Music Lovers Gain Easy Access to Music They Love Including Locally Relevant
Content
SINGAPORE and ESPOO, Finland, April 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nokia
announced today that the Nokia Music Store in Singapore is now "live" at
http://www.music.nokia.com.sg. With millions of tracks from major
international artists, independent labels and Asian artists, the Nokia
Music Store brings true freedom to music lovers, letting people buy and
enjoy music directly from their Nokia device or personal computer 24/7.
"Consumers now have instant access to millions of songs from a very
wide gamut of genres ranging from pop to dance to Asian like Mandarin,
Malay and Indian music. At the same time, users can enjoy the great
usability that the Nokia brand is renowned for," said Grant McBeath,
General Manager, Nokia Singapore. "By using the integrated mobile and PC
download service, music lovers here can build a music collection that is
truly mobile through the Nokia Music Store."
"With the rising demand for digital music in Singapore, Nokia Music
Store increases the options for consumers by leaps and bounds, as well as
brings the artists closer to their audience through their mobile device, an
intimate platform that is always with them," said Gary See, Managing
Director, Universal Music Singapore.
Music from Asian Artists
Besides making available digital music from international labels at the
Nokia Music Store, prominent independent labels in Asia including Ocean
Butterflies Music and Rock Records Singapore have partnered with Nokia to
distribute their content. Additionally, RS Digital, an independent label
from Thailand is offering Thai music via the Singapore website. The
combined Asian music content by the international and Asian labels gives
consumers a very comprehensive array of Chinese, Malay and Thai soundtracks
in addition to local music.
"As a leading independent music powerhouse in Asia, Ocean Butterflies
is proud to work with Nokia to offer a unique proposition to music lovers,
particularly fans of Chinese pop. This is not only a milestone for Nokia,
who has a long history of connecting people to each other, and to the music
they love. It is also a key development for the music industry," said Billy
Koh, Ocean Butterflies Music founder and director.
Single Account Sign-on and Intuitive Interface
With a single account, music lovers can access the Nokia Music Store
via their desktop computer or directly from optimized Nokia devices such as
the Nokia N81, Nokia N82 and Nokia N95 8GB. In addition, users can sync
easily from a PC with a wide range of Nokia models including the Xpress
Music handsets, Nokia 5610 and Nokia 5310.
Browse for new music, get recommendations or stream favourite songs or
albums all at the fingertips. The Store's intuitive user interface allows
users to easily add any song to a wishlist to buy later or purchase it
immediately for download to your device, without having to download the
same song again on your computer. Users can synchronise their music
collection between their PC to compatible Nokia devices using Windows Media
Player 11.
Pricing
Individual tracks cost 2.00 Singapore dollars per track and most albums
cost 16.00 Singapore dollars each. The Nokia Music Store also offers
unlimited PC streaming at 16.00 Singapore dollars per month. All music on
the Nokia Music Store can be purchased through a variety of payment
options, including credit cards, AXS machines and vouchers.
Consumers can also look forward to free tracks given out regularly, as
well as the exclusive distribution of new albums or new tracks at the Nokia
Music Store.
About Nokia Music Store
Nokia Music Store is a service where you can browse and buy music in
order to download on your PC and compatible Nokia mobile device. Music
downloaded from Nokia Music Store can be conveniently moved between your PC
and compatible Nokia device, as well as copied to CD and moved on to
compatible digital music players. Nokia Music Store also offers a monthly
subscription service that allows you to stream unlimited music from the
Store catalogue direct to your internet-connected PC. The Nokia Music Store
is available in the United Kingdom, Germany, Finland, Ireland, Italy, the
Netherlands, Australia, France, and Singapore and will expand to more
countries throughout the year. http://www.nokia.com/music
About Nokia
Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and
growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. We make a
wide range of mobile devices with services and software that enable people
to experience music, navigation, video, television, imaging, games,
business mobility and more. Developing and growing our offering of consumer
Internet services, as well as our enterprise solutions and software, is a
key area of focus. We also provide equipment, solutions and services for
communications networks through Nokia Siemens Networks.
http://www.nokia.com
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