Motown Comes to Verizon V CAST & Contest to See Temptations.

By Contributor Wireless and Mobile News on February 10, 2009 11:37 AM

To honor Black History Month and to celebrate Motown's 50th anniversary, Verizon's V CAST Music will offer exclusive sets of Motown hits each week. The first will be Motown Icons. Motown for Lovers will be available in line with Valentine's Day, followed by Motown Number Ones and then the Ladies of Motown. There is also a contest to win a trip to see the Temptations.

A sampling of the full-track songs coming to V CAST Music during Black History Month are familiar favorites such as "Shop Around," "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," "Please Mr. Postman," "ABC" and "I Second that Emotion."

More full-track songs from artists, including The Supremes, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, The Commodores, The Four Tops and The Temptations from Motown's early years to songs from other hitmakers such as Boyz II Men and the Jackson 5, will be available for download and purchase through V CAST Music - either over-the-air or on a desktop computer.

Use V CAST Song ID and be Entered for a Chance to Win a Trip to See The Temptations

Throughout February, customers who use V CAST Song ID to identify any Motown recording will be entered for a chance to win a fly-away trip to see The Temptations in Las Vegas. Participants can also enter for a chance to win via text messaging or for free online. For more information about the sweepstakes and to view all the exclusive content, go to www.verizonwireless.com/blackhistory or www.vzwrules.com/Motown.

Verizon Wireless customers can also download and purchase ringtones and ringback tones of exclusive remixes and special edits of Motown classics. Customers who want callers to hear a great Motown song when they call, can purchase special Motown-themed ringback tone Jukeboxes with classic and more recent hits. These exclusive ringback Jukeboxes will be available as three-, five- and seven-packs of ringbacks.

Customers who subscribe to V CAST Music with Rhapsody, Verizon Wireless’ online music service that includes a library of more than 5 million songs, can download music to their PCs free of digital rights management (DRM) software that restricts how and where music can be played. The music can then be side-loaded on select phones.