Nokia Welcomes Warner Music Group to Comes With Music
Warner Music Content Also Available via Nokia Music Stores Globally
NEW YORK, July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nokia (NYSE: NOK) today
announced that Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) will make its diverse catalog
of new stars and legendary artists available through Nokia Music Stores
around the world as well as through Comes With Music, a revolutionary way
for people to discover and enjoy music offered uniquely by Nokia.
"Warner Music Group has been a pioneer in developing new digital music
business models and we are very pleased to have them supporting both the
Nokia Music Store and Comes With Music," said Tero Ojanpera, executive vice
president and head of the Nokia Entertainment and Communities business.
"Comes With Music enables people to access great content, provides artists
to wider exposure with new and existing fans, and creates new revenue for
all stakeholders."
"Nokia's Comes With Music service will be a significant step forward in
the evolution of digital music. It's the first global initiative to
fundamentally align the interests of music companies with
telecommunications companies," said Edgar Bronfman, Jr., Warner Music
Group's Chairman and CEO. "Through this innovative service and business
model, all parties are equally driven to create the best and most
comprehensive music offering designed to meet the ever-expanding consumer
appetite for music and music-enabled devices."
Comes With Music is expected to launch in the second half of 2008 on a
range of Nokia devices in selected territories. With a single purchase,
consumers will have access to a year of exploring and downloading the music
that they love, and be able to keep all their selections in their permanent
library.
Warner Music Group content will also now be available through the Nokia
Music Store. With millions of tracks from major artists and independent
labels, the Nokia Music Store lets people enjoy music directly on their
Nokia device or personal computer. The Nokia store, with its compelling
combination of download and streaming services, empowers fans to connect to
music they want, in the way they want.
Consumers can browse for new music, get recommendations or search for
favorite artists, songs or albums all from the palm of their hand. Songs
can be added to a wish list for future purchase or purchased immediately
and downloaded directly to the mobile device. Purchased songs can also be
transferred between a PC and a compatible Nokia device, regardless of which
device was used to buy them.
The Nokia Music Store is available in Australia, Finland, France,
Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Singapore, Sweden and the United
Kingdom and is expanding to additional countries.
About Nokia Comes With Music
Nokia Comes With Music enables people to buy a Nokia device with a year
of access to tracks from a range of great artists - past, present and
future. Once the year is complete, customers can keep all their music
without having to worry about it disappearing when their subscription is
over. Universal Music Group International, SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT and
Warner Music Group are part of the launch and Nokia is in discussion with
many other international labels.
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.
About Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group became the only stand-alone music company to be
publicly traded in the United States in May 2005. With its broad roster of
new stars and legendary artists, Warner Music Group is home to a collection
of the best-known record labels in the music industry including Asylum,
Atlantic, Bad Boy, Cordless, East West, Elektra, Lava, Nonesuch, Reprise,
Rhino, Roadrunner, Rykodisc, Sire, Warner Bros. and Word. Warner Music
International, a leading company in national and international repertoire,
operates through numerous international affiliates and licensees in more
than 50 countries. Warner Music Group also includes Warner/Chappell Music,
one of the world's leading music publishers, with a catalog of more than
one million copyrights worldwide.
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