Nokia Smart Nights WebCert powered by ArtistAloud.com

ArtistAloud.com has come back on its WebCerts property for Season 2. The second season kicks off with India's noted singer Shankar Mahadevan. Season 2 also will be renamed as Nokia Smartnights WebCert, powered by ArtistAloud.com, as Nokia comes on board as the Title Sponsor for the first 6 WebCerts with various artists.

In season 2, the WebCert property goes truly mobile, with your Nokia smart phone. The partnership between Nokia and ArtistAloud.com will provide Nokia consumers an opportunity to experience entertainment not only at the click of a mouse via ArtistAloud.com but also on the mobile exclusively on Nokia's Smart phones through an application on the OVI Store. Nokia has created a unique application that embeds a link that will take users directly to the WebCert. The application will be available on the Nokia OVI store in the next week before the concert goes live.

Neeraj Roy, MD & CEO, Hungama said, "With over 800 million mobile subscribers in India, the last 6 months, the mobile economy has seen a phenomenal leap in terms of technology, services and user experience. The mobile eco-system including service providers, content & platform providers and handset manufacturers such as Nokia are collaborating to give the consumer the very best in mobile entertainment. With ArtistAloud.com, Hungama will open up this vast mobile base in India for independent musicians to not only distribute their music, but also perform it live in a remote location and broadcast it over the mobile and the Internet."

Viral Oza, Director, Marketing, Nokia India added, "Nokia has always focused on offering diverse music services in India and music has been an integral part of our India portfolio. We have pioneered relevant innovations and localized them to capture consumer needs. Our association with artistaloud.com is another such innovative initiative to bring our consumers closer to their passion which is music."