Thumbplay and Cellular South have forged a deal that will give Cellular South customers direct access to the new cloud-based Thumbplay Music service.
As a result of the partnership, Cellular South customers can get unlimited, on-demand access to millions of songs directly from their wireless handsets and they will be able to download the Thumbplay Music application directly from Cellular South’s Discover Center website. The service will be rolled out soon on Android and BlackBerry smartphones. Thumbplay Music, a next generation music service built by experts in mobile content delivery, has more than 8 million tracks under license from all major labels and more than 35,000 independent labels and comes with a free, three-day trial. Subscriptions are available for $9.99 a month.
“We’re thrilled to be the first to offer Thumbplay Music directly to our customers,” said Jim Richmond, director of Corporate Communications for Cellular South. “Thumbplay Music literally transforms the smartphone into the ultimate, portable music player -“ it’s loaded with features and an extensive catalog of music that will inspire music fans of all ages and tastes.”
Thumbplay Music includes its own in-app media player and boasts many features, including:
Unlimited, on-demand access to any artist or album; millions of songs to choose from.
Build a personal music collection with Favorites and Playlist creation; auto-sync between smartphone and PC/Mac.
Online and offline access: No connection? No problem! Listen to music on the subway or in-flight. Available anytime, anywhere.
Genie for music discovery: Instantly generate customized recommendations from favorite songs.
Search: Find music by artist, song, album or genre; includes free previews of all songs.
Import existing iTunes playlists within Thumbplay Music’s companion desktop app. With a few clicks, recreate iTunes playlists and have them available on smartphone and PC/Mac.
