Warner Music confirms Hung Up ringtone debut

Yahoo! Music and Music Week feature a story today about the “Hung Up” ringtone MadonnaTribe reported about last month.

“The new Madonna single is to be released as a ringtone before it comes out as a single, it has been announced. “Hung Up” will be available as a ringtone, in a 30-second extract, from September 19, almost a month before it comes out as an official download on October 17.

Madonna’s label, Warner Music, have taken the unprecedented step in anticipation that the track, which features an Abba sample, will conquer every format of chart in the UK.

Marketing director Adam Hollywood told Music Week: “People respond to music and want to have access to it immediately. This is certainly the first time a major artist has made their music available as a ringtone first, and one of the first times a major artist has allowed the download date to coincide with the radio date.”

“Hung Up” is out in shops on November 7 ahead of new album, “Confessions On A Dancefloor“, on November 14.”

From Yahoo! Music
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