Nokia Music Store Opens in Singapore With Millions of Songs

Nokia Music Store Opens in Singapore With Millions of Songs

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

Source: Nokia Corporation

Media Enquiries: Nokia Singapore, Sueanne Mocktar, Tel: +65-6723-1215, Email: sueanne.mocktar@nokia.com; Text100 Public Relations, Carolyn Camoens/Khoo Yin, Tel: +65-6557-2717, Email: nokia@text100.com.sg; Nokia, Communications, Tel. +358-7180-34900, Email: press.services@nokia.com

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