NEW YORK, Nov. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM and
YouTube today announced the launch of The YouTube EDM 15, a
new weekly show featuring trending electronic dance songs based on
YouTube viewership data. The YouTube EDM 15 is the
latest example of SiriusXM and YouTube's shared goal of supporting
great new music from today's established and emerging stars.
The all-new EDM show builds on the success of The YouTube
15, a collaboration between SiriusXM and YouTube that launched
earlier this year, and is hosted by the wildly popular Jenna
Marbles. Along with greater airplay for established artists, The
YouTube 15 introduced many songs from emerging artists, such as
George Ezra, Dotan, and Chet Faker,
who then received regular airplay for the first time in the U.S.
across multiple SiriusXM channels.
The YouTube EDM 15 will be hosted by rising EDM duo The
Chainsmokers, and will air weekly starting Friday, November 21, at 8:00 pm ET, and throughout the weekend, on BPM,
channel 51, and via the SiriusXM Internet Radio App on smartphones
and other connected devices, as well as online at siriusxm.com. The
new show will also feature notable guest hosts, continuing
SiriusXM's tradition of featuring amazing DJs across its BPM
programming.
"Building on the great response to The YouTube 15 show on
our SiriusXM Hits 1 channel, we are excited to collaborate again
with YouTube to create The YouTube EDM 15, which will
spotlight emerging EDM songs on the world's largest music video
platform," said Scott Greenstein,
President and Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM. "With The
YouTube EDM 15, we will deliver to our listeners direct access
to music emerging from YouTube's worldwide audience and give our
listeners an opportunity to go even deeper and discover even more
of the EDM they love."
"After seeing The YouTube 15 on SiriusXM bring both more
airplay for established artists and first-time radio airplay for
many emerging artists, we see even more opportunity by teaming up
again with SiriusXM to provide the data for The YouTube EDM
15. Together we're connecting more fans with their favorite
artists and helping them discover new music from all over the
world, anytime and anywhere they're listening," said Vivien Lewit, Head of Label and Artist
Relations, YouTube.
The Chainsmokers have become among the hottest young EDM DJs.
Their live shows are sought after in EDM and their wild antics,
hilarious personalities, and addictive productions have fans
running to see them live every chance they get. The Chainsmokers'
YouTube channel features a wide array of both music and comedic
content, including the first major release, #SELFIE, which swept
the world with 250 million YouTube views. They have also received
immense support by friends such as Nicky
Romero, Steve Aoki,
Pete Tong, Afrojack, Tiesto and
W&W.
The weekly countdown will also be featured as video playlists on
youtube.com/siriusxm.
BPM plays today's biggest dance hits and remixes. Listeners will
hear Tiesto, Avicii, Swedish House Mafia, David Guetta, Armin van
Buuren, Afrojack, deadmau5 and Kaskade.
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 26.7 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
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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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