The Beatles Channel – Coming Thursday, May 18, 2017 –
Exclusively on SiriusXM
- First ever Beatles-backed radio channel to feature
exclusive programming, spanning the songs, stories, influences and legacy of
The Fab Four
- The Beatles Channel launch to be celebrated with SiriusXM's free
listening preview program, offering 24/7 listening on inactive satellite radios
NEW YORK, May 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM is pleased to
announce The Beatles Channel, launching May 18 at 9:09 am ET exclusively on
SiriusXM channel 18. Celebrating popular music's most legendary and influential
band, The Beatles Channel has been created by SiriusXM to present unique and
exclusive programming in collaboration with and fully authorized by The
Beatles' Apple Corps Ltd. The Beatles Channel will also be available online and
through the SiriusXM app.
The
Beatles Channel will showcase all-things-Beatles with regular and special
programming spanning the history-making careers of the band and its members:
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. The channel will
explore The Beatles' entire career including their hits and deeper tracks, live
recordings, rarities, and solo albums, while also spotlighting musicians who
have inspired, and have drawn inspiration from, The Beatles.
Paul
McCartney said,
"I still remember the thrill of when we first heard our music on the
radio, but I don't think any of us would have imagined that we'd have our very
own Beatles radio channel more than 50 years later. The SiriusXM channel will
have it all, 8
Days a Week."
Ringo
Starr added,
"Great news, The Beatles will have their own channel on SiriusXM. Now you
can listen to The Beatles, Any Time
at All. Peace & Love."
"We are so proud to announce
the most popular band in history has joined us for their own SiriusXM
channel," said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer of
SiriusXM. "We've worked with The Beatles and Apple Corps Ltd. to create a
channel that is as vital today as when the band's music was first recorded. The
channel will be all-things-Beatles, 24/7. The soundtrack of our world,
made by John, Paul, George and Ringo."
The Beatles Channel will launch
at exactly 9:09 am ET on Thursday May 18, and will be celebrated as part of SiriusXM's
free listening preview program, offering 24/7 listening on inactive SiriusXM
radios from May 17 to May 30.
The Beatles Channel will present
a curated mix of music tailored to a wide range of Beatles fans, along with a
variety of regular shows and specials, including:
·
Breakfast with The Beatles : A daily morning show hosted by musician and
lifelong Beatles aficionado, Chris Carter, featuring music, stories and all
things Beatles.
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| Chris Carter, left, with Ringo Starr on February 12, 2011 in Los Angeles. Photo: Robert Kinsler |
·
A Day in the Life : A daily feature noting milestones in the
lives and career of The Beatles.
·
My Fab Four : A daily guest DJ session, hosted by musicians
influenced by The Beatles, celebrities, and super fan listeners, each playing
their four favorite Beatles songs.
·
Beatle Bites: A daily "name the song" quiz
featuring a short snippet of a Beatles recording.
·
Dedicated Phone: # 844-999-BEATLES, for fans to make requests
and share their Beatles stories.
·
The Fab Fourum : A live weekly call-in roundtable show
hosted by veteran broadcaster Dennis Elsas; TV producer and author, Bill
Flanagan; and panelists including authors, musicians and fans.
·
Peter Asher: From Me To You : He sang Beatles compositions as a member of
Peter & Gordon, was part of the formation of Apple Records and went on to
become a multiple Grammy-winning producer and much more. Now, his stories come
to life in this exclusive weekly series.
·
Magical Mini Concert: A weekly fantasy concert featuring live music
from The Beatles and their solo works.
·
Northern Songs with Bill Flanagan: A regular show from TV
producer and author Flanagan, focusing on themes that tell the story of The
Beatles, their music and the effect it had on generations of fans.
·
Get Back: The Beatles in Britain: A monthly show recorded in and around London
and Liverpool that offers the UK perspective of the Beatles phenomenon, hosted
by Geoff Lloyd.
On June 1, The Beatles Channel
will celebrate "Pepper Day" on the 50th Anniversary of the band's acclaimed Sgt.
Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, playing the album's new Anniversary
Edition stereo mix in its entirety. The album spotlight will be accompanied by
commentary by the album's original producer, the late George Martin, and by his
son, Giles Martin, who produced the album's new stereo and 5.1 surround mixes
from The Beatles' session tapes, guided by his father's original,
Beatles-preferred mono album mix. Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMe will release 'Sgt. Pepper' in several Anniversary
Edition configurations on May 26.
ABOUT
SIRIUSXM
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:
SIRI) is the world's largest radio company measured by revenue and has
approximately 31.6 million subscribers. SiriusXM creates and offers
commercial-free music; premier sports talk and live events; comedy; news;
exclusive talk and entertainment, and a wide-range of Latin music, sports and
talk programming. SiriusXM is available in vehicles from every major car
company and on smartphones and other connected devices as well as online at
siriusxm.com. SiriusXM radios and accessories are available from retailers
nationwide and online at SiriusXM. SiriusXM also provides premium traffic,
weather, data and information services for subscribers through SiriusXM
Traffic™, SiriusXM Travel Link, NavTraffic®, NavWeather™. SiriusXM delivers
weather, data and information services to aircraft and boats through SiriusXM
Aviation™ and SiriusXM Marine™. In addition, SiriusXM Music for Business
provides commercial-free music to a variety of businesses. SiriusXM holds a
minority interest in SiriusXM Canada which has approximately 2.8 million
subscribers. SiriusXM is also a leading provider of connected vehicles
services, giving customers access to a suite of safety, security, and convenience
services including automatic crash notification, stolen vehicle recovery
assistance, enhanced roadside assistance and turn-by-turn navigation.
ABOUT
APPLE CORPS LIMITED
Apple Corps Ltd. was founded by
The Beatles in 1968 to oversee the band's own creative and business interests.
As part of its management of The Beatles' entire intellectual property canon,
the London-based company has administered the legendary band's recorded
catalogue, with more than 800 million physical and digital albums sold to date.
Apple Corps has also piloted
innovative Beatles projects, which have become benchmarks for pioneering
accomplishment, including the record-breaking, 30 million-selling album The
Beatles 1,
the universally acclaimed The
Beatles Anthology series,
the Grammy®-winning CD, vinyl, digital and streaming release of The Beatles' 13 remastered studio
albums, and in partnership with Imagine Entertainment, White Horse Pictures and
Polygram Entertainment/UMG, the Grammy®-winning 2016 feature documentary, The
Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years, directed by Ron Howard.
In Apple Corps' first major
theatrical partnership, The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil® has played to
nearly eight million audience members since its June 2006 opening at the Mirage
in Las Vegas. The Beatles' LOVE also
resulted in a double Grammy®-winning album and
a Grammy®-winning feature film, All
Together Now, which details
the fascinating story behind the unique partnership between The Beatles and
Cirque du Soleil that resulted in the creation and launch of LOVE.
The Beatles debuted for streaming
worldwide on December 24, 2015 with the band's 13 U.K. studio albums and Past
Masters (Volumes 1 & 2), The Beatles 1962-1966, The
Beatles 1967-1970, and The Beatles 1. The Beatles' Anthology,
Volumes 1-3 music collections
and LOVE album followed on April 4 and June
17, respectively. Songs by The Beatles were streamed more than two billion
times within the first year.
And continuing the commitment to
preserving the archives and legacy of The Beatles' catalogue, The Beatles' Help!, Yellow
Submarine, and Magical Mystery Tour feature films
have in recent years been painstakingly digitally restored for DVD, Blu-ray™,
and iTunes release.
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