Thumbplay inks ringtone deal with EMI

Mobile entertainment retailer Thumbplay announced an agreement with EMI Music to sell ringtones from the label's vast back catalog via its direct-to-consumer platform. Thanks to consolidation, the EMI portfolio spans from the venerable jazz label Blue Note to the electronic imprint Astralwerks, with an artist roster that stretches from the Beach Boys to Pink Floyd to Norah Jones. Conspicuously absent from the Thumbplay announcement, of course, is EMI's crown jewel, the Beatles.

For more on the agreement:
- read this release

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