It’s August Bank Holiday weekend, and for millions of partygoers across the nation, that can mean only one thing – Notting Hill Carnival. Twenty Miles of costumes, over 40 000 sound-systems and over a million people attending. The carnival officially kicked off yesterday afternoon, but today is kids day and tomorrow is the main parade.
To celebrate the carnival and the end of summer we’ve decided to give away 2 pairs of Nokia BH905 noise cancelling headphones with a little twitter comp. Simply tell us what your favourite thing about carnival is and tag is nokia and carnival – we’ll pick our two favourites on Monday evening and the winners will receive a pair each.
The contest kicks off at midday today and last entries will be accepted at 7pm Monday. So Good Luck! And to everyone that’s going- have a great time!
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It’s August Bank Holiday weekend, and for millions of partygoers across the nation, that can mean only one thing – Notting Hill Carnival. Twenty Miles of costumes, over 40 000 sound-systems and over a million people attending. The carnival officially kicked off yesterday afternoon, but today is kids day and tomorrow is the main parade. (Click here for more info about the carnival)
To celebrate the carnival and the end of summer we’ve decided to give away 2 pairs of Nokia BH905 noise cancelling headphones with a little twitter competition. Simply tell us what your favourite thing about carnival is and tag is #nokia and #carnival – we’ll pick our two favourites on Monday evening and the winners will receive a pair each. Make sure you’re following us @We_R_NokiaMusic on twitter – to be in with a chance of winning!
The contest kicks off at midday today and last entries will be accepted at 7pm Monday. So good luck! And to everyone that’s going- have a great time!
It’s been over a year now since one of pop’s most beloved figures passed away. I’m talking of course about Michael Jackson, the King of Pop. As we approach what would have been the stars 52nd birthday and people worldwide prepare to perform tributes, we wanted to let you know that he is still the most popular solo recording artist of all time on Ovi.
Beat it is the most popular Michael Jackson track, closely followed by Billie Jean and the zombietastic Thriller. And it is in India that he is the most downloaded (26% of all MJ downloads from Ovi occur here!) “This Is It” is downloaded almost twice as many times as any other Michael Jackson album and contributes to the incredible 533 Jackson tracks available for download in the Ovi store.
So, Happy Birthday Michael and thanks for leaving behind such an amazing musical legacy.
Click here to go direct to the Ovi store where you can download MP3s, Games and Apps – don’t forget that tracks are free to you if you’re a Comes With Music subscriber.
Oh, dear! Some images accidentally made their way onto the Ovi promotions website a week or so back that sent several tech websites into a frenzy of speculation about the successor to the popular Nokia 5230. Newsden even went so far as to say “it is anticipated to be an entry level device, so don’t expect a lot in features”… well, we beg to differ!
Introducing the new Nokia 5250
The full touch screen smartphone with a keen focus on social networking and excellent music capabilities, combined with great design and available in 5 different colour variants (Dark Grey, Blue, Red, Purple, or White) to match every personality at an affordable price.
But there’s even better news! – The Nokia 5250 comes with access to Ovi Music where you can discover and download music from a catalogue of millions of tracks, with thousands more being added each week! Plus by adding an additional 16gb memory cards you can store thousands of tracks on your 5250. The Nokia 5250 will ship with the all-you-can-eat music offering, Ovi Music Unlimited, in selected territories
Understanding the ever-growing importance of social networking on-the-move, the Nokia 5250 doesn’t compromise on this functionality with pre-installed apps such as Facebook, Hi5 and MySpace together with your favourite contacts on your home screen, as well as supporting multiple log-ins to several of your favourite email accounts.
Pre-installed with Guitar Hero 5 Mobile, the Nokia 5250 is primed to rock you straight off the bat, and access to Ovi Store opens up a world of possibilities with even more games, applications, widgets, videos, ringtones and a whole lot more.
The Nokia 5250 touchscreen smartphone is available for an estimated 115 Euros (excluding taxes and subsidies). Check out nokia.com/5250 for full device specifications.
It may be the Last Girl On Earth Tour, but your girl Rihanna’s not alone. Check out our two new exclusive videos at nokia.com/rihanna for a few words from bandleader, bass player and musical director Eric Smith, and original bandmate and keyboard player Kevin Hastings on musical direction and the incredible journey from before until after the release of Umbrella.
Love the videos?
Then leave a comment on your favourite one from any of the videos at nokia.com/rihanna and share the video with your friends, or…
Leave a comment below with a link back to your favourite video on nokia.com/rihanna, or…
Tweet about the video with a link and a mention of @We_R_NokiaMusic
And you’ll automatically be entered into the draw to win this amazing signed and framed copy of Rated R.
Have more than one favourite?
Well, we think that’s cool too!… so do as many as you like
There’s loads of Rihanna to download at Nokia/Ovi Music Store including and exclusive version of Rated R with 2 bonus tracks. If you’ve got Comes With Music download the lot for free!
Remember the Rihanna Rated R launch party? We had Jeezy. We had Jay-Z. We had your girl Ri. We also gave a bunch of Rihanna fans tickets to attend the intimate Brixton Academy show, and for those who couldn’t make it, we streamed it live so you wouldn’t miss a thing.
Now the event has been shortlisted for this year’s “Best Event” category alongside digital coverage of Glastonbury 2010, Sonisphere 2010, Sonisphere “The Big Four” 2010 cinecast, Pendulum’s “Immersion” album preview, and The Ukelele Prom.
Some pretty stiff competition there Ri-army, so you know what needs to be done!
Head on over to btdma.com and vote for “Nokia Presents Rihanna Live” to show the world that Rihanna stans mean business!
Here’s a second serving of the delicious musical dish we dined upon that evening. Head on over to nokia.com/rihanna for more exclusive videos. While you’re there be sure to grab and share the Rihanna Widget and find links to the Ovi Store for a free Rihanna app for your compatible Nokia device.
There’s loads of Rihanna to download at Nokia/Ovi Music Store including and exclusive version of Rated R with 2 bonus tracks. If you’ve got Comes With Music download the lot for free!
Today we’re super pleased to announce the launch of the newest member of the Nokia X Family, the Nokia X3 Touch and Type.
It’s the slimmest phone we’ve ever released – and that’s just the start. The best part of the Nokia X3 is what we’ve called Touch and Type. You get the best of both worlds as it combines a touchscreen with a keypad to make it one of the fastest, easiest to use phones available.
You can click and scroll on the screen with your finger and type with the keypad (keeping all you textaholics happy) This technology means that you can do most things on the phone with just one hand. It even features a dedicated messaging button for easy access to SMS and MMS , AND a 5 megapixel quality camera makes taking great pictures a breeze!
Alongside all of this new technology, lets not forget that this is still a Nokia X series phone, and therefore all about music and entertainment. With its dedicated music key you can get to your music catalogue with just one click, and with Ovi Music Store (http:// musicstore.nokia.com) you can download and discover over 6 million tracks and thousands of new releases every week! Plus use the Ovi Store (http://store.ovi.com/), to get access to thousands of apps, games & mp3s. (Those of you in selected Comes with Music markets will also be able to get the service.)
Combine this with 3G & Wifi, the beautifully slim design, the choice of 5 awesome colours and you have the Nokia X3 Touch and Type.
Watch the video to see the phone in action!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gm3jlk5×8k0
Want one? It’s your lucky day. The Nokia X3 Touch and Type is available for 125 Euros excluding taxes and subsidies – And we’ll be giving one away to one of our twitter followers today, just follow us @We_R_NokiaMusic to be in with a chance of getting your hands on one! We mentioned touch and type is the “best of both worlds” – just tell us your ideal musical partnership and tag it #X3touchandtype. E.g: My musical best of both worlds would be My Chemical Romance and Pink #X3touchandtype. The most interesting answer will win a brand spanking new Nokia X3 Touch and Type. Good luck!
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Today we’re super pleased to announce the launch of the newest member of the Nokia X Family, the Nokia X3 Touch and Type.
It’s the slimmest phone we’ve ever released – and that’s just the start. The best part of the Nokia X3 is what we’ve called Touch and Type. You get the best of both worlds as it combines a touchscreen with a keypad to make it one of the fastest, easiest to use phones available.
You can click and scroll on the screen with your finger and type with the keypad (keeping all you textaholics happy) This technology means that you can do most things on the phone with just one hand. It even features a dedicated messaging button for easy access to SMS and MMS , AND a 5 megapixel quality camera makes taking great pictures a breeze!
Alongside all of this new technology, lets not forget that this is still a Nokia X series phone, and therefore all about music and entertainment. With its dedicated music key you can get to your music catalogue with just one click, and with Ovi Music Store (http:// musicstore.nokia.com) you can download and discover over 6 million tracks and thousands of new releases every week! Plus use the Ovi Store (http://store.ovi.com/), to get access to thousands of apps, games & mp3s. (Those of you in selected Comes with Music markets will also be able to get the service.)
Combine this with 3G & Wifi, the beautifully slim design, the choice of 5 awesome colours and you have the Nokia X3 Touch and Type.
Watch the video to see the phone in action!
Want one? It’s your lucky day. The Nokia X3 Touch and Type is available for 125 Euros excluding taxes and subsidies – And we’ll be giving one away to one of our twitter followers today, just follow us @We_R_NokiaMusic to be in with a chance of getting your hands on one! We mentioned touch and type is the “best of both worlds” – just tell us your ideal musical partnership and tag it #X3touchandtype. E.g: My musical best of both worlds would be My Chemical Romance and Pink #X3touchandtype. The most interesting answer will win a brand spanking new Nokia X3 Touch and Type. Good luck!
Yes, that’s right Madonna turns 52 today. Congratulations to her on still being as popular as ever. According to our download service she’s still the second most popular female solo recording artist, beaten only by pop sensation Lady Gaga who is a crazy 28 years her junior!
Worry not diehard fans, Madonna retains her Royal Crown in the offline world as she’s named the top selling recording artist in 2011’s Guinness World Records. Well done to the Material girl.
To celebrate her birthday we’re going to be running a contest on our twitter this afternoon (follow us @We_R_NokiaMusic) asking you to think of alternative age appropriate Madonna song titles like Papa Don’t Preach Because I’m 52 for instance. Just tag it #Madonna #Alternatetitles and at the end of the day one lucky winner will win 30 downloads at the Ovi Music Store and a pair of Nokia BH905 Noise Cancelling Headphones to listen to them the way they were meant to be heard.
So, Happy Birthday Madge and the rest of you, get thinkin’ about alternate Madonna songtitles, you can enter as many times as you like and we’ll be picking our favourite this evening.
Madonna has 487 tracks available from the store - which comes in at a whopping 80 hours of music. You can access this all from www.store.ovi.com and download it for free if you have a Comes with Music Subscription
Yes, that’s right Madonna turns 52 today. Congratulations to her on still being as popular as ever. According to our download service she’s still the second most popular female solo recording artist, beaten only by pop sensation Lady Gaga who is a crazy 28 years her junior!
Worry not diehard fans, Madonna retains her Royal Crown in the offline world as she’s named the top selling recording artist in 2011’s Guinness World Records. Well done to the Material girl.
To celebrate her birthday we’re going to be running a contest on our twitter this afternoon (follow us @We_R_NokiaMusic) asking you to think of alternative age appropriate Madonna song titles like Papa Don’t Preach Because I’m 52 for instance. Just tag it #Madonna #Alternatetitles and at the end of the day one lucky winner will win 30 downloads at the Ovi Music Store and a pair of Nokia BH905 Noise Cancelling Headphones to listen to them the way they were meant to be heard.
So, Happy Birthday Madge and the rest of you, get thinkin’ about alternate Madonna songtitles, you can enter as many times as you like and we’ll be picking our favourite this evening.
Madonna has 487 tracks available from the store - which comes in at a whopping 80 hours of music. You can access this all from www.store.ovi.com and download it for free if you have a Comes with Music Subscription!
Nebraskan hipsters/political activists got a rare treat the other week as short-lived Saddle Creek supergroup Desaparecidos reunited for a one off show with Cursive and Bright Eyes in Omaha. The gig was put on to raise awareness and support for the ACLU’s fight against a proposed bill similar to the controversial anti-illegal-immigration law in Arizona.
“Well, I should talk, I’m just the same Buy my records down at the corporate chain I tell myself I shouldn’t be ashamed, but I am” – Hole In One
A live Desaparecidos’ performance is an event rarer than a full planetary alignment since the band only existed for a couple of years (2001/’02) before being abandoned, having attracted more attention than was expected or wanted. And why such a short, bright burst? Because Desaparecidos is the socio-political punk side-project of Conor Oberst. Yes, king of the navel-gazing emos made a record where instead of getting sad and introspective about things… he got mad! And loud.
Desaparecidos’ single album (Read Music, Speak Spanish) is a searing tirade against the urban sprawling, mass consuming, brand name sponsored state of America at the turn of the century under the Bush administration. The name Desaparecidos literally translates as ‘The Disappeared’ , a reference to the practice known as such where citizens are abducted and interred or even murdered by a governing body which never admits to doing so. Mmmm relevance.
Cut to today and as usual it’s a case of one step forward and two back as America blurs the boundaries of civil liberty; (re)granting same sex couples the right to marriage in one state, whilst another mandates that anyone suspected of being an illegal immigrant must produce documentation to prove otherwise upon demand. It seems there’s still plenty for Oberst and co. to get worked up about; and so they join a growing number of musicians boycotting playing in the state of Arizona in protest of the new law and the 16 other states now considering similar laws.
“All those golden fields, lovely empty space They’re building drug stores now until none remains” – Greater Omaha
Singers, Silver Screen Stars, Summertime Themes and Surfboards were all the rage as the 12th annual Teen Choice Awards ceremony kicked-off in Los Angeles last night, featuring performances from this year’s host, Katy Perry, as well as Jason Derulo, Ditty-Dirty Money, Travie McCoy & Bruno Mars and of course, über teen idol himself “The Bieb” Justin Bieber. Read the rest of this entry »
Solo albums, the inevitable self-indulgent need to liberate oneself creatively from the mostly unsung heroes largely responsible for the success of the band from whence one came, all the while preying on their established fan base. As a flag-flyer for the lesser credited band members this is something I have my reservations about… Apparently!
Nonetheless, as a ‘Comes With Music’ subscriber and an adamant discography collector of multiple physical formats from the bands I hold in high esteem, I can afford the luxury of completing these discographies for that purpose alone, and still take a chance on new music without the fear of a fad purchase that sits embarrassingly among the pride in my collection… and so, as a dedicated Incubus fan and collector I order a physical copy in the best possible edition I can find. Since a competitor had exclusivity for it’s first week of release, I forget about it until it arrives… Read the rest of this entry »
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