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Cyber Monday isn’t over yet! Although Walmart rolled out select Black Friday deals earlier than usual this year, the mega-retailer also launched a round of Cyber Monday sales on Monday (Nov. 28).

Walmart+ members received early access to shop early Cyber Monday deals seven hours before the sale officially began.

Curious about Walmart+? It’s $12.95/month or $98 for the annual membership and includes early access to Cyber Monday sales, free shipping with no minimum cart requirement, a free subscription to Paramount+, free deliveries on groceries and other essentials from your local Walmart ($35 minimum requirement, groceries included), and savings on gas.

For a limited time, eligible Walmart+ subscribers can also enjoy a free, six-month subscription to Spotify Premium, and more membership benefits.

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$12.95/month

Walmart’s Cyber Monday sale gives shoppers a chance to get a head start on shopping for Christmas gifts, Christmas trees, and other seasonal necessities at a deep discount. For a limited time, shoppers can save up to 40% off electronics, up to 70% off clothing and accessories, up to 40% off toys, up to 30% off beauty and grooming essentials, up to 35% off home gear and more, plus holiday savings on Samsung, iPhone and other phones.

Below, find tech, toys, fashion and other Walmart deals to shop during Cyber Monday.

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JeenMata 1 Carat Princess Cut Moissanite Engagement Ring

$99

$400

75% off% OFF

Ready to pop the question? This engagement ring is on sale for just $99! The princess cut, one carat ring is made with natural moissanite and 18k gold plating over silver. See our list of best bridal shower gifts here.

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Wrangler 4 Piece Rolling Luggage

$73

$96

24% off% OFF

Wrangler’s 4-piece luggage set (with matching packing cubes) is out of stock online, but the set featured above is a good alternative. This affordable luggage set is available in blue, black, green, red, and blue.

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JLab Go Air Pop Bluetooth Earbuds

$9.88

$24.99% OFF

No, your eyes are not playing tricks on you! JLab Go Air Pop Bluetooth Earbuds are on sale for less than $10 for a limited time only. These affordable earbuds provide 32+ hours of playtime and you can get them in a range of colors including black, red, blue, white, and green.

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Google Nest Mini (2nd Gen)

$18

$49

63% off% OFF

This second generation Goole Nest Mini is available in four colors, including charcoal, coral, gray and sky.

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Apple AirPods Pro with MagSafe Charging Kit

$158

$214

26% off% OFF

Shopping for AirPods? Cop them on sale at Walmart! These first generation, Apple AirPods Pro with MagSafe charging kit, provide Active Noise Cancellation for immersive listening. Find additional deals on Apple AirPods here.

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Acer 15.6-Inch Chromebook

$149

$179

17% off% OFF

The Acer Chromebook is less than $200. Powered by an Intel Celeron processor, this affordable laptop is equipped with 4GB of memory and 64GB of storage. The computer has a 15.6-inch display screen, Bluetooth 5.0, and 12.5 hours of battery life. Want an even cheaper option? This HP laptop is on sale for $79. Save up to $300 off laptops.

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Fujifilm INSTAX Mini Camera Bundle

$55

$78

29% off% OFF

Capture special moments during the holidays and beyond with this Fijifilm INSTAX Mini 7 camera. This bundle includes a camera and case, instant film, frame stickers, and a mini photo album for $55 (online only).

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Samsung Galaxy True Wireless Earbuds

$69

$149

54% off% OFF

Samsung Galaxy Buds are great for travel, especially with the holidays coming up. These affordable Buds have received thousands of positive customer reviews for their cool shape, comfortable fit, and impressive sound. They feature Active Noise Cancellation, Bluetooth, and a long-lasting battery. Looking for a cheaper option? The Tozo T12 True Wireless Earbuds are on sale for $27.99.

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Meta Quest 2 Oculus Resident Evil & Beat Saber

$349

$399

13% off% OFF

The Meta Quest 2 Oculus Resident Evil & Beat Saber bundle is discounted $50 at Walmart and other retailers such as Amazon and Best Buy.

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Xbox Series S

$239.99

$299

20% off% OFF

The God of War Ragnarok PS5 bundle was on sale for $559, but the price went back up at Walmart, you can however find the bundle on sale at Target and Amazon. In the market for more gaming deals? Save $50 on the XBox Series S ($249).

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Chromecast with Google TV (4K) Streaming Media Player – with Funko POP! TV Stranger Things Eleven with Eggos

$29

$49.98

42% off% OFF

Need a cool stocking stuffer? This Google TV Chromecast media player comes with a Stranger Things Funko Pop! collectible vinyl figure of Eleven holding her signature Eggo Waffles.

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Monopoly Fortnite Edition

$10

$24.99

60% off% OFF

For fans of Fortnite, the Monopoly edition of the popular game is on sale for just $10 at Walmart.

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Pokemon Cards: Darkrai VSTAR Premium Collection Box

$20

$39.98

50% off% OFF

Gift the gift of Pokemon Cards this holiday season with this Darkrai VSTAR Premium Collection Box. The set includes Darkrai VSTAR in both playable and jumbo sizes, Darkrai V foil card, VSTAR marker, and eight Pokemon TCG booster packs.

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Encanto Jigsaw Puzzles

$10

$12.83

22% off% OFF

Get a three-for-one deal with this adorable puzzle set. The Ceaco Encanto Jigsaw Puzzle is recommended for ages 12+ and includes a 750-piece, 700-piece and 550-piece puzzles recreating scenes from the animated movie. Elsewhere on the list of Encanto merch, these cute little dolls are on sale for $30.

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Avengers assemble! Marvel’s Avengers Titan Hero Series trio set includes Black Panther, Thor and Iron Man action figures (designed for ages 4+).

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Marvel’s Spidey and His Amazing Friends V6 Bumper Car

$79

$129

39% off% OFF

Also in the toy department, Marvel’s Spidey Man and His Amazing Friends 6V Bumper Car is on sale for $79. This adorable bumper car spins 360 degrees and is recommended for ages 18 months- 4 years.

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TCL 55-Inc Class 4-Series 4K UHD HDR Smart Roku TV 

$188

$298

37% off% OFF

If you’re been waiting all year to find deals on TV’s, Cyber Monday sales are the way to go! Access over 250 live TV channels, award-winning Roku Originals, in-season shows, hit movies, kids’ TV and more in stunning 4K on this TCL 55 inch Roku Smart TV.

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LG 65-Inch Class UP7050 Series LED 4K UHD Smart webOS TV

$398

Looking for something bigger? This LG 65-inch 4K TV is on sale for less than $400. The TV is equipped with a processor that enhances color, contrast, clarity and detail for theater-quality viewing. This 4K smart TV is compatible with smart assistants like Google Home for convenient voice control.

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ROCONIA 5G WiFi Bluetooth Native 1080P Projector

$139.99

$369.98

62% off% OFF

The holiday movie season is here! Stream movies and more on this Rocini 5G Wifi Bluetooth Projector.

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WEMAX Go Advanced Portable Smart Laser Projector

$539.99

$999.99

46% off% OFF

For the movie buffs with a larger budget, the WeMax Go Advanced Portable Smart Projector provides a rich viewing experience no matter where you are. This one-inch thick, portable projector lets you stream content from YouTube, Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu, Disney+, and many other platforms.

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Adding a speaker to your home theater system is a quick and easy audio upgrade. Get a Samsung Soundbar and wireless subwoofer combo for $99 at Walmart.com.

Samsung 2.1ch Soundbar

$99

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Contixo V8-2 Kids Learning Tablet

$54.99

$89.99

39% off% OFF

In need of a low-cost portable tablet for kids? The Contixo V802 Learning Tablet features 20+ chart-topping, educator approved academic apps, 16GB of storage and it’s available in seven different colors including sky blue, dark blue, pink, purple, red, green, and orange.

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IZOD Men’s Classic Puffer Jacket Midnight Medium

$34.99

$125

72% off% OFF

Puffer season is here! This midweight, water resistant, men’s puffer from Izod is available in sizes M-2X (colors: midnight blue, onyx, and cobalt. Find additional men’s coats on sale here.

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Mark Alan Women’s Teddy Coat

$34.99

$59.56

41% off% OFF

From puffers to teddy coats! The coat pictured above is available in black, blue or brown (sizes S-3X). Click here for other women’s coats and here for kids’ coats.

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Pawz by Bearpaw Men’s Caleb Suede Moccasin Slippers

$16

$25

36% off% OFF

Treat your feet! The SLM Men’s Bedroom Slippers (on sale for $11.99) sold out, but the Pawz by Bearpaw Mocassin Slippers are on sale for $16. The cozy slippers features a wool-blend lining and are available in a handful of colors including hickory, chocolate, charcoal, and black. Find more slipper options here.

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Women’s Fox Union Onesie

$13

$22.98

43% off% OFF

Another cozy clothing item for the season, this multi-purpose onesie can be used for lounging around the house, bedtime or a costume party. It’s on sale for $13 and available in sizes XS-3X but it’s almost out of stock in select sizes (colors include coral whisper, brown, completely pink, and cow print).

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Pajamas

$12

$24

50% off% OFF

These $12 pajamas are almost sold out but they’re still a few sizes left. The U.S. Polo Association jammies are available in red heather, navy, light pink and heather gray.

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Chefman Espress Maker

$99

$139

29% off% OFF

Shopping for small appliances and other home goods? Get them on sale at Walmart! The sales include this Chefman Barisata Pro Expresso Maker for $99 (find other options here) and this Aicook 3-speed juicer is 50% off (you can also get the juicers on sale at Aicook.com with code: BFCMSales). Find deals on air fryers, juicers, blenders, knives, cookware, food storage containers, and other home essentials while they’re still available.

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Hyper Toys 12 Volt Jammer Kids Electrics Scooter

$49

$79

38% off% OFF

This electrics scooter is designed for ages 8+ and can reach speeds up to 10mph. Click here to shop electrics scooters for adults from $49.99 and up.

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Costway SuperFit 2-in-1 Treadmill

$269.99

$570

53% off% OFF

Kickstarting your workout routine? This 2-in-1 run/walking treadmill is perfect to use at home or in the office. Features include dual modes, an LED screen, remote control, and Bluetooth connectivity.

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NBA 50-Inch Basketball Hoop

$198

$220

10% off% OFF

Bring the basketball game to your backyard with this 50-inch hoop marked down $22. The durable hoop has a polycarbonate backboard and a wheeled base.

It’s been 20 years since Jennifer Lopez unveiled her third studio album, 2002’s This Is Me… Then, much of which was inspired by her then-relationship with Ben Affleck. Now, the singer is reflecting on the album and her rekindled romance with her now-husband.

“It is a little bit like the Twilight Zone. It doesn’t happen,” Lopez told Apple Music’s Zane Lowe this week. “That album, This Is Me… Then really captured a moment in time where I fell in love with the love of my life. It’s all right there on the record. I didn’t even realize what was happening and what I was doing. It was just every day going from the set to the recording studio, doing the thing, being in love, him coming into the studio, writing ‘I’m Glad,’ […] Me tweaking the lyrics with him. Every single song that we wrote there, me writing ‘Dear Ben’, it was such a special moment in time to have captured.”

As expected, the Good Will Hunting actor “loves” the album. “He knows all of the words. It’s crazy. He also was with me while I was creating it,” she shared. “You’re listening to the demos in the car. You’re listening to the mixes. ‘I wrote this today. What do you think of this?’ It was that over and over again for two years while we were together. He knows it so well and he loves it so much. He’s my biggest fan, which is awesome, and supporter. When he came back into my life again, the same thing happened where I felt so inspired and so overtaken with emotion that it was just pouring out of me.”

Lopez also shared that her 2004 breakup with Affleck was the “biggest heartbreak of my life.” “I honestly felt like I was going to die,” she said, noting that she couldn’t perform songs from This Is Me… Then because it was too painful. “It sent me on a spiral for the next 18 years where I just couldn’t get it right. But now, 20 years later, it does have a happy ending. It has the most would-never-happen-in-Hollywood ending.”

Now, the multihyphenate is gearing up to release her new album This Is Me… Now, which was inspired by her marriage and how much she has grown over the years. “I think what the message of the album is very much if you were wondering if you have, like me at times, lost hope, almost given up, don’t. Because true love does exist and some things do last forever and that’s real,” she said.

Watch the full interview below.

What is a jock jam?

Well, in the ’90s it was whatever ESPN defined it as for the purposes of their series of Jock Jams compilations: Most often, hip-hop-flavored dance-pop bangers which implicitly (and sometimes explicitly) promoted physical movement of any and all kinds. But defined more broadly for our purposes at Billboard, a Jock Jam is a song that has come to define the in-game experience at a pro sports arena: Any song that, after years of stadium (over-)usage, is as familiar to sports fans’ ears as sneaker squeaks, referee whistles and Zamboni organ groans. It’s a canon that spans rock, hip-hop, dance and country, and still includes pop songs old and new.

To celebrate this canon, Billboard presents our list of the 100 greatest jock jams of all time. We tried to stay away from jams that only really made sense for one sport (like John Fogerty’s “Centerfield”) or one city (like Dropkick Murphys’ “I’m Shipping Up to Boston”), in favor of the classics that could work in the most games in the most places. These are the songs that helped define sports culture in this country for decades, which may have fallen in and out of favor with music supervisors as hip songs of the moment, but which will forever produce a Pavlovian response of sports-readiness. It’s a Hall of Fame in which AC/DC are The Beatles, 2 Unlimited are Michael Jackson, and The Baha Men… well, they’re still The Baha Men, but forever bronzed at their 2000 peak.

Now, a bunch of us here at Billboard are sports junkies, but we didn’t trust our own experiences and recollections in this matter to be anywhere near complete. So to help flesh out our Top 100 and determine the absolute cream of the bumper-music crop, we consulted the experts: Stadium entertainment officials, DJs, and general music men and women of the MLB, NHL, NFL and especially the NBA worlds. They were kind enough to give us their picks for the stadium-anthem GOATs, and explanations for their selections are interspersed throughout our list.

And now, let’s sound the horn and get our countdown underway. Y’all ready for this?

Doja Cat is the cover star for Dazed magazine’s Winter 2022 The Beautiful Issue, and as the title suggests, the “Say So” singer looks stunning and effortlessly cool with her bright pink buzz cut.

In the accompanying interview, the star reflected on her journey through playing with her look, and the range of reactions she gets online. “They’re like, ‘Oh, this can’t possibly be her simply having fun. She has to be out of her mind. She has to be cuckoo,’” she said. “Also, I have a really bad impulse control; I like to react to things really quick. If I’m in the right mood, or the wrong mood, I will snap back and I’ll have fun doing it.”

As for her latest ‘do, a shaved head and nonexistent eyebrows, Doja revealed that she’s loving it, despite at first thinking she looked like a “wrinkly penis.” “I have never felt more beautiful in my entire life, which is very strange. I felt beautiful when I had long hair. I definitely felt like a hot girl then, but I always do,” she explained. “There’s something so exhilarating about change; [it] showed me a different side of myself. I feel so new, fresh and sexy. I also feel better without make-up: having this bare head and so little make-up is a fun experience. It’s new, and I love it.”

She also shared her perspective surrounding her relationship with her body, something she said has grown. “Now, to me, beauty is going against [what society wants]. I love when you take something that is maybe classically beautiful and twist it and make it your own,” she shared. “For me, it’s more of an ‘are you happy?’ kind of thing. I want my fans to learn they don’t have to be like anyone else and the thing they want is already there. They just haven’t found it yet, and once they do they’ll be like, ‘How the f— did I not see it? How did I miss this?’”

Read the full interview here.

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Gene Cipriano, the always busy woodwind player who soloed on tenor sax for Tony Curtis in Some Like It Hot and recorded with everyone from Miles Davis, Rosemary Clooney and Frank Sinatra to Glen Campbell, Paul McCartney and Olivia Newton-John, has died. He was 94.

Cipriano died Nov. 12 of natural causes at his home in Studio City, Calif., his son Paul told The Hollywood Reporter.

Perhaps the most recorded woodwind player in show business history, Cipriano played soprano, alto, tenor, baritone and bass saxophones, all the clarinets and flutes, the oboe and bass oboe, the piccolo and the English horn.

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Affectionally known as “Cip,” the session musician performed as a member of the Academy Awards Orchestra in the neighborhood of 60 times since 1958. (At the 1977 show, he exchanged “yo’s” with Barbra Streisand, who had just arrived at the podium after having won for “Evergreen.”) 

Cipriano on oboe is heard at the start of Sinatra’s melancholy “It Was a Very Good Year,” and he performed on several of Campbell’s early hits, including “Wichita Lineman” and “By the Time I Get to Phoenix.”  

Like Campbell, he was an occasional member of The Wrecking Crew, the fabled set of studio musicians who recorded with the likes of The Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, The Monkees, Nancy Sinatra and Sonny & Cher.

“It was a lot of fun because a lot of times the composer would say to the rhythm section, ‘Think of something wild that would fit this particular piece of music,’” Cipriano recalled in a 2019 interview for the website Making Life Swing. “They would think of something and then they’d ad lib and tell us what to play. Sometimes we’d make up music right on the spot.”

Shortly after moving from New York to California in the 1950s, Cipriano was hired by Henry Mancini to play flute on the new NBC crime series Peter Gunn. The pair then collaborated on CBS’ Mr. Lucky and in films including The Days of Wine and Roses (1962), Hatari! (1962), Charade (1963) and The Hawaiians (1970).

Cipriano worked alongside Johnny Mandel on The Sandpiper (1965) and with Michel Legrand on The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) and was heard on West Side Story (1961), Cleopatra (1963), The Americanization of Emily (1964), Point Blank (1967), The Wild Bunch (1969), The French Connection (1971), Marathon Man (1976), One From the Heart (1981), The Karate Kid (1984), Up (2009) and more.

Born on July 6, 1928, in New Haven, Connecticut, Cipriano started taking clarinet lessons from his father, Fred, who played on Broadway and with the New Haven Symphony.

“He put a clarinet in my hands when I was 8 years old,” he said. “I began to listen to Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw, and I said, ‘That’s what I want to do.’”

As a junior in high school, Cipriano landed a gig with Ted Fio Rito’s orchestra, where he met trumpeter Doc Severinsen. After he finished school, he worked with Clooney and her sister Betty in The Tony Pastor Band, with pianist Mancini in The Tex Beneke Band and with singer Frances Irvin, his soon-to-be wife, in the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra.

After he relocated to California, Mancini gave him his big break on Peter Gunn. “That got me started because it became such a hot item and then all the other leaders said, ‘Well, get me those guys who played with Henry Mancini,’” he noted in another 2019 interview.

Cipriano also performed on Elvis Presley’s NBC comeback special in 1968. Over the years, he recorded with Shorty Rogers, Harry Nilsson, Neil Diamond, Thelonious Monk, Elton John, Frank Zappa, Gerry Mulligan, Helen Reddy, Barry Manilow and Seth MacFarlane. He also played on many Emmy and Grammy telecasts.

In 2006, Cipriano recorded his own CD, First Time Out, a collection of jazz tunes.

In addition to his son Paul, survivors include his other children, Genie, Suzanne and Fred; grandchildren Grant and Alicia; great-grandchildren Natalie and Emily; and sister Marie.

His wife of 43 years, Frances, died in 1996. Four years later, Cipriano met singer Catherine “Cat” Conner, and they performed all over Los Angeles in a small band. She cared for him until his death.

This article originally appeared on The Hollywood Reporter.

Musician Jon Batiste is on tap to perform at President Joe Biden’s first White House state dinner on Thursday that will highlight long-standing ties between the United States and France and honor President Emmanuel Macron.

“An artist who transcends generations, Jon Batiste’s music inspires and brings people together,” said Vanessa Valdivia, a spokesperson for first lady Jill Biden, whose office is overseeing dinner preparations.

“We’re thrilled to have him perform at the White House for the first state dinner of the Biden-Harris administration,” Valdivia said.

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The black-tie dinner for Macron will be part of what is shaping up to be a busy social season at the White House. The Bidens’ granddaughter Naomi was married on the South Lawn earlier this month. And first lady Jill Biden was set on Monday to unveil the White House decorations that will be viewed by thousands of holiday visitors over the next month.

Reporters returning to the White House on Sunday with the president saw large wreaths studded with shiny Christmas tree ornaments and red bows suspended from the south side of the White House. Wreaths also were hung on the Pennsylvania Avenue side of the building. White lights were draped over the shrubs and other landscaping on the South Lawn. A Christmas tree could be seen through the windows of the Oval Office.

Batiste will be adding White House entertainer to an already long list of roles, including recording artist, bandleader, musical director, film composer, museum creative director and scion of New Orleans musical royalty.

He won five Grammy Awards this year, including for album of the year for We Are. During the awards show in April, Batiste ended his dance-filled performance of “Freedom” by jumping up on Billie Eilish’s table.

Batiste, 36, most recently was bandleader and musical director of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, leaving the broadcast after a seven-year run.

Batiste composed music, consulted on and arranged songs for Pixar’s animated film Soul. He won a Golden Globe for the music alongside Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross of Nine Inch Nails. The trio also earned the Academy Award for best original score. For their work on Soul, Batiste, Reznor and Ross won the Grammy for best score soundtrack for visual media.

The Washington Post was first to report that Batiste will perform at the dinner.