AP Spotlight GIFT GUIDE 9 holiday gifts to hit the right note for music lovers MARIA SHERMAN Associated Press Dec 4, 2024 Dec 4, 2024 Updated Jun 1, 2025 0 "Learn! Korean with BTS" Amazon.com Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save MARIA SHERMAN Associated Press Music fans should be easy to shop for this holiday season, right?kAm(C@?8P (92E 5@ J@F A:4< FA 7@C E96 7C:6?5 H9@ <?6H 23@FE E92E C2AA6C >@?E9D 367@C6 E96 C6DE @7 E96 H@C=5n (92E 23@FE E96 2F5:@A9:=6[ H9@D6 =:DE6?:?8 923:ED 2C6 A2CE:4F=2C 2?5 :>>@G23=6n *@FC D:DE6C =@G6D %2J=@C $H:7E[ 3FE DFC6=J D96 2=C625J @H?D 6G6CJE9:?8 E96 A@A DE2C 92D 6G6C C6=62D65[ C:89Enk^AmkAmw6C6VD 2 8:7E 8F:56 7@C E96 2F5:@ =@G6C :? 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