Gretchen Wilson Gets 'All Jacked Up' With Cingular Wireless

Gretchen Wilson Gets 'All Jacked Up' With Cingular Wireless

Cingular Sounds(TM) Announces Wilson's Latest Single Debut as Exclusive Ringtone Before Radio

ATLANTA, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular Wireless today announced the debut of Gretchen Wilson's latest single "All Jacked Up" through 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 marks the first wireless content offering from Wilson and the first exclusive country music suite of content released through the program.

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Wilson's title track single from her forthcoming album "All Jacked Up" is now available as an exclusive 30-second ringtone to Cingular customers. Now country music fans across the country can listen to the hottest female country artist from their wireless phone before the song hits the radio and the release of her album on September 27.

"I'm incredibly excited at this opportunity to share Gretchen Wilson's music with the Cingular world," said John Grady, President, Sony Music Nashville.

"The launch of leading country artist Gretchen Wilson solidifies our leadership within wireless entertainment and builds on the momentum and diversity of our past artists," said John Burbank, vice president of marketing, Cingular Wireless. "This announcement introduces our first exclusive country music artist into the Cingular Sounds family, helping expand our wireless music content."

Get All Jacked Up
To download the ringtone from a GSM phone, Cingular customers 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 can be launched from the phone's Main Menu. Cingular customers are charged a one-time download fee of $2.49 for ringtones, plus a charge for the number of kilobytes or minutes used to download the ringtone to a wireless phone.

Fans Get More

Cingular is also sponsoring Gretchen Wilson's current tour with Kenny Chesney, which includes 19 stops beginning on Saturday, July 16 at Philips Arena in Atlanta. Starting at 4:00 p.m. prior to the 7:30 p.m. concerts, fans will have access to a custom Cingular Sounds vehicle outside of the concert in which they can pick up free commemorative ringtone cards and learn how to download "All Jacked Up" from the vehicle's download stations.

Cingular Has Not Missed a Beat

Cingular has a long history in leading the convergence of wireless and music. In April, Cingular made music history when it announced the Cingular Sounds program, and debuted the Coldplay single "Speed of Sound" as a Music Tone ringtone before it could be heard anywhere else. In May, Cingular introduced the first-ever wireless content from Gwen Stefani including exclusive ringtones from her album "Love, Angel, Music, Baby" and a video postcard from her latest single "Hollaback Girl." And in March, Cingular became the first wireless provider to offer authentic music content from all major record labels, including: EMI Music (Capitol Records' parent company), Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Warner Music.

About Cingular Wireless

Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the United States, serving more than 50.4 million customers. Cingular, a joint venture between SBC Communications (NYSE:SBC) and BellSouth (NYSE:BLS), has the largest digital voice and data network in the nation. Cingular is the only U.S. wireless carrier to offer Rollover(SM), the wireless plan that lets customers keep their unused monthly minutes. Details of the company are available at http://www.cingular.com/.

About Sony Music Nashville

Sony Music Nashville is a division of Sony BMG Entertainment and home to the country music division of Columbia Records and Epic Records. What began as the CBS presence in country music in 1962 with artists such as Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins and Barbara Mandrell is now part of an international company that consistently stretches the boundaries of country music while honoring and preserving its roots. In the past few years, Sony Music Nashville has been at the forefront of the industry with the breakthrough successes of the Gretchen Wilson, Dixie Chicks and Montgomery Gentry and the reintroduction of veteran hitmakers Van Zant and Rodney Crowell.

About Smartboxx Marketing

Smartboxx Marketing, founded in 2004, specializes in working with National Recording Artists (primarily in the Country Music space) in securing corporate partnerships by developing fully integrated, turnkey music marketing programs that leverage both the artist and the brand. In addition, Smartboxx Marketing is able to offer a full range of sponsorship activation and tour management through its sister company, Abijack Management. For more information, call Smartboxx Marketing at 832-444-9816.

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Source: Cingular Wireless

CONTACT: Media, Jennifer Bowcock of Cingular Wireless, +1-404-236-6319,
or jennifer.bowcock@cingular.com

Web site: http://www.cingular.com/

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