NEW YORK, June 26, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM and
YouTube today announced the launch of The YouTube 15, a new
weekly show featuring the top emerging and breakout songs based on
YouTube data of the previous week and selected by SiriusXM for the
Hits 1 audience. The YouTube 15 represents SiriusXM and
YouTube's shared goal of supporting great new music from today's
biggest names and emerging stars.
The YouTube 15 will air each week starting July 11 on Fridays at 6
p.m. ET on SiriusXM Hits 1, and replay throughout the
weekend, and through the SiriusXM Internet Radio App on smartphones
and other connected devices, as well as online at siriusxm.com. To
fully capture the voice of the YouTube community, SiriusXM has
selected popular entertainer and highly successful YouTube creator
Jenna Marbles to host the show.
Jenna Marbles has more than 13 million subscribers on her
YouTube channel and her videos have been viewed more than 1.5
billion times. Jenna Marbles has just uploaded her 200th
video to her YouTube channel, youtube.com/jennamarbles, which is
updated each Wednesday.
"I'm incredibly excited to be working in a new medium with
SiriusXM," Marbles said. "I think we are going to make a really
cool show, and I'm honored that they picked me to do it."
"We are excited to work with YouTube on creating The
YouTube 15 and to put a spotlight on the songs and artists
emerging out of the world's largest music video platform," said
Scott Greenstein, President and
Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM. "Our nationwide audience
tunes to SiriusXM Hits 1 as the home of the best pop music and the
first place to play new artists and new music. With
The YouTube 15, we will take that promise of music discovery
even further, delivering songs emerging from YouTube directly into
the car and also through the SiriusXM app for smartphones and
tablets."
"YouTube is fundamentally about connecting fans with their
favorite creators and artists, anytime on any device you're using.
That's why we're working on The YouTube 15 with our friends
at SiriusXM, who share our goal of supporting great new music from
today's well known artists and emerging stars," said Vivien Lewit, Director, Music Partnerships,
YouTube.
The weekly countdown will also be featured as video playlists
youtube.com/siriusxm.
SiriusXM Hits 1 plays pop, R&B, rock and hip-hop hits.
Listeners will hear artists like Maroon 5, One Direction, Jason
Derulo, Imagine Dragons and Katy
Perry and emerging artists through shows such as the YouTube
15.
For more information on SiriusXM and a 30-day
subscription, please visit www.siriusxm.com.
About SiriusXM
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is the world's largest
radio broadcaster measured by revenue and has 25.8 million
subscribers. SiriusXM creates and broadcasts commercial-free
music; premier sports talk and live events; comedy; news; exclusive
talk and entertainment; and the most comprehensive Latin music,
sports and talk programming in radio. SiriusXM is available in
vehicles from every major car company in the U.S. and from
retailers nationwide as well as at shop.siriusxm.com. SiriusXM
programming is available through the SiriusXM Internet Radio App
for smartphones and other connected devices as well as online at
siriusxm.com. SiriusXM also provides premium traffic, weather, data
and information services for subscribers in cars, trucks, RVs,
boats and aircraft through SiriusXM Traffic™, SiriusXM Travel Link,
NavTraffic®, NavWeather™, SiriusXM Aviation, SiriusXM Marine™,
Sirius Marine Weather, XMWX
Aviation™, and XMWX Marine™. SiriusXM holds a minority
interest in SiriusXM Canada which has more than 2 million
subscribers.
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