Zingy Offers Mobile Content From Ten-Time Grammy Nominee Kanye West to Mobile Phone Users Worldwide

Zingy Offers Mobile Content From Ten-Time Grammy Nominee Kanye West to Mobile Phone Users Worldwide Beloved Artist and Producer Kanye West Signs Agreement With Zingy; Provides Custom Images, Voice Tones & Ringback Tones NEW YORK, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Zingy (http://www.zingy.com/), the Americas' leading mobile media company, has signed a worldwide agreement with self-proclaimed #1 producer and rap artist Kanye West to deliver West's content to mobile phone users. As part of the agreement, West, who received more Grammy nominations than any other artist in 2004, will provide screensavers, wallpapers, voicemail greetings, voice ringtones and voice ringback tones. A relatively new phenomenon, ringback tones replace the sound that indicates the phone is ringing on the other end (usually a "ring ring") with music or voice messages. "Creative and groundbreaking artists like Kanye West are embracing the mobile platform as an effective way to reach fans both old and new," commented Andy Volanakis, COO of Zingy. "By providing mobile content through Zingy, artists can extend their reach, build strong relationships with their fans and most importantly, drive revenues. Mobile content is truly the next step in the entertainment food chain and we have just started to scratch the surface of its potential." Over the past year, Zingy has established itself as the leader in bringing renowned artists to the mobile medium. In addition to West, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, Ludacris, D12, Fabolous, Prince, Michelle Branch, Jurassic 5 and many other influential artists have struck direct content distribution relationships with Zingy. Kanye West's original content will initially be made available through Zingy's vast distribution network of carriers and media partners including AOL, Boost Mobile, Cingular, Microsoft's MSN, *MTV on Virgin Mobile, Nextel, Sprint PCS and T-Mobile and Zingy's own Web site, http://www.zingy.com/. The retail price of the Kanye West content will range from $1.49 to $2.99 per download. This worldwide agreement with Kanye West was established in partnership between Zingy and music industry executive Joe "3H" Weinberger. About Zingy Zingy Inc. (http://www.zingyinc.com/) is the leading mobile media company in the Americas. The company develops, aggregates, promotes and distributes mobile content direct to consumers through Zingy.com and through a network of media companies and mobile operator partnerships. Zingy offers ringtones, ringback tones, wallpapers, games, chat, dating, picture services and much more. The company delivers its content to or powers the mobile media offerings of most of the major North American operators including Alltel, Boost Mobile, Cingular, Nextel, Sprint PCS, Telcel and T-Mobile. The company also has distribution partnerships with top media companies and web portals such as AOL, Microsoft's MSN and MTV. Source: Zingy CONTACT: Jennefer Traeger, Traeger Communications, jtraeger@traegercommunications.com, +1-720-988-6149, for Zingy Web site: http://www.zingy.com/ http://www.zingyinc.com/ ------- Profile: International Entertainment