Windows 8: If you're looking for a great music player for your Windows 8 system (or Windows RT tablet), Groove Music Player will set you back a few bucks, but it's worth it. Groove watches your listening habits as you use it, automatically tags and organizes your music for you, can create mixes you'll enjoy based on the tracks you listen to, and even help you reconnect with songs buried in your music library you may have forgotten you loved.

We last mentioned Groove when it launched for iOS, and the features that made the iOS version so great are also available in Windows 8. Groove downloads missing artwork, photos, and bios for you automatically (all from Last.fm), tags your tracks for you, and a few clicks creates an instant mix of songs you'll actually enjoy—not just based on the songs' similarity to each other, but also on how frequently you listen to them. When Groove makes those mixes, it searches your entire library too, and will—if you want it to—toss in a few tracks that you may have forgotten about but would enjoy. It's also a fully-featured Windows 8 app, so you can use it full-screen, minimize it, or snap it to the side for a mini player that's open while you use other apps.

Groove is available now in the Windows Store for $4. If you're not sure if it's right for you, the Windows Store lets you download and try apps for free before committing to buy them, so give it a whirl before you decide to buy it. It's available now.

Groove: Smart Music Player | Windows Store via Groove Music Player Blog