T-Pain Heats Up Virgin Mobile USA's 'First Dibs' Program Signing on Just in Time for Summer

T-Pain Heats Up Virgin Mobile USA's 'First Dibs' Program Signing on Just in Time for Summer

One Lucky Winner to Receive Personalized Message from T-Pain

WARREN, N.J., June 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern soulster T-Pain is the latest artist to join Virgin Mobile USA's exclusive "First Dibs" ringtone program. Virgin Mobile USA, Jive Records and Sony BMG have linked up to offer customers exclusive ringtones from T-Pain's latest album, Epiphany, which hit stores on June 5, including an exclusive cut of T-Pain's smash multi-platinum hit, "Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin')."

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Virgin Mobile's more than 4.8 million customers will be able to download four exclusive ringtones, including three from Epiphany and one never-before- released track from T-Pain's previous album, Rappa Ternt Sanga. The exclusive ringtones are "Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin') (Aww Snap Verse)," "Bartender (How Do You Think I Feel)," "Yo Stomach," and "Ur Not the Same" featuring Akon from the Rappa Ternt Sanga album. T-Pain sold approximately 5 million ringtones off his debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga. The album has been certified gold and is closing in on platinum sales.

"I look forward to introducing a wider audience of fans, both new and old, to my exclusive new ringtones and working with Virgin Mobile," said T-Pain.

In addition to exclusive access to sizzling T-Pain ringtones, Virgin Mobile customers may enter the "First Dibs" contest for a chance to win the grand prize -- an autographed prize pack including a poster and copies of both T-Pain albums, and a personalized voicemail message from T-Pain. Three runner-up winners will also receive the T-Pain prize pack. For your chance to win, please visit http://www.t-pain.net/vmfirstdibs.

Virgin Mobile customers can download T-Pain content at www.virginmobileusa.com or from VirginXL or VirginXtras on any Virgin Mobile Real Music ringtone-capable handset, including the MARBL and Cyclops.

About Virgin Mobile USA, LLC

The nation's leading wireless youth network, Virgin Mobile USA provides more than 4.8 million customers with control, flexibility and choice in wireless service, rich data content and innovative products without annual contracts. Voice pricing plans range from monthly options with unlimited nights and weekends to by-the-minute offers, allowing consumers to adjust how and what they pay according to their needs. Virgin Mobile's full slate of smart, stylish and affordable handsets, including the popular Switch_Back and Slice, are available at top retailers in more than 35,000 locations nationwide and online at www.virginmobileusa.com, with Top-Up cards available at more than 130,000 locations.

Virgin Mobile USA's national coverage is powered by the Nationwide Sprint PCS(R) Network, and the company, which launched in 2002, is a joint venture between Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group and Sprint Nextel. J.D. Power and Associates has ranked Virgin Mobile highest in customer satisfaction among wireless prepaid services, and its own customers report a 94% satisfaction rate. Virgin Mobile contributes 5% of profits from downloadable content to The RE*Generation, its pro-social initiative to help homeless teens, through donations to charitable partners or funding of programs that support and raise awareness for young people in need; and provides postage-paid return envelopes in every new package for customers to recycle old phones.

About Jive Records/Zomba Label Group

The Zomba Label Group consists of record labels Jive, LaFace, Volcano, Verity, GospoCentric and Fo Yo Soul. These labels represent a varied group of artists including T-Pain, R. Kelly, Usher, Justin Timberlake, Ciara, Chris Brown, Pink, Tool, Britney Spears, OutKast, Kirk Franklin, Three Days Grace, 311, Nick Lachey, Byron Cage, Buddy Guy, Living Things, YoungBloodZ, Anthony Hamilton, Donnie McClurkin, and Backstreet Boys.

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CONTACT: Corinne Nosal, Virgin Mobile USA, +1-908-607-4235,
Corinne.nosal@virginmobileusa.com

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http://www.t-pain.net/vmfirstdibs

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