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AirPods Sale: A New Discount Gets You Apple’s Best-Selling Earbuds for Under $120
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On the hunt for the best tech deals? Add this Apple AirPods sale to the top of your shopping list. The coveted earbuds are cheaper than ever across its full family of products right now, and you’ll want to pick up the bestselling buds while the discounts are still live.
The new deals are on the AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods (4th generation) and come on the heels of the new AirPods Pro 3 launch in September. While the latest pair offers upgraded features like better-than-ever noise cancellation and heart rate monitoring, the older models still hold up, with great audio quality and noise-canceling technology too.
Whether you’re looking for a great gift for music lovers or treating yourself to a headphone upgrade, this Apple AirPods sale is a can’t miss opportunity.
Shop the Best Apple AirPods Deals, at a Glance:
- Best AirPods Deal: Apple AirPods Pro 2, $199 (reg. $249)
- Cheapest AirPods Deal: Apple Airpods (4th Gen), $119 (reg. $129)
- Best AirPods Alternative Deal: Beats Powerbeats Pro, $159 (reg. $249.95)
When it comes to the best Bluetooth earbuds for music, there’s no denying the popularity of the AirPods line. Apple’s famous all-white cordless earbuds are as much a status symbol as they are an essential go-to for recording artists, podcasters and music producers alike. We recommend them for everyday use as well including as an essential commuter gadget for listening to music or taking a FaceTime call while on the go.
Apple products rarely go on sale on the company’s own site, but Amazon and Walmart has multiple AirPods sales for up to 20% off for a limited time. Apple’s best-selling AirPods start at just $119 — their lowest prices of the season. Apple’s second-generation AirPods Pro’s are also on sale right now for 20% off. You can also score tons of discounts on older generation earbuds, as well as, a lineup of Beats headphones, which is also owned by Apple, for up to 47% off.
With AirPods, you’ll get personalized spatial audio, quick access to Siri, and up to 30 hours of battery life with the charging case. They are also equipped with an H2 chip that “pushes advanced audio performance even further, resulting in smarter noise cancellation and more immersive sound,” according to the product description. The more premium AirPods Pro include four interchangeable pairs of silicone tips (XS, S, M and L) and feature active noise cancellation to block out all unwanted noise.
Shop the best Apple AirPods on sale below before these deals are gone. Amazon says more than 10,000 people have purchased the AirPods Pro 2 in the last few weeks alone so you’ll want to add to cart soon.
BEST AIRPODS DEAL
Apple Airpods Pro 2
The AirPods Pro 2 with USB-C are one of the newer wireless earbuds in the AirPods family, and musicians are snapping them up thanks to the superb audio quality (think: clear, crisp sound), and the buds’ Active Noise Cancellation feature, which blocks out exterior noise for a quieter, more focused listening session.
CHEAPEST AIRPOD DEAL
Apple AirPods (4th Gen)
AirPods are even cheaper ever, discounted starting at just $119 on Amazon. Note that the base AirPods won’t include the Active Noise Cancellation technology, but still features personalized spatial audio with dynamic head tracking and a lightning charging case.
BEST BEATS DEAL
Beats Powerbeats Pro
Take your workout to the next level with the Beats Powerbeats Pro. They sweat and water resistant and feature Apple’s H1 chip for seamless integration with all of the brands products. These are great AirPods alternatives, and Walmart has select colors marked down to just $159.
BEST FITNESS EARBUD DEAL
Beats Studio Buds
Want AirPods that are more fitness-friendly? The Beats Studio Buds offer a great compact size, impressive audio, noise cancellation and are IPX4-rated sweat and water resistant.
Want more? For more product recommendations, check out our roundups of best tech deals and best gifts for gamers.
For the second straight February, our Greatest Pop Star from the year before went right from a dominant night at the Grammys into a triumphant headlining set at the Super Bowl halftime show. After Kendrick Lamar last year, this time it was Bad Bunny‘s turn to take a victory lap — which he did with a stunning 13-minute performance that felt both historically rich and unmistakably timely. And while the reviews were strong, so was the backlash, which started well before the performance itself and ultimately led to an alternative halftime show being aired elsewhere. But it all ended with Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio being at the center at every major discussion surrounding Super Bowl LX — arguably moreso than the underwhelming game surrounding it — and likely swarming the Billboard charts as a result in the weeks to come.
On this bonus episode of the Greatest Pop Stars podcast, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Billboard‘s Emily Fuentes to give our morning-after reactions to the performance — what about it worked for us, what about it felt like a potential missed opportunity, and whether it all added up to the kind of statement we were hoping he might make during such a spotlight moment. Did we feel like it had the right balance of old and new stuff? Did the Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin performances — or the apparently the IRL couple getting married — fit into the larger performance? Was there a moment on par with the “Say Drake” moment from Kendrick Lamar’s show last year? Was there any justification for the artists who played at the Turning Point alternate halftime performance? And who do we think will emerge triumphant in the Billboard Hot 100 race between Bad Bunny and Taylor Swift next week?
Check it out above, along with YouTube video of the halftime performance — and subscribe to the Greatest Pop Stars podcast on Apple Music or Spotify (or wherever you get your podcasts) for weekly discussions every Thursday about all things related to pop stardom!
And as we say in every one of these GPS podcast posts — if you have the time and money to spare, please consider donating to any of these causes in the fight for trans rights:
Transgender Law Center
Trans Lifeline
Destination Tomorrow
Gender-Affirming Care Fundraising on GoFundMe
Also, please consider giving your local congresspeople a call in support of trans rights, with contact information you can find on 5Calls.org.
Entertainment
Super Bowl 2026: Bad Bunny Cries, A Party with Los Pleneros, & More Things You Didn’t See on TV
After nearly five months of bustle, controversy, and speculations that revolved around this year’s Super Bowl halftime show, headliner Bad Bunny officially made history — and powerful statements — at the Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. on Sunday (Feb. 8).
The almost 15-minute-long show that took place during the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots faceoff (Seahawks won 29-13) was not your typical halftime show: it was intentional, it was prideful, it was cultural, it was en Español, and it was “a huge party,” as the Puerto Rican artist promised during a press conference earlier in the week.
Benito (his real name) loudly and proudly sang some of the biggest hits — ”Tití Me Preguntó,” “Yo Perreo Sola,” “NuevaYol,” and “Baile Inolvidable,” to name a few — that ultimately made him the No. 1 music artist in the world right now, and the 2026 Grammy winner of the coveted album of the year award with Debí Tirar Más Fotos. Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin, Karol G, Cardi B, and Pedro Pascal were among his surprise guests.
But beyond that, he brought a message of unity to the field: “Together We Are America,” read a football he held at the end of his performance. Bad Bunny previously admitted that he “never thought” his Grammy-winning album would land him as a headliner on music’s biggest stage.
“I wasn’t looking for the album of the year at the Grammys and Latin Grammys,” he noted during the conference. “I wasn’t looking to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show. I was just looking to connect with my roots, my people more than ever, connect with myself, my history, my culture. I did it in a very honest way […] You always have to be proud of who you are and feel comfortable being yourself, but don’t let that limit yourself. I know where I come from, but I also know where I can go.”
Over at the stadium, Seahawks and Patriots fans gathered alike but also a wave of fans that were rooting for the highly-anticipated Benito Bowl, flaunting their pava straw hats and “Team Benito” merch.
Below, check out some things you didn’t see on TV:
Bad Bunny transformed the Super Bowl LX halftime show on Sunday (Feb. 8) into a joyous celebration of identity, history, and unity, stitching together his Puerto Rican roots with broader themes that resonate across the Americas.
From the opening scene of sugar cane fields — a nod to the island’s colonial past — to the portrayal of the now-iconic Casita, the Puerto Rican superstar paid homage to the resilience and struggles of his homeland. Tributes to barber shops, domino tables, piraguas vendors, and Nuyorican pride brought to life the everyday traditions and essence of Caribbean culture.
Much of the symbolism ran deep: “El Apagón” spotlighted Puerto Rico’s ongoing power grid struggles and displacement — read more on that below — while a shoutout to every nation in the Americas emphasized a powerful message of connectedness.
Amid heartfelt moments like the Grammy handoff to a young boy dressed as a young Benito and an actual wedding that took place on stage, the hitmaker proved that his halftime show was about much more than entertainment but a celebration of heritage, community, and perseverance.
Already ranked as one of the most-watched halftime performances in Super Bowl history, Bad Bunny’s show delivered impact far beyond entertainment
More than a 13-minute medley spanning through all of his hits, his performance was a carefully curated display of cultural pride. As the night culminated with his “Together We Are America” message appropriately emblazoned on his football, El Conejo Malo showed the world that halftime shows can be more than extravagant.
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