U.S. mobile entertainment provider Thumbplay has forged agreements with 20 new content partners for its new music app bringing the total track offering of Thumbplay Music to 8 million. Beggars Group, Merge Records, Redeye Distribution and Tunecore joining all four major labels CD Baby, INgrooves, IODA and The Orchard.
Thumbplay Music is a cloud-based, subscription music service that provides unlimited, on-demand access to songs. Currently, Thumbplay Music is available by invitation-only on select BlackBerry Smartphones and on PCs/Macs through a downloadable Adobe AIR desktop version. The app is scheduled to go wide in Q1 and will be available on Android, iPhone and additional BlackBerry smartphones.
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Thumbplay also announced that it has closed deals with: AWAL; BFM Digital; DashGo; Dig Dis; E1 Music; Finetunes; IRIS; Nettwerk; Nu Urban; Oseao; Rebeat Digital; Record Union; RouteNote; Sundesire Records, Symphonic Distribution and The state51Conspiracy. As of today, Thumbplay includes more than 25,000 independent labels and more than 75,000 do-it-yourself artists.
Evan Schwartz, Thumbplay CEO and Co-Founder said, “Our goal is to offer music fans the widest selection possible – spanning every genre out there – and to provide an effortless way to discover new artists. I believe the speed with which we’ve been able to close deals for Thumbplay Music speaks to the strength of the app and the great need for a full service, on-demand and portable music experience.”
Evan Schwartz, Thumbplay CEO and Co-Founder said, “Our goal is to offer music fans the widest selection possible – spanning every genre out there – and to provide an effortless way to discover new artists. I believe the speed with which we’ve been able to close deals for Thumbplay Music speaks to the strength of the app and the great need for a full service, on-demand and portable music experience.”
