This year, Zune is a title sponsor at CMJ - and for us, it's all about music discovery. So what does that mean? It means we're presenting music showcases with some top artists, working with some top music blogs to get awesome coverage, and putting together some amazing playlists that celebrate the best music to come out of CMJ. Over its 20 year history, CMJ has been instrumental in launching the careers of bands like Arcade Fire, The Hold Steady, Mars Volta, Modest Mouse, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs...

Zune is partnering with futuristic alternative/blues and soul artist Janelle Monáe to bring you some exclusive content in Zune Marketplace . You can visit a special feature page to access an exclusive live version of the single “Violet Stars Happy Hunting ,” as well as a track-by-track Breakdown of the new album in the artist’s own words. Janelle then takes goes deeper into her alternate universe with an exclusive Zune Guestlist , where she has chosen songs that have touched...

Put on your dancin' shoes and head over to Check Zune Marketplace this week for a cool freebie: an XXXchange remix of Daedelus ' track "Make it So." Click the image for a deeplink: ' target=_blank mce_href=' '> You can also get the new Common - one of my personal favorites - EP Announcement , available for purchase or Zune Pass download. Enjoy

Just in time for Valentine's, Zune is releasing a Red Zune 80gb, available via Zune Originals starting today. We'll also have 20 new designs available through Zune Originals until Feb 14. Zune Marketplace will also have a collection of love-themed playlists, including “Talk to Me, Barry,” love jams from Barry White , featuring spoken introductions. The Red Zune 80: and here's a snapshot of the Zune Originals page: