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Walmart has become a one-stop destination for sizzling sales including cookware deals on must-have kitchen appliances. Instead of splurging on the best air fryer out there, the online retailer is offering a steal of a deal on their bestselling air fryer grill, which is currently on sale for $60 (reg. $130).

Having a spacious kitchen is a luxury not everyone is lucky to have, but Walmart’s toaster oven aims to act as eight cooking devices wrapped into one compact gadget. Not only can the PowerXL reheat leftovers, but it can also bake, broil, grill and air fry food quickly, which can be handy if you’re looking for some dorm essentials that’ll whip up meals in a hurry.

Reviewers claim it’s great for “small groups” even praising its ability to cook personal pizzas without having to rely on a grill or wood fire stove. Keep reading to learn more about the air fryer’s features and buy it online.

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Besides having a variety of cooking abilities, the compact toaster oven lets you choose the exact temperature you want depending on how toasty you’d like your lunch. Included is a non-stick grill plate that’s dishwasher safe for an easier cleanup. New chefs will even appreciate the included recipe book that’ll inspire your next meal.

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You won’t have to worry about the air fryer leaving you with limited counter space either — it’s short in height and slim enough to place next to your smoothie blender without leaving your space feeling cluttered. Plus, since it aims to be eight cooking tools in one, you can say goodbye to ever needing a microwave again.

Verified Walmart reviewers also note that the kitchen tool “replaces so many things” as it “can do just about everything” including grill up steaks, burgers and vegetables during the colder months when you want to avoid going outside.

For more product recommendation, check out ShopBillboard‘s roundups of the best coffee mugs, music coolers and musician cookbooks.

Though 14-time CMA Award winner Miranda Lambert is gearing up to release her upcoming Sept. 13 album, Postcards From Texas — her first under her new deal with Republic Records — she’s also learning to relax. In an interview on Bunnie XO‘s Dumb Blonde podcast that arrived Monday (Aug. 19), Lambert opened up about how she’s learning to balance work with living life.

The musician discussed how she and husband Brendan McLoughlin recently took two weeks off and traveled to Italy. “It was like a little panicky, but then once you settle into it, you really need to do it. You just don’t know you need to until you get the chance,” Lambert said.

The past year has been a hectic one for Lambert, who concluded her Las Vegas residency last year. Earlier this year, she also inked her new label deal and is preparing for her new album release.

She also revealed, “I reached a pretty high level of burnout last summer and I didn’t realize what it was until I was like, I think this is what we call burnout, from just not taking a break or a long enough one. Just a couple of days at a time just wasn’t enough for the amount of busyness, and so I feel like we have to learn to balance. It’s really hard when you’re so driven, to like relax into doing nothing. If you don’t recharge, it’s like you’re only operating at 50% anyway. Recharging is so important — it’s just hard to do.”

Lambert also noted the importance of living life to help inform her music. “As a creative, if you don’t let go and live your life, there’s nothing to write about,” she told Bunnie, who is married to Jelly Roll. “There’s no fuel. You know what I mean? If you just constantly are going to the next goal.” 

Bunnie XO noted that Lambert has been in the music industry for almost 25 years, saying, “That’s a long time. So for you to just have reached burnout last year? You’re a savage. Like, you are an animal!”

Lambert responded, “It wasn’t the burnout where I’m like, ‘I’m quitting forever.’ It was just one of those moments — I’ve had those over the years. Honestly, a lot of it for musicians — as you know, because you’re on tour [with Jelly Roll] — is August, when you’re doing summer tours. By the time August comes, I’ve been hot all year. You’re playing outside. August is usually [when] everyone is like, ‘I don’t wanna tour anymore.’ But then you take a break and you’re like, ‘OK, I’m ready again.’”

Lambert also noted that at 40, she’s more interested in being selective in pursuing things that are beneficial. “You just go,’ I really just wanna go after the good s–t, and not deal with any of the other noise that doesn’t really matter in my life.’ And also spend my time, whether it be personal or professional, on things that really add to my life,” she shared. “I do love what I do for a living — that’s why I’ve done it for so long. But you can’t love it all the time.”

For Lambert, getting away often means being around her beloved animals and riding horses. “It’s taking moments and also chasing hobbies, and like, doing other forms of art. I need to just sit down. I don’t paint. I’m terrible at it, but I should try. I ride horses and like, I love that, and it’s physical, and it’s good for your mind and spirit. So taking time to do those things is important.”

She also noted that she goes antiquing, saying, “I go to this place called Round Top in Texas twice a year and its just miles and miles — the biggest flea market ever … my friends Junk Gypsy, they’re a lifestyle brand and are the staple of this whole vibe and they have a bed and breakfast called the Wander Inn. We go around in golf carts and drink wine and buy old s–t. It’s heaven.”

Listen to Miranda Lambert chat with Bunnie XO on Dumb Blonde:

Billie Eilish introduced her Hit Me Hard and Soft era with the 90s-inspired music video for “Lunch,” in which the superstar is seen dancing around in oversized, sporty attire as she muses the cheeky lyrics.

In a new installment of Vevo’s Footnotes, the 22-year-old singer gave fans a behind-the-scenes look at the colorful visual, noting that that clip was “an ode to 90’s music videos and all the videos I grew up loving. I’ve always loved the simplicity of performance takes and I didn’t want a lot going on in this video.”

She added that she was inspired by icons like Tupac, the Spice Girls and Green Day, before revealing that the hilariously unexpected challenge of filming the “Lunch” music video was, fittingly, eating the food. In the clip, she’s seen snacking on various foods including apples and cherries. “I had a giant table of food that I would take bites of and spit out throughout the day,” she recalled. “I should have done that from the beginning though, because at first I was actually eating everything and I was full immediately. It was kind of a lot, but worth it.”

Overall, the self-directed video was meant to be simple. “I didn’t want to make the video directly on the nose. I thought that the lyrics spoke for themselves and then the video would be an exciting visual to watch while you listen to the lyrics. I just wanted a classic, simple video,” she shared.

In other Billie news, the star was recently announced as Spotify‘s most streamed monthly artist, replacing The Weeknd at the summit. By passing the 100 million monthly listener ceiling in June 2024, she is the third and youngest artist to ever do so, following both The Weeknd and Taylor Swift. 

Fans hoping to see James Taylor perform at the Democratic National Convention Monday (Aug. 19) were disappointed as the 76-year-old singer-songwriter was cut for time amid a lengthier-than-planned lineup of speakers — something he addressed in a statement posted to X Tuesday.

In his message to fans, Taylor began by saying he was fully prepared to go on stage at the Chicago event, having had a “great rehearsal” prior to his scheduled performance time. Photos and videos on social media also show that he and his band had done a soundcheck shortly before he was cut.

“It was exciting to see and hear so many of the speakers at the opening night of the Democratic convention here in Chicago,” he wrote. “But it became clear, as the evening unfolded, that there wouldn’t be time for our ‘You’ve Got a Friend’ with cello and voices.”

The “Fire and Rain” musician went on to suggest that “maybe the organizers couldn’t anticipate the wild response from the floor of the United Center…” “Anyway, sorry to disappoint,” he added. “But a great and inspirational, quintessentially American moment. We were honored to be there…”

Taylor was originally announced as one of several performers slated to take the stage in support of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz’s 2024 presidential bid, along with Mickey Guyton and Jason Isbell, who did end up performing Monday night. A couple hours before Taylor posted his apologies, White House correspondent Christian Datoc shared the DNC’s statement on the last-minute cancelation on X.

“Because of the raucous applause interrupting speaker after speaker, we ultimately skipped elements of our program to ensure we could get to President Biden as quickly as possible so that he could speak directly to the American people,” it reads. “We are proud of the electric atmosphere in our convention hall and proud that our convention is showcasing the broad and diverse coalition behind the Harris-Walz ticket throughout the week on and off the stage.”

A Billboard staff writer on the scene also reports that staff did not make an announcement in the United Center arena — where the four-day political meeting is taking place this year — about the removal of Taylor’s set from the evenings lineup. Instead, the program moved straight along to Biden’s scheduled remarks, which closed out day one of the convention.

Taylor’s performance would’ve marked his fifth straight convention performance.

Before the POTUS took the podium, Hillary Clinton, first lady Jill Biden and Ashley Biden gave speeches, as did several representatives from South Carolina, Maryland, Texas, New York, Kentucky, Georgia and more states. Both Guyton and Isbell went on before New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke in the evening, and their performances are available to watch online. As of now, there’s no word on whether Taylor’s performance might be rescheduled for later in the convention.

Billboard exclusively reported that Patti LaBelle will perform on night two of the convention.

See James Taylor’s statement about being cut from the 2024 Democratic National Convention below:

Legendary R&B singer Patti LaBelle will perform at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday (Aug. 20) in Chicago at the United Center, the Kamala Harris campaign confirms to Billboard.

The multiple-Grammy winner follows country singer Mickey Guyton and Americana artist Jason Isbell, who played the opening night (Aug. 19) of the four-day event. Longtime Democratic supporter and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer James Taylor was slated to perform, but was cut for time constraints and to allow President Joe Biden on stage earlier.

Among the speakers slated for the four-hour primetime slot Tuesday — under the theme A Bold Vision for America’s Future — are former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama; Harris’ husband, second gentleman Doug Emhoff; and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker. (Harris’ VP pick, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, will speak Aug. 21). Tuesday’s host will be commentator Ana Navarro. 

The “New Attitude” singer is no stranger to the DNC stage.  She performed a spine-tingling version of the Sam Cooke classic and civil rights anthem “A Change is Gonna Come” at the 2004 DNC.  

She is also no stranger to Harris and Biden. LaBelle most recently performed on the White House South Lawn on June 10 for Biden’s Juneteenth concert.  In 2021, Biden signed a law that made June 19 (Juneteenth) a federal holiday, commemorating when the last enslaved people learned of their freedom in 1865. She was joined by Gladys Knight, Kirk Franklin, Anthony Hamilton, Doug E. Fresh, Brittney Spencer, Trombone Shorty, Charlie Wilson and other performers. 

LaBelle is on her 8065 tour, so named for her age, 80, and her 65th year in music. The tour, which started in July, ends Dec. 18 in St. Petersburg, Fla.  When Billboard asked her earlier this year if she had any plans to retire, the icon answered, “No way. I’m going to keep on going. There’s no reason to stop unless you just can’t do anything anymore, right? And how can you retire from something you love?”