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Playing video games is great! It’s a wonderful way to decompress at the end of a long day or week. However, if you’re looking to take your game to the next level, then a trusty gaming headset just might do the trick.

The audio component really amplifies any experience, offering gamers a different perspective. Into horror games like Silent Hill or Resident Evil? Spine-chilling moments from your favorite titles become even scarier with headsets. How about third-person shooters like Fortnite? You can hear your opponents coming from a mile away if your headset is good enough, giving you the spatial awareness you probably didn’t have before.

There are a few things to consider when looking for a gaming headset. First is immersive audio that’s detailed, robust and rich. The next thing is a sturdy microphone so you can easily communicate with other players online when playing multiplayer games. One of the things you don’t want is your microphone to die just when you’re about to take over a hill or command base. Finally, you want to look for a gaming headset that’s comfortable to wear around your ears and over your head for long periods of time.

We rounded up the best gaming headsets for different types of gamers, as well as for different types of consoles. Whether you’re an Xbox Series X gamer, a livestream cosplay gamer or everything in between, we’ve got you covered with our recommendations for next-level gaming immersion. And if you’re an Amazon Prime member, you can order now and get your games and accessories delivered to your home in less than two days thanks to Prime Delivery.

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Read on to find our favorite headsets for gamers.

This headset works great for both console and PC gamers alike. Anything device with a 3.5mm jack connection works with this FONHAID tech. The best part? It’s only $21.99, the most affordable entry on our list. You’ve got four colorways to choose from, all on sale, all equipped with a built-in noise-canceling microphone and 7.1 surround sound for accurate positional audio so you never miss a second mid-game.

These wired headphones from Sony boast a sleek and, quite frankly, sexy design. No bulky or blocky detailing here, just smooth, shiny innovation. The INZONE H3 currently retails for $108 and comes with a built-in mic, personalized 360 spatial sound and comfortable, smooth nylon ear pads, great for endless hours of gaming. These headphones are also Discord certified thanks to the tech’s flip-to-mute mic so you can hop on a call with friends to team up and mute on a dime when needed.

If you’re looking for a gaming setup that’s a little less…manly, you’re in the right place. While the style we mentioned is obviously unisex, we wanted to throw in a little something extra for the gamer girls. We see you and we love you. This Razer Kraken Kitty V2 BT Wireless RGB Headset currently retails for $99.99 and comes in white with pink accents. Cat ears adorn the top, a detail that has us borderline obsessed. Beyond the tech’s cuteness, it’s also a damn good headset. You’ve got crisp immersive audio, a noise suppressing mic and up to 40 hours of battery life. What’s not to love?

A next-generation console calls for a next-generation gaming headset such as the PlayStation Pulse Elite Wireless Headset. It connects easily to the PS5 while also delivering wireless audio that’s immersive and deep. Trust us, these headphones make it feel like you’ve stepped into the world of any video game, giving you an captivating experience like no other.

If you’re looking for a gaming headset that lasts for a long time, then the HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless Gaming Headset is the one for you since it has a whopping 300 hours of battery life per charge. That’s nearly 13 days of use!

The Razer Kraken V3 Pro Wireless Gaming Headset features THX Spatial Audio, which is perfect for realistic PC gaming.

For Xbox gamers, SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless Gaming Headset is ideal thanks to impressive high-fidelity audio, advanced noise-cancelation and comfy all-day fit. It comes in white and black too.

The Logitech G435 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Headset comes with a Bluetooth switch mode that makes it easier to go between consoles and gaming devices at a moment’s notice.

Did we miss what you’re looking for? If you want more, shop the best gaming headsets below:

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New York has always worn its attitude on its sleeve and on its sneakers. From the stoops of Brooklyn to the runways of SoHo, fashion in the city isn’t just about what you wear, it’s about what you represent. It’s identity, legacy and rebellion stitched together. That same spirit drives the new adidas Originals x Avirex collaboration, a reimagined Superstar that bridges heritage and the next generation of New York energy. And at the center of it all is Joey Bada$$, the Brooklyn-born rapper, actor, and cultural voice who’s spent his career embodying what it means to move with authenticity.

To New Yorkers, clothing is more than fabric, it’s communication. The city’s fashion language was built on individuality: from uptown sneaker culture to downtown leather jackets, each borough carved its own chapter into global style. Joey Bada$$, who’s nearly 15 years deep into his career, has lived that narrative in real time.

“I think it represents alignment, especially in the spirit of NYC,” he says of the collaboration. “Here’s three brands that represent New York City culture in its most original, authentic forms. It’s a pleasure to be here as a quintessential New York representative with two strong brands that represent the city and everything it stands for.”

Both adidas and Avirex carry deep New York legacies — sneakers on the streets, leather jackets in the clubs. Their new partnership brings that shared DNA to life through a capsule featuring a premium Superstar sneaker, a limited-edition leather jacket, and a tee. The Superstar’s enlarged proportions, folded tongue, and signature Avirex branding pay homage to craftsmanship and street heritage while reintroducing an icon for a new era.

For Joey, it’s about evolution and timelessness: “When you’re talking about timeless art, the potential for evolution is endless,” he says. “The first time I seen the adidas Superstar was on Run-D.M.C., and here we are in 2025, 40 years later, still rocking the Superstar. The longevity’s already been proven.”

Avirex, founded in 1975, has long been a staple of New York identity. Its leather jackets became a cultural symbol in the ’90s and 2000s — worn by legends like Biggie and Dipset — representing pride, toughness, and self-expression. The brand’s rebirth in 2019 reconnected it to that same ethos, with a focus on craftsmanship and authenticity.

“It’s telling the story of longevity again,” Joey says of the new collection. “adidas and Avirex have such a long track record — at this point, it spans decades. Here we are in 2025, and we’re continuing to push it even further. It doesn’t feel out of place at all. It actually feels pretty aligned with the moment, especially with JBA involved.”

That alignment is what makes the collaboration feel so New York. Avirex’s revival is grounded in the same cultural energy that shaped Joey — a mix of creativity, grit, and individuality that continues to define the city today.

Joey’s connection to fashion has always been personal. “I usually don’t like the word fashion, ’cause I believe fashion is something you go to the store and purchase,” he says. “Whereas style is something naturally embedded in you. It doesn’t take a designer brand or anything like that. Style is more so a reflection of expression.”

That reflection is visible across every part of his world — whether he’s on stage, in front of a camera, or walking through Brooklyn. “My stylistic expression is definitely a form of storytelling,” he adds. “Those stories vary day to day. How I’m feeling today, or how I’m feeling in this era of my life, that’s what shapes it.”

2025 has been a defining year for Joey Bada$$. In August, he dropped Lonely at the Top, a project rooted in reflection, growth, and self-awareness, featuring Ty Dolla $ign, Westside Gunn, A$AP Ferg and more. He also reprised his fan-favorite role as Unique in Power Book III: Raising Kanan and became a father alongside fiancée Serayah.

Still, it’s Joey’s voice within the culture, particularly his willingness to defend the East Coast’s legacy, that’s kept him front and center. His surprise release of “The Ruler’s Back” on New Year’s Day sparked a coast-to-coast lyrical showdown that dominated the year’s rap conversations. Through it all, Joey has stayed true to his roots.

“The city is just so embedded in who I am,” he says. “Even if you take New York City away from me, it’ll forever be in my DNA, in my bloodstream. From the tempo to the motivation and the grit you get from being here, it’s who I am.”

In both his music and his style, Joey represents the same principle: authenticity with evolution. On Lonely at the Top, he raps about growth and perspective, themes that parallel the way he approaches fashion. “Through music, we express how we feel, and through style, what we wear, we express how we feel,” he says. “What I’m saying, the message I’m carrying, or even the sound I’m choosing to convey that message, it all inevitably aligns with my style.”

That natural synergy between music and fashion is something Joey sees as mutual, not hierarchical. “I think it’s like an ecosystem,” he says. “Both have influenced each other over time, and now they’re so blood-related that they feed off each other. It’s like the chicken or the egg — they just coexist and manifest in real time.”

As someone who moves between the studio, the screen, and fashion campaigns, Joey doesn’t see authenticity as something he has to balance. “At this point, it’s second nature,” he says. “adidas and Avirex — that’s full alignment. That’s authentic right there. Once I show up, everything’s in sync. I’d wear it anyway.”

New York City remains the creative pulse of Joey’s art — and the foundation for this collaboration. It’s where music, fashion, and self-expression collide. “There’s so much creativity that comes out of New York,” he says. “It’s free, diverse, and always moving forward.”

That sense of freedom defines both his artistic journey and the new adidas x Avirex capsule. Each piece — from the leather jacket to the Superstar — reflects the city’s legacy of resilience and individuality.

“In 2025, everything is happening all at once,” Joey says. “Fashion is at the same place we’re at with music. There’s all this genre-bending — it’s healthy because people are just expressing who they are and what feels authentic, instead of staying confined to a certain trend.”

From his lyrics to his wardrobe, Joey Bada$$ continues to carry the soul of Brooklyn into everything he touches. Just like the adidas Superstar and Avirex’s iconic jackets, his story is one of endurance, originality, and rebirth — proof that New York’s energy isn’t just alive, it’s evolving.

So, is it a Flex, Trade, or Fade? For me, this one’s a Flex — no doubt about it. This collection is a love letter to New York City style, something that’s been a part of me since day one. Growing up in NYC, I’ve always seen an Avirex jacket as more than just outerwear, it’s a staple, a status symbol, and a reflection of how deeply fashion and identity intertwine here. Joey and adidas capturing that energy? That’s New York through and through.

But what about you — is the adidas x Avirex collab a Flex, Trade, or Fade in your book?

Illinois native Alexandra Kay first broke through as an independent artist writing songs about her shattered heart, but on her new album, for the first time she’s writing from the perspective of a healed heart.

In 2023, Kay self-released her debut album, All I’ve Ever Known. Containing songs that chronicled a period Kay calls “a pretty traumatic time in my life” following the painful wake of her divorce, the album’s music propelled Kay to No. 12 on Billboard‘s Emerging Artists chart in 2023.

“I was able to just put myself very authentically in everyone’s face without any shield, just as real and raw as I could ever be. I just wanted to make sure that I led with that this project,” Kay says.

That grit, hustle and honesty have fueled her ascendant trajectory on her sophomore album Second Wind, out Oct. 24. She’s writing from a joyous, thriving space, both personally and professionally. The album marks her first release after signing with BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville in February and takes inspiration from her relationship with current boyfriend, musician and Kay’s longtime bandmember Rocko Beall.

“It was a very conscious decision to describe what it felt like opening my heart again to someone else,” says Kay. “I was very much living that, so I was like, ‘Let me just start writing love songs,’ which I had never done. You don’t just flip a switch and automatically you’re trusting and open to love again. I wanted to take people through that process.”

The album is a confluence of country, pop and shades of hip-hop. Songs such as “Feminine Energy,” with its nod to Christina Aguilera’s 1999 hit “What a Girl Wants,” revel in flirty, starry-eyed romance. Other tracks, such as “What He Does,” delve into a lover’s sweet, emotionally restoring gestures, while questioning why it was so hard for an ex to do the same.

She calls another song on the album, “Right Now,” her “Alexandra Wallen” moment. “It’s like with the 808s and stuff,” she says, referring to the sound Morgan Wallen has made famous that incorporates hip-hop elements. “Before when we were writing for the project, I would’ve been like ‘This doesn’t fit. But I thought the album was done, so we wrote it and the label was like ‘Yeah, this definitely needs to go on the album.’”

She adds, “I think that’s why people always overwrite their albums because the good stuff really starts to happen when you’re not itching and scratching for it. You’re just going, ‘Okay, let’s write something we think will be fun and cool.’”

Kay may be releasing just her second album, but she’s been honing her musical talents for nearly two decades, first writing songs at age 15. Her early career involved voice-over work, musical theater and commercials. She initially released hip-hop and R&B music before transitioning into country music in 2022, thanks to her viral “Coffee Covers” Facebook videos that featured Kay singing ‘90s country songs while concocting coffee recipes.

She’s taking songs from her new album on the road by headlining her Second Wind: The Tour through November, and next year will join Old Dominion for shows in Australia and New Zealand. She’s also doubling down on her “Coffee Girl” branding, having opened her own coffee shop in her home state in June.

Kay, Billboard’s Country Rookie of the Month for October, opens up about her forthcoming new album, touring with Jelly Roll, opening The Coffee Girl and more.

How did the song “Feminine Energy” come about?

We were at a writing retreat in upstate New York and I was like, “I want to write a song about how he makes me a girly girl.” I just feel safe around him. I was in the session writing “Feminine Energy” and Rocko came upstairs and ended up helping us write the rest of the song.

I had said this as soon as Rocko and I got together, I realized it was a very different relationship than the relationship I was previously in. Everybody around me saw a change in me. I was just softened. In my past relationship, I was the person that was always prepared to handle things if things went south. That’ll toughen you as a woman, just being in a relationship where you’re just waiting for the other shoe to fall. It’s exhausting.

When Rocko and I first got together, I remember my shoe was untied while I was walking through the airport. He bent down and tied my shoe, and it was something that just stuck in the back of my head. With my ex, I would’ve walked around with my shoes untied all day.

You opened shows for labelmate Jelly Roll last year. What did you learn from touring with him?

He just moves in a different way than a lot of people do. He’s got a hustle about him that is so gritty to his core, and he’s just willing to do anything he’s got to do to make stuff happen. And he’s a preacher at heart. He’s always dropping crazy knowledge, and he’s become a great friend. He remembers being the underdog, and I have very much felt like that in my career, especially accomplishing so many things as an independent artist. I didn’t get the accolades or opportunities I probably should have gotten based on the numbers I was putting up because I wasn’t signed. Jelly was like, “We’re going to take this independent girl and put her in arenas.” He changed my life.

Your song “Straight for the Heart” is going to radio next month. What has it been like gearing up to send a song to country radio?

Another thing that Jelly did for me was he let me go into all of the radio rooms, which was very generous, on his tour. He would have all these radio people come in and was like, “Go meet everybody at radio.” I’m coming into radio tours having already met many of these people and that’s huge. All I’ve Ever Known, that was very much a concept record, just me writing where I was at. Now, I think I have a lot more songs that, universally, people are liking.

You got your start making coffee videos on TikTok back in 2020. In June, you opened up a coffee shop, The Coffee Girl, in Illinois. What was that process like?

I ended up going back to the owners of a specific café, where I used to live in a loft apartment above the shop. I went to the owners and told them I wanted to open a coffee shop in my hometown, and I said, “I want your blessing because I don’t want to open anything that is in competition with your shop.” And they said, “We are talking about wanting to retire. Would you consider buying this place?” I was blown away. So, I gave them exactly what they wanted for it, and they are happily retired and still come to the shop all the time.

Does entrepreneurship run in the family?

My dad has run businesses since he was 21 years old when he opened his first dry cleaners. He ended up having five of them. He’s a smart businessman and I think we’re going to be an incredible team as we continue to open new locations.

Where do you want to open your next location?

We hope to open one in Nashville.

What is your favorite order at the shop?

We rebranded some of the items that were there and did some more extravagant coffees and foods. I always got the turkey bacon melt with chips. So, we call that the AK on the menu now. We have a Greek salad and I’m part Greek, so we called it Yaya’s Greek Salad, because that’s what I call my grandmother.

What is the first concert you ever saw?

I think it was the Backstreet Boys.

Most recent song you listened to?

 “Exes” by Tate McRae. She’s such an icon.

What artists do you think are underrated right now?

Emily Ann Roberts. Her voice is insane. And Laci Kaye Booth and Mae Estes, but I have a feeling all of those girls are right on the cusp.

Music executive Ángel Del Villar is asking a judge to let him stay out of prison while he appeals his felony convictions for doing business with a concert promoter linked to Mexican drug cartels.

With a four-year prison sentence set to start on Dec. 1, attorneys for Del Villar argue that his appeal could very well overturn his March convictions – and that he should remain a free man until a higher court rules on his case.

“Del Villar has demonstrated since this case began that he is not a flight risk,” his lawyers wrote in a Wednesday court filing. “He poses no danger to the community. And he intends to present substantial questions on appeal that, if resolved in his favor, are likely to result in reversal or a new trial on all counts.”

Del Villar, who built his Del Records into a top record label for regional Mexican music, was convicted in March of violating the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act by repeatedly arranging concerts with Jesus Pérez Alvear, a Guadalajara-based promoter with cartel ties. In August, he was sentenced to 48 months in prison on those convictions.

In addition to seeking to halt the imposition of that sentence, Wednesday’s filing serves as a preview of how Del Villar’s attorneys plan to mount his appeal of the underlying convictions.

They say they have a particularly strong argument on how the judge instructed jurors that they could convict Del Villar by finding that he willfully blinded himself to Pérez’s shady connections. They say prosecutors couldn’t prove he took concrete actions to avoid such knowledge, but that the judge gave the jurors that option anyway.

“The government pointed to no evidence — and the record contains none —  from which a jury could conclude beyond a reasonable doubt that Del Villar took ‘deliberate actions’ or made ‘active efforts,’ his lawyers wrote, later adding that the judge’s instruction “went to the heart and most hotly contested aspect of the case.”

If that argument is successful, Del Villar’s lawyers say, it will “produce a new trial on all counts of conviction,” since each count required proof of such knowledge.

Del Records, founded by Del Villar in 2008, was home to música mexicana supergroup Eslabon Armado, whose global hit, “Ella Baila Sola” with Peso Pluma, became one of the biggest songs of 2023, as well as Lenin Ramirez and other chart-topping artists.

But in June 2022, federal prosecutors unveiled charges against Del Villar, 41, CFO Luca Scalisi, 56, and Del Records itself under the Kingpin Act. The 1999 statute allows the U.S. to impose targeted sanctions on foreign individuals involved in the illegal drug trade, and then to ban U.S. residents from doing business with them.

Pérez was added to the sanctions list in 2018 after the feds said he had helped cartels “exploit the Mexican music industry to launder drug proceeds and glorify their criminal activities.” Del Villar and Scalisi nonetheless allegedly used Pérez to arrange four Mexican concerts for an undisclosed Del Records artist and accepted nearly $200,000 from him, all while aware that he had been sanctioned.

At a March trial, superstar Gerardo Ortiz took the stand to testify against Del Villar, saying he had seen Pérez Alvear at the Del Records offices and had himself performed at one of the promoter’s concerts. Del Villar’s defense attorneys argued back that he had been “manipulated” into working with Pérez Alvear by a “trusted” former employee. But the jury didn’t buy it, finding him guilty on 10 counts of violating the Kingpin law, as well as one conspiracy charge.

Charlie Puth has a lot of “Changes” on the horizon.

On Thursday (Oct. 16), the pop singer/songwriter announced his fourth studio album, Whatever’s Clever!, due March 6 via Atlantic Records, alongside a music video for lead single “Changes” — and he lets fans in on some big personal news in the ’80s-inspired visual. Around the 2:30 mark in the Charlotte Rutherford-directed clip, Puth’s wife, Brooke Sansone, makes a cameo and they both place their hands on her belly to signal that they’re about to become a family of three. As a press release about the video says, “Charlie reflects on ‘Changes’ both personal and professional with a sweet cameo from his real-life wife Brooke Sansone.”

Puth started dating his longtime family friend Sansone in 2022 and they were married in September 2024. This will be the first child for both.

Whatever’s Clever! will be Puth’s fourth album and a follow-up to 2022’s Charlie, which spun off the Billboard Hot 100 top 40 singles “Light Switch” and “Left and Right” (with BTS’ Jung Kook).

After playing a series of sold-out shows at New York’s Blue Note jazz club last month, Puth is set to kick off eight concerts at Blue Note Los Angeles on Thursday night. For fans who can’t be in the intimate room, they can livestream his first performance at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT (RSVP here). For the NYC gigs, he welcomed Babyface, Jimmy Jam and Anthony Ramos as special guests.

Watch the “Changes” music video below, and find his and Brooke’s family announcement around the 2:35 mark.