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Zune Ignition

Ignition is a program that helps recording artists reach millions of people. Each month, a new artist is featured across Zune, MSN, and Xbox. Go to Zune Marketplace for exclusive content for this month's Ignition artist.

Kenna Zemedkun spent the first three years of his life with his grandfather in Ethiopia, where his family was from. His mother and father had left the country soon after his birth to escape persecution from the new government, moving first to England and then to the U.S. Read more.

Past Ignition Artists
Hot Chip

HOT CHIP
Techno beats, acoustic guitars
with dreamy, effortless falsettos.

BLACK DAHLIA MURDER

BLACK DAHLIA MURDER
Frenetic brand of death
and black metal.

freeway

FREEWAY
Roc-A-Fella rapper sharp rhymes
and verses.

MAXIMO PARK

MAXIMO PARK
Sharply catchy songs inspired
by post-punk and new wave.

RYAN ADAMS

RYAN ADAMS
The heartfelt angst of a songwriter
with the brashness of a garage rocker

EDITORS

EDITORS
Neo-post-punk darlings
from the U.K.

TALIB KWELI

TALIB KWELI
One of the most critically
successful rappers of his time

BAND OF HORSES

BAND OF HORSES
Dense, aching
mid-tempo indie rock

Rogue Wave

ROGUE WAVE
Indie pop tunes, tender melodies
and gentle vocals.