Get Saturdays through SMART

MANILA, Philippines - Saturday became more than just a day in a week when The Saturdays (photo), UK’s hottest girl group, hit the airwaves with its brand of music and rocked the Top 10 Billboard charts for several weeks in a row. Fans of the group have exclusive access to their music through leading wireless services provider Smart Communications, Inc. (SMART).

SMART exclusively offers the hottest tracks of The Saturdays via the SMART Buddy Music Store, the country’s first and biggest mobile music portal, and Sandbox, the SMART-powered, all-in-one platform which offers social networking, and on-line media content downloading, among other exciting web services.

“By offering compelling mobile content and affordable value-added services, we continue to make the mobile phone the leading channel for entertainment, information, and social interaction for our subscribers,” says Annie Naval, Marketing Group head of SMART.

The Saturdays is a quintet pop group formed in the UK in 2007, releasing its debut single If This is Love in July 2008 to commercial success. Other singles such as Up, Issues, Just Can’t Get Enough, and Work enjoyed success in the music charts.

“It is heart-warming that the leading wireless phone company in the Philippines supports us and helps us promote our music,” says half-Filipina group member Vanessa White, who grew up in Davao.

After rocking the European and Latin American charts in less than a year, the girls of The Saturdays are now ready to impress Filipino music fans through the debut album Chasing Light.

“We thank SMART for supporting us and believing in our music,” says the group. “SMART is truly smart,” adds Rochelle Wiseman.

All the songs from Chasing Lights can now be downloaded in full-track format from Sandbox and SMART Buddy Music Store for only P50 per song, while MP3 true tones are available for P30 and Caller Ringback Tunes for only P15 for 15 days. Surfing Sandbox mobile and browsing the SMART Buddy Music Store are free, and subscribers pay only for the content that they download and use.

Songs like Up, Issues, and Just Can’t Get Enough can be downloaded directly to PC for free.

Downloading from Sandbox is valid through all SMART mobile or Smart Bro Plug It subscribers only. To start enjoying the The Saturdays MP3 tones, text TTONE <keyword> to 234. Example TTONE IFTHISISLOVE and send to 234. For more The Saturdays content (videos, wallpapers, screensavers, and band bios) visit m.smart.com.ph/thesaturdays or mysandbox.com on your phone or PC.