Ringing Up Profits

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
Love them or hate them, cell phone ringtones are here to stay. We'll look at the brief, lucrative history of the ringtone, from the best-selling selections to the most annoying. (Perhaps some ringtones make both lists...) We talk with Antony Bruno of Billboard magazine and Jeff Dodes of Zomba Label Group, home to pop-oriented Jive Records.

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