Nokia announce Music+ subscription music service for Lumia devices

Nokia have announce a new music streaming service for owners of the Lumia range of Windows Phones. Nokia Music+ is going to be paid service that improves on the free Nokia Music services with unlimited downloads, infinite skips, improved audio quality, lyrics and a web based desktop app.

The service is going to cost around €3.99/$3.99 per month and will be out in the next few weeks. If you a Lumia owner and like music services like Spotify it may be worth checking out.

So what do you get?

                Unlimited skips. Whether you like to skip from track to track, or just want extra control over what you hear. There’s no stopping you with Nokia Music+.

                Unlimited downloads. The free service allows you to download up to four Mixes (each of which contains hours of music) and play them without an Internet connection. The paid service removes this limit – you can download a massive supply of offline music you can swap as you wish.

               Higher quality. We were surprised by the high quality of streaming music from Nokia Music, even over a 2.5G connection. Nokia Music+ allows you to download music at eight times the existing quality. Plus, you can set rules to only download high quality when you’re on WiFi, for example.

                Lyrics. Words to the songs you’re listening to, right on your Nokia Lumia. Either in a scrolling list, Karaoke-style format, or a display you can scroll up and down.

                On your desktop. The Nokia Music+ subscription also gives you access to the service without your phone. A web-app gives you the ability to play Mixes on your computer, smart TV or other connected screens.

Nokia Music+ will roll out in the next few weeks. The price will vary slightly according to territory, but is expected be available at around €3.99/$3.99 per month.