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'Cingular Sounds' Debuts New Singles On Phones Before Radio


Tue Apr 12, 2005 3:39 pm

Cingular Wireless today announced Cingular Sounds, 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.

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.

"Wireless is now deeply woven into the fabric of our lives. It lets us take our connections with us wherever we go. As such, there is no better way to introduce music that has never been heard before than on the phones we carry with us all the time," said Marc Lefar, Cingular's chief marketing officer. "Cingular Sounds gives our customers -- America's largest calling community -- a great new reason to use and enjoy their wireless phones."

"Just as important, Cingular Sounds gives music companies and artists a powerful and profitable channel to reach tens of millions of potential listeners with their music," Lefar said. "The demand for ringtones and other mobile downloads has been growing exponentially, and we are confident that Cingular Sounds will accelerate that growth. That represents an exciting opportunity for the music industry."

"We are always looking for new and innovative ways to deliver music to fans," said Capitol Records President / CEO Andrew Slater. "Cingular Sounds is a great vehicle for helping fans to make an immediate connection with an artist."

"Music fans are more into technology than ever before," said Coldplay Manager Dave Holmes. "Releasing 'Speed of Sound' as a ringtone helps us build excitement for the release of X&Y."

"New digital channels and changing consumer behaviors mean new opportunities for music labels, artists and wireless carriers alike," said Roger Entner, Vice President, Wireless Telecom, Ovum. "The demand for music ringtones, phone personalization and other mobile downloads has been phenomenal. We expect this trend to continue with music ringtone sales and more than triple in the next 5 years."

Coldplay's "Speed of Sound" and thousands of other music ringtones are available now to current Cingular customers. There are three easy ways to download "Speed of Sound" including:

- Go to http://www.cingular.com/mediamall
- Go to http://www.rucingular.com/cingularsounds
- Order directly from your phone

To download this ringtone from a phone (or future 'Cingular Sounds' ringtones), the consumer should:

- Go to Media Net home on their phone
- Select "Tones, Games, Pics"
- Select Cingular Sounds
- Follow the onscreen prompt to get the ringtone

After downloading the ringtone, "Speed of Sound" will be launched from the phone's Main Menu.

In March 2004, Cingular announced being the first company to provide authentic music content from all major record labels. To date, these relationships include: EMI Music (Capitol Records' parent company), Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Warner Music.

"Cingular is in a unique position to work directly with the music industry's top labels and nation's hottest performers to extend their reach to an increasingly mobile fan base," said John Burbank, vice president of marketing, Cingular Wireless. "We want our customers to know we share their interest in music, that's why Cingular is committed to offering the very latest in music from the artists our fans know and love."

Cingular customers are charged a one-time download fee of $1.99 - $2.49 for ringtones, plus a charge for the number of kilobytes or minutes used to download the ringtone to a wireless phone. Additional information on music ringtones is available at http://www.cingular.com or http://www.rucingular.com .


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1. Posted by Feeple Tue Apr 12, 2005 3:51 pm

Neato. I want to know when we get teh ringback tones we were promised. I want people to listen to "Baby Got Back" when they call me. icon_wink.gif

2. Posted by TexasCSR Tue Apr 12, 2005 6:38 pm

Feeple, I can possibly make it for you. I use a couple of programs to split the mp3 and compress it to a filesize worthwhile for downloading.

I have a directory I can save and host it too, all you'd have to do is go to that url and download from there.


3. Posted by Feeple Tue Apr 12, 2005 7:08 pm

Now that is awesome! Is it a "ringback" tone, where when people dial me, they hear the file, or is a "ringtone," where when they dial me, I hear the song?

Either way, that's awesome.


4. Posted by TexasCSR Tue Apr 12, 2005 7:13 pm

Now that is awesome! Is it a "ringback" tone, where when people dial me, they hear the file, or is a "ringtone," where when they dial me, I hear the song?

Either way, that's awesome.


It's not a ringback. I have that with Tmobile called CallerTunes. This would be a ringtone. I'll PM you from home or shoot me a PM to remind me. I can even possibly send it as an MMS if you're willing to spill out your number to me. If not, i'll host it for you.


5. Posted by Colleene Wed Apr 13, 2005 3:28 pm

I like the idea of this, but the website for it ( www.rucingular.com) discriminates based on age, the site is aimed at 13-24 year olds, and when I tried to sign up, I was told I'm not eligible. I really don't like being told that I'm too old to be part of this.

6. Posted by TexasCSR Wed Apr 13, 2005 5:53 pm

I like the idea of this, but the website for it ( www.rucingular.com) discriminates based on age, the site is aimed at 13-24 year olds, and when I tried to sign up, I was told I'm not eligible. I really don't like being told that I'm too old to be part of this.


Old Lady icon_razz.gif

Just kidding, i'll be out of that range in 3 months. I'll be 25 icon_ermm.gif


7. Posted by Colleene Wed Apr 13, 2005 6:07 pm

Hold still youngster while I get my Nerf bat! ::thwack thwack thwack::


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