Jan 7, 2011 09:13 GMT  ·  By

The Slacker Radio application is on its way to Nokia mobile phones running under the new Symbian operating system (Symbian^3), Slacker, Inc. announced officially at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

The new software is set to make an official appearance in the Ovi Store as soon as February this year, and should offer music lovers in the United States and Canada the possibility to listen to their Slacker Radio stations on Nokia phones.

The new application would offer Nokia smartphone owners the possibility to enjoy the Slacker music experience everywhere, including the possibility to create custom music stations based on the song, artist or mix of artists they like the most.

The features list for Slacker Radio for Nokia's Symbian devices includes:

- Music library featuring millions of songs - High-quality stereo playback from any available wireless connection - Create custom artist stations based on artists or songs - Over 130 professionally programmed and customizable genre stations - View artist biographies and photos - View album art and read reviews - Rate songs as favorites - Ban songs and artists from stations

With this application, Nokia users would be able to access expert-programmed Slacker genre, seasonal and spotlight stations, while also being able to personalize their stations based on the music they like the most.

“Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker has been a leader in the industry from the beginning,” said Steve Cotter, senior vice president of business development at Slacker.

“We are excited to offer our free app for Nokia users, enabling more music fans to play their favorite Slacker Radio stations wherever they go.”

Slacker offers a music catalog that is more than four times larger than competitors, enabling its users to enjoy a great music discovery resource.

As stated above, the Slacker Radio application is expected to arrive in the Ovi Store in February, and should be released for free for the Nokia N8 and for handsets running under the new Symbian operating system.