Foo Fighters Available Exclusively on Cingular Sounds(TM)

Foo Fighters Available Exclusively on Cingular Sounds(TM)

Cingular Customers Can Now Enjoy the Pre-radio Debut of 'D.O.A'

ATLANTA, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular Wireless and Sony BMG today announced the four-time Grammy-winning Foo Fighters are debuting the second single from their Platinum double-album, "In Your Honor," (RCA Records) as an exclusive downloadable ringtone as part of the Cingular Sounds Program. The partnership with Cingular Sounds marks Foo Fighters entree into the wireless arena.

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Cingular Sounds is an innovative music program that launches new singles as ringtones on wireless phones either before or simultaneous with their radio debut. Foo Fighters track "D.O.A" is currently available as a Cingular Music Tone before it airs nationally on radio on August 22.

"We are thrilled that the Foo Fighters have chosen the Cingular Sounds program to introduce their diverse mix of rock and acoustic tracks to a broader audience -- 51 million Cingular customers," said John Burbank, vice president of marketing, Cingular Wireless. "Now Foo Fighters fans can pick the Music Tone that best fits their mood and expresses their unique, wireless lifestyle."

"RCA is excited to debut the Foo Fighter's next single as a Music Tone," commented Aaron Borns, vice president of marketing for RCA. "The Cingular Sounds program is a unique opportunity to pick up buzz on 'D.O.A.' as we approach our radio impact date." In addition to the pre-radio release of "D.O.A," Cingular customers also have access to six other cuts from their catalog, including classics "Everlong" and "Learn To Fly," as well as the hot new single, "Best of You." For the last seven weeks, "Best of You" has been No. 1 on both the Billboard Modern Rock and Billboard Mainstream Rock charts. In fact, "Best of You" is currently nominated for two MTV Video Music awards including Best Rock Video.

To download your favorite Foo Fighters Music Tone from a GSM phone, including the pre-radio "DOA," Cingular customers should:

* Go to MEdia Mall on their phone's main menu
* Select "Shop Ringtones"
* Select Cingular Sounds
* Follow the onscreen prompt to download 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. Cingular customers can also visit the Cingular Sounds website (http://www.cingularsounds.com/) to preview, purchase and download the Foo Fighters ringtone.

Enjoy More Savings with the Cingular Sounds Tone Club

Cingular has launched the Cingular Sounds Tone Club -- a new feature that lets ringtone fans download new Music Tones each month at a significant savings, as compared to buying Music Tones separately. The Tone Club offers two unique packages: 3 Pack and 6 Pack. By paying a monthly fee, customers can choose from any available Music Tones, polyphonic ringtones or graphics from Cingular's vast content catalog.

Tone Club package details include:

3 Pack 6 Pack

Subscription Price: $5.99/month $9.99/month
Ringtones: 3 Music Tones or 6 Music Tones or
polyphonic ringtones polyphonic ringtones
or Graphics or Graphics
Savings over Music
Tones purchased
separately: 20 percent 30 percent

To learn more about the Cingular Sounds Tone Club visit www.CingularSounds.com.

The Cingular Sounds Family

Cingular Sounds' artists span a broad section of music genres including rock, pop, country and hip-hop. Cingular has a long history in leading the convergence of wireless and music.

* March 2004 - Cingular becomes 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.
* April 2005 - Cingular makes music history when it announced the
Cingular Sounds program and debuts the Coldplay single "Speed of Sound"
as a Music Tone ringtone before it can be heard anywhere else.
* May 2005 - Cingular introduces 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"
* July 2005 - Cingular Sounds introduces its first country music wireless
content, launching "All Jacked Up" by Gretchen Wilson as an exclusive
Music Tone ringtone before its debut on radio.

About Cingular Wireless

Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the United States, serving 51.6 million customers. Cingular, a joint venture between SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE:SBC) and BellSouth Corporation (NYSE:BLS), has the largest digital voice and data network in the nation -- the ALLOVER SM network -- and the largest mobile-to-mobile community of any national wireless carrier. Cingular is the only U.S. wireless carrier to offer Rollover(R), the wireless plan that lets customers keep their unused monthly minutes. Details of the company are available at https://www.cingular.com/. Get Cingular Wireless press releases emailed to you automatically. Sign up at https://www.cingular.com/newsroom.

About SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT is a global recorded music joint venture with a roster of current artists that includes a broad array of both local artists and international superstars, as well as a vast catalog that comprises some of the most important recordings in history. SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT is 50% owned by Bertelsmann A.G. and 50% owned by Sony Corporation of America.

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