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Prime Day is back! Amazon’s annual two-day shopping bonanza officially returns next month, giving you another chance at huge summer savings on millions of items, and an opportunity to get a head start on back to school shopping.
Announced on Wednesday (June 21), Prime Day will be held on July 11 and 12. Shoppers can expect to score major discounts on TVs, speakers, home audio, computers and other electronics in addition to music, apparel, movies, food, kitchen essentials, large and small appliances and more from top brands such as Bose, Hey Dude, Theragun, Sony, JBL, Lancôme, Kérastase, Peloton, Victoria’s Secret, YETI and The Drop.
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“Prime Day is all about making our Prime members feel like a big deal, with deep savings and access to some of the best offers from brands they love,” Jamil Ghani, vice president of Amazon Prime, said in a statement. “With Invite-only deals, we’re adding more value to the Prime experience and have made it easier for our Prime members to access exclusive doorbuster deals at incredible prices without waiting in line.”
Prime Day 2023 will include deep discounts and Amazon-exclusive deals from brands such as OPI, and Alo Yoga. Shoppers can save up to 75% off Amazon’s 43-inch Fire TV Omni Series and other exciting products thank to “invite-only” deals, which is a new and exclusive way for Prime members to request an invitation to access exclusive Prime Day deals that are expected to sell out.
Prime Day Early Access deals start now, but before you begin shopping, there are a few things to know to help you get prepared and make your experience a lot easier.
We’ve spotted some of the lowest prices of the year on top-rated music and entertainment deals, available exclusively for Amazon Prime members (get a 30-day free trial here and a free two year-subscription to Grubhub+.)
Below, find key details, doorbuster deals that you can shop early and everything else that we know about Prime Day.
What Is Amazon Prime Day?
Prime Day is Amazon’s biggest shopping day of the year, with millions of deals this year on top-rated tech toys, electronics, home goods, shoes and clothing. Typically held every July, last year Amazon expanded the tradition by offering two Prime Day mega sales in the same year.
What Time Does Amazon Prime Day 2023 Start?
Prime Day launches at midnight PT/3 a.m. ET on July 11, and runs until midnight on July 12. The sale takes place exclusively online at Amazon.com.
How to Shop Amazon Prime Day Early Access
In order to access all the Prime Day Early Access deals, you’ll need to be an Amazon Prime member. Don’t have Prime? Amazon is currently offering a 30-day free trial here. Get it now and use it to save big on Prime Day.
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What Are the Best Amazon Prime Day Deals?
Prime Members can save up to 75% on Fire smart TVs, plus enjoy up to 65% on Amazon devices, including Alexa-enabled gadgets, savings on Prime Video titles (up to 50% off). Additionally, Prime members can save up to 40% off items sold through partnering stores.
We’ve rounded up some of the top Prime Day Early Access music, entertainment and tech deals to shop right now. These deals are moving quickly so we recommend adding to cart to make sure you score what you want before items go out of stock. See below for speakers, headphones, laptops, earbuds, TVs and other electronics to shop on sale. And be sure to check back with us as we update this list with the latest Prime Day music, tech and entertainment deals.
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JBL GO2 – Waterproof Ultra Portable Bluetooth Speaker – Red
$22.88 $39.95 43% OFF
Need a portable bluetooth speaker under $25? The JBL Go 2 waterproof speaker is marked down 43% — it’s lowest price in 30 days. This speaker offers up to five hours of playtime making it perfect for relaxing poolside for summer or hitting the road for a short trip.
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Anker Portable Charger, 313 Power Bank (PowerCore Slim 10K) 10000mAh Battery Pack with USB-C (Input Only) and PowerIQ Charging Technology
$21.99
Also on the list of tech deals under $25, a portable charger from Anker. Apply the instant coupon to save 30% on this best-selling gadget — which works for Androids and iPhones.
JBL Live 660NC – Wireless Over-Ear Noise Cancelling Headphones with Long Lasting Battery and Voice Assistant – Black
$89.95 $199.95 55% OFF
This invite-only deal saves you 55% on JBL Live 660NC over-ear headphones. The wireless headphones are equipped with Active Noise Cancelling technology and a battery that lasts up to 50 hours at a time.
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Amazon Fire TV 43″ Omni Series 4K UHD smart TV, hands-free with Alexa
$99.99 (invite only) $399.99 75% OFF
Prime Members can saving a whopping 75% off with this invite-only Prime Day deal. Watch shows, movies, sporting events, music concerts and more on Prime Video, Hulu and Paramount+ and other streaming platforms on a 43-inch 4K UHD Fire TV.
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Acer Swift X SFX14-42G-R607 Creator Laptop | 14″ Full HD
$629.99 $912 31% OFF
Save $283 on the Acer Swift 14-inch laptop for Prime Day. The sleek laptop features a multi-core, AMD Ryzen 7 5825U processor with Zen 3 Core architecture, Bluetooth 5.2; a 14-inch screen and 13 hours of battery life.
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Official Luna Wireless Controller
$69.99
Wireless controllers have been all over the news lately. If you happen to be in need of new gaming gear, Amazon’s Luna controller is on sale for $39.99.
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Ring Video Doorbell Wired bundle with Echo Pop
$39.99 $104.98 62% OFF
If you’re curious about Amazon’s new Echo Pop speaker, this is a great time to get your hands on one! This bundle deal includes an Echo Pop and Ring Doorbell for $39.99.
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Apple AirPods (2nd. Gen) $99.00 $129.00 23% OFF
Apple’s best-selling AirPods are on sale for $99 at Amazon — one of their lowest prices ever. This deal gets you the famous white wireless earbuds with Active Noise Cancellation technology, plus a wireless charging case for under $100. And the deals don’t stop there. AirPods Pro are discounted to $199 and Apple’s AirPods Max are on sale for $477.
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Fossil Men’s Gen 6 44mm Stainless Steel and Silicone Touchscreen Smart Watch, Color: Black (Model: FTW4061V)
$188.45 $299.00 37% OFF
Take calls, listen to music, send and receive text messages, measure your heart rate, sleep patterns and more with the Fossil Gen 6. The GPS smart watch is 37% off ahead of Prime Day.
The Best Non-Tech Early Amazon Prime Day Deals
Looking for non-electronics, early Prime Day deals? Find fashion deals including dresses, tops and activewear under $25, tees under $20, jeans under $40, hoodies under $40, jackets under $50, and shoes and shorts under $25. Shop fashion brands such as Levi’s, Adidas, Calvin Klein, Champion, Lucky Brand, Tommy Hilfiger, Reebok, Amazon Associates and more.
Amazon’s music streaming service is also offering a huge Prime Day Deal: Prime members can get Amazon Music Unlimited free for up to four months, with unlimited access to more than 90 million songs ad-free and millions of podcast episodes.
For TV and movie lovers, Prime members can save up to 50% on select movies, subscribe to select channels for $0.99 a month for up to two months and get 50% off AMC+ and Paramount+ for new subscribers.
Looking for e-books? Amazon’s Prime Day will get you discounts on select Kindle books, including musician biographies and memoirs (the Kindle paperweight is $99).
Prefer audiobooks? Prime Members can enjoy Audible Premium Plus for free for three months. The membership includes access to hundreds of new releases and best sellers, plus unlimited listening on thousands of Audible Originals, audiobooks, music podcasts and more.
See all the epic deals and other info in the Prime Day Early Access hub and sign-up for a 30-day free trial to Amazon Prime here to unlock instant access to even more offers.
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The Bear left us all hungry for more after the first season concluded last summer, but the wait is finally coming to an end as season 2 drops Thursday (June 22) on Hulu.
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Chefs, foodies or fans of men in white T-shirts will find something to love in the smash hit series that took over our streaming services in June 2022. With the new season approaching, we can anticipate just as much drama, yelling and meticulously prepared food.
If you haven’t started watching the show, the entire first season is available to binge-watch on Hulu, but for those looking to learn a little bit more about the upcoming season (including how to watch it), keep scrolling.
What can we expect in the second season? Well, we last left off with culinary prodigy Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto (played by Shameless alum Jeremy Allen White) discovering stashed cash his deceased brother left behind. Now, with around $300,000 in his pocket, White’s character along with the rest of the kitchen staff plan to turn the mom-and-pop shop into a top-tier family restaurant with the famous Chicagoland Original Beef at its forefront.
When and How to Watch The Bear Season 2
The Bear is an FX Original but will stream exclusively on Hulu at no additional charge for subscribers, which means you won’t be able to watch it on network television. You won’t have to wait for new episodes weekly either, as the entire second season is dropping on the streamer June 22.
If you’re not already subscribed, Hulu offers a free 30-day trial, so you can stream the entire first and second seasons for free. Hulu’s most popular plan is $7.99 a month (or $79.99/year) allowing you to stream thousands of episodes of TV shows and movies like Flamin’ Hot, Love Island UK, ‘Til Death Do Us Part, Jagged Mind, Tiny Beautiful Things, Unprisoned, Only Murders in the Building, The Handmaid’s Tale, Life & Beth, The Dropout, How I Met Your Father and other Hulu exclusives, in addition to network TV and cable shows like Abbott Elementary and The Masked Singer.
Not a fan of ads? Hulu Premium provides commercial-free streaming for just $14.99/month and student plans for $2 a month.
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Looking for more streaming deals? Get Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN+ for $12.99/month.
Hulu subscribers can create up to six profiles under one account and stream from up to two different screens at once and from compatible devices including a smart TV, phone or computer.
If you’re looking for a streaming plan with live television, join Hulu + Live TV for access to 75+ live channels, plus everything on Hulu and Disney+, starting at less than $75/month.
Check below to watch the trailer for the new season.
Back in March, a series of TikToks showcasing North West‘s love for “Munch” rapper Ice Spice took over the Internet.
There were clips of North and her friends dancing to Ice Spice’s “In Ha Mood,” which peaked at No. 58 on the Billboard Hot 100, and videos of her cosplaying as the Bronx rapper and lip-syncing to her verse on the No. 3-peaking “Boy’s a Liar, Pt. 2” (with PinkPantheress). Those videos have since been removed from North’s official social media pages, however, prompting endless online discussion about the parenting decisions of her parents, Kim Kardashian and Kanye “Ye” West.
In an interview with Time magazine celebrating SKIMS’ inclusion on the publication’s 100 Most Influential Companies of 2023 list, Kardashian revealed why she made her daughter take down those Ice Spice TikToks.
The Kardashians star first encountered Ice Spice and her music through North. “I didn’t know who that was at the time, and I was like, ‘This is the moment where I feel really old, where my daughter is now teaching me what’s cool.’” The low-stakes Ice Spice listening sessions soon turned into Kardashian tapping the “Bikini Bottom” rapper to appear in a SKIMS campaign. “That all came through North and what she liked,” Kardashian added.
Somewhere between bumping Ice Spice’s music and having her appear in a SKIMS campaign, North actually got to make TikToks with Ice Spice herself. “[North] said, ‘Mommy, can I post this?’ I was out of town and my nanny was there and allowed it. As soon as I saw the words and everything, I was like ‘Oh, no, no. We’re taking this down,’” the mom of four said. “She totally understood, so I think that’s the trial and error sometimes.”
The media mogul also touched on her ex-husband’s role in all of this. “I saw on the Internet, ‘Kanye was right!’ And maybe he was, in that instance,” she said, “but in the creative side where she loves making slime videos and doing her little hair tutorials, I will fight for her to be creative in those ways.”
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Drop everything: Rihanna just announced a new Fenty Beauty mascara — and we’re already obsessed. The Anti singer took to Instagram on Wednesday (June 21) to show off the latest product from the artist’s beauty brand and gave us a little ASMR in the process.
The video starts off with her holding the black tube of mascara in front of the camera while moving the brush up and down in the tube before applying it to her lashes. Immediately you can see her lashes lift, giving the viral TikTok mascara a run for its money.
“I just want to keep putting it on too, ’cause it’ll look like a fake lash when I’m done,” she said in the video.
The mascara is available wherever Fenty Beauty is sold, including FentyBeauty.com, Ulta and Sephora for less than $20. It’s already garnered close to five stars on Fenty Beauty with reviewers praising its ability to give “long defined eyelashes,” which the “Love on the Brain” singer only confirms in her video.
“And yes, they’re real, they’re real lashes,” the star added at the end of the clip after applying the product to both eyes.
Keep scrolling to watch the full video and shop the Hella Thicc Mascara.
If you’re looking to snag an under $20 tube of mascara that’s Rihanna-approved and will leave your lashes looking “Hella Thicc,” then add this mascara to your cart ASAP.
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Featuring a tapered brush and full-bodied formula, the Hella Thicc Volumizing Mascara aims to lift and add volume to your lashes to produce a thicker appearance. It’s formulated with sweat-, humidity- and transfer-resistant ingredients for a long-lasting and fuller look.
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Time to say goodbye to East High. Disney Branded Television and Disney+ revealed the teaser trailer on Wednesday (June 21) for the fourth and final season of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The fourth season will see a bunch […]
Avril Lavigne and Yungblud have the prerogative to have a little fun in a new episode of Carpool Karaoke: The Series on Apple TV+, and Billboard has an exclusive first look. The pop-punk rockers take on Shania Twain’s 1999 hit “Man! I Feel Like a Woman” while in a black SUV, with the “Girlfriend” singer […]
Priscilla Presley is getting her side of the story told. The actress’ life and love story with Elvis Presley is hitting the big screen in A24’s upcoming movie Priscilla, which dropped its first trailer on Wednesday (June 21). The trailer for the movie — which stars Cailee Spaeny as the titular character and Euphoria‘s Jacob […]
With a brand new album out this week, pop singer Kim Petras is done being “Alone” and wants to celebrate with her fans. On Wednesday (June 21), the singer unveiled the details for her new Feed the Beast World Tour set to take place this fall. Produced by Live Nation and featuring a whopping 34 […]
Greta Van Fleet singer Josh Kiszka came out as a member of the LGBTQ community in a poignant Instagram post on Tuesday (June 20) in which the frontman described his decision in light of recent laws in his home state of Tennessee targeting the state’s LGBTQ citizens.
“Where I’ve settled a home in Tennessee, legislators are proposing bills that threaten the freedom of love. It’s imperative that I speak my truth for not only myself, but in hopes to change hearts, minds, and laws in Tennessee and beyond,” wrote Michigan-bred Kiszka in a post accompanied by a live photo of the singer on stage surrounded by rainbow-colored lights.
“These issues are especially close to my heart as I’ve been in a loving, same-sex relationship with my partner for the past 8 years. Those close to me are well aware, but it’s important to me to share publicly,” he continued. “Over the years, the outpouring of love for the LGBTQ+ community has been resounding, but there is still work to be done for LGBTQ+ rights in TN, the nation, and the world.”
Kiszka’s post comes in the wake of conservative Tennessee legislators passing a recent bill attempting to ban drag shows on public property where minors could be present, as well as another bill signed in March that bans gender-affirming healthcare for children. One June 2, a federal judge ruled that Tennessee’s first-in-the-nation law restricting drag shows violated the First Amendment and was an “unconstitutional restriction of freedom of speech,” which sent the closely-watched legal battle to a federal appeals court.
While Kiszka did not specifically mention those two pieces of legislation, he said he wanted to share links to organizations doing good work to combat such policies, including: Human Rights Campaign Nashville, Inclusion Tennessee, Oasis Center Nashville, ACLU Tennessee, Nashville Pride, HRC, the Trevor Project and the ACLU.
“The LGBTQ+ community is a cultural pillar, constantly championing positivity and acceptance through art, music, literature, film, and most importantly, legislation,” Kiszka said. “The greatest mortal gift of all is our capacity to love and as we travel through time, may our greater understanding of the matter around and within us teach us to love ever deeper.”
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Dani Kerr’s dream briefly became a nightmare when she auditioned on America’s Got Talent, before her stint on stage finishing like a fairytale.
During Tuesday night’s (June 20) episode, the 23-year-old from Statesville, North Carolina explained that she’d had a lifelong fascination with music, throwing herself into creating songs just six years ago.
When asked by judge Simon Cowell her thoughts on singer-songwriters’ place in the contemporary music industry, her answer was well-considered. “I feel like a lot of people have gotten away from being real humans in music and I’m just here to do that. And let people know we’re still human, we’re still us, plus it’s not all robots doing it.”
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Kerr is very much human, with all the frailties that bother many of us. Over the years, she’s faced several challenges, including homelessness during the last couple years of high school, and crippling stage fright.
Clearly displaying nerves before NBC’s cameras, she admitted she’d come a long way. “When I was little, I never thought I would have the courage to sing in front of one person,” she explained. “It’s so crazy to be here. It’s a dream come true.”
Not so fast.
Before reaching the chorus of her original number, the country hopeful was stopped by Cowell, his hand raised in the air. “Did you bring another song with you?”
As it turns out, yes. Yes she did. She hit another original, “November.” As she reached the end, the tears flowed, as the crowded roared its approval.
“You’re amazing,” Howie Mandel enthused. “You remind me of, like, a Stevie Nicks.”
“I hear a little Dolly (Parton), a little Miley (Cyrus),” Heidi Klum chimed in. “Thank-you so much for being here. You’re wonderful,” added Mandel.
“I love your songs,” remarked Cowell. “I think you’re a great writer. Authentic and importantly your voice is so distinctive. Not only distinctive but you have a beautiful voice. You have one of my favorite voices this year. I really like you.”
It was yeses all the way down the judges table.
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