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Splash into summer

Reusable “water bombs” have a light, magnetic reseal, which means endless hours of water fights without the balloon mess. An 8-pack is 25% off.
Forget the lame inflatable tube. This pair of floating chairs is 20% off.
It’s a drink holder, a snack holder, a rainbow and it lights up. It’s your new favorite pool accessory.
Bring your playlist to the pool with a floating light-up speaker, a deal at 44% off.
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🎵 Cool site: Spotlistr turns any list of songs into a Spotify playlist you can stream or share. Paste in a list in pretty much any format, connect your account, and then wham, bam, a playlist without all the manual searching.

How music therapy changes lives to creating the perfect playlist

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Think about just how powerful music is. The right song can make you laugh, dance, cry or sing. But did you know music can be deeply healing, too? Music therapy is being used to treat patients with cancer, Parkinson’s, MS and Alzheimer’s. In this podcast, Kim sits down with Joy Allen, chair of Berklee College of Music’s Music Therapy Department. She shares more about the power of song, and you’ll learn to come up with the best playlist for where you are in life.

🎶 DJ King Charles III: Yes, you read that right. Chucky’s hosting a show from Buckingham Palace called The King’s Music Room on Apple Music. It’s all about the tunes and artists he loves. In the premiere dropping Monday, he’ll call out Bob Marley, Kylie Minogue and Davido. You can bet there’s no royalty-free music on his playlist. (I groaned when I wrote that!)

🚢 Summer is here: Officially? No. But who cares? Start the party early with my summer playlist, “Yacht Rock with an Edge!” Such a crowd-pleaser. Put it on for your next barbecue or lake day and be the hero.

▶️ Love it or list it: YouTube playlists save your favorite videos in one place. In the app, open a video and scroll sideways through the action menu. That’s the bar below the video but above the comments. Tap Save > New playlist, name it, set the visibility and hit Create. Head over to my channel and try it.

Sick of hearing the same songs? On Spotify, tracks repeat in shuffle mode because it uses cached data. If you want more variety in your playlist, clear your cache. Here’s how: Go to Settings > Storage > Delete Cache. Do it every now and then.

🚢 Summer is here: Start the party with my summer playlist, “Yacht Rock with an Edge!” Such a crowd-pleaser. Put it on for your next barbecue or lake day and be the hero.