1. Levitating – Dua Lipa

2. Save Your Tears – The Weeknd & Ariana Grande

3. Blinding Lights – The Weeknd

4. Mood – 24kGoldn Featuring iann dior

5. Good 4 U – Olivia Rodrigo

6. Kiss Me More – Doja Cat Featuring SZA

7. Leave The Door Open – Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak)

8. Drivers License – Olivia Rodrigo

9. Montero (Call Me By Your Name) – Lil Nas X

10. Peaches – Justin Bieber Featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon

11. Butter – BTS

12. Stay – The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber

13. Deja Vu – Olivia Rodrigo

14. Positions – Ariana Grande

15. Bad Habits – Ed Sheeran

16. Heat Waves – Glass Animals

17. Without You – The Kid LAROI

18. Forever After All – Luke Combs

19. Go Crazy – Chris Brown & Young Thug

20. Astronaut In The Ocean – Masked Wolf

21. 34+35 – Ariana Grande Feat. Doja Cat & Megan Thee Stallion

22. What You Know Bout Love – Pop Smoke

23. My Ex’s Best Friend – Machine Gun Kelly X blackbear

24. Industry Baby – Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow

25. Therefore I Am – Billie Eilish

26. Up – Cardi B

27. Fancy Like – Walker Hayes

28. Dakiti – Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez

29. Best Friend – Saweetie Featuring Doja Cat

30. Rapstar – Polo G

31. Heartbreak Anniversary – Giveon

32. For The Night – Pop Smoke Featuring Lil Baby & DaBaby

33. Calling My Phone – Lil Tjay Featuring 6LACK

34. Beautiful Mistakes – Maroon 5 Featuring Megan Thee Stallion

35. Holy – Justin Bieber Featuring Chance The Rapper

36. On Me – Lil Baby

37. You Broke Me First. – Tate McRae

38. Traitor – Olivia Rodrigo

39. Back In Blood – Pooh Shiesty Featuring Lil Durk

40. I Hope – Gabby Barrett Featuring Charlie Puth

41. Dynamite – BTS

42. Wockesha – Moneybagg Yo

43. You Right – Doja Cat & The Weeknd

44. Beat Box – SpotemGottem Featuring Pooh Shiesty Or DaBaby

45. Laugh Now Cry Later – Drake Featuring Lil Durk

46. Need To Know – Doja Cat

47. Wants And Needs – Drake Featuring Lil Baby

48. Way 2 Sexy – Drake Featuring Future & Young Thug

49. Telepatia – Kali Uchis

50. Whoopty – CJ

51. Lemonade – Internet Money & Gunna Featuring Don Toliver & NAV

52. Good Days – SZA

53. Starting Over – Chris Stapleton

54. Body – Megan Thee Stallion

55. Willow – Taylor Swift

56. Bang! – AJR

57. Better Together – Luke Combs

58. You’re Mines Still – Yung Bleu Featuring Drake

59. Every Chance I Get – DJ Khaled Featuring Lil Baby & Lil Durk

60. Essence – Wizkid Featuring Justin Bieber & Tems

61. Chasing After You – Ryan Hurd With Maren Morris

62. The Good Ones – Gabby Barrett

63. Leave Before You Love Me – Marshmello X Jonas Brothers

64. Glad You Exist – Dan + Shay

65. Lonely – Justin Bieber & benny blanco

66. Beggin’ – Maneskin

67. Streets – Doja Cat

68. What’s Next – Drake

69. Famous Friends – Chris Young + Kane Brown

70. Lil Bit – Nelly & Florida Georgia Line

71. Thot Shit – Megan Thee Stallion

72. Late At Night – Roddy Ricch

73. Kings & Queens – Ava Max

74. Anyone – Justin Bieber

75. Track Star – Mooski

76. Time Today – Moneybagg Yo

77. Cry Baby – Megan Thee Stallion Featuring DaBaby

78. All I Want For Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey

79. No More Parties – Coi Leray Featuring Lil Durk

80. What’s Your Country Song – Thomas Rhett

81. One Too Many – Keith Urban Duet With P!nk

82. Arcade – Duncan Laurence

83. Yonaguni – Bad Bunny

84. Good Time – Niko Moon

85. If I Didn’t Love You – Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood

86. Knife Talk – Drake Featuring 21 Savage & Project Pat

87. Pov – Ariana Grande

88. Just The Way – Parmalee x Blanco Brown

89. Take My Breath – The Weeknd

90. We’re Good – Dua Lipa

91. Hell Of A View – Eric Church

92. Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee

93. Put Your Records On – Ritt Momney

94. Happier Than Ever – Billie Eilish

95. Single Saturday Night – Cole Swindell

96. Things A Man Oughta Know – Lainey Wilson

97. Throat Baby (Go Baby) – BRS Kash

98. Tombstone – Rod Wave

99. Drinkin’ Beer. Talkin’ God. Amen. – Chase Rice Featuring Florida Georgia Line

100. Todo de Ti – Rauw Alejandro

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While many of us may initially think of classic Christmas songs from Bing Crosby or Dean Martin, pretty much every music genre has had performers take a shot at either covering well-known Christmas songs or coming up with new ones. Rock, Blues, Country, Ska, Rap, Reggae, Pop, Electronic, R&B, the list is pretty much endless. So, putting together a top 10 list or even a comprehensive list of favorites is a daunting task. But, as things quiet down before the holidays, we decided we were up for the task!

We took a little informal poll among the At Home Daily staff, friends, and family about what their favorite Christmas/Holiday song was.  Check out our utterly unscientific list below.  Also, you can find every one of these on Spotify, if you want to add them to your holiday playlist. We split them up into some major music categories as well, just to help provide some context.

The Traditional Classics

White Christmas – Bing Crosby

Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! – Dean Martin

So, we have 2 entries in the Traditional Classic category. But, this one seems like it deserves a little extra representation. Many of these songs end up being covered by musicians now, as well. So, there is a reason they are holiday staples. Interestingly enough, as I look at the rest of the list, most of the newer songs are actually original songs, as opposed to covers of the classics. Maybe that’s because the classics are so good that the covers don’t quite measure up in comparison?

Either way, you can’t really have Christmas without hearing White Christmas and Let it Snow! (x3) at least a few times. Bing Crosby in particular is kind of the voice of the classic Christmas song. No knock on Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Burl Ives, or any number of other singers from the 50s-60s who put out numerous Christmas songs and albums, but Crosby is the voice that comes to mind first. 

80s Pop

2000 Miles – Pretenders

Classic 80’s pop/rock band The Pretenders makes the list with this nice poppy ode to the very long journey that Santa takes each year. Chrissie Hynde’s distinctive voice adds to why people pick this one as a Christmas favorite. In a lot of ways it sounds like a Pretenders song that just happens to be about Christmas. A solid choice to represent more of a 1980s pop style.

Southern Rock/Blues

Santa’s Messin’ with the Kid – Lynyrd Skynyrd

When we think Lynyrd Skynyrd it’s likely the songs that come to mind are hits like Free Bird and Sweet Home Alabama, but they also put together a Christmas album in 2000. It included a bunch of Christmas classics, including this cover of a 1960 blues song recorded by Junior Wells. The Skynyrd version is a southern rock take on the blues standard. A great addition to just about any Christmas playlist.

Blues

Christmas Comes But Once A Year – B.B. King

If we’re going to have one true Blues Christmas Song, you can’t go wrong with one by Blues legend B.B. King. The song includes King’s signature guitar sound and classic Blues vocals. There are actually many great Blues Christmas songs from just about every great Blues artist you can think of. Some great ones comes from John Lee Hooker (Blues for Christmas), Koko Taylor (Merry, Merry Christmas), Albert King (Christmas Comes but Once a Year), Eric Claption (Christmas Tears). King also has another great one (Back Door Santa) that didn’t quite crack this list, but it’s a classic, as well.  

Alternative (of the Warp Tour variety)

Not Another Christmas Song – Blink 182

Want something a bit more modern? How about this one from Blink 182? They bring their usual way with lyrics to this and a few other Christmas songs in their EP, I Won’t Be Home for Christmas from 2001. This particular song is of even more recent vintage (2019) as a fun Christmas single. Enjoy Travis Barker’s signature drum beats and Mark Hopppus on vocals. 

60s Rock

Little Saint Nick – The Beach Boys

Back to the 60s we go, with this vintage Beach Boys song. It’s another fun rendition, done in the very signature Beach Boys style. It’s right at home next to a ton of Beach Boys hits. This is another original song, which is likely why it carries so much of the standard Beach Boys vibe. For a Christmas song, I can’t help but feel surf boards and sand when I listen to it.

Hip-Hop

Christmas in Hollis – Run-D.M.C.

To be honest, there aren’t a ton of true Hop-Hop Christmas songs (although more than you night initially guess). But, this classic from 1987 is unsurpassed. It’s funny, has some great rhymes and let’s the guys from Run-D.M.C. show off their rap skills to great effect. Even if it ends up being the onl Hip-Hop song on your Christmas playlist, it holds it’s own.  

Rock

Christmas All Over Again – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Recorded back in 1992, this is a rock solid Christmas song from a more traditional Rock angle. You get Petty’s unmistakable voice and way with lyrics. Christmas is indeed a “rockin’ time” and Petty brings it home in this fun, straightforward Rock classic.

Alternative/Irish/Rock

Fairytale of New York – The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl

What to say about this one? First off, the lyrics are definitely not entirely safe for work or all family members. But, you kind of need that section in there to complete the song. It’s a very unusual Christmas song, as it takes place in the NYPD ‘drunk tank’ on Christmas Eve. More of a sad, but hopeful, look at the lives of a couple that love each other, despite a life together that hasn’t always been filled with happiness (case in point, someone is in jail on Christmas Eve). It’s an odd, but wonderful choice for your grown-up Christmas playlist. 

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Growing up, I remember having a book of all the Christmas carols that I would learn to play on the piano. But because I grew up in southern California, traveling around door to door singing carols was not a thing. 

I have always wondered where certain Christmas carols came from (who composed them and how did they get so popular?). So I decided to do a little research. 

1. Silent Night

This one’s probably the most well-known carol of them all. In 1816, an Austrian priest wrote the poem “Stille Nacht! Heilige Nacht!” You can probably guess what that translates to. 

A couple years later, he asked a friend to write accompanying music for the poem. They performed the song with a choir on Christmas Eve in 1818. The song was translated into English almost 40 years later.

2. Santa Claus is Coming To Town

This song was written and composed by James Gillespie. Gillespie was a vaudevillian-turned-songwriter who was going through tough times, personally and financially, after the passing of his brother.

He had gotten a call from a radio show host named Eddie Cantor to write a Christmas tune. He initially rejected the job because of what he was going through. But soon became inspired by childhood Christmas memories and wrote the song.

It debuted on the radio show for the first time in 1934.

3. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

The earliest recorded version of this song was a poem written in 1739 by Charles Wesley, brother of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. It was originally meant to be a slow, hymnal song.

But the more upbeat tune we know today was composed by William H. Cummings almost 100 years after the poem was written.

4. Deck The Halls

This one goes all the way back to 16th century Wales where the lyrics were slightly different back then. The “makeover” was done by Scottish folk music in the 1800s. 

Lines like “Oh! how soft my fair one’s bosom/ Fa la la la la la la la la,” were transformed into Yuletide wishes like “Deck the halls with boughs of holly/ Fa la la la la la la la la.” Or “Fill the meadcup, drain the barrel,” have been swapped for “Don we now our gay apparel.” 

5. Good King Wenceslas

John Mason Neale from England was the first to write the lyrics to this unconventional carol in 1853. It’s about the journey of a kind man who set out to help his poor neighbors on Saint Stephen’s Day, even though the weather was terrible.

In fact, this man was real. He was Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia who ruled in the 900’s. He was slain by his own brother, Boleslav the Cruel. His acts of charity granted him sainthood later in life, and he is the patron saint of the Czech Republic.

6. Jingle Bells

This is one of the more rare carols that is not religious based. Written by James Lord Pierpont in the 1850s in Georgia, it was actually meant to celebrate Thanksgiving. It was called “The One Horse Open Sleigh”. 

It was renamed in 1857 when the lyrics were published. It made history on December 16, 1965 when it was the first song to be broadcast in space by the crew of Gemini 6 

7. O Little Town of Bethlehem

This religious carol, written by Phillip Brooks, tells the tale of the birth of Jesus, and was inspired by a pilgrim’s moving Christmas Eve experience in the Holy Lands.

In 1865, Brooks rode on horseback from Jerusalem to Bethlehem, where he participated in the Church of the Nativity’s five-hour long Christmas Eve celebration, complete with hymns. 

Returning home, this experience proved so profound that he channeled it into the song sung in churches to this day. Its first public performance was held three years later, performed by the children’s choir of his church on December 27.

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Whichever way you put it, the goal remains the same: discover new music (impress your friends with your impeccable music taste).

This is a favorite pastime of mine, considering I get tired of listening to the same songs quite frequently. But that might be because once I find a song I like, I will listen to it over and over again. Just ask my roommates who have to endure my never-ending humming. 

The journey to music discovery never ends. To help all music lovers, I have compiled a list of resources to find new music.

Radio Garden

Radio Garden is a service that tears down the boundaries of radio stations. With this site, you no longer need to be in a specific country or state to listen to their local radio station. The website interface is three-dimensional geolocation where users can navigate throughout the virtual globe at the convenience of their mousepad. The radio stations are all live. All you have to do is press “play” and it navigates to broadcasts of local radio stations. 

Here are two songs I discovered from the site: 

1. Lucifer by Charles Barkley 
2. The Archaic Lonely Star Blues by Gal Costa 

Oddly Specific Playlists – Instagram and Facebook

Facebook collected cookies from my phone and caught on to my hunt for music because one day an “oddly specific playlists” group suggestion popped up on my feed. And let me tell you, these playlists and this group are as odd as you might expect from the title. On the page, group members post their own odd playlists. Some examples have been “theatre songs where the characters are on the brink of having a mental breakdown,” and “songs that have weird dog noises in the background.” You will have to check them out to see the songs on there! 

Some of my favorite posts have said:

(Looking for) Songs that contradict the name of the artist (Ex. “Awake” by Sleeping at Last)

It’s my housemates 21st so we need every possible version of September by Earth, Wind and Fire for the party playlist.

The account is also on Instagram @oddlyspecifcplaylists. On there they post the same thing, but in my opinion, it is a better visual resource than Facebook. 

Here are two of my favorite playlists:

1. Angry songs for angry girls. …don’t ask 
2. Songs that compare relationships to war …Okay, seriously, don’t ask. 

*Oddly Specific Playlists, requires a request into the Facebook group, however, all are accepted. The Instagram account is public.*  

College Radio Stations

College Radio Stations are a great way to discover and keep up with some up-and-coming artists. Some college radio stations have rules on the type of music they can play. For example, KVRX, a radio station at the University of Texas at Austin has a rule that student DJs can only play music from artists with under 250K monthly listeners. While this can be constricting for some DJs, it also provides the opportunity for musicians to share their music and get it on a radio station. Additionally, audience members are sure to find new bands and music to rave to their friends about. 

Here are two songs I found from KVRX:

1. The Leanover – Life Without Buildings
2. Out to Dry – Mexico City Blondes 

Visit this site for a list of the top college radio stations.  

All services are free and available on both online and mobile devices.

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So, here are 3 tips for making your next summer road trip more fun and maybe even a bit healthier.

Download those Podcasts and Audiobooks

While we live in a time where what you listen to on a long road trip isn’t limited to skimming the local radio stations or bringing along a large CD collection, it still makes sense to bring some content with you. Satellite radio tends to cover just about anywhere you might want to drive to in the U.S. but even streaming apps can be impacted by poor cell reception. Thankfully, we have easy access to a ton of great content on our smartphones, that can be easily downloaded and available whether you can get online or not.

While music is always a great choice, I wanted to highlight Podcasts and Audiobooks as a couple of options to mix up your road trip playlist. According to various stats, there are over 2 million different podcasts available, with nearly 50 million episodes for your listening pleasure. If you throw in audiobooks, there are over 200,000 on Audible alone. This means you have an unbelievable library of content on just about any subject imaginable to listen to on your drive. 

Pack those Snacks

One big challenge of any road trip is trying to stick to a healthy diet or nutrition plan. Typical highway exits offer a pretty standard selection of fast food and guilty pleasure restaurants. If you generally stick to any number of healthy diet routines at home, finding a way to stick to your plan may not be easy once you hit the road.

First off, it likely makes sense to give yourself a little more leeway than normal on your eating. Not every meal may be quite up to your normal standards and that can be fine. But, in moderation. Even the healthiest person’s meal plan can go off the rails if you start filling your car with snacks bought at the rest stop gas station. So, plan ahead a bit and hit your local grocery store for some healthy snacks before you leave.  

Try to Enjoy the Ride

Road trips are not necessarily the most fun way to get from home to wherever you are headed in a neighboring state or across the country. A real road trip tends to take a lot of hours behind the wheel and sometimes multiple days. For some folks, this is an absolute blast. But, it isn’t a lot of people would prefer to get where they are going and spend as little time on travel as possible. 

Whether you decide to power through a long 12-hour drive in one day or break up a longer trip into more manageable drive sessions, try to enjoy the journey. Easier said than done sometimes, I know. But, look for entertaining stops along the way. An occasional roadside attraction, no matter how ridiculous, can be a great way to break up the monotony of a seemingly endless drive. 

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And we all know the instant gratification felt when you play a song with a group of friends and someone asks “What song is this?” and ‘Only You’ have the answer to the question.  

Lucky for Spotify users, sharing those unique songs related to your listening habits and discovering your musical quirks has become accessible through the ‘Only You’ campaign. 

On June 2, 2021, Spotify launched ‘Only You,’ an in-app experience spotlighting your music and how you listen. The experience is similar to their yearly ‘Spotify Wrapped,’ which features the top songs, podcasts, and artists you listened to over the past year. However, ‘Only You’ digs a little deeper. I’m talking about music related to the date, time, and location of your birth. 

As slightly creepy as that sounds, especially for those unfamiliar with astrology, stick with me, it gets even better. 

Here is what you can expect from the campaign: 

1. Your Audio Birth Chart: Yes, this is what I was referring to with the date, time and location of your birth. While an explanation of birth charts deserves it’s own article, I’ll give you the gist. In this musical category you can find your top artists related to your Sun, Moon and Rising sign. The Sun Sign shows your top listened artist over the past six months. The Moon sign shows an artist you listen to that connects to your emotional side. The Rising sign represents artists you’ve recently discovered and connected with.
2. Your Dream Dinner Party: Although you might end up at a table with ghosts of artists past — His Royal Badness, Prince was at mine — in this musical category, the invitations are at your discretion. In this section, Spotify feeds out some of your top listened artists and you choose three to join you at your dream dinner party. Once you select your top three, Spotify will create personalized playlists for each artist, so that they can feel appreciated at the dinner table. I hope Prince likes Spaghetti Bolognese with Purple Rain! 
3. Your Artist Pairs: To be completely candid, this portion of the experience makes me a little ashamed of my listening habits. This portion of the experience shows your range of listening habits by grouping together your unique artist pairs. So, fine, I’ll admit, I listen to Adele right after listening to Shakira. I will leave it at that. Good luck, fellow Spotify users. 
4. Your Song Year: This part isn’t too bad…Unless you’re stuck in the 2000s. This part shows the musical eras you have traveled through with your listening habits. I traveled from 2000 to 2008. Talk about range! 
5. Your Time of Day: In this part you get to see the music or podcasts you listen to early in the morning or super late at night. Thanks Spotify for showing me that listening to Crime Junkie late at night could be the reason for my inability to sleep some nights. 
6. Your Genres/Topics: You’ve finally reached the end. Now you are left with a collection of shareable graphics displaying your different music tastes. You can send those to your friends or post them on your social media accounts. But it doesn’t stop there, you also get new personalized playlists based on your ‘Only You’ experience. The playlists will be available even after the campaign ends on June 30th! 

Embarking on the ‘Only You’ journey might teach you a lot about your listening habits. You might find yourself running into a song or artist that holds memories or significance to you. Or you just might rediscover a song or artist you took a break from. Either way, you will find what sets you apart from the other 345 million people streaming content on Spotify. Make sure to check it out while it’s still up. 

Alongside ‘Only You,’ Spotify has also launched Blend where you can invite another Spotify user to combine their music taste with yours and create a unique playlist featuring songs both of you listen to. 

Make sure to check out both of the new features! 

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However, the medium never entirely went away, as many audiophiles argued that the sound produced from playing a vinyl record was superior to any digital format. Then, at some point, the retro activity of collecting vinyl started to become cool. While record stores might be a thing of the past, vinyl started popping up in bookstores and other retail stores. Today, we have something of a full-blown revival of the vinyl record for a small but significant portion of musically inclined consumers. But, if you want to listen to vinyl, you need a record player or turntable. These were once ubiquitous facets of every home stereo system (a thing that in itself no longer exists for most people). So, what’s a consumer to do if they want to play an old album they found in the basement? They need to go out and buy a turntable. 

Having just gone through this experience myself, I thought I would provide a few tips and recommendations if you’re ready to jump back into the world of vinyl.

Record Player vs. Turntable

So, you’ve decided to buy some equipment to play that old vinyl album you found in a box in your closet. Your first option is likely to be selecting between a portable record player or a more traditional component style turntable.

Record players come in a lot of designs and flavors, but you might think of one as a fully contained system that let you plug in, put on a record, drop the needle, and have sound emitted from one or more built-in speakers. They often look like little suitcases, with a carrying handle and lid that props up to reveal the integrated turntable within. Record players like this are typically less expensive than actual turntables and with that lower cost comes lower sound quality, due to the use of less expensive parts and manufacturing. But, if you just want to throw on a record and listen, a record player may be exactly what you’re looking for.  They can range from $50 to several hundred dollars, depending on features, brand, etc. Just don’t expect a true high-fidelity sound system, when the speaker is basically built into a briefcase.

A turntable is typically just that – a single piece of equipment that plays the record, but does not include speakers or often a required amplifier or pre-amp, in order to actually hear the record you want to play. In the old days (when I went to college back in the 1980s) a turntable was a part of every kid’s dorm room stereo system, along with a tuner, amplifier, equalizer, tape deck, and eventually a CD player, and at least 2 big heavy speakers to blow out the windows of your dorm room. Today, most people do not have a stereo system, so turntables have changes to meet the needs of consumers. Many versions now include an amplifier, so you just need to connect a pair of speakers, plug in and play away. Costs can run from $150 to well over $1,000, depending on quality. 

Bluetooth vs. Wired

Back in the day, the only way to connect a speaker to a music source was to run speaker cable across the room. Today, we all have Bluetooth speakers in our homes, and turntables have adapted to this as well. You will need to decide if you want a more old-school turntable that requires wiring to a set of speakers or one that can simply sync up to any Bluetooth speaker and start cranking out the tunes. Audiophiles will argue that hard wiring your speakers is the only way to go if you want top-quality sound. But, the convenience of Bluetooth is hard to beat.  So, consider your room layout and whether you want to pony up for a new set of wired speakers instead of just tapping into the JBL Flip 4 that sits on a shelf in your living room.

Quality and Price Points

Last up is cost. As mentioned, record players tend to be cheaper and might be a great starting point for a vinyl newbie or casual listener. Then, you might step up to a turntable if you want to get just a bit more serious and still only spend $150-200. If you find yourself becoming more of an audiophile, then all bets are off and you can easily spend $1,000+ on a great turntable. 

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But, in 2021, the event has gone virtual for the first time. With this entirely revamped event, what can we expect from the show?

Personal Health and Fitness Tech

You can expect to see even more home fitness equipment, as people continue working and working out at home as the country slowly comes out of the pandemic as the year progresses. But beyond the Peloton, Mirror, Fight Camp, and other fitness tech gadgets, keep an eye out for more health-focused products, as well.  Think water purifiers, UV lights for disinfecting surfaces and items, and even more wearable health monitors. You can also expect to see more hands-free devices that respond to gestures or voice commands, rather than touch – like faucets or even larger appliances that will integrate with virtual assistants like Alexa or Google Assistant.

TVs and More Tvs

Television tech has been a staple at CES for many years, as manufacturers showcase the latest upgrades to TV technology. Because they lend themselves so well to exhibits, TVs have probably been the most prominent products at a typical CES, filling huge wall displays or ending up looking like works of art, with wildly curving screens. Even with this year’s virtual event, TVs will still be a big part of the show. You’ll still see new technology around MicroLED screens, 8K, OLED, and even transparent OLED. However, it’s challenging to amaze a crowd with the crystal clarity of a new 8K screen, when they are watching the show at home on a 4K device. So, to some extent, we’ll have to take their word for some of the technical improvements.

Robots!

Every year, robots at CES perform more fascinating tasks as the industry continues to evolve. Robot tech will span a huge number of industries across health, manufacturing, and of course, entertainment. We’ll see more companion robots (perhaps more useful than ever before) and plenty of AI pets. 

While we’ll miss the chance to see many of these products up close and personal, we can still expect to be wowed by some amazing new technologies and gadgets at CES 2021. 

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Mike’s Hot Honey

Do you know someone who likes a little heat with their sweet? Then, this fun chili-infused honey may be just the ticket. You get the great sweetness of natural honey with a little extra kick from the chili peppers. It’s great on wings, pizza, grilled chicken, or just about anything else you can think of.  It’s available on Amazon for about $10.

Oxo Good Grips 3-in1 Avocado Slicer

Lots of people love avocados, but almost no one enjoys slicing them and removing the pit. In fact, it’s a real hazard to try to do it with a knife, hopefully, avoiding cutting your hand. But, this great little tool takes away a lot of the risk and also delivers evenly sliced avocados for sandwiches and salads. Available from Amazon for $10.

Miracase Silicone Airpods Pro Case

If you’re getting someone a pair of Airpod Pro earbuds this Christmas, this is a handy add-on gift to help store their pricey new tech gadgets. Available in 8 colors, they provide an extra layer of protection over the Airpods case.  You can find them on Amazon for $12.99.

Chick-fi-A Sauce

People LOVE Chick-fil-A if the lines in the drive-thru are any indication. So, why not bring a little of that flavor to your fridge? You can buy several Chick-fil-A signature sauces on Amazon, including their standard sauce for $13.90

Meliya Silicone Fitbit Bands (3-Pack)

If you have a Fitbit Charge 3 or 4, these are some great, inexpensive replacement wristbands to add a little color and comfort to your fitness tracker. At only $8.99 they are a real bargain and come in a variety of colors on Amazon.  

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The Recording Academy announced nominees on November 24 and the big event will occur on Sunday, January 31, 2021.  Here is a partial list of 2021 GRAMMY nominees:

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Chilombo, Jhené Aiko
Black Pumas (Deluxe Edition), Black Pumas
Everyday Life, Coldplay 
Djesse Vol. 3, Jacob Collier
Women in Music Pt. III, HAIM
Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa
Hollywood’s Bleeding, Post Malone
Folklore, Taylor Swift 

RECORD OF THE YEAR
“Black Parade” — Beyoncé
“Colors” — Black Pumas
“Rockstar” — DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch
“Say So” — Doja Cat
“Everything I Wanted” — Billie Eilish
“Don’t Start Now” — Dua Lipa
“Circles” — Post Malone
“Savage” — Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Beyoncé

SONG OF THE YEAR
“Black Parade” — Beyonce
“The Box” — Roddy Ricch
“Cardigan” — Taylor Swift
“Circles” — Post Malone
“Don’t Start Now” — Dua Lipa
“Everything I Wanted” — Billie Eilish
“I Can’t Breathe” — H.E.R.
“If the World Was Ending” — JP Saxe Featuring Julia Michaels

BEST NEW ARTIST
Ingrid Andress
Phoebe Bridgers
Chika
Noah Cyrus
D Smoke
Doja Cat
Kaytranada
Megan Thee Stallion

BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
“Yummy” — Justin Bieber
“Say So” — Doja Cat
“Everything I Wanted” —  Billie Eilish
“Don’t Start Now” — Dua Lipa
“Watermelon Sugar” — Harry Styles
“Cardigan” — Taylor Swift

BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
“Un Dia (One Day) — J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny & Tainy 
“Intentions” — Justin Bieber Featuring Quavo
“Dynamite” — BTS
“Rain on Me” — Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande
“Exile” — Taylor Swift Featuring Bon Iver

You can find the full list of nominees for the 2021 GRAMMY Awards here.  

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