RIM is really pushing their BBM Music campaign. They have already made BBM Music available in Canada, the United States, Mexico, United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Netherlands and Australia with more regions on the way. RIM has let us know that in the month of February 2012, you can download BBM Music FREE for up to 4 months** in Canada or the US, or FREE for up to 6 months** in the UK, Spain & Italy. In addition, they’ve added new features to BBM Music v1.1 which make BBM Music a much more social experience with the ability to invite friends on Facebook & Twitter, “Show what i’m listening to” and more. Continue reading for whats new.
Along with the free trials, we’ve added some new features to BBM Music v1.1 that we wanted to share with you.
Invite friends on Facebook & Twitter
We’re making it easier for you to reach out to more friends so that you can grow your music collections together! BBM Music users can now invite their friends on Facebook® and followers on Twitter® to be a BBM Music contact. This option is available from the “Add Friends” tab (along with the existing options: BBM Contacts, Email, BBM Group and PIN). Personally, I can’t stop recommending BBM Music to friends on my social channels – it’s amazing how much you can learn about someone through their song choices, and now I’ve got access to hundreds of songs I would have never discovered on my own.
Show What I’m Listening To with BBM Music v1.1
We know how much you like the “Show What I’m Listening To” feature, and now you can let your BBM friends see what you’re playing on BBM Music by opting to share through Profile Updates. I’m finding that many of my BBM conversations with friends are now initiated by what song selections each one of us has made, and by the memories associated with some of our favorite songs.
Gift Request Feature with BBM Music v1.1
Wish someone would gift you a BBM Music subscription? Well, now we’ve got that covered! You can ask your BBM contacts for a subscription to BBM Music through a ‘Gift Request’***. Here’s how it works:
- If your trial is over, you can access Gift Request by clicking on the grey “Upgrade to BBM Music Premium” banner.
- If your trial isn’t over, you can go to the “Account Information” tab within the Options menu. From there you can select ‘Gift request’, and select a BBM contact from whom to request the subscription and send the gift request.
- Your BBM contact will receive the gift request within a BBM chat, where they can open the request and choose to accept or decline to “Gift” you a subscription.
So if you haven’t already, download BBM Music today and take advantage of the February free trial offer. For more info on how to use BBM Music – whether it’s adding a friend, sharing a playlist or finding more tracks – check out this BBM Music how to video. Once you’ve downloaded BBM Music, don’t forget to let us know what you think!
Via RIM