Cannes, France - Txttunes, a provider of wireless payment and artist-to-fan mobile services, announced on Monday that it has signed a deal to add the entire catalog of digital music distributor The Orchard to its offering. Txttunes lets consumers purchase songs on their computers, and have charges billed to their mobile phone accounts rather than a credit card. The service is currently available only in the U.S., but launches are planned in Canada, Australia and the U.K. in coming months.

Los Angeles - Txttunes, the provider of a text-message-based music distribution and social networking service, on Tuesday announced the launch of its offering in the U.S. The company also announced that Ted Cohen, formerly of EMI Music and now managing partner at Tag Strategic, has joined its advisory board. The Txttunes service lets labels and artists upload MP3s and ringtones to a website, which consumers can browse and select content to download to a PC or cell phone, with all charges billed directly to their mobile accounts. All DRM-free songs and ringtones cost $1.75, which includes a 75 cent "convenience fee." Txttunes launched with 60,000 tracks, and expects to triple its offering in the coming weeks.