Microsoft and Nokia announced another collaboration, working with online music store Loudeye to deliver music to mobile phones.

Future music-oriented handsets from Nokia will play Windows Media Audio files, and include Windows Digital Rights Management to prevent unauthorized copying of music. “On the Internet, music is a phenomenon that’s accessed, stored, and managed on PCs,” and Microsoft was the right partner to work with in that market, he said.

“Customers will be able to enjoy their music on their Nokia phone or PC, download it on either platform, and transfer it between the two,” said Amir Majidimehr, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s Windows Digital Media Division.