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Yahoo
14-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
WFISD students wins scholarships
WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — Many Wichita Falls Independent School District students celebrated after the WFISD Foundation handed out scholarships. On Tuesday evening, May 13, students and teachers gathered at the Region 9 Education Center, where 68 scholarships were awarded to students. Forty-one students went home with some extra money towards their college funds. A total of $78,450 was awarded in scholarship funds. WFISD Foundation officials said it's great to have this kind of support for the students. 'We're grateful to have organizations and families supporting our students and investing in their future,' Nikki Davis, Executive Director of WFISD Foundation said. Among those students was Aniyah Bascombe from Memorial High School, who received the Shatanya Clark 'Larger Than Life' scholarship. That scholarship was started after Shatanya Clarke passed away during her battle in 2022. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Miami Herald
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Las Vegas Strip Sphere sets popular band's final residency shows
Some of the most popular classic rock bands in music have occupied the stage at Sphere Entertainment's (SPHR) Sphere Las Vegas, and two huge bands, U2 and The Eagles, have scheduled some of the longest residencies in the venue's short existence. Iconic rock band U2 opened the Sphere on Sept. 29, 2023, with its U2/UV Achtung Baby Live at the Sphere residency, which ran for 40 shows and ended on March 2, 2024. Don't miss the move: Subscribe to TheStreet's free daily newsletter The Eagles added the final 2025 shows of their 44-show residency at Sphere Las Vegas with eight shows in October and November, but the band could still return to the spectacular venue in 2026. Related: Las Vegas Strip casino closes popular country singer residency "Look, they can play as long as they want," Sphere Entertainment's James Dolan said, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The Eagles, however, won't have the record for the most shows performed at Sphere unless they add more shows to their residency in 2026. Classic jam band Dead & Company launched its Dead Forever residency on May 16, 2024, finishing its 30-show residency run on Aug. 10, 2024. The band extended the residency for 18 more shows, scheduled for March 20 to May 17, 2025, and broke U2's record for most shows at the Sphere on April 26, 2025, when they performed their 41st show of their residency. Dead & Company will continue to hold the record for most shows after they complete the extension of their residency for a total of 48 shows. The band's record will likely last at least into 2026, when The Eagles could overtake Dead & Company's record of performances at Sphere Las Vegas, if they add more shows to their 44-show now, legendary superstar 1990s boy band The Backstreet Boys has signed on for the final shows of its "Into the Millennium" residency at Sphere Las Vegas in July and August 2025. Related: Las Vegas Strip casino signs spectacular singer to long residency The Backstreet Boys, due to popular demand, revealed that they have added the final three shows of their 21-date residency on Aug. 22, 23, and 24, 2025. The residency features nine shows running July 11-27 and another 12 shows running Aug. 1-24. More Las Vegas: Las Vegas Strip Sphere signs another superstar band residencyLas Vegas Strip casino closes country superstar's residencyLas Vegas Strip casino signs global superstar singer to residency Tickets go on sale through the band's Fan Club Presale beginning on May 12 at 10 a.m. Pacific time and an Artist Presale on May 13 at 10 a.m. Pacific. Tickets go on sale to the general public on May 16 at 10 a.m. Pacific at Tickets for the 18 previously scheduled residency shows are currently on sale. The Backstreet Boys previously performed their 80-show "Larger Than Life" residency from March 1, 2017, to April 27, 2019, at Planet Hollywood Las Vegas. The boy band's popularity grew in 1999 with their third album "Millennium," which debuted at No. 1 and sold 24 million copies with its massive hit single "I Want It That Way." The band released its new album "Millennium 2.0" on July 11, 2025, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the original "Millennium" album. The Sphere offers the latest audio and video technology, including a wraparound LED screen and an advanced sound system. Related: Las Vegas Strip casinos face an alarming trend The Arena Media Brands, LLC THESTREET is a registered trademark of TheStreet, Inc.
USA Today
19-02-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Backstreet Boys talk Las Vegas Sphere residency, becoming the 'Rolling Stones of pop'
Backstreet Boys talk Las Vegas Sphere residency, becoming the 'Rolling Stones of pop' Show Caption Hide Caption This Backstreet Boy already lives in Las Vegas ahead of Sphere shows The Backstreet Boys chat with USA TODAY's Ralphie Aversa about relocating to Las Vegas for the band's residency at the Sphere. NEW YORK – The Backstreet Boys are taking on a new challenge: Be the first pop group to headline the Sphere, a state-of-the-art venue in Las Vegas that has already hosted U2, Phish, Dead & Company and the Eagles. Features of the building include a 160,000-square-foot wraparound LED screens and more than 160,000 speakers. "Hopefully we sound like angels," Brian Littrell, 49, jokes to USA TODAY during a press junket in midtown Manhattan for the group's upcoming Vegas residency, which kicks off July 11 and runs through August. "Millennium 2.0," a rerelease of the Backstreet Boys career-defining 1999 album, will release in tandem with the start of the shows. "(There's) not a bad seat in the house," AJ McLean, 47, adds. "Everybody will hear it sonically the same, no matter where you're sitting in the venue, which is incredible." USA TODAY's music reporter Melissa Ruggieri has attended multiple Sphere concerts, saying it "turns the mundane into magical." When you reflect on the Backstreet Boys discography, specifically their 26-year-old third album, nothing exactly stands out as mundane. Preparing a new 'Millennium' setlist The Backstreet Boys residency, "Into the Millennium" and the "Millennium" rerelease are a call back an album that spent 10 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. It spawned hits "Larger Than Life," "I Want it That Way," and "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely." But professional and personal challenges preceded the LP's success: In 1998, the Backstreet Boys left their management group and were entangled in a lawsuit with businessman Lou Pearlman over the amount of money earned for their first two albums. Meanwhile, two different bandmates dealt with deaths in the family and Littrell underwent open heart surgery. In a 1999 Rolling Stone profile of the group, Kevin Richardson called the previous year, "the hardest of my life.' Looking back 26 years later, the band is excited to revisit "Millennium." "We were starting to get our rhythm with the music that we were writing and creating along with our producers at the time," says Nick Carter, 45, of the lead-up to the album's release. "It was the pinnacle for the Backstreet Boys and the music that we recorded. It was a good time." The last Backstreet Boys trek, the "DNA World Tour," featured seven of the original 12 songs from "Millennium." For the Sphere residency, the album will be performed in its entirety along with what McLean describes as "personal favorites and the greatest hits." "I'm excited to perform a song that I wrote called 'Back To Your Heart,'" Richardson, 53, reveals. "I wrote that for my now wife, but when I wrote that song, we were broken up and that helped me win her back." Taking up a literal Las Vegas residence Carter has the easiest commute for the Sphere residency. The singer relocated from Los Angeles to Las Vegas in 2017 for the group's first Vegas residency. Of the three children he shares with wife Lauren Kitt, two of them were born in Las Vegas. "I was thinking, '(The Sphere residency) is going to be really great because I get an opportunity to still take my kids to school or take my son to baseball,'" Carter says, before joking about the downside. "Now I'm realizing there's gonna be a little more work because my wife's not going to let me out (of my household responsibilities)." Howie Dorough, 51, adds: "The fact that we're doing (the residency) the summer makes it a little bit easier because we're able to enjoy this time with our families which is really important. Our kids are growing up, so to have those moments where we can bring them out on the road with us and create memories with them is what keeps the spark going for us." Richardson and McLean reside in Los Angeles. Dorough and Littrell are both "East Coasters" who haven't decided if they'll commute back-and-forth during the residency or move their families out West. The Backstreet Boys still got it goin' on "Millennium 2.0" drops the same day as the start of the Sphere residency. The album includes remasters of the original 12 tracks plus demos, live versions and a new single entitled, "Hey!" The band has revisited the album and their career in a number of documentaries, from the recent "90's Boy Band Boom" that aired on the CW to Netflix's "This is Pop" and "Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam," which chronicled the business practices of Pearlman. The group also told its own story in the 2015 film, "Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of." For that reason, Richardson usually doesn't agree to sit down for other productions. "For me mostly I just say, 'No thank you,'" he remarks, eliciting laughter throughout the room. "I'm like, 'I already spilled my soul in a documentary. Go check it out on Netflix.'" McLean, who granted an interview for the CW special, says the band's participation hinges on individual schedules and the scope of the productions. "There has been quite a lot of these (documentaries) coming out because there is a lot to be said," he notes. "It's been interesting talking to some personal friends of mine, not knowing a lot of what groups like us actually went through, the highs and lows." All five of the band members hope there are more chapters to be written. "We want to manifest a career," Richardson says. "We want to be the Rolling Stones of pop."
Yahoo
19-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Backstreet Boys ‘Into the Millennium' Sphere residency go on sale — how to get tickets
The Backstreet Boys 'Into the Millennium' Sphere residency is set to be a larger-than-life event. The boy band — which consists of Kevin Richardson, AJ McLean, Nick Carter, Howie Dorough and Brian Littrell — is returning to the stage, this time to celebrate a major milestone: the 25th anniversary of their hit album 'Millennium.' The Backstreet Boys initially announced their nine-date 'Into the Millennium' Sphere residency on Feb. 12. They later announced that they added three more dates when they made their appearance on TODAY on Feb. 14. Pre-sales for the 12-date residency are happening now and this week, with general tickets available Feb. 21. The Backstreet Boys, who are the first pop act to headline at Sphere, are bringing their iconic album to life, alongside a number of their greatest hits and 'cutting-edge visuals and sound made possible by Sphere's revolutionary immersive technology,' per a press release. 'We're excited to take that album, that concept of the future, to the next level in the most state of the art venue,' Richardson said while on TODAY on Feb. 14. The name of the residency is a nod to their 1999 and 2000 tour of the same name that supported their third album, 'Millennium.' 'Millennium' was released in May 1999 and included their hit songs 'I Want It That Way,' 'Larger Than Life,' 'Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely' and 'The One.' The singers even paid tribute to the record by re-creating the cover art for the residency's poster. Additionally, the group is also releasing a new album, 'Millennium 2.0,' which will come out on July 11. The album is a deluxe version of 'Millennium' with 25 songs that include the original 12 songs remastered, live recordings, demos and the alternate version of 'I Want It That Way.' They also dropped a new song titled 'Hey' ahead of the album's release. Read on to find out the dates for the Backstreet Boys' 'Into the Millennium' Sphere residency, including the three newly announced dates, and how to get tickets. The Backstreet Boys initially announced on Feb. 12 that their 'Into the Millennium' Sphere residency would have nine dates. However, during their Feb. 14 appearance on TODAY, the boy band revealed that they added three new dates in August. Here are all the dates of the Backstreet Boys' "Into the Millennium" residency that have been announced so far: Friday, July 11 Saturday, July 12 Sunday, July 13 Friday, July 18 Saturday, July 19 Sunday, July 20 Friday, July 25 Saturday, July 26 Sunday, July 27 Friday, Aug. 1 Saturday, Aug. 2 Sunday, Aug. 3 Tickets for the Backstreet Boys 'Into the Millennium' Sphere residency go on sale on different dates. General tickets will go on sale Friday, Feb. 21, but there are a couple of presale options. For the first six shows — July 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20 — the Backstreet Boys Fan Club presale will start on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 9 a.m. PT, followed by the Artist presale on Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 9 a.m. PT. Those interested in participating in the Artist presale can sign up now until Monday, Feb. 17 at 10 p.m. PT. Then, general onsale tickets will be available starting on Feb. 21 at 9 a.m. PT at For the other six shows happening July 25-27 and Aug, 1-3, the fan club presale will start on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 11 a.m. PT, while the Artist presale begins on Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 11 a.m. PT. Fans who are interested in general onsale tickets for the last three performances will be able to buy starting on Friday, Feb. 21 at 11 a.m. PT at Vibee, a live entertainment company, is also offering packages for those looking to buy concert tickets and hotel accommodations, which will go on sale on Friday, Feb. 14 at 6 a.m. PT. Each Vibee package includes either floor or reserved seating tickets at Sphere, two nights at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas or Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, access to a pop-up experience and a Backstreet Boys laminate and lanyard. There is also a VIP option, which provides additional perks such as transportation and priority entry. More information can be found here. For those who have yet to experience a show at Sphere, the Backstreet Boys shared some insight on seat selection. 'There really is no bad seat,' Richardson tells 'It's just a different experience. If you want a true, more concert-like experience, you can be on the floor.' He adds that 'just above' the floor level, 'in the lower bowl looking straight at the screen,' is a good way to take in the whole experience. 'It just depends on where you want to sit,' he says, adding that as far as the sound goes, it will be 'amazing no matter where.' This article was originally published on
Express Tribune
13-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Backstreet Boys are headed to the ‘Millennium' at the Sphere making it ‘Larger than life'.
Backstreet Boys have recently made the big announcement on their Instagram account that they will be performing at the immersive Sphere in Las Vegas, marking a major milestone in their career. Their residency, titled Into the Millennium , is scheduled for July 2025, with nine performances on July 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, and 27. This residency will follow in the footsteps of other renowned acts such as U2, Dead & Co., and Phish, who have previously graced the venue. Produced by Live Nation, the residency will feature the Backstreet Boys' Millennium album in its entirety, celebrating the iconic 1999 release alongside some of their biggest hits. Fans can expect an unparalleled experience enhanced by the Sphere's cutting-edge immersive visuals and sound technology. Signature tracks like I Want It That Way and Larger Than Life will be reimagined in ways that only the venue's advanced capabilities can deliver. Presale for the event has already begun and will continue through February 17, 2025, with special artist presales scheduled for February 18 and 19. The general sale will open on February 21. Additionally, Vibee, the official concert and VIP hotel experience partner, is offering exclusive packages that include tickets, a two-night stay at Las Vegas resorts, and access to the Backstreet Boys Experience pop-up. These packages are available ahead of the general onsale to give fans early access to tickets. The Backstreet Boys' residency promises to be a landmark event for both the group and their fans, combining nostalgia with cutting-edge technology to deliver an unforgettable concert experience. For more information, fans can visit the official presale page.
