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Tonight is the SAMA Nominees announcement where the who’s who of the South African music industry will be out and about seeing who gets the nominations and who will be at finals 16-17 April 2010. Nokia Music store will be there tonight and also at the finals – honoring all the nominees and also the winners. We will have a special SAMA nominees playlist again available on the store shortly after the actual announcements so be sure to visit http://music.nokia.co.za to see which of your favorite South African artists are there.

It is an amazing week for SOUTH AFRICAN Music, Arno Carsten’s brand new album ‘Wonderful Wild’ was the Top Album download last week on Nokia Music Store – beating all the international artists and flying the Proudly South African flag high! Hopefully one of our SAMA Nominees will take the Top Single spot next week away from Lady Gaga’s ‘Bad Romance’ which came out tops again last week.

We have some great NEW Releases, which we’ve added to the over 6-million tracks available for download from the store – HOT this week is Owl City’s new album ‘Ocean Eyes’ – with the arrival of the new album, we also started a competition – buy any single off the new album – or download them with your Comes with Music service, and you could win an Owl city T-Shirt. The more singles you buy, the more chances you have of winning. Buying the album also equals entry. http://music.nokia.co.za/?redirect=features/OwlCity

Some more news on the NEW Releases available from the store – Garth Taylor’s ‘Stripped Down Soul’d Out’ along with Peter Gabriel’s ‘Scratch my Back’ and the Soundtrack of Denzel Washington’s latest movie ‘The Book of Eli’ are just three of the latest additions to the store. We also have Corinne Bailey Rae’s new album ‘The Sea’ and Trey Songz’s album ‘Ready’ available on the store – you can view these NEW releases and others at http://music.nokia.co.za/IE/Charts/Download.aspx

In keeping with the theme of celebrating South Africa music, we also have an EXCLUSIVE OFFER for all Taxi Violence fans simply buy or download using your Comes with Music service any album from either Plush, Bed on Bricks, Paul E Flynn or The Dirty Skirts and we will post you a Nokia Music exclusive version of The Turn, the latest album released by Taxi Violence http://music.nokia.co.za/?redirect=features/Seed_Promotion

Don’t forget to enter our Nokia X6 COMPETITION we announced in last week’s post below! Get your family and friends to sign up for Nokia Music Store and you could be the lucky winner!

Celebrate SA Music with us this week! http://music.nokia.co.za Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/NMS_ZA Join our Fan page on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=67723441880

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We are rushing towards the end of February already and what better way to finish off the month than to GIVE AWAY our most coveted Comes with Music phone – the Nokia X6 32GB! This phone is phenomenal – not only because it gives you access to unlimited downloads for 12-months of our over 6-million local and international tracks, available from the Nokia Music Store, but it is an all round amazing phone. You can read more about the X6 at http://www.nokiaconnect.co.za/news-release/16/the-nokia-x6-all-you-can-eat-music-powerhouse-is-now-shipping-into-south-africa

ALL you need to do is recommend Nokia Music Store to your friends and family – the person who recommends the most people to REGISTER on the site as new users will win the X6. Just send them this link http://music.nokia.co.za/IE/home.aspx and tell them to sign-up and send you their Username – we DON’T want their password – just the Username to verify authenticity as a NEW sign-up. Closing date is the 12th of March 2010 at 12:00 – email your entry to Nokia.MusicStore-ZA@nokia.com

Two runners up PRIZES will also be given away – each will receive a 20-Track Nokia Music Store Voucher! So get cracking and invite your friends to experience the store and all that we have to offer.

Now that the competition detail is out of the way, NEW release this week on the store include – Rob Zombie’s ‘Hellbilly Deluxe 2′, Cheryl Cole’s ‘3 Words’, for all the Classical Music FANS a special 35-track album from Martha Argerich – Martha Argerich and Friends live from the Lugano Festival – it is R300, but worth every cent or if you have Comes with Music, then it is FREE. You can explore all these and more NEW releases at http://music.nokia.co.za/IE/Charts/Download.aspx Enjoy the MUSIC and most of all the Competition – good luck! http://music.nokia.co.za Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/NMS_ZA Join our Fan page on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=67723441880

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Nokia is using its global network of online music stores to encourage music fans around the world to raise money for charities supporting the relief efforts in Haiti and download the official charity single, ‘Everybody Hurts’. The track is a great re-master of the R.E.M. classic – for only R10 all of us can make a difference, download the track now at http://music.nokia.co.za/IE/Product.aspx?id=OD2DI6947904

There is also a new FREE track this week from RJD2 called Games You Can Win, off his new album, The Colossus. RJD2 is an American musician, singer and producer whose style sits comfortably between pop and experimental. The Colossus is his fourth full album release. This free track is quite chilled and interesting and definitely worth a download and listen. Download the FREE track now at http://music.nokia.co.za/IE/Product.aspx?id=OD2DI6917179-02

Added to our 6-MILLION local and international tracks this week, we again have a great list of diverse local and international releases added to the store, to highlight just a few – Popular Afrikaans band Van Coke Kartel’s ‘Waaksaam en Wakker’, Special 17-Track SOS Album compilation for the People of Haiti, another local album by Snotkop ‘Francois Henning Was Hier’ and The All American Rejects’ ‘When The World Comes Down’ – there is definitely something for everyone available from the store and ‘Local is Lekker’ is the flavor of the week. You can download the full albums for R100 or R10 per track – visit the list of latest releases at http://music.nokia.co.za/IE/Charts/Download.aspx

Last week’s TOP Single on Nokia Music Store was Lady Gaga’s ‘Bad Romance’ and the TOP Album download for the week was Sade’s Solider of Love.

Be sure to read next week’s post – we will be kicking off a Nokia X6 Comes With Music competition where you could WIN one of two of these ‘all you can eat’ music devices. http://bit.ly/c3SgYM

Let’s reach out to the People of Haiti and keep enjoying the music this week! http://music.nokia.co.za Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/NMS_ZA Join our Fan page on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=67723441880

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It is the week when everyone is celebrating LOVE and we at Nokia Music Store have 12-FREE Tracks for you to download and share with that special person in your life. The special MUSIC is in the air tracks include Frank Sinatra’s ‘My Funny Valentine’, Perry Como’s ‘Papa Loves Mambo’, Gino Vannelli’s ‘Hurts to be In Love’ and Black Power’s ‘Is This Love’ download these and eight more at http://music.nokia.co.za/IE/features/stvalentine.aspx

Helping Haiti – You can help the people of Haiti we have the R.E.M. track ‘Everybody Hurts’ re-mastered by Simon Cowell and performed by some of the best musical talent in the world – Alexandra Burke, Cheryl Cole, James Morrison, JLS, Kylie Minogue, Leona Lewis, Michael Buble, Mika, Robbie Williams, Rod Stewart, Susan Boyle and Take That – worldwide over 200,000 copies of this track has already been downloaded from various channels in less than a week all in support of the people of Haiti – contribute to the disaster relief fund by purchasing ‘Everybody Hurts’ for R10 from Nokia Music Store and you too can make a difference – download at http://music.nokia.co.za/IE/Product.aspx?id=OD2DI6947904

Last week’s TOP Single was Lady Gaga’s ‘Bad Romance’ and the TOP Album download for the week was Van Morrison’s ‘At The Movies’. NEW this week to Nokia Music Store is the much anticipated Arno Carstens new album ‘Dreamer’, his first release in five years a must have for sure. We have also uploaded a few albums especially for Valentine’s Day a Compilation of Various Artists, Sade and Dean Martin too. For those not in the mood for love we also have The Best of The Byrds’ ‘Eight Miles High’, Rock Divas’ ‘Gold Edition’ and Dawid Bowie’s ‘A Reality Tour’ – you can download these and many more at http://music.nokia.co.za/IE/Charts/Download.aspx

Have fun celebrating Valentine’s Day with all your favorite songs! http://music.nokia.co.za Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/NMS_ZA Join our Fan page on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=67723441880

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It is February already and this week we have TWO free tracks available again for you to download and explore new music – the first track is from Hog Higgidy Hog. Meet the Hogs, a Cape Town based punkish, ska-ish, rock-ish band, made up of George Bacon on vocals, Amos Keeto on guitar, Sean Snout on bass, Leelips on trumpet, Ross McDonald on Trombone and Sean Junior on drums. Theirs is a sound that is wholly South African and original. It is energy, aggression and fun and their shows are infamous around the country for a happy mix of those things. Method To The Madness is their fourth full release, so if you haven’t heard them yet, then it’s about time! Download their track ‘Who’s to Blame’ for FREE now at http://music.nokia.co.za/IE/features/hoghoggidyhog.aspx The second track on offer this week for FREE is from The Brand New Heavies – you can get their track ‘Midnight At The Oasis’ now at http://music.nokia.co.za/IE/Product.aspx?id=OD2DI6907851-07 It is GRAMMY Week and with the awards taking place on Sunday the 31st of January, we are happy to say that the 2010 Grammy Nominees album was last week’s top download on Nokia Music Store – there is something for everyone on this album – check it out at http://music.nokia.co.za/IE/Product.aspx?id=OD2DI6916828 – there are 20 awesome tracks on this album including Grammy winner of Album of the Year, Taylor Swift’s ‘You Belong to Me’ – you can download either of these two albums for only R100 from the music store now – incredible value! NEW Releases this week, added to the over 6-million tracks we already have available includes – David Bowie’s ‘A Reality Tour’, Theuns Jordaan’s ‘Vreemde Stad’, Hadouken’s ‘Turn The Lights Out’ and exclusive to NMS_ZA Hip Hop Pantsula’s 20 Track Album, ‘Dumela’- to name only a few – you can view the whole list of New Releases at http://music.nokia.co.za/IE/Charts/Download.aspx The Nokia Music Store February Podcast Episode has just been uploaded – have a listen to interviews with some of our team members and also Taxi Violence’s Louis as well as the Top Ten countdown of South Africa’s hottest music for January 2010 – listen now at http://www.nokiaconnect.co.za/cms/podcasts/the_nokia_music_store_episode_5.mp3 Have fun exploring new music this week! http://music.nokia.co.za Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/NMS_ZA Join our Fan page on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=67723441880

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There are two awesome FREE tracks available this week from the Nokia Music Store for you to download. Dan Patlansky’s ‘Come & Play’ which you can download at http://music.nokia.co.za/IE/features/danpatlansky.aspx and Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong’s ‘Oh Doctor Jesus’ at http://music.nokia.co.za/IE/Product.aspx?id=OD2DI6668766-11

It is also the last week that you can enter the 30 Seconds to Mars Competition where you can WIN a trip for two to Prague to the see this awesome bad LIVE – to enter simply go to https://music.nokia.co.za/IE/campaigns/30SecondsToMars/join.aspx – GOOD LUCK!!

Some of the HOT new releases we uploaded to the store this week includes – Lostprophets’ “The Betrayed”, Ke$ha’s “Animal”, Cofield’s “Big Question” and Sade’s “Soldier of Love” – there are loads more and you can view the list at http://music.nokia.co.za/IE/Charts/Download.aspx

Exciting news announced today, Thursday the 21st, is that Nokia’s Ovi Maps service, which includes Drive&Walk Voice Guided turn-by-turn navigation, is now FREE on all compatible devices! This service is available in 75 countries and in 46 languages – so no matter where the music takes you, your Nokia device will make sure you find the gig of your choice. The Nokia X6 Comes with Music device, now rolling into store in South Africa, is included in the first release of this new version of Ovi Maps. http://www.nokiaconnect.co.za/news-release/18/nokia-makes-worldwide-walk-and-drive-navigation-free-on-its-smartphones

The January episode of the Nokia Music Store Podcast is also available now, you can hear all the latest news, some highlights of 2009 as well as what’s been happening so far in January 2010. Listen to the latest episode at http://www.nokiaconnect.co.za/podcasts.q

Enjoy the music! http://music.nokia.co.za Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/NMS_ZA Join our Fan page on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=67723441880

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This year is already starting to pick up pace and the action on the Nokia Music Store is no different. Halfway through January already, but we aren’t complaining cause the new music is rolling into the store and we are very excited about the local and international albums that we uploaded this week alone.

There is something for everyone, a must have is the AVATAR Movie Sound Track by James Horner – if you haven’t seen this movie yet, then it is a must do item for your weekend’s to-do-list. We also have Kwela Tebza’s ‘Made in South Africa’ – Exclusively available at the Nokia Music Store, Mark Knopfer’s ‘Get Lucky’ and Metro Station’s ‘Kelsey EP’ – you can see all the latest New Releases at http://music.nokia.co.za/IE/Charts/Download.aspx

There is only little more than two weeks left to enter the ‘30 Seconds to Mars’ competition where you and a friend can win a trip to Prague to see these guys LIVE on stage, closing date for the competition is 31 January 2010 so ENTER now at https://music.nokia.co.za/IE/campaigns/30SecondsToMars/join.aspx

There are always cool promotions taking place on the Nokia Music Store and this week we have something for all of Beyonce’s fans – download her album ‘I am…Sasha Fierce’ and you could win her entire DVD Collection, which includes all her DVD’s from Destiny’s Child days to her solo success, you can find the album at http://music.nokia.co.za/IE/features/beyonce_competition.aspx

A special mention I need to make is that Lady Gaga’s new album ‘The Fame Monster’ International Deluxe edition with 24-tracks on is available on the Nokia Music Store for R100.00 it’s a steal, you can download the album at http://music.nokia.co.za/IE/Product.aspx?id=OD2DI6855465

This week’s top downloads in terms of best album and single in the store were – Top Single: ‘Bad Romance’ by Lady Gaga and the Top Album: ‘Where We Are’ by Westlife – you can download these from the store – albums are R100 each and singles R10 each.

Here’s hoping that you will enjoy the music this week! http://music.nokia.co.za Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/NMS_ZA Join our Fan page on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=67723441880

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After an incredibly successful Comes with Music party bus tour, we are now ready for the New Year with stax of new music, competitions and promotions that will make sure that you have a great 2010. We are thrilled to confirm that we reached the 6-million track milestone yesterday the 5th of January – an incredible achievement and certainly a great variety for all to download from!

The 30 Seconds to Mars competition is the highlight for January 2010 – you and a friend can win a trip to Prague in Europe to watch these guys perform LIVE! The competition closes on the 31st of January 2010 and the winners will be announced shortly after that. All you have to do to enter is go to https://music.nokia.co.za/IE/campaigns/30SecondsToMars/join.aspx and follow the instructions! Good luck!

Our music editor has also compiled two Best of 2009 play-lists and you can view these at http://music.nokia.co.za/?redirect=features/Playlisthub – there is an ‘Editor’s Choice of 2009′ as well as a general ‘Best of 2009′, some really cool tracks and albums are listed and I’m sure you’ll find something there that will interest you or discover a new band or track you haven’t heard before.

The Nokia X6 ‘all-you-can-eat’ music powerhouse is now shipping into South Africa – this Comes with Music edition device is the latest to be added to the music service’s portfolio of devices launched in August 2009 – the Nokia 5130, 5630 and 5530 Comes with Music devices were a great favorite over the Xmas period and this new device will now further boost the offering. You read more about this awesome new device at http://www.nokiaconnect.co.za/news-release/16/the-nokia-x6-all-you-can-eat-music-powerhouse-is-now-shipping-into-south-africa;jsessionid=2070857B82F97E9B6C26E2AC4EB257AD.tanis_jboss

We have a range of NEW local and international releases available from the Nokia Music Store – a few to highlight are Dan Platlansky’s Move my Soul, The Best of Mafikizolo, Green Day’s Last Day on Earth, Timberland’s Shock Value II and Snoop Doggs’ Malice ‘N Wonderland – view all the latest releases at http://music.nokia.co.za/IE/Charts/Download.aspx

WIN Instantly – 5 x 20-Track NMS_ZA Vouchers up for grabs – post your comment on this update and the best 5 will win!

Here’s wishing you all an incredible 2010 filled with MUSIC! http://music.nokia.co.za Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/NMS_ZA

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What more than Cape Town ROCKS can I say! We had another awesome day at the V&A Waterfront yesterday with Ashtray Electric performing for the last time with us! They are one of the hottest bands South Africa has today and we loved having them on tour with us all the way up the coast, they entertained young and old! Thank you guys!

Today is our last day of the 2009 Nokia Comes with Music party bus tour and we are excited and can’t wait for the day to kick-off. The guys from Mix n Blend band will start the festivities at the bus at 11:00 and then the act we have all been looking forward to since we planned the bus tour – LOYISO – he will be closing off the tour with a live performance at 14:00 for everyone who visits us at the V&A Waterfront! We could not have asked for a better ending to a hugely successful tour and I hope that everyone in Cape Town will come out and spend the day with us!

There are still loads of FREE goodies and MUSIC tracks up for grabs at the bus as well as the GUARANTEE that today will be another phenomenal day with the crew, our performers and the brilliant weather that we’ve had in the Mother City.

I can assure you that we will get you into the right spirit for your New Year’s Eve celebrations!

This is an early wish, but from myself (your #CwM updater) and the party bus crew, we wish you a HAPPY NEW YEAR and may 2010 be the best year yet – filled with joy and fun and most importantly loads and loads of MUSIC. Be safe out there tonight and I look forward to updating you in 2010 on the latest and greatest local and international music!

Don’t miss the action today, I can promise you that you will be sorry to have not seen Mix n Blend and Loyiso perform on the final day of the Nokia Comes with Music party bus tour! See you there… http://music.nokia.co.za/comeswithmusic

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We had an incredible day at the V&A yesterday, amazing crowds joined us at the Nokia Comes with Music party bus, Mix n Blend and Ashtray Electric did not disappoint at all! We will be back at the V&A again today, bringing great music, entertainment and loads of goodies for everyone to enjoy.

It is our 2nd last day of the tour and we could not have asked for a better ending. The weather in Cape Town is just perfect and it bodes well for our grand finale on Thursday when we finish the tour with a special performance by Loyiso at the V&A – it promises to be a very memorable end to an awesome tour of the coast line of South Africa.

Ashtray Electric will kick off the day on stage at 11:00 with Mix n Blend doing the 15:00 live performance. This is the last time that you will be able to see the guys from Ashtray in action with us and you can’t afford to miss the show!

Today’s FREE MUSIC tracks that will be given away by the guys and girls at the bus will be Ashtray Electric’s ‘Quite Overstared’ and Mix n Blend’s ‘Shall We Swing’ (feat. Fletcher.) You can hear previews of these tracks from Nokia Music Store’s latest Podcast Episode at http://www.nokiaconnect.co.za/news-release/14/sa-s-hottest-bands-tour-with-the-nokia-comes-with-music-party-bus;jsessionid=58A6FF8CC59782818C7C7B402E547BE8.tanis_jboss

The support we’ve received on tour for all the bands and our activities has been overwhelming and we hope that today and tomorrow at the V&A Waterfront will be the best days yet, judging by yesterday’s crowd, I am sure that Cape Town will be the leader of the pack when it comes to the number of people who visited the Nokia Comes with Music party bus over the holidays!

Come and join the fun at the V&A… http://music.nokia.co.za/comeswithmusic

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