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 »
🦐🌊 This Thanksgiving season, 99.5 The Wave is serving up some coastal gratitude! 🌊🦐 Introducing the Tides of Thanks Giveaway — your chance to win a Seafood Boil from Blackbeard’s Triple Play Restaurant & Bar, loaded with shrimp, potatoes, corn on the cob, and more! 😋🦀 🎶 Listen for the cue to call and dial…… 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 »
Ride the Waves & Support Local Surfing — ESA Contest at Surf City Pier! 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. ~ Get ready, surfers! On Saturday, November 15th in Salter Path, NC the waves are real…… read more »
🦐🌊 This Thanksgiving season, 99.5 The Wave is serving up some coastal gratitude! 🌊🦐 Introducing the Tides of Thanks Giveaway — your chance to win a Seafood Boil from Blackbeard’s Triple Play Restaurant & Bar, loaded with shrimp, potatoes, corn on the cob, and more! 😋🦀 🎶 Listen for the cue to call and dial…… 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 »
Ride the Waves & Support Local Surfing — ESA Contest at Surf City Pier! 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. ~ Get ready, surfers! On Saturday, November 15th in Salter Path, NC the waves are real…… read more »
On Thursday (November 6), Lionsgate released the first trailer for Michael, Antoine Fuqua’s upcoming biopic chronicling Michael Jackson’s rise to becoming the King of Pop, starring his nephew Jaafar Jackson as the legendary singer. The teaser features Jackson in the studio with Quincy Jones (Kendrick Sampson), at the dinner table with his young siblings, and…… read more »
The NFL will host its first game in Spain on Sunday, November 16, at Madrid’s Bernabéu Stadium, where the Washington Commanders and Miami Dolphins will face off. The halftime show will be headlined by Argentine DJ/producer Bizarrap and Puerto Rican rapper and singer Daddy Yankee, with the duo set to perform their new joint track,…… read more »
Daniel Caesar notched his first No. 1 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with his fourth album, Son of Spergy, which debuted October 24 and earned 43,000 equivalent album units in its first week, including 34.1 million streams. The album also gives Caesar his first-ever leader on the Top R&B Albums chart, while also debuting…… read more »
In a new GQ interview, SZA expressed confusion over Nicki Minaj’s recent social media attacks on her, saying they have no personal association and she doesn’t understand the motive behind the criticism. “I don’t know her,” SZA said. “We have no connection to each other. There’s no backstory. There was no through-line narrative… I don’t…… read more »
Snoop Dogg has canceled his planned New Year’s Eve special with NBC in order to focus on his correspondent role with the network for the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. “Sometimes the calendar gets in the way of the celebration, which is why my NBC family and I decided this winter was time for us…… read more »
The 1975’s Matty Healy removed the track “Human Too” from their 2022 album, Being Funny in a Foreign Language, on streaming services because he no longer liked how it fit with the album. Healy acknowledged the change on Reddit by commenting on a thread about the song’s disappearance: “Hey! Human Too was removed from the…… read more »
Chris Brown dominates Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart this week, as he secures the top two spots with “It Depends” featuring Bryson Tiller rising to No. 1, and his previous chart-topping hit, “Residuals,” rebounding to No. 2. “It Depends” marks Brown’s 12th career chart-topper, tying Lil Wayne for third-most No. 1s since 1992, while earning the…… read more »
On Wednesday (November 5), Ed Sheeran took to social media to praise the U.K. government’s recent changes to the National Curriculum that improves music education. These upgrades reflect recommendations from an open letter he and the Ed Sheeran Foundation sent over the summer advocating for more diverse music education and accessible arts study in schools.…… read more »