From NME:
THE WHITE STRIPES new single ‘BLUE ORCHID’ is available as an exclusive download today (April 18).
The track, which is the first song to be lifted from the band’s forthcoming fifth studio album ‘Get Behind Me Satan’, is available through iTunes Worldwide.
‘Get Behind Me Satan’ is due for release on June 6. For a full track-by-track of the new LP, get this week’s NME, out nationwide on Wednesday (April 20).
‘Blue Orchid’ is officially released on May 30
ALSO (from Billboard)
The first track from Coldplay’s upcoming Capitol album, “X&Y,” is available as a 30-second master ringtone a week before the entire song can be heard on the radio. “Speed of Sound” is being offered exclusively to Cingular Wireless subscribers as part of a new music program called Cingular Sounds, designed to launch new singles as ringtones before they can be heard anywhere else.
In return for gaining exclusive rights to debut songs, Cingular will give new releases visible placement on its Web site and top billing on its phone-based ringtone store, and will e-mail and text message subscribers notifying them of the new song’s availability. Cingular will also promote the offering in radio, TV and print advertising.
“X&Y” is due June 7.
