot of fun," said Timbaland. "With Verizon Wireless, we are able to
create and distribute music straight from the studio directly to fans as
well as give them access into our creative process behind-the-scenes."
"As Madonna is one of the most iconic artists of our time and Timbaland
is one of the most influential producers of today, we are undeniably
excited to team up with them, as well as Justin, to deliver this exclusive
remix to our customers," said Ed Ruth, director of digital music for
Verizon. "Together with Vodafone, we will set a new precedence for the
global release of a song, with a combined reach of hundreds of millions of
fans across the globe via their cellphones."
Madonna, a multi GRAMMY(R) Award-winning singer, songwriter, producer,
cultural icon, world-renowned stage performer, video visionary, children's
book author, director, and documentary filmmaker, has sold 200 million
albums in the course of her unprecedented two decade-plus career and was
inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 10, 2008.
In addition to Madonna's original "4 Minutes" track, co-produced by
Timbaland and Justin Timberlake and Nate "Danja" Hills, and the underground
mobile remix available on Verizon Wireless' V CAST Music and Vodafone,
exclusive video footage of Madonna, Timbaland and Justin Timberlake's
"mobile remix" recording session is now available on Verizon Wireless' V
CAST Video service.
For more information on how to download Timbaland's mobile underground
remix of "4 Minutes," fans can text MADONNA to 8933. For more information
on V CAST Music from Verizon Wireless and the company's mobile producer in
residence program, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call
1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to http://www.verizonwireless.com/music.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and
data network, serving 65.7 million customers. Headquartered in Basking
Ridge, N.J., with 69,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint
venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE:
VOD). For more information, go to: http://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 http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
About Vodafone
Vodafone is the world's leading international mobile communications
group with over 252 million proportionate customers as at 31st December
2007. Vodafone currently has equity interests in 25 countries across five
continents and a further 40 partner networks worldwide. For more
information, please visit http://www.vodafone.com.
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