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Cingular Sounds

Monty Solomon (monty@roscom.com)
Tue, 12 Apr 2005 08:57:49 -0400

Multimedia News Release - Cingular Announces Innovative Music
Program That Debuts New Singles on Wireless Phones Before They
are Heard Anywhere Else

'Cingular Sounds' gives its customers a whole new way to enjoy music
and the entertainment industry a powerful channel to reach tens of
millions of potential listeners.

Coldplay's 'Speed of Sound' will debut as a Cingular ringtone

ATLANTA, April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular Wireless today announced
Cingular Sounds (TM), an innovative music program that launches new
singles as ringtones on wireless phones either before they are heard
anywhere else, or simultaneous with their debut on radio. This will
give Cingular customers a whole new way to enjoy music and the
entertainment industry a powerful channel to reach tens of millions
of potential listeners.

To view the Multimedia News Release, go to:
http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/cingular/21599

The company will kick off "Cingular Sounds" with an exclusive
30-second ringtone from Coldplay's "Speed of Sound," the lead single
from the band's forthcoming album, X&Y, which will be released by
Capitol Records on June 7.

Other artists spanning a broad section of musical styles --
alternative/rock, hip-hop/R&B, pop, Latin, country, and more -- will
become part of Cingular Sounds in the coming weeks and months. The
program will include exclusive ringtone debuts and offer weekly text
message updates from a wide range of participating artists.

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