Nokia's Spotify rival is available in the UK

FINNISH PHONE MAKER Nokia's Spotify rival, Nokia Music+ is live in the UK.

Announced towards the end of January, Nokia Music+ is a cheap alternative to Spotify and Xbox Music, and now it's available here in Blighty.

We are stoked to announce that Nokia Music + is now live in the UK. Spread the word and enjoy! :D music.nokia.com #NokiaMusic

— Nokia Music (@NokiaMusic) February 14, 2013

Costing users £4 a month with the option of a free one week trial, the service offers unlimited offline downloads, the ability to show lyrics and improved audio quality, with Nokia saying that Music+ will allow users to download tracks at "eight times the existing quality".

Nokia VP of entertainment Jyrki Rosenberg said, "It's the only smartphone music service out there offering access to millions of songs out of the box without the need to sign up, sign in, or suffer adverts in between enjoying the music. When you add in the ability to skip songs and save playlists for offline uses like the tube, you have something unique.

"This is for people who care enough about music to pay something for more quality and choice, but don't want to pay €9.99 monthly. µ