By MARIA SHERMAN NEW YORK (AP) — Call it a comeback, a crossover moment, or both. Twenty years ago, The Chicks released their blockbuster 2006 album “Taking the Long Way” — their first full-length after the country music industry turned their backs on…
By PATRICK AFTOORA-ORSAGOS and LEAH WILLINGHAM CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — The largest collection of Paul McCartney’s personal artifacts ever publicly displayed is part of a new exhibit at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame centering on his life after The Beatles. “Paul McCartney…
LONDON (AP) — The Beatles are headed back to one of the band’s most famous sites with a new fan experience in London. Apple Corps Ltd, the company founded by the Fab Four, announced Monday that it will open a new seven-floor…
By MARIA SHERMAN NEW YORK (AP) — Sometimes, you can always get what you want: On Tuesday, The Rolling Stones confirmed that they will release a new album, titled “Foreign Tongues,” on July 10. They also released a new single, titled…
By MARIA SHERMAN NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Jackson once sang “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough.” For fans of the King of Pop’s music, it’s words to live by: Streams of his catalog jumped 95% in the U.S. over the weekend when…
By MARIA SHERMAN NEW YORK (AP) — It’s her, hi! Taylor Swift has topped Spotify’s first ever list of the most streamed artists of all time, published Thursday morning. She’s followed by Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny. That comes as no surprise: In 2025…
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WXXV) -- A local 13-year-old musical prodigy with big dreams is releasing his own songs and performing across the coast. We sat down…
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER On July 8, 1989, a young music fan named Aadam Jacobs, with a compact Sony cassette recorder in his pocket, went to see an up-and-coming rock band from Washington for their debut show in Chicago. After a blast…
By JUWON PARK SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A Seoul cafe and restaurant that once served as bases for BTS members when they were mere K-pop trainees have been drawing visitors from around the globe ahead of the band’s huge comeback concert. Friday’s…
By HYUNG-JIN KIM SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — BTS will stage its long-awaited comeback concert on Saturday night at Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square, one of South Korea’s most famous landmarks that represents its royal heritage and political and cultural life. In a free concert expected to…
BILOXI, Miss. — Rap icon Lil Wayne is set to hit the stage on the Mississippi Gulf Coast later this year. Lil Wayne will perform at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum on Friday, August 14, bringing 20 years of Carter classics…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) -- Musicians from all over the Mississippi Coast came out to Ground Zero Blues Club in Biloxi on Monday night for the 2nd annual…
By MARIA SHERMAN NEW YORK (AP) — It arrived in 2024. And it never left. Rosé and Bruno Mars’ massively popular, Grammy-nominated “APT.” topped Apple Music’s global song chart in 2025 as the giant music streamer released year-end lists Tuesday and provided listeners with data on their…
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham have announced the reissue of 1973's “Buckingham Nicks.” It is their only full-length album as a duo and had not been available on CD or streaming platforms.…
GULFPORT, Miss (WXXV) - DreKo Music Productions LLC celebrated a ribbon cutting today, honoring 5 years of business and expansion as they opened the doors to their…
GAUTIER, Miss (WXXV)- The Sound in Gautier has announced their 2025 Season Lawn Pass. The season lawn pass is available for $250 and gives all access to every…
The Mississippi Coast Coliseum announced the musical acts that will be performing at the 32nd Annual Crawfish Festival. The event is coming up April 23-27 on the Coliseum grounds, with music on the weekend. Bret Michaels of Poison will headline…
Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews, Luke Combs, Lil Wayne and Harry Connick Jr., are among the headliners announced for the 2025 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. In addition, Poplarville's own Chapel Hart will be making their Jazz Fest debut this…
WXXV is compiling a list of New Year's events and activities coming up across South Mississippi. We will continue to update the list as new events are added. If you have an event that you do not see listed here,…
Music streaming platforms recently released their yearly recaps for users such as Spotify Wrapped and Apple Music Replay. As many are looking…
It's Monday and that means it's time to highlight new music that's coming out. Here are some performers who are making a difference in many lives.
Grand Magnolia Ballroom has announced an evening with Edwin McCain on January 23, 2025. Tickets are on sale now at grandmagmusic.com McCain is known for his 1998-99 hits "I'll Be" and "I Could Not Ask for More." The South Carolina…
By Daniel Arkin Quincy Jones, a maestro of American music and a titan of the entertainment industry who influenced nearly every popular genre, produced landmark albums and earned 80 Grammy Award nominations, died Sunday, his publicist said. He was 91. Jones "passed…
The City of Pascagoula's Cruisin' the Coast fun kicks off October 10th and runs through October 12th. Beach Park will be full of classic cars and even a few that'll definitely…