"MSN Music to offer free songs": iTunes challenging? For real?

A move that tries to attract users and WMA fans away from iTunes music store and iPod as well in favour of "other brands" MP3 players.

"Microsoft's MSN Music on Monday announced it would offer free downloads of some songs in the running for Grammy awards this year."

For a limited period, you will be eligible to download ONE free song a day chosen among the Grammy Awards nominees' tracks.

What's needed? MSN Music account and a credit card (!): free we wrote (and they said)?

Anyway, for music's sake and maybe to buy (on iTunes Music Store) the real songs for your iPod, you can check the Grammy Awards Nominee List here.