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Music lovers gain easy access to music they love including locally
relevant content
 
Singapore and Espoo, Finland - Nokia announced today that the Nokia
Music Store in Singapore is now "live" at 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. 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.
 
Media Enquiries:
 
Nokia Singapore
Sueanne Mocktar
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Text100 Public Relations
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Nokia
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www.nokia.com


 
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