Cingular goes American Idol
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Cingular Wireless is now offering Live Idol Ringtones. Many of the actual live performances of "Idol" finalists will be available as ringtones, exclusively to Cingular customers.
For any contestant whose song may not have received publisher clearance that week, Cingular will release a new ringtone of a song performed by that contestant in an earlier round of the show.
In previous seasons, customers have been able to purchase ringtones of the "American Idol" theme song and many of the songs featured on the show by the original artists. With Live Idol Ringtones, however, this is the first time Cingular customers are able to purchase ringtones of the songs actually sung by the contestants themselves.
And, if that isn't cool enough, Cingular customers will be able to purchase and download ringtones of selected songs performed live on Tuesday night's performance show the very next day. Typically, it takes traditional recorded music months to go from recording to distribution. With Live Idol Ringtones, Cingular is breaking new ground by turning live recorded music into ringtones in less than 24 hours.
Beginning tonight, and during each subsequent "American Idol" performance show this season, a high-quality recording of the remaining finalists' songs will be digitally remastered into a ringtone overnight, pending publisher clearance. The songs cleared and recorded will be available the very next day as ringtones for purchase and download. To make it even easier for customers to purchase a ringtone of their favorite Idol's performance each week, Cingular allows customers to reserve songs performed that night. The next day, a text message is sent to the customer's phone at which time he or she can purchase and download the cleared songs as Live Idol Ringtones.
Cingular provides three easy ways for customers to purchase Live Idol Ringtones:
- Text "IDOL" to 8008 for a direct link to the latest finalist Live Idol Ringtones
- Go to MEdia Net on your Cingular phone, choose Ringtones, and then "American Idol"
- Go online to cingularsource.com/idol/tones
Live Idol Ringtones are available nationwide for $2.49 per ringtone. As the weeks progress, customers will also be able to browse and buy Live Idol Ringtones from past performances for this season. Additionally, customers can sign up for weekly text alerts that inform them when Live Idol Ringtones become available.
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