Just a friendly reminder, folks: the iTunes Pepsi promo ended a few weeks back, and you've only got another week or so before the redemption period ends, so don't forget to download any remaining free songs before May hits. That is, assuming you got any winning caps in the first place; we heard from plenty of viewers who didn't spot their first yellow game caps until about a week before the two-month promotion officially ended. All told, it wasn't the most well-run promo in the history of such things. Here's hoping the new Ben & Jerry's counterpart runs a little more smoothly.

Yes, that's right; we said Ben & Jerry's, those lovable ice cream pushers from Vermont. Faithful viewer Frozen Tundra was first to point us toward a MacMinute article which reports that those Chunky Monkeys are planning to give away 50,000 free iTunes Music Store tracks about a week from now. In a side promo tied to its long-standing "Free Cone Day" promotion, this coming Tuesday, visitors to the company's web site will reportedly be able to take an online "Oath to Vote," and the first 50,000 to do so will receive a code for a free iTMS download right then and there.

Granted, 50,000 free songs may look a little skimpy next to the 100 million tracks that Pepsi was giving away, especially since this is a one-song-per-person kinda deal. But consider the pluses: your free song is really free, since you don't have to buy a bottle of sugar water to get it; all you have to do is promise to vote. Plus, you don't even have to leave the comfort of your own home (yet), since the promise is made online. You certainly don't have to worry about whether Pepsi's gotten around to shipping yellow caps to your neck of the woods, either. In short, you can get one free song with no strings attached, other than a promise that you'll get off the couch and go vote for someone once November rolls around-- and with six months to work up the momentum, we bet you can do it. Such a deal!

And so the second of what we hope will be a long line of iTMS cross-promotions is nearly upon us. As far as size and visibility are concerned, it's no McDonald's promo, but in our eyes it's about a zillion times cooler. And don't forget: if there's a Ben & Jerry's Scoop Shop near you, the 27th is also Free Cone Day; you should never pass up a chance for free eats, particularly of the dessert variety.