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Remember how cell phone novels are the cool new thing? Oh, you don’t? Well they are. In Japan. We’re not making this up—just take a look. OK, now that we’re on the same page, we can tell you that while you may not be reading works of literature on your phone, you will soon be able to listen to the world’s first “mobile album.”

Is that disbelief? Didn’t we prove our truth-telling credentials with that cell phone novel fact? Well, the mobile album is real, as you can see right here. Every month in 2008, Timbaland will produce a song for Verizon, which will be available to Verizon subscribers who use V Cast, the company’s mobile entertainment service.

Each song will be available as a full-length download, ringtone and ringback, and the artist-not-really-known-as-Timothy-Mosley will work with different collaborators on each track. The mobile album comes at a time when artists are increasingly experimenting with different distribution strategies, and if the Timbaland collaboration (which gets music into fans’ hands much more quickly than traditional models) is successful, then we may be seeing more mobile albums in the future.

Related links:
TimbalandMusic.com
Timbaland on MySpace
VerizonWireless.com

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Timbaland may not have no Visa and no American Express, as he proclaims in his latest song “The Way I Are,” but what he does have is a sweet gig on One Life to Live. Having already topped the charts via successful collaborations with Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado, he is now taking it to the daytime small screen.

Timbaland is scheduled to appear on the soap with his “The Way I Are” partner Keri Hilson on Oct. 9, and he couldn’t be more excited, releasing a statement saying that he’s “looking forward to having a great time and sharing [his] music.” Although it might seem strange for this rapper/producer genius to be making a daytime debut, he is actually in good company. Mary J. Blige and Erykah Badu have both previously performed on the show. Check out ABC for more information as the date approaches.

Related Links:
TimbalandMusic.com
One Life to Live on ABC
YouTube: "The Way I Are"

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One is a jack-of-all-trades hip-hop artist whose work helped redefine the genre as we know it; the other is a piano-pounding Brit whose music has topped pop charts around the globe. Together, they make up just one collaboration out of many slated to appear on one of the most-anticipated albums of the year.

And no, we don’t mean Kanye West and Chris Martin. Or Jay-Z and Chris Martin, for that matter.

We’re talking about Timbaland and Elton John, whose collaboration on Timbaland’s upcoming Shock Value LP was reported Monday by Billboard.

With additional appearances by Fall Out Boy, M.I.A., She Wants Revenge, and The Hives, Shock Value will also feature less-suprising guests Snoop Dogg, Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado. It is slated for release on March 27th, 2007.

Related Links:
Billboard: Timbaland Prepares To 'Shock' With Superstar Guests
Billboard: Kanye Rolling With Chris Martin On New Album
Stereogum: Jay-Z Hearts Chris Martin
Timbaland’s official website