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Finding the right headphones can be a tedious process, but if you’re looking for a great deal, JBL Tune 130NC True Wireless In-Ear Headphones are on sale for less than $49.95.
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Also on sale: JBL Tune 125 True Wireless In-Ear Headphones cost $88.75 at Amazon, while JBL Vibe Flex Wireless Headphones are discounted to $49.88 at Sam’s Club.
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Sam’s Club has a large selection of electronics such as headphones, TVs, laptops, desktop computers and speakers, Playstation 5 and XBox consoles and controllers; in addition to its signature bulk items like groceries and other home essentials.
For a limited time, Sam’s Club is offering $10 memberships (regular $45) in honor of the wholesale store’s 40th anniversary. The Sam’s Club Plus membership is discounted to $70 (regular $100) under the limited promo. This special deal is valid for new members only and ends on April 19.
Sam’s Club Membership
Similar to Amazon Prime and Walmart+, Sam’s Club members enjoy special benefits like fast-and-free same-day delivery, contact-free shopping and member-only deals.
Sam’s Club also offers savings on prescriptions and other health services, auto care and auto-buying services, business solutions, help around the house, and more. Plus, Sam’s Club members get discounts on travel and entertainment including hotels, theme parks, rental cars and discounted tickets to see Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Drake and other recording stars on tour.
Want to save on streaming? Link an eligible card and get 30% back on your Peacock subscription via Sam’s Club.
For more shopping recommendations, be sure to read our write-ups on the best wired headphones, $99 AirPods and storage options to organize your music collection.
CMT and management services company mtheory have revealed the six new candidates selected to take part in the Equal Access Development Program, its yearlong artist and management training program designed to support underrepresented voices and communities in country music, including Black, Native and Indigenous, Latino, LGBTQ+ and women.
This year’s participants are artists Angie K, Camille Parker and Denitia, as well as music industry executives Ahsaki LaFrance-Chachere, Alex Evelyn and Roberto Martinez.
The Equal Access Program launched in April 2022, spearheaded by mtheory CEO Cameo Carlson and Tiffany Provenzano, as well as CMT senior vp of music & talent Leslie Fram. The program provides funding and training, as well as access to industry leaders, with the goal of creating a multifaceted pipeline of diverse talent in country music.
Angie K previously competed with Team Blake on NBC’s The Voice and is part of CMT’s Next Women of Country Class of 2023. Her music often blends country with her Latin roots, such as her bilingual release “Real Talk,” which made her a Highway Find on SiriusXM. Parker, a member of CMT’s Next Women of Country Class of 2022, also recently competed on AppleTV+’s My Kind of Country. Parker is also currently recording her debut EP with producers Chris McClenny and David Phelps. Texas native Denitia is a multi-instrumentalist who has played saxophone, trumpet and guitar and has roots in a myriad of musical genres, including gospel, folk and alternative rock.
LaFrance-Chachere is a Diné (Navajo) tribal member and African-American woman, who aims to demonstrate that Native Americans/Indigenous people are diverse despite stereotypical depictions. Her LaChachere Management & Publishing represents country music artists Dzaki Sukarno, C’ing Jerome and Jay Brown. Evelyn is CEO/founder of management and development company Big Al Management, which includes clients YSA and Khrys Hatch. Evelyn also serves as radio/TV producer/show host at YoCo 96.7 FM in Nashville. Martinez has worked as a songwriter, producer and recording engineer. After a five-year stint at Warner Music Group, Martinez manages artists in multiple genres as CEO of The Exos Group and is partner in Coco’s Backstage.
Carlson, CEO of mtheory, said via a statement, “Research continues to show the enduring racial and gendered hierarchy within the industry, and its ripple effect throughout every facet of the business: radio airplay, songwriting, publishing, streaming, record label signings, artist development, touring and more. Only through deliberate, consistent efforts like Equal Access, will we begin to see stronger representation of underserved groups in the format, and we’re committed to helping this new group of exceptionally talented individuals successfully prepare for careers in country music, particularly in this current legislative environment that has become an increasingly prohibitive place for creativity to grow and flourish. Thank you to all of our supporters for making this program possible, particularly our title sponsors at CMT and across the Paramount companies.”
Fram added, “CMT, along with Paramount Global and its Content for Change initiative, is proud to partner with mtheory once again and is committed to leading the industry in igniting systemic change. Equal Access accentuates our roster of groundbreaking initiatives including CMT Equal Play and CMT Next Women of Country, and contributes significantly towards leveling the playing field in country music. We look forward to collaborating with this amazing new group of artists and managers to amplify their work to CMT audiences and beyond.”
The inaugural 2022-23 Equal Access cohort included artists Madeline Edwards, Miko Marks and Valerie Ponzio and music management professionals Charlene Bryant, Kadeem Phillips and Marques Vance.
Over the past year, the 2022-23 Equal Access class members have reached numerous goals. Edwards signed a publishing deal with Sony Music Publishing, a recording deal with Warner Music Nashville and has toured with Chris Stapleton and Ingrid Andress. Marks released the album Feel Like Going Home with music reaching the top five on the Americana Radio Albums chart, while her single “One More Night” reached the top 20. Ponzio released her EP Frontera and had her music featured on the Times Square billboard and on CMT. Marks and Edwards both made their Grand Ole Opry debut performances.
Bryant now manages artist Harper Grae and is a consultant for Universal Music Nashville. Vance began a full-time job with a major label and launched a website to feature his work as a manager and marketing consultant. Phillips launched the Empower the Block website to showcase his work as a manager, publisher, distributor and studio owner, and launched a monthly showcase, Spirit of Country, to highlight country artists of color.
HYBE announced Monday (Sept. 17) that a dozen solo artists and music groups on the SM Entertainment roster will join its global fan community platform, Weverse, in September. Those artists, who have not yet been named, will move to Weverse from SM’s own fan community platform, Kwangya Club.
In addition to connecting with fans via services including Weverse Live, the 12 SM artists will also be featured on the e-commerce platform Weverse Shop, where fans can buy albums and official merchandise.
The Weverse deal derives from a platform partnership struck between HYBE, SM and Kakao Entertainment in March after HYBE fell short of its mission to purchase a controlling stake in SM. HYBE, home to K-pop superstars BTS, was blocked in its efforts by rival bidder Kakao, a South Korean tech company that owns Monsta X‘s label Starship Entertainment and Korean music streaming platform Melon. The battle ended when HYBE agreed to sell its entire SM stake to Kakao; days later, it sold 1.66 million SM shares to Kakao for 248.8 billion won ($191.8 million), amounting to 44% of its total shares in the company and increasing the stake of Kakao Corp. and its subsidiary, Kakao Entertainment, to nearly 40%. HYBE retains an 8.8% stake in SM.
Later in March, SM appointed Jang Cheol-hyuk as the company’s new CEO, succeeding outgoing CEO Lee Sung-soo, and named a new board as the company vowed to improve corporate governance and its production system, which had fallen behind rivals like HYBE in recent years and led to investor scrutiny.
Weverse claims approximately 65 million subscribers across 245 countries and regions globally.
K-Pop idols SEVENTEEN talk about their favorite U.S. snacks, fan interactions, love for Justin Bieber, and more!
Fresh off their jaw-dropping headlining set during Coachella’s first weekend, BLACKPINK is hitting the road with James Corden for one of the talk show host’s final Carpool Karaoke segments.
To tease the upcoming episode, Corden took to Instagram to share a video in which he’s seen in the car asking for “someone to help me get to work.” He then pans the camera to the passenger and back seats, where the stunning girl group is seen smiling and saying in unison, “BLACKPINK in your area!”
The Carpool Karaoke segment featuring Jisoo, Jennie, Lisa and Rosé, airs on Tuesday night (April 18) during CBS’ The Late Late Show With James Corden. The piece will air in one of the late-night show’s final 12 episodes, which will conclude April 27.
On Saturday (April 15), the global superstars became the first Korean act to headline Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. “So… let me start off with, four years ago we were invited to perform here for you at Coachella at the Sahara tent and that made a mark in all of our hearts,” Rosé told the crowd during their set, which featured performances of hits like “Pink Venom,” “Lovesick Girls,” “DDU-DU DDU-DU” and many more. ”I must say, this is a dream come true … the reason all four of us are here is because of you.”
Read Billboard‘s full recap here.
Up next on SNL will be Pete Davidson as host and Lil Uzi Vert as musical guest.
The lineup for the May 6 episode of Saturday Night Live was confirmed over the weekend. Former SNL cast member Davidson’s return to the sketch comedy show follows April 15’s Ana de Armas-hosted episode, on which Karol G performed.
Davidson left SNL in May 2022, after eight seasons with the cast. He’s readying the release of his upcoming Peacock series Bupkis.
In February, Lil Uzi Vert claimed their first No. 1 as a lead artist on Billboard’s Hot Rap Songs chart with the single “Just Wanna Rock,” which also peaked in the top 10 on the Hot 100. Their most recent solo full-length album, Eternal Atake, hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 upon its release in 2020.
See the SNL announcement for May 6 below.
Baby Shark has made his way to Sesame Street for a musical collaboration.
The Pinkfong Company and Sesame Workshop released a cute animated music video that reimagines the classic Baby Shark song — featuring Baby Shark and William, as well as Elmo, Cookie Monster and Abby Cadabby — via YouTube on Sunday (April 16).
In the clip, the Sesame pals are learning a new song with Baby Shark, who invites them an underwater dance party.
With the video will also come an Earth Day-themed YouTube playlist of nature-themed content from the Pinkfong Company and Sesame Workshop.
“We are thrilled to announce this Baby Shark collaboration with Sesame Street, which has been a cornerstone of childhood for over five decades across the globe,” Bitna Kwon, chief strategy officer of the Pinkfong Company, said in a statement. “It’s a truly meaningful opportunity for us to create a shared experience that transcends generations, and we hope that the collaboration helps build an emotional connection among modern families while helping them learn about nature.”
“We’re always looking to deliver fun, unexpected collaborations to our fans,” added Jenny Gioia, Sesame Workshop’s vp of multimedia programming. “Pinkfong’s Baby Shark is a cultural icon with the most-viewed YouTube video of all time; that’s an unbelievable accomplishment. We knew we needed to work together and give the Sesame Street treatment to their best-known content, creating a vibrant new music video and so much more for kids and families to enjoy.”
See Baby Shark and Sesame Street‘s video below.
Bad Bunny and Grupo Frontera will release a new song on Monday (April 17).
This marks the first collaboration between the two acts, and a new twist for Bad Bunny.
Although he’s a longtime fan of regional Mexican music, his new track with Grupo Frontera is only his second regional Mexican collab. Prior to this, he worked with Natanael Cano for a remix of “Soy el Diablo,” a corrido.
If Bad Bunny’s weekend preview on TikTok is any indication, this Grupo Frontera collab is a romantic cumbia.
Based on Bad Bunny’s clip, the Spanish-language ballad’s lyrics translate to: “I have only 1% left, and I’ll use it to say I’m so sorry/ If they’ve seen me in the disco with someone else, it’s just wasting my time/ Baby, I can’t lie to you; That story that they saw me all happy, that’s not true/ Nothing makes me laugh anymore, only when I see the photos and videos I see of you.”
Although a title has not yet been confirmed at press time, the new song is slated to drop tomorrow. See a teaser from the Puerto Rican star via TikTok.
Look through this collection of Coachella 2023 photos to relive some of the best moments from this year’s festival in Indio, California, where stars were set to perform over two consecutive weekends, from April 14 to 16 and then once again from April 21 to 23.
With Frank Ocean, Bad Bunny and BLACKPINK scheduled as headliners over the three-day event, countless more acts rounded out the impressive, stacked lineup at the 2023 edition of the fest.
For those unable to make it out to the desert in person, we’ve got some of the best Coachella 2023 photos here (and YouTube streamed live from all stages of the festival) — so music fans are able to enjoy all the action from the comfort of their own homes.
Just a handful of special moments from Coachella 2023: BLACKPINK had a historic Coachella set as the first-ever Korean act to headline the festival. Bad Bunny made history as the first Spanish-language artist to close out the main stage, and welcomed unexpected guest Post Malone. Rosalía brought out her fiancé, Rauw Alejandro, for “”Beso” and “Vampiros.” Blink-182, a surprise addition to the Coachella lineup, had a hits-filled reunion show. Labrinth and Billie Eilish brought the live debut of the song “Never Felt So Alone” to the stage, and Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding had their first-ever live performance of “Miracle.”
Scroll through all the best Coachella 2023 photos here, and then check out Billboard‘s recaps of the top happenings from the first weekend: read all about night one and night two, so far.
