🌊🎁 This holiday season, unwrap a little sunshine! 🎁🌊 99.5 The Wave is bringing the warmth with our Wrapped in Waves Giveaway! One lucky listener will score a 2-night Beach Weekend Getaway at the beautiful Atlantis Lodge in Atlantic Beach! 🏖️✨ Forget snowflakes — think seashells, ocean breezes, and waking up to salty air! 🎶…… read more »
Looking for festive fun the whole family can enjoy? Explore our list of holiday parades happening throughout Eastern NC. Don’t see your town? Share it with us so we can include it! ATLANTIC BEACH AYDEN BATH BEAUFORT – PARADE AND CRYSTAL COAST FLOTILLA BEAULAVILLE CHOCOWINITY FARMVILLE GOLDSBORO GREENVILLE GRIFTON HAVELOCK HOLLY RIDGE JACKSONVILLE KENANSVILLE KINSTON …… read more »
Every Monday, we’re turning up the volume on something fresh! The Wave Music Spotlight shines on one or more of the recently added Beach Break or Riptide tracks, bringing you the latest sounds that set the vibe for your week. 🌊 Discover what’s next, and what’s making waves on The Wave! Click below to catch…… read more »
Hey Wave Riders! We’re more than just the station for the beach, we’re proud to support local nonprofits that keep our coast and waterways thriving. The North Carolina Aquarium Society has a few opportunities to learn more and help support their efforts. The North Carolina Aquarium Society is making waves with the Campaign for the…… read more »
🌊🎁 This holiday season, unwrap a little sunshine! 🎁🌊 99.5 The Wave is bringing the warmth with our Wrapped in Waves Giveaway! One lucky listener will score a 2-night Beach Weekend Getaway at the beautiful Atlantis Lodge in Atlantic Beach! 🏖️✨ Forget snowflakes — think seashells, ocean breezes, and waking up to salty air! 🎶…… read more »
Every Monday, we’re turning up the volume on something fresh! The Wave Music Spotlight shines on one or more of the recently added Beach Break or Riptide tracks, bringing you the latest sounds that set the vibe for your week. 🌊 Discover what’s next, and what’s making waves on The Wave! Click below to catch…… read more »
💙🌊 THANK YOU, Jacksonville! 🌊💙 Rock the Block on New Bridge St. was an absolute blast — from incredible live music by Elijah Harris and Joe Brown & The Band, to the food trucks, vendors, and family fun. 🎶🍴🎉 A huge shoutout to everyone who stopped by to say hi, grabbed some 99.5 The Wave…… read more »
Hey Wave Riders! We’re more than just the station for the beach, we’re proud to support local nonprofits that keep our coast and waterways thriving. The North Carolina Aquarium Society has a few opportunities to learn more and help support their efforts. The North Carolina Aquarium Society is making waves with the Campaign for the…… read more »
Kelly Clarkson has joined Spotify’s Billions Club as her 2004 hit, “Since U Been Gone,” officially surpassed 1 billion streams, marking her first song to reach this milestone on the platform. The Grammy-winning pop-rock anthem, which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2005, was produced by Max Martin and Dr. Luke…… read more »
Detroit music legends Eminem and Jack White shared the stage for the first time during the Detroit Lions’ Thanksgiving Day halftime show at Ford Field, an event co-executive produced by the rap superstar and his longtime manager Paul Rosenberg. White performed a seven-minute set that included the arena anthem, “Seven Nation Army,” and “That’s How…… read more »
Dua Lipa stars in a new NBC Sports ad promoting the upcoming 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan. The commercial is set to Lipa’s Radical Optimism standout, “Training Season,” and features the pop superstar strolling through the city’s iconic Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II as it transforms into a winter wonderland, while she proclaims, “Milan, such a…… read more »
Following Olivia Dean’s public criticism of Ticketmaster and Live Nation for allowing excessive resale prices on her upcoming The Art of Loving Tour, Ticketmaster announced it will cap future resale ticket prices with no added fees and refund fans for any previous markups paid on their platform. In an Instagram Story on November 21, Dean…… read more »
Stray Kids secured their record eighth consecutive No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200 with their new album, DO IT, which earned 295,000 equivalent album units – including 286,000 from traditional sales – in the week ending November 27. Continuing their historic streak that began with ODDINARY in 2022, the K-pop group remains the first…… read more »
HUNTR/X, the chart-topping vocal trio featuring EJAE, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami from KPop Demon Hunters, energized the 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City with a performance of their smash hit song, “Golden.” This festive holiday appearance follows the group’s live debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon back in October,…… read more »
Legendary Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2026 Juno Awards on March 29 in Hamilton, Ontario, becoming only the third recipient of this honor, following executive Pierre Juneau (1989) and Anne Murray (2025). “The distinction recognizes Joni Mitchell’s outstanding artistic contributions and enduring impact on global music culture,” the…… read more »
FKA Twigs and Sturgill Simpson have been cast in the upcoming thriller, The Lonely Woman, written and directed by electronic duo Boy Harsher – Augustus Muller and Jae Matthews – marking their feature film debut. The film will be set in rural New England, and it will also star Chloë Sevigny and Bonnie “Prince” Billy.…… read more »