Audials Radio

Audials Radio gives you a large variety of radio stations from around the world. you can choose the type of music you listen to and choose the country origin. My favorite feature of this app is the podcast section. It actually gives you a better variety of podcasts than any other podcast app.

Price: Free
Windows Store Link: Audials Radio

PrimeTube

PrimeTube is another YouTube app for Windows 8. There are so many of these that it isa just too hard to choose between them. I like the way this one works and you may like it too. You'll have to try it out to find out for yourself.

Price: Free
Windows Store Link: PrimeTube

PressPlay Video

This app simply plays videos. It plays the same video formats that the built in Video app does, which doesn't seem special at first. The one thing I like about this app is where the video is positioned when the app is snapped to the side of the screen. Unlike the other Video app, the video is in the vertical middle of the screen when snapped. That is a huge need for me.

Price: Free
Windows Store Link: PressPlay Video

ArcSoft ShowBiz

This is the first ever video editor for Windows 8 apps. It actually works pretty well for small video editing. The free version limits you to making small resolution videos. You can pay $9.99 to get the full version though. I hope there are more transitions and other options with the full version. The editor seems nice, but you really need the full paid version to make it worth anything more than a look.

Price: Free
Windows Store Link: ArcSoft ShowBiz

Podcasts!

This is one of my favorite apps for Windows 8. I've been a fan of podcasts for quite some time, but I never could find a good way to listen to them and keep track of them, until now. Podcasts! keeps track of all of your favorite podcasts. It also has a full catalog of podcasts to search through so you might find something you might like. If you don't find a specific podcast that you follow, then you can enter in the address to add it to the app.

Price: Free
Windows Store Link: Podcasts!

Woomerin

Woomerin simulates a musical instrument called a Theramin.You drag your mouse or your finger across the board to make strange, spacey sounds. It's really that simple. There's not much more to this app than that. I took a liking to this app for just that reason. If you're into freaky sounds then this app is for you.

Price: Free
Windows Store Link: Woomerin

YouTube Player/Downloader - MegaTube

You may have guessed that this app has something to do with YouTube. You can use this to browse and watch YouTube videos, but that's not all. My favorite part of MegaTube is that you can also use it to download whole videos as either videos or MP3s. This is a godsend for those who have an internet connection that is too slow to watch videos without them constantly stopping. This way you can watch the downloaded video all the way through and then delete it after. MegaTube does all you need for YouTube.

Price: Free
Windows Store Link: YouTube Player/Downloader - MegaTube

Slacker Radio

Slacker Radio is the best music solution I've found on Windows 8. You can listen to pre-made radio stations of the type of music you choose, or you can define your own stations and pin them to the Windows Start Screen. I used to listen to music I already owned on CD's, but I'm finding myself turning to Slacker Radio more and more to listen to all the music I like.

Price: Free, or you can subscribe to Slacker for a fee to get rid of commercials.
Windows Store Link: Slacker Radio