Verizon Wireless Customers Can Get Their Platinum and Gold Music How They Want: V CAST Music, Ring Tones or Ringback Tones

Verizon Wireless Customers Can Get Their Platinum and Gold Music How They Want: V CAST Music, Ring Tones or Ringback Tones

Black Eyed Peas, Chamillionaire, D4L and T-Pain Reach Multi-Platinum Status on Mobile Phones

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., June 14 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of the announcement from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA) unveiling a certification program for ring tones today, Verizon Wireless is releasing its list of V CAST Music songs, Ringback Tones and ring tones that meet the Multi- Platinum, Platinum and Gold guidelines.

John Harrobin, vice president of marketing of Verizon Wireless, said, "Verizon Wireless has led the way with mobile music, starting with ring tones and Ringback Tones -- which the company launched more than a year ago -- and V CAST Music. We offer our customers not only these chart-topping songs, but music across genres from major labels and independent music providers. Our diverse customer base enjoys discovering new music and artists, and artists view V CAST Music, Ringback Tones and ring tones as one of the fastest and most effective ways to get their music from the studio into the hands of fans."

Verizon Wireless customers can get the type of music they want, when they want it -- and whether they want to download a full song or customize their phone with a Ringback Tone or ring tone, they can choose from a broad selection of music to fit their very own personal styles.

V CAST Music from Verizon Wireless gives customers access to thousands of artists and more than a million songs and lets them play music on their wireless phones -- the same device they have come to rely upon for entertainment, information and mobile communication. V CAST Music lets customers browse, preview, download and play high-quality digital music from their phones or online in the Verizon Wireless V CAST Music Store. V CAST Music songs cost as little as $0.99 if purchased from a Windows XP(R) PC or as little as $1.99 if purchased and downloaded over the air onto a V CAST Music- enabled phone.

Verizon Wireless customers can also download and purchase Ringback Tones and ring tones right from their Get It Now(R)-enabled handsets. Customers can choose from several ring tone applications, including VZW Tones Deluxe that also gives them access to the catalog of more than 10,000 Ringback Tones and ring tones right on their phone. For more information on Verizon Wireless products and services, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/music.

As of June 12, 2006, the following songs meet the certification standards set forth today by the RIAA and CTIA for Gold (500,000 downloads), Platinum (1 million downloads) and Multi-Platinum (starting at 2 million and following in increments of 1 million thereafter) achievement and are available through Verizon Wireless in the following formats:

Multi-Platinum Formats Available to Verizon Wireless
Customers

Ringback Ring V CAST
Tone tone Music Song
Black Eyed Peas: My Humps, A&M * * *
Chamillionaire: Ridin', Universal * * *
D4L: Laffy Taffy, Atlantic * * *
T-Pain: I'm N Luv (Wit a
Stripper), Jive * * *

Platinum Formats Available to Verizon Wireless
Customers

Ringback Ring V CAST
Tone tone Music Song
50 Cent: Candy Shop, Aftermath *
50 Cent: Just A Lil' Bit, Aftermath *
AC/DC: Back in Black, Epic *
Beyonce: Baby Boy (f. Sean Paul),
Columbia * *
Beyonce: Check On It, Columbia * *
Bow Wow: Let Me Hold You, Columbia * * *
Bow Wow: Like You, Columbia * * *
Cassidy: I'm a Hustla, J Records * * *
Chris Brown: Run It!, Jive * * *
Ciara: 1, 2 Step, LaFace * * *
Ciara: Goodies, LaFace * * *
Ciara: Oh, LaFace * * *
Crime Mob: Knuck If You Buck, Reprise * *
Daddy Yankee: Rompe, El Cartel * *
Dem Franchize Boyz: Lean Wit It,
Rock Wit It, So So Def/Virgin * * *
Destiny's Child: Cater 2 U, Columbia * * *
Destiny's Child: Soldier, Columbia * * *
Frankie J: Obsession (No Es Amor),
Columbia * * *
Gwen Stefani: Hollaback Girl,
Interscope * * *
Jamie Foxx: Unpredictable
(f. Ludacris), J Records * * *
Kanye West: Gold Digger, Roc-A-Fella * * *
Lil' Flip: Game Over (Flip), Columbia * * *
Mariah Carey: We Belong Together,
Island * *
Mario: Let Me Love You, J Records * * *
Mary J. Blige: Be Without You, Geffen * * *
Mike Jones: Back Then, Warner Bros. * *
Mike Jones: Still Tippin',
Warner Bros. * *
Nelly: Grillz, Universal * *
Ozzy Osbourne: Crazy Train, Epic * * *
Petey Pablo: Freek-A-Leek, Jive * * *
Pretty Ricky: Grind With Me, Atlantic * *
Snoop Dogg: Drop It Like It's Hot,
Geffen * * *
T.I.: U Don't Know Me, Atlantic * *
The Pussycat Dolls: Don't Cha, A&M * * *
Three 6 Mafia: Stay Fly, Columbia * * *
T-Pain: I'm Sprung, Jive * * *
Trillville: Some Cut, Warner Bros. *
Usher: My Boo (f. Alicia Keys),
LaFace * *
Young Jeezy: Soul Survivor, Def Jam * * *

Gold Formats Available to Verizon Wireless
Customers

Ringback Ring V CAST
Tone tone Music Song
50 Cent: 21 Questions, Interscope * *
50 Cent: Disco Inferno, Aftermath * * *
50 Cent: In Da Club, Interscope * *
50 Cent: Many Men (Wish Death),
Interscope * *
50 Cent: P.I.M.P., Interscope * *
50 Cent: Window Shopper, Interscope
Afroman: Because I Got High,
Uptown/Universal * *
Akon: Locked Up, Universal * * *
Akon: Lonely, Universal * * *
Alicia Keys: If I Ain't Got You,
J Records * * *
Amerie: 1 Thing, Columbia * * *
Beyonce: Crazy In Love (f. Jay-Z),
Columbia * *
Beyonce: Dangerously In Love Pt. 2,
Columbia * *
Big & Rich: Save a Horse
(Ride a Cowboy), Warner Bros.
Nashville * *
Bow Wow: Fresh Azimiz, Columbia * * *
Boyz N Da Hood: Dem Boyz, Bad Boy *
Britney Spears: Toxic, Jive * * *
Bubba Sparxxx: Ms. New Booty, Virgin * * *
Busta Rhymes: Touch It, Universal * * *
Chamillionaire: Turn It Up, Universal * *
Chris Brown: Yo (Excuse Me Miss), Jive * * *
Cyndi Lauper: Girls Just Wanna Have
Fun, Epic * * *
Dem Franchize Boyz: I Think They
Like Me (Remix), So So Def/Virgin * *
Disturbed: Down With The Sickness,
Giant * * *
Eminem: When I'm Gone, Aftermath *
Fall Out Boy: Sugar, We're Goin'
Down, Island * * *
Gorillaz: Feel Good Inc., Virgin * *
Green Day: American Idiot, Reprise * * *
Green Day: Boulevard of Broken Dreams,
Reprise * * *
Gretchen Wilson: Redneck Woman, Epic * * *
Hoobastank: The Reason, Island * *
Jay-Z: Dirt Off Your Shoulder,
Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam * *
Jennifer Lopez: Get Right, Epic * *
J-Kwon: Tipsy, LaFace * * *
Juelz Santana: There It Go (The
Whistle Song), Def Jam *
Juvenile: Rodeo, Atlantic * * *
Kelis: Milkshake, LaFace * * *
Kelly Clarkson: Since U Been Gone,
RCA * * *
Kevin Lyttle: Turn Me On, Atlantic * * *
Keyshia Cole: Love, A&M * *
Lil' Flip: Sunshine, Columbia * *
Lil' Jon & The East Side Boyz:
What U Gon' Do, TVT Records * *
Lil' Scrappy: No Problem, Warner Bros. * *
Lil' Wayne: Fireman, Cash Money * *
Ludacris & Field Mob: Georgia, Def Jam
Ludacris: Get Back, Def Jam * *
Lyfe Jennings: Must Be Nice, Columbia * * *
Lynyrd Skynyrd: Sweet Home Alabama,
MCA *
Mariah Carey: Always Be My Baby,
Columbia * * *
Mariah Carey: Don't Forget About Us,
Universal * *
Mariah Carey: Shake It Off, Island * *
Marvin Gaye: Let's Get It On, Motown * * *
Marvin Gaye: Sexual Healing, Legacy * * *
Nelly: Over and Over, Universal * *
Ne-Yo: So Sick, Def Jam * * *
Omarion: O, Epic * * *
P$C: I'm A King, Atlantic * *
Paul Wall: Sittin' Sidewayz, Atlantic * * *
Phantom Planet: California (Theme
from the 'O.C.'), Epic * * *
Pretty Ricky: Your Body, Atlantic *
Rick Ross: Hustlin', Slip-N-Slide *
Rihanna: SOS, Def Jam * * *
Sean Paul: Temperature, Atlantic * * *
Sean Paul: We Be Burnin', Atlantic * * *
Shakira: Hips Don't Lie, Epic * * *
Shakira: La Tortura, Epic * * *
Shawnna: Gettin' Some, Def Jam *
System of a Down: B.Y.O.B., Columbia * * *
T.I.: ASAP, Atlantic * *
T.I.: Bring Em Out, Atlantic * * *
T.I.: What You Know, Atlantic * * *
Terror Squad: Lean Back, Universal *
The Beastie Boys: Brass Monkey,
Def Jam * * *
The Game: How We Do,
Aftermath/Interscope * *
The Isley Brothers: Between The
Sheets, Legacy * * *
The Pussycat Dolls: Stickwitu, A&M * *
Three 6 Mafia: Poppin' My Collar,
Columbia * *
Trick Daddy: Sugar (Gimme Some),
Atlantic * *
Trina: Here We Go, Atlantic * * *
Twista: Girl Tonite, Atlantic * * *
Usher: Burn, LaFace * *
Usher: Confessions Part II, LaFace * *
Waylon Jennings: Theme From The
Dukes Of Hazzard, RCA Nashville * *
Webbie: Give Me That, Atlantic * * *
Young Jeezy: And Then What, Def Jam * * *
Youngbloodz: Damn!, LaFace * * *

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless owns and operates the nation's most reliable wireless network, serving 53 million voice and data customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). Find more information on the Web at 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.

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CONTACT: Jeffrey Nelson, Verizon Wireless, +1-908-306-4824,
Jeffrey.Nelson@VerizonWireless.com

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