Starting today at about 11:00PM pacific time, everyone with a Zune
Pass gets to keep 10 tracks from Zune Marketplace each month. These 10
tracks will be yours to keep, forever. Each month that you keep your
Zune Pass current, you’ll get another 10 tracks credited to your
account. All this for the same price as your Zune Pass today:
14.99/month, or about the price of one CD per month. So each month as
you discover and download new music in Zune Marketplace, you’ll be able
to keep 10 of your favorite tracks. One quick note: there is no
roll-over, so make sure you collect your 10 tracks each month.
Which brings up the second bit of good news: now approximately (90%)
of the 4+ million tracks in Zune Marketplace are available as DRM-free
MP3s. We’ve got MP3s from , Sony BMG, Universal Music Group, and Warner
Music Group, as well as indie distributors IODA and The Orchard.
And to help you decide which of the millions of tracks to keep, the
Zune Marketplace team now offers a collection called “perfect 10s” – 10
must-have tracks in each of the most popular genres. And each week,
you’ll see “fresh picks” – ten tracks from the best new releases each
week.
