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Looking for a new pair of headphones or earphones on a budget? To make it easier for you, we’ve put together a list of high-quality options available for under $25 during Amazon Prime Day, featuring everything from classic wired headphones to sleek wireless earphones.

Whether you’re jamming out on a walk, jogging to intense EDM or need to focus while tackling schoolwork, having the right pair of headphones or earphones can make a world of a difference. For those who love the simplicity of earphones, we’ve included lightweight and comfortable options that deliver great sound. We’ve also thrown in more advanced models for those audiophiles looking for the best sound possible, at an affordable price. There’s something on this list for everyone’s sound needs.

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This over-the-ear model from Picun is an impressive pick, especially given the $19.19 pricetag. Not only is this tech pretty gorgeous, what with the chrome finish and cream accents, it’s also designed by audiophiles for audiophiles. The tech comes with dual 40mm dynamic sound units, meaning the headphones use two sound drivers, each 40mm in diameter per ear cup or side along with 3 EQ modes or preset sound profiles that can be adjusted to fit the overall sound you’re looking for. If you’re afraid of going without your tunes, not to fret. This Picun headset comes with a built-in 1000mAh battery, allowing for continuous play for more than 120 hours. Pretty impressive.

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Wanna go old school? These earbuds are wired and can be plugged into your laptop or phone. The $19.88 tech comes with a mic and track controls so you can change the volume during phonecalls and enjoy your favorite tunes with ease.

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The Hmusic H06 Neckband Bluetooth Headphones are designed with safety in mind, featuring a volume limit to protect your ears, a comfortable fit, and lightweigh design.

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If you’re looking for another sleek wireless option, consider these in-ear noise cancelling headphones. It’s currently up to 25% off and you can get them in eleven different colors from Light Blue to Butter Yellow.

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For more product recommendations, check out this list of the best over-ear headphones to add variety to your collection, these JBL Earbuds for another budget-friendly alternative, and these Bluetooth speakers for all music lovers.

Björk made an urgent plea on behalf of fellow Icelandic musician Magga Stína on Wednesday morning (Oct. 8), after claiming that her childhood friend had been “kidnapped” by the Israeli army after attempting to deliver aid to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip that morning as part of an international aid flotilla intercepted by Israeli forces.

“my childhood-friend , musician magga stína has just been kidnapped by the israeli army . she sailed on a boat following greta thunberg in trying to open the path for international aid to gaza,” Björk wrote in an impassioned Instagram post about the nine-boat flotilla attempting to breach Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza to deliver much-needed aid to the enclave that has been under near-constant bombardment from Israeli forces for two years.

“i believe activism is as diverse as humans are . i support magga stína and greta doing everything possible to try to stop the genocide in palestine . it is illegal to starve people and hinder that food arrives to children,” Björk added, the latter a reference to claims that Israel has been purposely and systematically starving the people of Gaza in an effort that has led to global organizations such as Amnesty International proclaiming in July that Israel is using starvation as part of its “ongoing genocide” in Gaza against the Palestinian people.

According to the Associated Press, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that its actions in the Mediterranean Sea resulted in the detention of 145 activists taking part in the Freedom Flotilla Coalition & Thousand Madleens to Gaza, who were brought ashore and processed in Israel before being deported. At press time a spokesperson for Israel’s defense forces and foreign ministry had not returned Billboard‘s request for comment on the interception of the flotilla or confirmation that Stína was among those detained.

The action came after more than 400 activists from a previous 40-boat flotilla — which included European lawmakers and climate activist Greta Thunberg — were intercepted last week while trying to reach Gaza with what was described as a “token” amount of aid. The AP reported that the organizers of Wednesday’s flotilla, which included one member of the European parliament and national lawmakers from Turkey, Denmark, France and Belgium, called the detentions “arbitrary and unlawful.”

The Icelandic Monitor reported that Stína’s family has also urged the Icelandic government to do everything it can to secure her immediate release. “Our family and Magga Stína’s friends are deeply concerned about the situation — especially considering the treatment she is likely to face at the hands of the Israeli military,” the family said in seeking the release of the nearly 100 health workers, journalists and peace activists aboard the Conscience, which reportedly had medicine, medical equipment and food aid on board. “We urge the Icelandic government and the public to condemn Israel’s illegal detention of civilians and to demand that all volunteers be released immediately,” continued the appeal signed by Stína’s daughter, sister and mother.

The family claimed that those detained have been “mistreated, denied food, water and sleep and deprived of necessary medication.”

Stína, born Margrét Kristín Blöndal, is a classically trained violinist who previously led the Icelandic punk band Reptile and has released solo albums and contributed to albums by Icelandic rap-rock group Quarashi, as well as the groups Lone Ranger and Beam Me Up. According to Last.fm, she released the experimental album, An Album, on Björk’s Ear label in 1998 and opened for Björk on her 1998 Homogenic tour.

Björk’s note added that Iceland has often been a leader in recognizing “many small nation’s independence,” including supporting Palestinian statehood in 2014. “we know after being a colony for 600 years what it feels like to be suppressed . even though we are few , our voice matters and we can continue to set an example of having the courage to rise up against oppression and represent peace,” she wrote.

“i ask icelandic authorities to follow their own support for palestine 11 years ago , to stop all business interactions with israel until the genocide in gaza stops and fight for magga stína’s safe return,” Björk said, adding that she also calls for “all the world to bring home every single nations hostage home.” The latter statement did not specify if she was referring to all hostages around the world, or to the 48 Israeli hostages still believed to be in captivity in Gaza following the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack on the nation in which militants killed 1,200 people and abducted 251 others.

Israel has come under increasing international scrutiny for its now two-year offensive in Gaza, in which Gaza health authorities have said more than 67,000 Palestinians have been killed and many more are on the brink of starvation as famine spreads throughout the enclave due to Israeli restrictions on the delivery of food aid to Gaza. The world’s leading association of genocide experts, the International Association of Genocide Scholars, passed a resolution last month stating that Israel’s actions in the war fit the legal definition of genocide as laid out by the U.N. convention on genocide due to the “near-total demolition” of housing in the territory, as well as attacks on personnel and facilities needed for survival, including in the sectors of healthcare, aid and education.

Israel has repeatedly denied it is engaged in genocidal actions, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slamming a recent report by the U.N.’s Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) panel that the two-year war has created a “man-made famine,” saying in a statement, “Israel does not have a policy of starvation.”

President Trump had insisted that Palestinian authorities agree to his 20-point peace plan by Sunday (Sept. 5), threatening on Truth Social that, “if his LAST CHANCE agreement is not reached, all HELL, like no one has ever seen before, will break out against Hamas. THERE WILL BE PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.” That deadline has come and gone, and on Wednesday U.S. special envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, and the president’s son-in-law, private citizen Jared Kushner, arrived in Egypt to join the negotiations to free the remaining hostages and end the war in Gaza.

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Since the NFL announced Bad Bunny as headliner of the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show, seemingly every pundit on earth has had some profound opinion.

In The New York Times, Molly Jong-Fast labeled Bad Bunny an “anti-ICE pop star” in a column titled “The N.F.L. Gets it: Why Don’t Democrats?” insinuating that Bad Bunny is the face that can somehow save Democrats from freefall. On the flip side, MAGA mavens piled on the criticism fast and furious, with podcaster Benny Johnson labeling Bad Bunny an “anti-ICE activist” and “massive Trump hater.”

And, when a major network interviewed me live immediately after the Bad Bunny announcement, I was asked: “Isn’t he controversial?” I was genuinely baffled at the question. “No, he’s not,” I said in complete truthfulness.

Bad Bunny hasn’t had major scandals of any sort; he has no arrest record; he’s never made news for being intoxicated or under the influence; he hasn’t had public fights with other celebrities or newsmakers, nor is he known for provocative social media posts or proclamations. He’s not given to making polarizing statements or offering political opinions, save for those directly related to his homeland of Puerto Rico, where he lives full-time.

And while several Latin artists have been openly critical of the United States’ current immigration policy, even there, Bad Bunny has tread lightly. His widely quoted comment regarding ICE came at the tail-end of an interview published online by i-D magazine in September, where he was pointedly asked if his decision to not give concerts in the U.S. was out of concern about the mass deportations of Latinos here.

“There were many reasons why I didn’t show up in the US, and none of them were out of hate — I’ve performed there many times. All of [the shows] have been successful,” he said, noting that Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of the US, and “People from the U.S. could come here to see the show.” But, he added, “there was the issue of—like, f–king ICE could be outside [my concert]. And it’s something that we were talking about and very concerned about.”

Is that really a controversial statement? The man isn’t saying anything against the U.S. or the U.S. government — and hasn’t even mentioned President Trump, as many other artists have directly and pointedly done, including rapper Doechii in her recent BET Awards acceptance speech.

The fact that an artist has different political views from the president shouldn’t disqualify them from performing at the Super Bowl. Taylor Swift, after all, was widely speculated to be the Super Bowl performer in 2026 and she has aligned herself with Democratic politics — but it’s hard to imagine the same people would be as angry about her Super Bowl set just because of her politics.

Furthermore, as a Puerto Rican, Bad Bunny is considered a U.S. citizen, can vote in presidential primaries and pays state, local and income taxes (Puerto Ricans can also have representatives at congress meetings, but they cannot vote in general elections). Despite his citizenship, however, Bad Bunny sings only in Spanish and speaks English with a Spanish accent. And that is what has everybody’s panties –from the left and from the right — tied up in a knot.

Spanish is the second-most-spoken language in the world among native speakers, second only to Mandarin. In the U.S., Spanish is the second most spoken language behind English. Approximately 14% of the population — some 45 million people — speak it at home, according to Census data. According to Luminate, Spanish is the second most-listened to language in music, by far, with 24% of American music listeners consuming music in Spanish (French trails in third place at 8%). English is of course the top language in music consumption, by percentage of the total (88.8%), followed by Spanish (8.1%) and Korean in a distant third (0.7%) — and Bad Bunny has been the most-listened-to artist in the world for three of the past five years.

But, as those of us who speak Spanish daily can attest, many still look down on Spanish as a language, and definitely on the people who speak it. This isn’t conjecture nor paranoia; being a Latin immigrant makes for a barrier of entry, and certainly the biggest hurdle I’ve had to overcome at a personal level. I’ve been berated for speaking Spanish in the most genteel of environments: the park, the club, the theater. Early in my career, I lost a job as a DJ for a classical music station in Los Angeles, of all places, because a listener called in to say she “couldn’t understand” me.  

My U.S.-born children have been sanctioned for speaking Spanish, to themselves, in sports tournaments, in states both to the left and to the right — and I became used to parents talking to me very slowly, as if my slight Spanish accent somehow made me hard of hearing or slow to understand.  Speak with a British, French or Italian accent and you are chic, educated, sharp. Speak with a Spanish accent, and your IQ suddenly dips.

So, let’s acknowledge that having Bad Bunny headline the Super Bowl is a bold choice — but let’s also be real about the reasons.

While he is not the first Latin artist to perform on that stage – Gloria Estefan, Jennifer Lopez and Shakira have all headlined— those three are known as bilingual, “crossover” acts whose biggest hits came in both English and Spanish. In fact, all three performed bilingual sets.

But Bad Bunny has never performed in a bilingual format. As an artist who writes his own lyrics, he feels at ease in his native tongue, and belongs to a streaming generation that readily accepts music in other languages — unlike two decades ago, when recording in English was required to reach broader listenership. Singing and performing in Spanish are core to his music and his artistic persona, not because he’s making a political or social statement, but simply because that’s his language.

Now, he’s been asked to headline the Super Bowl halftime show, and he’s accepted — not because he’s attempting to make a political statement, but because he’s proud to showcase his culture and heritage.

“I’m very happy,” he said in his opening monologue when hosting Saturday Night Live over the weekend. “Especially for all the Latinos and Latinas in the whole world and here in the United States. The people who have worked to open doors. More than my accomplishment, it’s an accomplishment of all of us, demonstrating that our mark and our input in this country cannot be thrown out or erased.”

Take the man at his word. Playing the Super Bowl is an honor. The fact that an artist will do so in a language that has become a global musical unifier is truly the highest form of flattery. Rather than criticize, second-guess or raise hell in either direction, let’s just celebrate, kick back and enjoy a show that should be massively entertaining for all viewers — regardless of their native language.

Louis Tomlinson is opening up about the loss of Liam Payne.

In a vulnerable cover story interview with Rolling Stone UK, the singer shared that his former One Direction bandmate’s death in 2024 has been “impossibly difficult” to navigate, especially as the group celebrated its 15th anniversary earlier this year. “It was really uncomfortable, actually,” Tomlinson began.

“The [collective] feeling to celebrate is as important, if not more important than ever, on behalf of Liam,” he continued of the band’s anniversary, which marked the first one that Tomlinson and ex-bandmates Harry Styles, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan had to celebrate without Payne. “There’s still a level in my head [where it feels] unjust and frustrating that he’s not with us anymore. So, it just brought up those feelings, although I’m still living with them anyway.”

The interview comes almost a full year after Payne fell to his death from a fourth-floor hotel balcony in Argentina. Toxicology reports later found that the star, who had been open about his struggles with substance abuse, had high levels of alcohol in his system at the time of the fall, as well as cocaine.

Shortly afterward, all four of Payne’s former bandmates shared statements addressing his death. “I feel beyond lucky to have had you in my life but I’m really struggling with the idea of saying goodbye,” Tomlinson wrote at the time, calling the late musician the “most vital part of One Direction.”

While speaking to RSUK, Tomlinson opened up about how his grief over Payne has been different in comparison to the losses of mom Johannah Deakin in 2016 and sister Félicité Tomlinson in 2019.

“It was really, really, impossibly difficult for me to deal with losing Liam,” he told the publication. “Naively, I thought that because at this point, I’m relatively well versed in grief for my age, that it might soften the blow. [That was] super-naive. It’s very different. I’ve never lost a friend before.”

“He was just a very misunderstood person, I think, from a public perspective,” he added of Payne. “If there is ever any judgment on his character, I think nine times out of 10, you can reflect on that, and the reflection is that he was someone who just wanted to be liked.”

Country Music Hall of Famer Alan Jackson is gearing up for a massive Nashville party before he retires from touring. On June 27, Jackson will hold Last Call: One More for the Road – The Finale at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium.

He’s also bringing a star-studded lineup of artists to join him. Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Riley Green, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Jon Pardi, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and Lee Ann Womack are all set to perform during the event, with more artists to be announced.

“We just felt like we had to end it all where it all started for me, and that’s in Nashville – Music City – where country music lives,” Jackson said in a statement.

Registration for pre-sale for the event is happening now on Jackson’s website, and continues through Oct. 13. Pre-sales will begin Oct. 15 at 10 a.m. CT, with tickets going on sale to the general public on Oct. 17 at 10 a.m. CT.

In May, Jackson revealed the conclusion of his touring career. “This is my last road show,” he told a Milwaukee audience. “It’s been a long, sweet ride. It started 40 years ago. I’ve really lived the American dream for sure – I’m so blessed.”

Jackson’s Last Call: One More for the Road Tour began in 2022 and continued through this spring. The upcoming finale show is promoted by Doussan Music Group and Peachtree Entertainment. For each ticket sold, $1 will be donated to the CMT Research Foundation, which funds research to help aid in finding a cure for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. The musician revealed he was diagnosed with the nerve condition in 2021.

Jackson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2017, and has earned 26 No. 1 Billboard Country Airplay hits during his career. He is also a three-time Country Music Association entertainer of the year honoree.