According to a press release from Nokia, Nokia Music Store is being launched in Norway today. The service will give Norwegians access to over five million songs from famous artists from both Norway and abroad directly to their mobile phone or computer.
/ 12/05/2009 / codex– Nokia Music Store is a user-friendly and simple service that gives users access to an impressive music offering from both international superstars and popular Norwegian artists, says Åsa Carild, Music Manager for Nokia in the Nordics, - As the service offers downloads to both mobile and PC fully integrated, this is a fantastic way to build a completely mobile music collection.
With a single account, music fans can now access the Nokia Music Store from a computer or directly from a compatible Nokia phone. Once they have found what they are looking for, they can either add it to their shopping list or go ahead and buy it right away. When they download music to their phone, it is automatically saved on their computer so that users always have access to all their music. It should also be easy to transfer music from their computer to their phone.
According to the press release, single songs will cost 8 kroner, and entire albums will cost 80 kroner. In addition, a number of albums will also be available at a nice price, 59 kroner.
– Services like this benefit both the industry and consumers. As representatives of the Norwegian music industry, we believe that it is important to facilitate the process of consumers being able to obtain the music they want, in a simple and legal way. The fact that Nokia wants to invest seriously in Norwegian music is positive for both Norwegian songwriters, artists and the industry, says TONO's CEO, Cato Strøm – I am pleased that the Nokia Music Store is now also available to a Norwegian audience and I strongly believe that a player like Nokia will be able to contribute a lot to strengthening the digital music market in Norway in the future, says Jarle Savio from EMI Music Read more about Nokia Music Store