A few weeks ago, a few folks on the Zune team made a trip out to NYC for the Latin Alternative Music Conference . LAMC, as I had noted in my last post , LAMC is the only major conference geared toward Spanish-language alternative music, now in its ninth year. As top-level sponsor, Zune put on a few different shows, including the Celebrate Brooklyn show, featuring Brazilian Girls, Chicha Libre, Ticklah: And Zune presented the Pepsi Blue Carpet Bash, featuring Tony Touch, Raul Campos (KCRW), Toy Selectah...

Greetings from NYC! I'm here for the Latin Alternative Music Conference - LAMC . Zune is proud to sponsor LAMC, the only major conference geared toward Spanish-language alternative music, now in its ninth year. To get ready for LAMC, the Zune Marketplace team has created a custom LAMC page that features a playlist with music from some of this year’s hottest performers, Breakdowns and Guestlists from LAMC talent past and present, music videos and even a build-your-collection master playlist with 88...

Check out prominent Latino advertising and marketing site HispanicTrends' take on a new trend in the gadget industry: gadgets that appeal to customer's cultural backgrounds. The peice, originally in a PC Mag article, cites our Wisin and Yandel Zune as an example. Also of note in the article was this quote: "According to the Consumer Electronics Association, in 2006 the average Hispanic household spent $1,675 on electronics, more than African-American or white households ($1,525 and $1,285, respectively...

We recently partnered with Reggaeton duo Wisin y Yandel , and as part of the partnership, we'll be releasing a custom Zune 30 GB. The custom Zune 30 GB goes on sale October 29, and comes preloaded with the new album Wisin vs. Yandel Los Extraterrestres , plus exclusive music, videos, and live concert footage from their international tour. They're quite a group: they've sold over 3 million albums, and they're the first Reggaeton artist to sell out Radio City Music Hall, New York City. Plus they've...