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The holiday season is here, and if you want to keep the tunes bumping during your next holiday party or hangout, one of the best portable speakers to buy online is the JBL Go 3. Regularly $50+, the JBL Go 3 Ultraportable Bluetooth Speaker is 40% off at Amazon.

At just 3.4 x 2.9 inches, the wireless speaker fits easily into the palm of your hand (and tucks into a bag or coat pocket). It weighs less than half a pound. But don’t let its small size deceive you: The JBL Go 3 delivers big, boisterous sound from its portable package. That’s thanks to JBL’s high-end audio technology, which has been developed by the brand’s in-house engineers over decades of experience. What that means: loud bass and crisp, clear sound — even from the other side of the room or yard.

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The best part of the JBL Go 3 is that it is fully waterproof and dustproof. It’s rated IPX67, which means it’ll keep playing even if it’s submerged underwater. Its durable construction means it can hold up to a fit bumps and bruises too, without affecting sound quality.

A single charge gets you up to five hours of playtime. Use the included audio cable to plug in when the battery is low.

JBL makes some of the best Bluetooth speakers on the market, and the JBL Go 3 is a great portable outdoor speaker that will last you through the season. The pint-sized speaker is great for your next hang out session, bring it indoors to soundtrack your next holiday party. It also works if you’re looking for a portable (and affordable stocking stuffer or white elephant gift. Choose from more than a dozen colors online.

The JBL Go 3 is on sale at Amazon, Best Buy and JBL. The speaker has a 4.7-star (out of five) rating from more than 27,000 reviewers online. Get is on sale for less than $30.

For more holiday gift ideas, check out our Shop 100 gift guide.

Dove Cameron is fresh off the release of her debut album, Alchemical: Volume 1, and the 27-year-old star sat down with Billboard‘s Rania Aniftos to discuss the inspiration behind the two-part project.

“I felt like I was writing the two halves in such different headspaces. The first half was really about the ending of something, and an entire year of my life, and the processing of that. There was a very stark sonic page turn when it came to the next musical phase that I stepped into,” she explains, noting that the upcoming part two is a lot more fun and “sexy.”

However, Cameron also reveals that it was important for her to get vulnerable in her first release, including songs like “Sand,” one of the project’s standout tracks. “I always said that I never wanted to release any sad music or ballads, because I was really avoidant for a long time, like, ‘Everything’s happy! Everything’s so amazing!’ But I was not happy,” she says. “I decided if I was going to be a person, right? Your personhood and your life has to come before everything. If I was ever going to become the person I was going to be — and music is so important to me — I had to integrate what has happened so far and I have to write for me first and foremost.”

Watch Billboard‘s full interview with Dove Cameron above, in which she also talks about the unexpected success of “Boyfriend” and her days on the Disney Channel.

Billboard is bringing back its peer-voted Power Players’ Choice Award for 2024, asking music industry members from all sectors to honor the executive they believe had the most impact across the business in the past year.

Voting is now open to all Billboard Pro members, both existing and new, with one vote per member per round.

The Power Players’ Choice Award will run alongside Billboard’s annual Power 100 ranking of the music industry’s most influential executives, which will be announced in February.

Billboard launched its first Players’ Choice Award with the Power 100 list last January, followed by the Country Power Players’ Choice Award that concluded in June and the R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players’ Choice Award in August and the Latin Power Players’ Choice Award in September. In 2024, the peer-voted award will expand to also cover International Power Players and Top Music Lawyers.

The second round of voting for the Power Players’ Choice Award is now underway with 20 semifinalists and will run through Jan. 1. They are:

Five finalists will compete in the third round of voting, beginning Jan. 2, to select a winner. Voting concludes Jan. 14 at 11:59 p.m. EST.

Vote now and if you are not yet a member of Billboard Pro, join here.