/* updated with 10/28/08, 11/4/08, and 11/13/08 songs */

/* Note tip from snow1angel:
"I did a search in Zune for 'free three'. In the results under Playlists - there was a link to 'Free Three Weekly/Mixtapes' clicking on that brought me to 9 free songs (the ones twm01 has listed for 8/28, 9/2, & 9/9) Hope this makes it easier for people to find the free songs and a way to search for following weeks music." */

The Zune Marketplace (link) offers three free mp3 downloads each week (they also offer other free songs on the site sporadically). I get notified of them via an email. Here are the songs that have been offered to date. Note that some of the songs stop being free after the week is over; others remain free longer. The information below is artist/song/album or artist/album/song.

Enjoy!

11/13/08:
Alicia Keys
A Woman's Worth
Songs in A Minor, 2001

Johnny Cash
Ring of Fire
The Essential Johnny Cash, 2002

UGK
Stop-N-Go
Underground Kingz, 2007

11/4/08:
Tribe Called Quest
Bonita Applebum
The Anthology, 1999

Usher
U Got It Bad
8701, 2008

Whitney Houston
I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Whitney, 1987

10/28/08:
Raphael Saadiq
Never Give You Up
The Way I See It, 2008

Billie Holiday
God Bless the Child
Blue Billie, 2002

Chris Brown
Picture Perfect
Exclusive, 2007

10/21/08:
Raphael Saadiq
Keep Marchin'
The Way I See It, 2008

Mariah Carey
Dreamlover
Greatest Hits, 2001

Outkast
Morris Brown
Idlewild, 2006

10/2/08:
Herbie Hancock
Watermelon Man
The Best of Herbie Hancock, 2000

Marc Anthony
Aguanile
El Cantante, 2007

Toby Love
Amores Como El Tuyo
Toby Love, 2006

9/23/08:
Beyoncé
Irreplaceable
B'Day, 2006

Bow Wow/Omarion
Hey Baby (Jump Off)
Face Off, 2007

Justin Timberlake
Until The End Of Time
Futuresex/Lovesounds, 2006

9/9/08:
Outkast
So Fresh, So Clean
Stankonia, 2000

Shakira
Hips Don't Lie
Oral Fixation Vol. 2, 2006

A Tribe Called Quest
Jazz (We've Got)
The Low End Theory, 1991

9/2/08:
Alicia Keys
Fallin'
Songs in A Minor, 2001

Christina Aguilera
Beautiful
Stripped, 2002

Leona Lewis
Yesterday
Spirit, 2007

8/28/08:
Johnny Cash
I Walk The Line
Super Hits, 1994

Mark Ronson
Valerie
Version, 2007

Banda Machos
El Proximo Tonto
El Proximo Tonto, 2008

8/19/08:
Apocalyptica
I'm Not Jesus
Worlds Collide, 2007

Bullet For My Valentine
Scream Aim Fire
Scream Aim Fire, 2008

Usher
Love In This Club
Here I Stand, 2008

8/7/08:
Beyoncé
Déjà vu
Déjà vu, 2006

Gilberto Santa Rosa
No Te Vayas (salsa version)
Contraste, 2007

Raheem DeVaughn
Woman
Love Behind the Melody, 2008

8/1/08:
Calle 13
Pa'l Norte
Residente o Visitante, 2007

Herbie Hancock
Rockit
Future Shock, 1983

A Tribe Called Quest
Can I Kick It?
People's Instinctive Travels, 1990

7/22/08:
Gavin DeGraw
In Love With A Girl
Gavin DeGraw, 2008

Landon Pigg
Falling In Love At A Coffee Shop
Coffee Shop, 2008

Mario
Music For Love
GO!, 2007

7/15/08:
Christina Aguilera
Back to Basics, 2006
Aint No Other Man

Leona Lewis
Spirit, 2008
Bleeding Love

Whitney Houston
The Greatest Hits, 2000
I Will Always Love You

7/8/08:
Chris Brown
Exclusive, 2008
Hold Up

Mark Ronson
Version, 2007
Amy

UGK
UGK (Underground Kingz), 2007
Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You)

7/1/08:
Johnny Cash
The Essential Johnny Cash (Remastered), 2002
Folsom Prison Blues (Live)

Justin Timberlake
FutureSex/LoveSounds, 2006
Summer Love

Miles Davis
Kind of Blue, 1959
So What

6/24/08:
Alicia Keys
As I Am, 2007
No One

Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday Love Songs, 1996
Can't Take That Away From Me

Sara Bareilles
Little Voice, 2007
Bottle It Up

6/17/08:
Bullet For My Valentine
The Poison
Tears Don't Fall

Julieta Venegas
Limon Y Sal
Eres Para Mi

Outkast
Stankonia
Bombs Over Baghdad

do you need to download the zune software to download the mp3's? and are the mp3's drm free?

Thx! Got a couple of free songs.

Sorry! My message go tcut off before it was sent. Here's my full response:

I'm confused...

You say that there are 3 free downloads per week and for this week, they are

9/9/08:
Outkast
So Fresh, So Clean
Stankonia, 2000

But the only freebie that I see using the link you provided is for Plastilina Mosh's "Pervert Pop Song," from their new album, All U Need Is Mosh. Even after downloading and installing the player, the player shows only the same single freebie.

I realize that since you actually listed the titles/artists for this week, I can search and find the free download. However, normally I wouldn't know which titles were the three freebies each week. How do we find these 3 weekly freebies? Also, you mentioned that you get notified by email of the freebies each week, but where do I go to sign up for this email notification?

I have gotten some .mp3s, most were .wma files, and the drm varies too.

I did a search in Zune for 'free three'. In the results under Playlists - there was a link to 'Free Three Weekly/Mixtapes' clicking on that brought me to 9 free songs (the ones twm01 has listed for 8/28, 9/2, & 9/9) Hope this makes it easier for people to find the free songs and a way to search for following weeks music.
Thanks o.p.!

snow1angel said:I did a search in Zune for 'free three'. In the results under Playlists - there was a link to 'Free Three Weekly/Mixtapes' clicking on that brought me to 9 free songs (the ones twm01 has listed for 8/28, 9/2, & 9/9) Hope this makes it easier for people to find the free songs and a way to search for following weeks music.
Thanks o.p.!

Works great! Thanks!!!

the link doesn't work anymore

First FW post!

Also look at the most popular playlists.

Currently at the top is "Zune Welcome Sampler" which is (currently) 5 more free songs.

Alicia keys
No One

Calle 13
Pal Norte

Herbie Hancock
Rockit

Leona Lewis
Bleeding Love

Usher
Love in This Club