Your options for streaming music services just got a little bigger. Nokia has announced they are throwing their name in the pot with Nokia Music. Check out a full list of capabilities below:
Nokia is launching a premium tier for its Nokia Music streaming music service, charging users $3.99 in the U.S. and €3.99 globally per month for extra features for the personal radio service, including access on non-Nokia devices. Nokia Music launched as a preloaded application on Nokia’s first Lumia Windows Phones in late 2011, providing Pandora-style customised radio stations based on individual artists, as well as a range of pre-curated playlists.
That service continues, but users will be able to upgrade to Nokia Music+ to get new features, including the ability to stream on other connected devices via an HTML5 site – including computers and tablets.
Other premium features include the ability to download an unlimited number of mixes to listen to offline on a Windows Phone; unlimited track skips when listening to the stations; optional higher-quality audio when streaming over Wi-Fi; and lyrics displayed when “many” tracks are playing.
Music Ally talked to Jyrki Rosenberg, Nokia’s VP for entertainment, who explained more about the company’s strategy with the new premium tier – which will sit alongside the existing free, no-advertising Nokia Music rather than replace it.
Props to Hypebot & AlLindstrom
