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A few weeks ago, Sony released the newly designed PlayStation 5 Slim and handheld PlayStation 5 Portal remote player in the lead-up to the holidays. Now the tech and entertainment company just dropped new accessories that bring PlayStation games to life.
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Priced at $199.99 at Best Buy and Amazon, the Sony Pulse Explore is a new pair of true wireless earbuds specifically designed for the PS5, PS5 Slim and PS5 Portal. These accessories offer excellent gaming audio that’s crisp, full and immersive with deep and rumbling bass, while it comes with a USB dongle that plugs directly into the back of the console to provide a low latency wireless audio connection with practically zero lag.
Meanwhile, the earbuds have a clever hidden microphone design that lets gamers chat with teammates and opponents online. They’re also compatible with Mac and PC, as well as Apple iPhone and Android mobile devices via Bluetooth.
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In addition, Sony PS5 Pulse Explore comes with a sleek sliding USB-C charging case that serves as storage for the wireless earbuds and supplemental battery life. Although the earbuds themselves have a battery life of up to five hours per charge, their included charging case gives them an extra battery life of up to 10 hours. That’s up to 15 hours of charge in total, which is more than enough to complete games such as The Last of Us, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Stray, Ratchet & Clank, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and others.
The Sony PS5 Pulse Explore Wireless Earbuds come out on Wednesday, Dec. 6. They’re available for $199.99 at Best Buy, PlayStation Direct, Target and Amazon (you can also find them on resale sites such as StockX). In the meantime, watch a trailer for the new earbuds (and the upcoming Sony Pulse Elite gaming headset), below:
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Want more? For more product recommendations, check out our roundups of the best over-ear headphones, wifi extenders, laptop deals and more.
Dancing With the Stars crowned its season 32 champion on Tuesday (Dec. 6). After a crowded three-hour finale episode featuring a redemption dance and a freestyle, the five remaining couples — Alyson Hannigan and Sasha Farber, Daniella Karagach and Jason Mraz, Ariana Madix and Pasha Pashkov, Charity Lawson and Artem Chigvintsev, and Xochitl Gomez and […]
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and Jordin Sparks wants to help you find the perfect gift for everyone on your list. The American Idol alum will share gifts ideas from Walmart for Billboard Live Shopping Week with talkshoplive tonight at 7 p.m. ET.
Whether you’re a last-minute shopper, early-bird shopper or somewhere in between, finding the right gift can be time-consuming and maybe a little frustrating, but Sparks is here to help ease some of your holiday anxiety and spark a little joy with an array of the coolest (and cutest) items from Walmart, including gear from top brands like Xbox, Cannon and Tracfone or toys from Melissa & Doug.
Billboard Live Shopping Week with talkshoplive launched Monday with a special merch drop from Garth Brooks, followed by The Bachelorette’s Tayshia Adams on Tuesday — and we’re doubling up for Wednesday.
First, Angela Simmons will let viewers inside the world of Angela’s Cakes with sweet deals on her cake mix and apparel at 6 p.m. ET tonight. Then, Sparks will showcase her top gifts from Walmart at 7 p.m. ET.
The fun continues with Sammy Wilk and Akon sharing brand-new merch drops on Thursday. On Friday, country singer Priscilla Block will team with Hooche podcast host, Demps, to offer merch bundles featuring her Hey Jack T-shirt, Hooche trucker hat and more.
Billboard Live Shopping Week will include a special bonus livestream with Jared Leto on Wednesday, Dec. 13 — and you don’t want to miss it. The Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman will be offering a holiday collection, exclusive tour merch, tour tickets and special VIP packages in honor of his band’s latest studio album, It’s the End of the World But It’s a Beautiful Day.
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It’s cake time! Angela Simmons is serving up a sweet surprise for day 3 of Billboard Live Shopping Week with talkshoplive, launching tonight at 6 p.m. ET.
Simmons will be showing off her Angela’s Cakes brand and offering holiday discounts on her line of vegan pancake and funnel cake mix, along with deals on apparel. The entrepreneur, producer, writer and “vegan foodie with a sweet tooth” created a vegan funnel cake mix that lets you whip up the yummy dessert — popular at carnivals, theme parks and boardwalks — at home.
Simmons will be dishing out deals on her Angela’s Cakes mixes and apparel tonight at 6 p.m. ET. Also on Wednesday, Jordin Sparks will be showing off her favorite gifts from Walmart.
What else is cooking for Billboard Live Shopping Week? The week kicked off with Garth Brooks’ merch drop on Monday night. On Tuesday, Bachelorette star Tayshia Adams teamed up with Walmart and Netflix to bring you gifts from fan-favorite Netflix shows and movies, including Stranger Things and Love Is Blind.
Rounding out the week, Sammy Wilk and Akon will share merch drops on Thursday and country singer Priscilla Block joins Hooche podcast host Demps to offer up must-have bundles featuring her Hey Jack T-shirt, Hooche trucker hat and more on Friday.
The shopping week concludes with a special bonus livestream on Wednesday, Dec. 13, featuring Jared Leto of Thirty Seconds to Mars. In celebration of his band’s latest album, It’s the End of the World But It’s a Beautiful Day, Leto will offer up exclusive tour merch, a holiday collection, tour tickets and special VIP packages.
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Missed a livestream? You can watch livestreams from Brooks here and Adams here.
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The Rolling Stones are hitting the road for the Stones 2024 tour supporting their new album, Hackney Diamonds. The band will perform in 16 cities including Las Vegas, Houston, Seattle, Orlando, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Vancouver, and Los Angeles. The 16-date tour launches in Houston on April 28, 2024 and ends in Santa Clara, Calif. on July 17, 2024.
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Pre-sale tickets went on sale on Nov. 29 and general admission passes went on sale on Dec. 1. Per to the Stones’ Instagram account, “A limited number of tickets will be sold at $39.50 plus service charges.”
How much are the cheapest tickets to the tour? From what we’ve found online, the cheapest tickets are priced as low $68+ at SeatGeek. Ticketmaster, Vivid Seats and StubHub’s prices start at approximately $78-$153 for the cheapest seats.
Some of the higher priced, general admission tickets will cost you around $300-$450. VIP tickets are priced at around $799 and up for standing room passes and upwards of $5,000-$7,000 for select dates. Vivid Seats offers ticketing deals available for select cities such as Philadelphia, Vancouver, Inglewood, Calif. and Foxborough, Mass. Want more deals? You can save $10 off $250+ at SeatGeek with code: BILLBOARD10 (offer valid on first purchase only).
Scheduled shows in Vancouver and the New Orleans Jazz fest are some of the faster selling tickets so if you’re interested in scoring passes, it’s best to act fast.
In honor of the tour, The Rolling Stones dropped a merch collection on Amazon comprised of T-shirts, sweatshirts, tank tops and more. Shop tour merch here.
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Bob Marley’s legendary life and career will be captured in the forthcoming film Bob Marley: One Love, and in a new clip shared on Monday (Dec. 4), the late reggae star’s son, Ziggy Marley, gives actor Kingsley Ben-Adir the stamp of approval for his portrayal of his father. “In the audition, I saw Kingsley, who plays […]
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Christina Aguilera may be most known for her powerful vocals and Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping songs, but the pop star recently revealed she’s also quite the gamer. During a trip to Melbourne, the “Dirrty” singer revealed what she carries in her bag during a TikTok for the Australian food delivery service Menulog on Thursday (Nov. 30). Among her travel necessities is a pink Nintendo Lite Switch, with the star claiming she’s a “big kid at heart” and relies on the device for some relaxation when she’s on the go.
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“Everybody that knows me knows I love a nice video game,” she says in the video. “It’s very relaxing. It takes me out of my element — it’s a destressor for me, so who doesn’t like a cute and pink Switch?”
You’ll also likely find her playing Super Mario Bros., as the “Beautiful” singer says she’s “a big Mario girl.”
Instead of relying on an outlet, laptop or TV to play video games, Aguilera praised the Switch’s portability, noting you can “take it on the plane, hotel rooms,” and since it’s lightweight, there’s less of a worry about the device weighing down your backpack, tote bag or luggage.
The singer isn’t the only one who’s a fan of the gaming device. It’s earned a 4.8-star rating on Amazon, with more than 47,000 verified five-star reviews by shoppers who can’t get enough of it’s “durable” design and how “how simple and portable it is.”
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Take your gaming on the go with Nintendo’s Switch Lite, which is capable of online and local wireless multiplayer. A full set of controls is in built into the device, as well as a digital display screen to play your favorite games in high definition. The device comes in a range of bold and vibrant colors to choose to your liking, and also makes a special gift for the gamer in your life.
Among other must-haves in her bag was a mini Theragun massager, Fenty lip gloss, a handheld fan, Spirited Away playing cards and Touchland Hand Sanitizer in Rosewater.
For more product recommendations, check out our roundups of the best celebrity headphones, charging stations and commuter gadgets.
It’s hard, if not impossible, to out-goth Robert Smith. But on Monday night (Dec. 4), Team Niall’s Nini Iris did her level best to bring all the spooky vibes to her cover of The Cure’s 1989 mope rock ballad “Lovesong” on The Voice.
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The 27-year-old Tbilsi, Georgia native who made it to the live shows on the Georgian version of The Voice in 2012 and then moved to New York in 2016 — where she went from being a cabaret singer to a professional wedding singer — has been on a serious roll since the beginning of the playoff rounds last month.
But on Monday night she kicked it to a new high with her moving, emotive Cure cover. Accompanied by a string quartet and pianist, Iris stood atop a square platform midstage wearing a midnight black dress, long lace gloves and a matching choker and belted out the song’s keening lyrics over the moody arrangement.
Adding a bit of Adele-like soul to the darkly bouncy song from the Cure’s Disintegration album — which became the band’s highest-charting U.S. single when it hit No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in Oct. 1989 — Iris climbed into her sky-high register to sing the track’s’s haunting refrain: “Whenever I’m alone with you/ You make me feel like I am home again.”
As the music swelled and Iris’ voice took on a gritty growl, she became more animated and held the final “I will always love you” for an extra beat as mentor Horan closed his eyes and watched with pride. “And the Grammy goes to” he joked, dubbing the performance “absolutely spectacular.”
The stunning performance came on the same night that season-long frontrunner Ruby Leigh, 16, posted yet another impressive performance for Team Reba when she sang McEntire’s 1980 single, “You Lie.” With the season 24 grand finale just two weeks away, the competition got real on Monday night when the top 12 semifinalists finally competed for America’s votes.
Other impressive performances from the episode included Team Reba’s Jacquie Roar’s roaring version of Lainey Wilson’s “Wildflowers and Wild Horses,” Team Gwen Stefani’s Kara Tenae doing an elegant cover of Keyshia Cole’s “Love” and Team John Legend singer Lila Forde’s mellow ramble through the Barbie soundtrack Indigo Girls folk rock classic “Closer to Fine.” The show also featured spots from Team Gwen’s Tanner Massey and BIAS, Team Niall’s Huntley and Mara Justine, Team Legend’s Azán and Mac Royals and Team Reba’s Jordan Ranier.
Watch Nini Irish sing “Lovesong” on The Voice below.
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