With millions of tracks from major artists, independent labels as well as local hits, the Nokia Music Store offers people the chance to enjoy music directly on their Nokia device or personal computer. Part of the Ovi by Nokia offering, the Nokia Music Store, with its compelling combination of download and streaming services, empowers you to connect to music you want, in the way you want.
With a single account, music lovers can access the Nokia Music Store via their desktop computer or directly from optimized Nokia devices beginning with the N81 and N95 8GB. You can browse for new music, get recommendations or search for your favorite artists, songs or albums all from the palm of your hand. Once a track captures your attention, you can add it to your wishlist to buy later or purchase it immediately for download to your device without having to download the same song again on your computer. You can also transfer purchased songs via your PC to compatible Nokia devices, including the 5310 XpressMusic and 5610 XpressMusic. You can pay by a variety of payment options, including credit cards, PayPal and pre-paid vouchers.
The Nokia Music Store is opening across key European markets this fall with additional stores in Europe and Asia over the coming months. Individual tracks will cost EUR 1 and albums from EUR 10, with a monthly subscription for PC streaming for EUR 10.
“You can select from a huge range of music, including local music from your country, and download it directly to your Nokia device,” said Tommi Mustonen, the head of Nokia’s music activities. “You can choose between purchasing tracks a la carte via your Nokia device or computer, or you can stream an unlimited number of full length tracks to your computer. The unlimited streaming is a great way to discover new music and the integrated mobile and PC download service is a fantastic way to build a music collection that is always with you.”
With millions of tracks from major labels, as well as thousands of independent labels from around the world, the Nokia Music Store aims to provide more locally relevant music than any other digital music store and also provides a dynamic recommendations engine as well as genre-based instant playlists.
The store also offers locally relevant music, in addition to international artists. “People don’t just want the top global hits, but also music that is relevant to them, whether from local artists or songs in their own language. That’s why we are working with thousands of major and independent labels to bring as many songs on the local top charts as possible in each country,” explained Mustonen.
Tracks are typically delivered in high quality 192Kbps audio in Windows Media Audio (WMA) format. The new Nokia Music PC client available later this year will enable reverse synchronization of playlists, ripping from a CD to a device and PC simultaneously, as well as auto-synchronization of the purchased music and direct access to the Nokia Music Store. With the Nokia N81 and its integrated music player, users can create playlists and manage music collection, including editing song and artist information, as well as adding own choice of album artwork, all while on the move.Â
For more information on the Nokia Music Store and compatible devices, visit http://music.nokia.com
