If you're looking for new music, you can browse and preview the music in Zune Marketplace. Once you create a Zune Music + Video account, you can buy and download music to add to your collection. You'll need to get Microsoft Points to make a purchase.
Here's what you can do with songs you buy from Zune Marketplace:
Play the song an unlimited number of times.
Sync the song an unlimited number of times with an unlimited number of devices.
If you purchase a song in the MP3 format, it has no associated media usage rights—you can back it up and burn it to CD.
If you purchase songs in WMA format, you can download the song on up to five computers and burn the song to CD up to seven times.
The bitrate of the music available at Zune Marketplace varies according to file format. Most MP3 files are either 256 Kbps or 320 Kbps, and most WMA files are 192 Kbps.
Get more with Zune Music Pass
Another way to get music is with a Zune Music Pass subscription—you can download and stream all the music you want from Zune Marketplace while your subscription is active. If you're not sure, try it free for 14 days.
To buy music
Start the Zune Music + Video software and sign in.
Click Marketplace, Music.
Find the song or album you want and click Buy.
Tips
To start a wish list, right-click an item and select Add to cart rather than Buy. Click Marketplace, Cart to review your pending purchases. The cart is currently for music only. For more, see your cart.
To see what is currently downloading, click Marketplace, Downloads.
As your music downloads, you can keep searching for and downloading more music.
