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Cingular Customers Can Enjoy Exclusive Performances from their Wireless Phones NEW YORK, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular Wireless' innovative made-for- mobile concert series, Cingular Sounds Live, is back with a concert line-up that is sure to energize and entertain. Grammy winning Disturbing Tha Peace (DTP) artist Chris "Ludacris" Bridges joined by R&B sensations Bobby Valentino and Shareefa are set to have the crowd dancing at this evening's invitation only event being held at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. As with all Cingular Sounds Live events, the concert is designed to generate content specifically for the mobile environment-and exclusively for Cingular customers. To view the Multimedia News Release, go to: http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/cingular/25371/ Cingular Sounds Live is an innovative kick off for the promotion of Ludacris' newest album, "Release Therapy" on Disturbing Tha Peace Records. The new album is scheduled to hit stores on Tuesday, September 26. "Cingular Sounds Live has been a great success since we first launched the program earlier this year. And in the case of our concert line-up this evening, which features Ludacris, Shareefa and Bobby Valentino, we definitely see it as the best working with the best," said David Garver, executive director of segment marketing and sponsorships, Cingular Wireless. "We are thrilled to create these first-class mobile music events and deliver the exclusive concert footage to our customers on their wireless phones." Adds Ludacris, "Advanced technology has found a new way to break through to the audience, and DTP is proud to be doing this live concert for the Cingular audience. It seems like almost everyone has a personal cell phone today, from parents to teenagers, and this is such a great way to connect with our audience directly. In many ways, it's almost like having your own private concert." As part of the Cingular Sounds Live program, Cingular creates, produces and hosts these regular music events throughout the country in which the taped footage from each event is made available as part of the company's Cingular Video(TM) content offering. Cingular Video is an on-demand streaming video service, which is available to Cingular customers who reside in a 3G market and who have a compatible handset.* To date, Cingular Sounds Live has featured performances by top recording artists such as Rihanna, Pussycat Dolls, Daddy Yankee, Jamie Foxx and LeToya. Concert Extras Attendees of this evening's concert will be encouraged to send SMS and MMS messages from their Cingular phones during the show. The messages will be displayed on two large screens on the stage. Additionally, of those who do send a message, a few will be randomly selected to win a VIP meet-and-greet with the performers immediately following the show. Additionally, Ludacris fans will be able to take pictures in front of a green screen that superimposes their photo into a shot with Ludacris. These photos will be printed and made available on-site at the concert, but they can also be downloaded to Cingular phones as a wallpaper or screensaver. Cingular and Music Cingular has a long history in leading the convergence of wireless and music. - July 2003 - Introduces First Music Phone, the Nokia 3300 - March 2004 - First to Offer Music Tone Ringtones From All Major Music Labels - April 2005 - Debuts Cingular Sounds with Never Heard Before Music as Ringtones - September 2005 - Launches World's First Phone with iTunes - September 2005 - First to Offer Billboard Mobile Music Application - November 2005 - Unveils MobiRadio with more than 40 Streaming Music Stations - December 2005 - Releases Sony Ericsson W600i Music Phone - December 2005 - Announces Exclusive Ringtone "Don't Give Up (Africa)" Performed by Alicia Keys and Bono, with Proceeds Supporting AIDS Relief Organization, Keep A Child Alive - January 2006 - Cingular launches the exclusive SLVR featuring iTunes - February 2006 - Cingular launches Cingular Sounds Live - February 2006 - Cingular launches enhanced MusicID service - March 2006 - Cingular launches Live Idol Ringtones, actual songs performed live on American Idol, available the next day as ringtones - April 2006 - Cingular introduces the Mobile Music Studio on MySpace, giving unsigned artists and bands an opportunity to have their original music featured as a Cingular ringtone - May 2006 - Cingular launches Answer Tones(TM) - August 2006 - Cingular launches LG CU500, first device to have a "music" key to give users easy access to Cingular's suite of music applications - August 2006 - Cingular launches third phone with iTunes, the MOTO RAZR v3i *Cingular's 3G network provides average download data speeds between 400- 700 kilobits per second with bursts to over one megabit. The company currently provides 3G services in more than 60 metro areas including Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Gary (Ind.), Houston, Las Vegas, New York City, Phoenix, Portland (Ore.), Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (Calif.), Seattle, Tacoma (Wash.), and Washington, DC. Cingular currently offers three 3G handsets - LG CU500, Samsung SGH-ZX20, and Samsung SGH-ZX10. About Cingular Wireless Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the United States, serving 57.3 million customers. Cingular, a joint venture between AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) and BellSouth Corporation (NYSE:BLS), has the largest digital voice and data network in the nation -- the ALLOVER(TM) network -- and the largest mobile-to-mobile community of any national wireless carrier. Cingular is a leader in third generation wireless technology. Its 3G network is the first widely available service in the world to use HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) technology. 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 http://www.cingular.com/ . Get Cingular Wireless press releases emailed to you automatically. Sign up at http://cingular.mediaroom.com/ . About Disturbing Tha Peace Records Disturbing Tha Peace Records was founded in 1995 by Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Chaka Zulu and Jeff Dixon. The independent label was created to serve as an outlet for musicians hailing from the 'dirty south' incorporating all aspects of A&R Guidance, Marketing/Publicity, Promotions, Creative Sponsorship Opportunities, Touring and Performance set-up and Long-term Artist Development. Disturbing Tha Peace has proved very successful in its' endeavor selling over 20 million albums worldwide by keeping its' promise to be a 'truly boutique' label with current artists Ludacris, Shareefa, Shawnna and Bobby Valentino all dropping albums in the year of 2006. Check out http://www.dtprecords.com/ for more details. http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/cingular/25371DATASOURCE: Cingular Wireless CONTACT: Jennifer Bowcock of Cingular Wireless, +1-404-236-6319, or Web site: http://www.cingular.com/ http://cingular.mediaroom.com/ http://www.dtprecords.com/

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