Bun B and Rap-A-Lot Records are looking for the nation's next rap superstar and are partnering with Zune - is it you? From now until July, you'll be able to download an instrumental Bun B track in Zune Marketplace, record your own rap over the track, and submit it to Rap-A-Lot Records. Get details in the media alert , or go right to the contest rules . Good luck!

Hope everyone had a great weekend - I noticed a few Zune things around the web - thought I'd share. First up, I was on on10, with my buddy Tina Wood (Zuneinsider reader Ricardo found the link before I did!). You can win a Ladytron Tour Prize Pack and a Zune Player, here at Filter . And Zune sounds good, too . And it looks like IWAPZ posted the first-ever pictures of the Red Zune. Sweet. I'll have the official word on that later in the week. < Edit May 24> PR wants to hold off a little bit longer...

We just got a shipment of Pink Zune players, and I got my hands on one: (I'll open my eyes wider next time ;) And check this picture of my employee-launch-gift Magenta Zune side by side with the Pink Zune: (both are playing The Editors, but different songs) And finally, by request , I'm posting the backgrounds on the Zune players I posted before I went for vacation. Go here for larger images. I actually requested more than one Pink Zune. And they're not for me; they're for you. In the next few days...

Looks like a few Zune websites I visit regularly have some cool contests going on right now. Here goes: First up, 'Max is doing a drawing for a Zune player . If you already have a Zune, tell a friend! You can also win a Zune player by mentioning Zune in your blogsite, and then leaving a comment on A Yoga Coffee Outlook . Generation Zune and IWAPZ are teaming up to bring you The Pink Power Challenge: 2. I had previously linked to the PPC Part 1 , which was also cool. And last but certainly not least...