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Digital cameras were thought to be dead after the introduction of the first Apple iPhone back in 2007, but new research has found an increasing surge in sales — and it’s all thanks to Gen Z. Young adults are supposedly the driving force behind the major growth in digital camera sales as the desire for a vintage ’90s or early 2000s aesthetic.

Although the average price for a digital camera varies between $300-$800, you don’t have to burn a hole in your wallet to hop on the digital camera trend. There are a number of good digital cameras under $100 that’ll provide better quality photos than what a smartphone could produce.

Below, Billboard Shopping breaks down the benefits of owning a digital camera, as well as the best digital cameras under $100 to buy online.

What Are the Best Digital Cameras Under $100?

Whether you’re capturing memories from your lineup of tours and music festivals or looking for a beginner-friendly design to start a photography hobby, check below for some of the top-rated affordable digital cameras under $100.

For an old school look and feel with a modern sensibility, look no further than the Camp Snap. It’s a display-less digital camera that looks like a disposable camera from the ’90s. Instead of pouring through dozens of settings, the Camp Snap shots photos with or without flash, while the pocketable camera can take up to 100 shots at a time.

It’s a throwback to those times when you just snapped the photo without knowing how it turned out until a few days later. There’s a sense of spontaneity and excitement with the Camp Snap that you just can’t get with modern digital camera. It’s the closest thing to filmed photography without actual film.

Photos come out looking great, as a vintage image with a classy vibe. The Camp Snap comes in an assortment of colors, including sunbeam yellow, electric teal, cheery blossom pink and others.

The Demofit Digital Camera can capture 75-megapixels per shot, as well as 5K Ultra HD resolution videos, for the highest-quality content. The built-in anti-shake feature helps you avoid snapping any blurry photos, while the rechargeable battery ensures you don’t have to stock up on disposable batteries. Amazon reviewers love how easy it is to use and the quality of pictures it takes for its low price, noting that it takes solid videos, has easy controls and does a great job in different shooting situations. The stabilization is handy for getting clear shots. It even syncs to your smartphone to share online, while it comes with two batteries and an SD card.

Whether you’re shooting photos of bands or pop singers, the lightweight YYKLNYP Digital Camera makes it possible to capture pro-grade photos with 64-megapixel. Included is a 32GB SD card to store your pictures on, blazing fast autofocus, smile detection and continuous shooting for a more flexible experience.

“This 4K digital camera has been really convenient for travel and casual photography,” says a happy shopper. “It’s compact and light, so carrying it around all day is not a problem. The flip screen is especially helpful for taking selfies or vlogging, and it makes framing shots much easier. Using it feels straightforward, even for beginners, and the photos come out clear and detailed.”

First-time festival and concert goers appreciate the 68 megapixels and 4K Ultra HD resolution of the ocxu Digital Camera paired with its 16X zoom abilities and built-in microphone. Don’t let its impressive specs fool you, this camera isn’t complicated, but rather incredibly easy to use for kids and teens, alike. Just point and shoot for crisp and clear digital photos. It even comes with a hybrid gripping handle and tripod.

“It’s an excellent camera for kids, very good quality, the photos look great. Super practical,” says a satisfied shopper.

Make sure to capture all your concert antics with an affordable action digital camera like the Duluvulu Digital Camera. The outer shell is encased in an anti-shake gives you a steady touch when shooting, while the electronic image stabilization (EIS) detects your position and motion, so images are more focused and straight.

“The image quality exceeded my expectations,” says a happy Amazon shopper. “The camera’s anti-shake effect is also great, and there is no blur at all when shooting handheld. The photos I took when traveling are all great. It is worth buying!”

If you’re new to photography, Lecran’s digital camera simplifies the process without sacrificing quality. It’s capable of capturing 44 megapixels and uses motion and face detection while setting up your shot. The anti-shake feature helps prevent blurry photos, while the self-timer allows you to take group pictures to make sure everyone is in the photo.

The digital camera has “exceeded expectations” for one Amazon shopper who said “the image quality is superb with sharp details and vibrant colors. Its user-friendly interface makes it accessible for both beginners and experienced photographers.” This is a bestseller too, with more than 9,000 units sold in the last month alone.

Camkory’s compact digital camera helps keep you from feeling weighed down during your travels since it only weighs just over nine ounces. Its slim design makes it easy to slip inside your backpack or fanny pack when it’s time to take pictures, as you enjoy 44-megapixel picture quality.

Reviewers can’t get enough of its portability with one verified Amazon reviewer saying, “the photo quality was impressive, showcasing the camera’s capabilities in diverse settings.”

Are Digital Cameras Still Worth It in 2026?

The best digital cameras have evolved with the times to include an expanded list of features and upgraded technology. You not only capture higher-quality photos than with a smartphone (especially in low-light conditions), you may also enjoy quicker shutter speeds, an increased amount of storage, and customizability.

Content creators may use most point-and-shoot cameras as a vlogging camera too, thanks to its versatility to switch from photos to video.

Is a Dedicated Digital Camera Better Than An Apple iPhone?

Apple’s latest iPhone 17 boasts dual 48 megapixels (the amount of detail a camera’s sensor can capture), which is at the same level of some cheap digital cameras. That doesn’t take into account the more than $799 price tag attached to the smartphone in addition to not as much storage and a less crisp flash. Digital cameras are designed with photography being the main use, whereas an iPhone and other smartphones have to be able to switch from a camera, to a phone, to music player, to GPS and web browser at a moment’s notice.

Name the top two songwriters in the history of the Billboard country charts — go ahead.

Is Willie Nelson one of them? Nope.

Dolly Parton? Nope.

Hank Williams? Still nope.

Kris Kristofferson? Not quite.

Two modern songwriters — Ashley Gorley (“I Had Some Help,” “I Am Not Okay”) and Shane McAnally (“Body Like a Back Road,” “Mama’s Broken Heart”) — ranked No. 1 and No. 2 on Record Research’s first-ever study of the Top Country Songwriters 1944-2025, based on the Billboard charts. Billboard unveils the top 10 exclusively in this edition, while a full list of the top 40 appears in Joel Whitburn’s Top Country Singles 1944-2025, due to be published by Record Research June 4. The book arrives concurrently with the launch of the annual CMA Fest in Nashville.

Gorley and McAnally benefit from longevity and volume — both have consistently seen their names in parentheses on the country charts for more than 15 years — but also from their era. The study weights Billboard’s Country Airplay charts more heavily than the multimetric Hot Country Songs, but the latter chart still has allowed more titles to burst into public consciousness for short windows through its inclusion of streaming data. Songs featured on major new albums, or that benefit from some cultural event, tend to make a splash on that list, and McAnally and Gorley have had a number of those, in addition to hits that emerge through more traditional, longer-term patterns. That trend is indebted to the democratization of music that analysts predicted in the early stages of the industry’s digital age.

“I think this chart actually reflects that,” says Record Research partner Vinnie Freda, who played a key role in rejuvenating the company. “Because of the impact of streaming services, there tends to be less of a curation that takes place compared to, say, the 20th century. The consumer has a little bit more of a say.”

Only two of the top 10 all-time writers were also artists from start to finish in their career, a fact that will likely not surprise many Nashville publishers or country music professionals. But it might come as a shock to consumers. (Full disclosure: I’ll be moderating a panel June 6 during CMA Fest built around the full top 40 list with Freda, Gorley and McAnally).

The list’s two artist-writers, Bill Anderson (No. 4) and Merle Haggard (No. 10), developed the kinds of careers that at least two of the other top 10 writers originally targeted. Bob McDill (“Gone Country,” “Good Ole Boys Like Me”), who ranked No. 3; and Rhett Akins (“Dirt On My Boots,” “Honey Bee”), No. 9; had artist aspirations early on but discovered writing better suited them.

Also in the top 10 are Harlan Howard (“I Fall to Pieces,” “Why Not Me”), No. 5; Billy Sherrill (“Stand by Your Man,” “The Most Beautiful Girl”), No. 6; Craig Wiseman (“Live Like You Were Dying,” “Summertime”), No. 7; and Tom Shapiro (“You Look Good in My Shirt,” “Wink”), No. 8.

Top Country Singles 1944-2025 is the first title released since Record Research was rejuvenated. The company produced a string of essential chart references — generally recognized as the “Whitburn books” — that presented artist chart histories compiled across many of Billboard’s authoritative charts. Programmers, journalists, industry pros and intense music geeks all used them to do their jobs and/or settle scores. But Record Researchstruggled following Whitburn’s death in 2022, and when the company sent an email to customers in May 2025 saying it needed help, Freda — a Universal Music Group and Warner Music vet who’d been a customer since 1982 — stepped forward with plans to revive it.

As work on the Country Singles book began, KCCS Productions president Nan Kingsley (who oversees the estate of late broadcaster Bob Kingsley, host of Bob Kingsley’s Top 40) and Results Global co-head John Zarling suggested expanding that product with songwriters’ chart histories. The idea resonated with Freda.

“I’ve always felt that songwriters were [the] unsung heroes of the business,” Freda says. “And generally, country has always respected songwriters more than any other genre.”

Freda picked CMA Fest as the ideal time to publish the new Country Singles book. It fit the timeline as the company plotted a release date, and it was also an event that involves many of the genre’s artists and executives, in addition to attracting its most avid fans.

“Perhaps my biggest problem at the company is the demographic of my customers is generally 50 and above,” Freda says. “If you talk to somebody [that] age or older, and you say ‘Joel Whitburn,’ they immediately know what you’re talking about. If you talk to a 30-year-old, they’re like, ‘Who the hell was Joel Whitburn?’ Generally, our audience are certainly anyone in radio, record label people and any other kind of collector or nerd out there. They’re on our customer list.”

But Freda hopes to expand that base, both with books and a reinvigorated online offering. Record Research jumped into a subscription service around the mid-2000s, but it lasted only a year or two.

“They were a bit ahead of their time,” Freda says. “The technology was not yet in a place where it was a very good experience for the consumer.”

Freda plans to reintroduce the digital product in a year or so, with artificial intelligence helping to make the site more fluid. It would include games and trivia that would make it more interactive.

Other offerings on the horizon include a new iteration of the Hot Country Albums book, which hasn’t been updated since 2007, and a producer section that will highlight the chart histories and rankings of the figures behind the glass. The songwriter and producer information, if all goes to plan, will also be featured in other genres as Record Research celebrates the music lists that reflect the culture.

“Charts are not a replacement for what’s the best song out there,” Freda says. “The greatest song of all-time isn’t the song that went to No. 1 on the chart necessarily, but what I think chart positions represent are memories. A song that spends 10 weeks on a chart tends to be more in the collective memory of our society than a song that spent one week at 34.

“As human beings, we are nothing more than a collection of memories, and so that’s why it’s just fun to read the charts.”

When Eric Church Had A ‘Hell Of A View’ From The Top Of The Chart

The singer created his rebel ‘Soul’ entry in a single day in the mountains of North Carolina.

Most people visit a restaurant for a meal.

For Eric Church, it might be the site of a creative endeavor.

In January 2020, he settled in with his band at the Artisinal restaurant on the North Carolina side of the Smoky Mountains for a month of music-making. The goal was simple: write and record a new song each day until he built up enough material for three albums: Heart, & and Soul. The latter would include “Hell of a View,” which topped Billboard’s Country Airplay chart dated May 29, 2021.

“Hell” became an exercise after Church and his co-writers got their steps in one morning. Casey Beathard (“Homeboy,” “Don’t Blink”) returned from his walk with an idea about a couple living and loving on the edge, and he developed the initial lines with Monty Criswell (“Bottle Rockets,” “Handle On You”). Church joined in once he got back from a run.

After they finished writing it, they recorded the song that day with drummer Craig Wright miked up in the wine cellar. Producer Jay Joyce (Miranda Lambert, Brothers Osborne) finished “Hell” overnight when Church and the rest of the musicians went to bed.

Released to country radio via PlayMPE on Oct. 20, 2020, it arrived at the top of Country Airplay in its 29th week on the list; it also peaked at No. 2 on the multimetric Hot Country Songs.

Track 5 on the Soul album — issued April 20, 2021, by EMI Nashville — “Hell” was certified gold by the RIAA that June and went double-platinum on July 17, 2023.

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John Summit is hitting the road this fall with a massive arena tour titled CTRL ESCAPE.

The concert series, named after Summit’s 2026 sophomore album released on April 15, begins Oct. 1 and spans 20 dates. CTRL ESCAPE will start in Champaign, Ill., the city where Summit went to college to study accounting. The opening date is fitting, considering Summit’s CTRL ESCAPE album focuses heavily on leaving the accounting world to pursue music full time.

After a brief stint in Canada lasting three days, the DJ will cross the border to perform in Philadelphia, Boston, D.C., Houston, Atlanta, Chicago and Miami before finishing the tour at the Oakland Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Dec. 4. Beyond his CTRL ESCAPE tour, Summit is also playing a residency at [UNVRS] in Ibiza this summer, and headlining Lollapalooza in late July, adding to his already busy 2026. If you can’t make those gigs, this arena tour is your best bet to see the DJ live.

If you’re looking to catch the musician in an arena near you, you’ll want to check out official sites such as Ticketmaster. For sold-out shows, you’ll want to look to resale sites includuing StubHub and SeatGeek. Below, we’ve shared the best sites to snag tickets to Summit’s shows at inexpensive pricing. Keep reading to learn more.

Where to Buy Affordable Tickets to John Summit’s 2026 CTRL ESCAPE Arena Tour

As of writing, pricing for seating to the DJ’s show on Ticketmaster is pretty budget friendly at certain venues. We’ve seen tickets go for as low as $31.25 for spots in higher sections of venues like the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C. If you’re looking for an up-close view, floor seats are available for $200+. The ticketing service offers a fan guarantee, which allows for cancellations, refunds or exchanges within 24 hours of booking, subject to certain exclusions.

StubHub is a great option when searching for reasonably priced seating. As of this writing, we have seen ticket prices for the musician’s arena shows go for as low as $52. That said, competition for seating is strong, and tickets at this price are scarce. When searching on StubHub, you’ll find certain venues labeled with a “great value” sticker that indicates pretty hefty markdowns on tickets. The site will also indicate if seats are selling fast, helping buyers strategize their purchase.

The platform makes buying tickets easy with its “FanProtect Guarantee,” which protects your purchases with authentic tickets and refund policies. Plus, if your event is canceled and not rescheduled, you will receive a credit worth 120% of the amount you paid, or the option of a cash refund.

SeatGeek is a ticketing site with inexpensive options for CTRL ESCAPE. Summit’s United Center show in Chicago features seating for as low as $39. Seats on the floor are around $300+. Right now, you can use promo code BILLBOARD10 at checkout to receive $10 off for new members. The ticketing service features a Buyer Guarantee that ensures smooth ticket purchases every time.

A great option for price-conscious ticket shoppers is Vivid Seats. The site has a slew of affordable options on prime venues like the United Center in Chicago for $36 or the Kaseya Center in Miami for $40. To sweeten the deal, you can use our promo code BB30 to snag $30 off your purchase for new members only. The ticketing service offers a “100% Buyer Guarantee” policy that vows your transaction will be secure, that your tickets will be delivered before your event, and that your tickets will be valid and authentic. 

More savings can never be bad. You can grab stubs to Summit’s set through TicketNetwork with the code BILLBOARD150 to save $150 off orders of $500. TicketNetwork has $48 seats for the DJ’s Miami show at the Kaseya Center. If you don’t have the funds to buy your tickets just yet, you can also buy the tickets on the website now and pay later with help from Affirm. Plus, the website includes all-in pricing that lets you see exactly what you’ll be paying upfront (fees included).

We’ve also found that Gametime has great pricing and tons of seating for the musician’s arena tour. Tickets are going for as low as $37 at some venues. Gametime’s in-depth maps show that there are still ample seats available for spots on the floor or higher up. The site will also notify you when certain venues/dates feature deals, allowing you to find the best pricing every time.

Given how in demand Summit’s sets are, seating can be sparse. Gametime guarantees the lowest prices, event cancellation protection and on-time ticket delivery for a smooth ticket-buying experience every time, no matter the occasion.

John Summit 2026 Arena Tour Dates

Oct. 1 – Champaign, IL @ State Farm Center
Oct. 29 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden
Oct. 30 – State College, PA @ Bryce Jordan Center
Oct. 31 – Washington, D.C. @ Capital One Arena
Nov. 5 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
Nov. 6 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center
Nov. 7 – Fort Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena
Nov. 13 – Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center
Nov. 14 – Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center
Nov. 15 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
Nov. 20 – Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center
Nov. 21 – Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center
Nov. 24 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
Nov. 25 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
Nov. 27 – Philadelphia, PA @ Liacouras Center
Nov. 28 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
Dec. 4 – Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena

Keznamdi’s Blxxd & Fyah era isn’t over yet!

The 2026 recipient of the best reggae album Grammy officially announced the full slate of U.S. dates for his upcoming tour, billed Blxxd & Fyah Live, on Monday (June 1). The five-date trek will begin in San Francisco’s Café du Nord on Oct. 4, playing several shows across California and Pennsylvania before concluding with a Brooklyn Bowl show on Oct. 14 in New York.

“The production is going to be bigger; we’re going to raise the bar in reggae and dancehall,” Keznamdi promises Billboard the morning after his jam-packed S.O.B.’s show. “Reggae music can’t exist without the live aspect because it’s music that speaks about life. And that direct human connection, especially with [the rise of] AI, is something that cannot be replicated.”

Keznamdi celebrated his inaugural Grammy win with a pair of U.S. shows. He played the Hotel Café in Los Angeles on May 13, followed by a stop at New York City’s S.O.B.’s on May 20. Those two towering performances came just a month after storied hip-hop trio The LOX remixed “Bun Di Ganja,” a standout cut from Blxxd & Fyah, underscoring the impressive momentum Keznamdi has maintained since his show-stealing acceptance speech at the Grammy Premiere Ceremony (Feb. 1). Before his tour kickoff, Keznamdi will also headline a free concert at Eisenhower Park in New York’s Long Island on July 17.

“From the first song, people were in tune and locked in,” he reflects. “They sang the songs word for word, and that’s every artist’s dream: being able to share music you wrote by yourself and have people relate to it. My voice is still a little fatigued from the New York show, which had such a strong Caribbean community present. … The S.O.B.’s show was also the first time the industry came out to see me; they knew about me, but I don’t think they understood that I actually had a fan base. The word of mouth is going to be crazy after this show.”

According to the Kingston-born star, Live Nation wanted to handle his first post-Grammy win shows, but he really wanted to “do something special with S.O.B.’s.” As an independent artist, Keznamdi found that freedom of choice meant everything — and it also makes his upcoming Brooklyn Bowl show that much more special. Mounted in partnership with Live Nation, that concert will mark the reggae sensation’s largest New York headlining show to date.

Outside of music, Keznamdi has kept busy in the film world. Beach Inna Bondage: The Fight for Jamaica’s Coastline, a documentary short Keznamdi crafted in collaboration with Jamaican activist group JaBBEM, premiered at Kingston’s Café Rosa on May 2. The film traces the debilitating effects of beach privatization on Jamaica’s coastline, and the grassroots resistance efforts local communities are waging against large-scale tourism developments. Though he’s setting up some stateside screenings for the short, Keznamdi is already hard at work on his next album.

“There have been a lot of big features that have reached out since the [Grammy] win; a lot of big international and U.S. acts, and also some from across the Caribbean diaspora,” he teases. “I’ve been doing a lot of features, which should be coming out on other people’s albums within the next couple of weeks. I’m about 50% done with the new album; we did a live session recording before we left L.A., and it’s finally sounding like an album now. Hopefully, we can keep the momentum going and drop another album this year.”

Check out the U.S. dates for Keznamdi’s Blxxd & Fyah Live and watch the official tour announcement below.

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