Rhino Records and Verizon Wireless launch 'Rhino Retro Club'

BEDMINSTER, NJ (Verizon Wireless press release) - Rhino Records and Verizon Wireless, the nation's leading wireless provider, today announced the debut of the Rhino Retro Club, a new service available exclusively to Verizon Wireless 'Get It Now' customers. Verizon Wireless customers with select 'Get It Now' - enabled phones can now download the Rhino Retro Club application and access ringtones, wallpapers and other digital content from famous Rhino and Warner Music Group artists.

Verizon Wireless customers of all ages now have access to their favorite oldies-but-goodies by downloading Rhino Retro Club onto their Get It Now-enabled wireless phones. Available through Verizon Wireless' Get It Now virtual store, the Rhino Retro Club connects its members to some of the greatest popular music of the past half-century. With plenty of titles to choose from, Rhino Retro Club offers customers the ability to browse through and choose songs from their favorite artists including, Aretha Franklin, The Doors, The B-52s, Echo & The Bunnymen, and Chicago.
"The Rhino Retro Club offers a great opportunity for fans in a mobile environment to re-connect with the great music they grew up listening to, and for younger consumers to discover the best of music's past," said David Dorn, senior vice president of new media for Warner Strategic Marketing. "As the world's leading catalog music label, Rhino is perfectly positioned to bring our expertise to the wireless world, and we're very excited to be working with a leader such as Verizon Wireless."

Verizon Wireless Get It Now customers can gain access to news, artist bios, album recommendations, and music trivia drawn from the vast Rhino catalog by downloading Rhino Retro Club onto their Get It Now-enabled handsets. Customers will receive one free ringtone and one free wallpaper when they download Rhino Retro Club for $3.99 monthly access. Download charges for Get It Now applications vary and airtime charges apply when browsing, downloading and using certain applications.
Rhino Retro Club content can be downloaded over the air, without hooking up to a PC or going into a Verizon Wireless Communications Store.