Nokia launches new Digital Music Store in Sweden

Nokia announced today that the Nokia Music Store in Sweden has gone live. With millions of tracks from major artists, independent labels, and up-and-coming Swedish acts, the Nokia Music Store let’s people enjoy music directly on their Nokia device or personal computer. 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. 

Early Beta of Nokia PC Music Application launched

Nokia has just released another promising PC application in their Beta Labs section.

Nokia Music lets you play and organise your music, discover and download new music, all seamlessly integrated with your PC and your Nokia device.

Give every day a soundtrack with Nokia Music. Move your favourite CDs to your Nokia device with one simple click. Create and share playlists with your friends and family. A complete music experience in one easy to use application.

Accelerometer Music Composer ‘Pocket Toshi’ released

You still remember the video I posted about the funny application “Pocket Toshi” which used the accelerometer of the N95, N95 8GB and N82 to create music directly on your phone?

This time the funny application hasn’t been available yet, but I am happy to tell you that the developer has just released it.

Nokia confident free Music Downloads of Comes With Music will profit

Offering unlimited music downloads to phone buyers will make money for Nokia as well as record labels, the handset maker said, dismissing talk the move would come at the expense of profits.

“We expect to make money both from our traditional device sales, as well as from the ‘Comes With Music’ service,” said Liz Schimel, head of Nokia’s music business. “I can assure you that we are looking out for everyone’s interests in creating these new business models, including our own.”

Nokia Music Store opens in Singapore with Millions of Songs

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.”
 

Opening today: the Nokia Music Store in France

 
“The opening of the Nokia Music Store will also be an opportunity to introduce Nokia to the music industry in France. We look forward to cooperating with French labels and artists. In this context, the Nokia Music Store will allow artists to talk about their musical world and what they’re working on. Free songs will also be available each week in order to discover new talents,” continued Munier.
 
Downloads will cost €1.00 per song and albums will start at €10.00. With a €10.00 monthly subscription, users will have unlimited access to listen to the entire catalogue on their PCs.

SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT joins Nokia Comes With Music

After the rumours I have posted here and here, Nokia today announced that SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT has officially joined Nokia Comes With Music, a revolutionary way for people to discover and enjoy music with their Nokia device.
 
“As one of the leading major music companies in the world, our collaboration with SONY BMG means we can offer a huge range of fantastic music from both international and local artists via Comes With Music,” said Tero Ojanperä, executive vice president and head of the Nokia Entertainment and Communities business. “It’s great to have them on board as we move forward with bringing our unlimited music bundle to the market.”

Nokia releases 5320 XpressMusic

Nokia today introduced two new music-enabled devices as additions to its XpressMusic range. The new Nokia 5320 XpressMusic and Nokia 5220 XpressMusic offer a range of affordable music and entertainment experiences with the most fresh, stylish designs on the market. Both music devices are expected to begin shipping in the third quarter of 2008, with an expected retail price range of 160 to 220 EUR, before taxes and subsidies.
 
“Our XpressMusic range of devices continues to deliver the combination of superior music experiences and fresh, innovative designs,” said Jo Harlow, Vice President, LIVE category, Nokia.  “Today’s additions to the XpressMusic range up the ante with new ways for consumers to access their media as well as interact and share content with friends and communities anytime, anywhere.”
 

Nokia Music Store in Australia opens today

Nokia Australia opened the doors of its Nokia Music Store today, delivering millions of tracks from global hits to local artists and giving consumers the real freedom to enjoy music at their fingertips, 24/7.  
 
Nokia is celebrating the launch of the Nokia Music Store in Australia with an exclusive live album from leading independent and ARIA awarding winning group, The John Butler Trio.  Recently recorded in March 2008, the live performance provides a unique insight into this popular local act.  The live recording is available only from the Nokia Music Store music.nokia.com.au
 

BeatED – Create Drum Compositions with your S60 Phone

This is no application I am going to use frequently, but all the music fans among you should definitely have a look at “BeatED”.

“BeatEd” is a simple drum machine application for Symbian S60 mobile phones. It was originally developed in couple of nights to get a drum machine and metronome application for personal guitar playing purposes. After getting a lot of new ideas and positive feedback, the developer decided to improve it a bit and make a decent public release of it.

The application is great to produce little drum compositions which sound pretty good. However, it’s nothing to create professional songs on the go.