Hands on: Nokia Music app for Windows 8 hits the right notes

April 05, 2013

Following on the heels of an updated Windows 8 Music app from Microsoft, the software maker's BFF in the mobile space has released its own Windows 8 modern UI jukebox. Nokia Music is now available from the Windows Store as a free download, providing access to Nokia's Music+ subscription service, which launched in the U.S. in February for $4 per month. If you've never used it, Music+ is similar to Pandora or Spotify's free radio service, allowing you to listen to an uninterrupted stream of music in the form of playlists—known as "mixes" in Nokia's parlance—defined by genre, artist, or themes, such as "most played country music." The new Nokia Music Windows 8 app features a one week trial of Music+, unlimited skips to pass over songs you don't care for, offline playlist listening, song lyrics, artist bio pages with concert listings, and access to your Windows music library. Without a subscription to Music+, Nokia Music only plays 30-second snippets of music you don't personally own. Nokia Music's Music section. If you're an Xbox Music fan on Windows 8, the look and feel of Nokia Music will be immediately familiar. Each section of the app is divided up into a series of tiles showing you a list of available mixes, recent mixes you listened to, mixes you've created, and your own music library. Unlike the Windows 8 Music app, which shows your Windows Music library first, the track you're currently listening to on Nokia Music is the first thing you see when you fire up the app. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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