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When is the best time to buy a mattress? It depends on how much you’re willing to spend.

Manufacturers tend to release new mattresses between June and September, so it’s no surprise that Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day are a few of the best times of year to find one at a discount.

Although shopping for a new mattress online can be tricky, it’s certainly not impossible. Customer reviews are a good way to gauge the quality of the product, but you can take it a step further by searching TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Reddit and other forums.

Major retailers such as Macy’s, Amazon, Overstock, Wayfair and Walmart are offering Labor Day deals on tons of mattresses, bedding, rugs and bedroom furniture in addition to other household essentials including cookware, electronics, appliances and more.

If you’re shopping for a kids’ mattress or a larger mattress under $100, check with Walmart. The Slumber 1 by Zinus 6-inch foam mattress has a 4.4 rating on Walmart.com with more than 3,700 customer reviews, and it’s only $65 for a twin and $88 for a full-size mattress.

To make things a little easier, we’ve collected a list of some of the 12 best Labor Day mattress sales to shop right now and into the holiday, plus a few breakout deals you need to know about.

Mattress Sales: Best Deals

Avocado — Save up to 30% off sitewide, offer ends 9/5.

Big Fig Mattress – Save up to $400 with code: LABORDAY.

Bear Mattress — 35% off sitewide; $400 in free sleep accessories with mattress purchase.

Casper – Up to 20% off everything.

Cocoon by Sealy – Save 35% on all mattresses, plus a free pillow and sheets (valued at up to $199). Early access Labor Day sale ends 8/28.

Dream Cloud – 40% off all mattresses; deals starting at $499.

Leesa – Save up to $700 off select mattresses, plus a free mattress protector (valued at $120).

Mattress Firm – Save $100 off select mattress (use code: EXTRA100; offers ends on Labor Day); Save up to $700 on king beds, plus a free adjustable base on select mattresses and bundle deals.

Naturepedic – Save 20% off sitewide.

Nectar Sleep – 33% off everything, prices start at $359.

Purple Mattress – Save up to $800 on a Purple mattress + free pillow with select sets.

Tempurpedic – Save $500 on Tempur-Breeze mattresses or $300 in free accessories with select mattress purchases (use code: 300FREE).

Don’t wait to save! See below for sales on top mattress picks and click here to shop other sleep essentials such as alarm clocks, and here for pajamas.

Sleep comfort at a dreamy price! Casper’s Original Hybrid mattress features four layers of premium foam for a balance of softness and support. It’s equipped with a top layer of Casper’s trademarked AirScape perforated foam to help you keep cool at night. Underlying memory foam supports pressure points and cradles curves and durable base foam engineered to prevent sinking and sagging for full-body support. Casper recommends its Wave Hybrid for the best support and Nova Hybrid for the most comforting mattress.

This Sealy Plush Eruo mattress promises “cloud-like comfort” while you sleep. The 14-inch, pillow-top mattress is made with gel and memory foams designed for cooling, contouring and pressure-relieving core and back support. You also might like this Sealy Posturepedic Spring Bloom 12-inch mattress, which is currently on sale for $497 at Macy’s.

Save $300 on Saatva’s best-selling Classic Mattress. Choose between plush, luxury firm and firm in sizes ranging from twin to split California king. The Classic Mattress is available in 11 inches and 14 inches. Save up to $600 during Saatva’s early Labor Day sale.

Interested in a black mattress? The Beautyrest Black Hybrid is an “excellent” choice, according to customer reviews. If you’re willing to splurge, the mattress features advanced cooling technology, premium materials and a smooth, body-contouring memory foam top. It’s available in sizes Twin XL to California King in firm, medium, or plush options.

A coalition of songwriter and artist groups have expressed that they are “extremely disappointed and upset” with BMI in a letter to the firm’s CEO and president Mike O’Neill. Obtained by Billboard, the letter is written in response to last week’s news that the performing rights organization may sell to private equity firm New Mountain Capital for around $1.7 billion, according to multiple sources.

Consisting of Songwriters of North America (SONA), Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC), Music Artists Coalition, Artist Rights Alliance, and SAG AFTRA, the coalition’s new letter asks O’Neill for “real, substantive answers” to questions they posed to the company leader in a previous letter from Aug. 18, citing that O’Neill’s original response did “not answer any of [their] questions.”

The Aug. 18 letter addressed three major concerns: BMI’s profits; the proceeds from any potential BMI sale; and what may happen operationally at BMI in the event that the organization is sold.

Five days later, on Aug. 23, Billboard reported that BMI was, in fact, in the process of selling. Spurred by that report, the coalition wrote their second letter to O’Neill, asking for the executive to respond to songwriters “prior to taking any other action” towards its possible sale. “If you do not want to provide us with written answers, we are happy to meet with you as a group,” it says.

They also call out BMI for responding to their last request by saying that there was an uplift in BMI’s distributions last year. “Of course distributions went up — all PROs’ revenue went up,” the new letter reads. “This does not answer any of our questions. And it does not explain where the $145m EBITDA (as reported by Billboard today) came from and why that money was not distributed to songwriters.”

A representative for BMI replied to the letter in a statement to Billboard a few hours after its receipt, saying, “Relying on the past has never sustained a business for the future. Our goal is to stay ahead of the changing industry and invest in our business to grow the value of our affiliates’ music. Any path forward would prioritize the best interests of our songwriters, composers and publishers, including their financial success. Our focus is on delivering for our affiliates.”

BMI’s changing business model has been the source of concern and confusion within the music industry since March 2022. At that time, it was reported that the performing rights organization had hired Goldman Sachs as an outside advisor to explore new strategic opportunities for growth. As a non-profit organization since its inception over 80 years prior, the Goldman Sachs news signaled a major shift for BMI and was rumored to include a possible sale to an outside firm. In August 2022, however, Bloomberg announced that BMI had ditched its exploration of such a sale. A few days later, Billboard reported that the PRO laid off “just under 10%” of its workforce, about 30 people, in order to improve “efficiency” during “uncertain economic times,” said O’Neill in a company-wide email.

Last October, BMI announced that it would be switching from its non-profit status to become a for-profit company. O’Neill explained to Billboard that the company made this switch because “growth requires investment, not just maintenance… This new [commercial] model will grow at a faster rate.” Given the fast-shifting performance royalty landscape, moving from in-person to mainly digital collections, BMI appeared to want to invest more in modernizing its operations with its new model.

This summer, BMI resurfaced the potential of selling to an outside firm. In a memo to staff in late July, O’Neill said that the company has been increasingly interested in a sale over the last year. He added that by leveraging the company’s new for-profit model and recent investments made into BMI to improve its operations, BMI “has only intensified outside interest.”

Read the songwriter groups’ full letter here:

Mr. Mike O’Neill
Broadcast Music, Inc.

Re: BMI

Dear Mike:

We were extremely disappointed and upset to read the announcement of BMI’s sale to New Mountain Capitol.

Songwriters have real questions and deserve real answers before any further action is taken. While we appreciated you responding to our letter, all of our questions went unanswered.

Your response was that distributions went up last year. Of course distributions went up – all PROs’ revenue went up. This does not answer any of our questions. And, it does not explain where the $145m EBITDA (as reported by Billboard today) came from and why that money was not distributed to songwriters.

We understand that a deal has been agreed, but has not closed. Prior to taking any other action, we are giving you another opportunity to provide songwriters with real, substantive answers to the questions we posed.

If you do not want to provide us with written answers, we are happy to meet with you as a group.

Sincerely,

Black Music Action Coalition
Music Artists Coalition
Songwriters of North America
SAG-AFTRA
Artist Rights Alliance

Thirteen is the lucky number for Dua Lipa as “Dance The Night” (via Warner Records) completes its coronation on the Official U.K. Singles Chart.

Lifted from the Barbie soundtrack, “Dance The Night” rises 2-1 for its first stint at the summit, doing so in its 13th week on the national tally, published Friday, Aug. 25.

With that effort, Lipa becomes just the sixth British female solo artist to bag four leaders, drawing level with Ellie Goulding, Rita Ora and Spice Girl Geri Halliwell. Only Jess Glynne (seven) and Girls Aloud’s Cheryl (five) have more No. 1s, the Official Charts Company reports.

Lipa previously led with 2017’s “New Rules,” 2018’s “One Kiss” with Calvin Harris, and 2021’s “Cold Heart” with Elton John and Australian electronic production outfit Pnau.

The last British female artist to reign over the U.K. singles chart was Kate Bush, with her 1985 classic “Running Up That Hill,” which exploded off the back of Stranger Things season four.

“Dance The Night” replaces another hit from Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made” (Interscope/Atlantic) which dips 1-2. The podium is completed by Olivia Rodrigo‘s “Vampire” (Interscope), unchanged at No. 3.

Meanwhile, Doja Cat makes an impressive leap on the chart with “Paint The Town Red” (RCA), up 15-4 for a new high. “Paint The Town Red” is the new No. 1 in Australia.

Continuing the Girl Powered look of the U.K. singles chart in recent weeks, female artists lead the top seven tracks, and eight of the top ten.

There’s a notable entry for Oliver Anthony Music‘s divisive Billboard Hot 100 leader “Rich Men North of Richmond,” which cracks the U.K. top 40 for the first time. The independently-released country music hit single is up 64-23 on the Official Chart.

Finally, the release of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 on the Disney+ streaming platform has a measurable impact on the Official U.K. Singles Chart as Florence + The Machine’s “Dog Days” (Island), which appears on the Marvel franchise’s soundtrack, re-enters the top 40. “Dog Days” drops in at No. 27, not far from its peak position of No. 21.

“Benito” was trending all over social media after Bad Bunny shared several personal photos on Sunday (Aug. 27). The picture that had most people talking? A selfie in which the Puerto Rican star bares almost everything.

In the pic, Bad Bunny has a cell phone blocking his face, but his bare chest, arms, abs and even part of his groin are on display. The mirror selfie as posted is dark and shadowy — more of a silhouette of Benito — but little was left to the imagination when fans started lightening the image and reposting it.

Bad Bunny’s photo dump on Instagram Stories also included shirtless workout and baseball-playing pictures and snapshots from a trip out in nature. There’s a clip of someone, whose voice some are guessing is Kendall Jenner’s, chasing a squirrel.

The Un Verano Sin Ti hitmaker has reportedly been dating Jenner since early this year, with their relationship heating up in the spring.

The pair looked cozy in April while at Coachella together, and in May, they were seen sitting courtside at a Lakers game together. Earlier this month, Bad Bunny and Jenner were captured on video in full couple mode at a Drake concert in Los Angeles.

Scroll through Bad Bunny’s latest photos via Instagram Stories here.