There's finally news about the launch of Nokia's Comes With Music. UK consumers will get the first crack at the music service through the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic phone. Comes With Music has over two million tracks from three majors (EMI is still a holdout) and many indies. Pricing has not been announced, but the head of Nokia in Greak Britain told Forbes the handset would retail for "significantly" more than the current model. The Financial Times reported Nokia has found that its pay-as-you-go customers will pay between £100 and £300 for the handset and the music service. A 5310 handset without the service currently sells for £70 to £80. Nokia will offer more information on October 2.

The service will be bundled with the handset and included in its price. Users can download an unlimited number of tracks for one year. Those tracks can be kept indefinitely but will be accessed only on the handset if the service is not renewed after one year. Nokia and most reports are quiet on the issue, but Comes With Music is said to use Microsoft DRM.

As of today, one thing that could hamper the rollout of Comes With Music is the lack of carrier participation. Nokia does not yet have a mobile partner for the service.