NEW YORK, Jan. 8, 2016
/PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM announced today that The Billy Joel
Channel, an exclusive channel featuring the works of
iconic entertainer, Billy Joel,
will return to SiriusXM.
Billy Joel's exclusive SiriusXM
channel, The Billy Joel Channel, will feature music spanning the
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer's career, including songs from each
of his live and studio albums. Additionally, SiriusXM listeners
will hear Joel introducing songs each hour, offering insight into
their significance, meaning, composition and recording.
The Billy Joel Channel will also feature four exclusive weekly
shows hosted by Billy Joel. The show
will feature Joel playing recordings that influenced his own work
including songs by The Beatles, The Four Seasons, Beethoven, Procol
Harum, plus doo wop hits, movie themes and more. Joel, hosting the
show while sitting behind the piano, will also perform snippets of
the songs that impacted his repertoire. The show will premiere on
Saturday, January 16 at 6:00 pm ET.
The SiriusXM channel will also include special guest DJ
sessions, "Billy Joel Top Ten",
hosted by Joel's friends, including Garth
Brooks and Don Henley playing
their favorite Billy Joel songs.
"Throughout my life, I love to listen to the radio and discover
music that impacts my life. I look forward to sharing the musical
adventures I had creating my songs with the SiriusXM audience,"
said Billy Joel.
"The response to Billy's SiriusXM channel from 2014 was
outstanding. We are excited to work with Billy again on creating
and recording new, exclusive content for the channel offering our
listeners a truly comprehensive listening experience courtesy of
Billy's unique and eclectic tastes," said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content
Officer, SiriusXM.
The limited-run channel will launch on Friday, January 15 at 5:00
pm ET and will air through Sunday,
February 14, via satellite on channel 18. The Billy Joel
Channel will also be available online and through the SiriusXM
app.
The Billy Joel Channel is an example of SiriusXM channels
created with iconic and prominent artists, including Bruce Springsteen's E Street Radio, Jimmy Buffett's Radio Margaritaville,
Willie Nelson's Willie's Roadhouse,
The Pink Floyd Channel, B.B. King's
Bluesville, Elvis Radio, Siriusly Sinatra, Ozzy Osbourne's Ozzy's Boneyard, Pearl Jam
Radio, Eminem's Shade 45,Tiësto's Club Life Radio and Neil Diamond
Radio.
For more information on Billy
Joel, please visit www.billyjoel.com
For more information on SiriusXM, 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 29.6 million
subscribers. SiriusXM creates and broadcasts 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 in the U.S. 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 in cars,
trucks, and RVs through SiriusXM Traffic™, SiriusXM Travel Link,
NavTraffic®, NavWeather™. SiriusXM delivers critical weather,
data and information services to aircraft and boats through
SiriusXM Aviation, SiriusXM Marine™, Sirius
Marine Weather, XMWX Aviation™, XMWX Weather, and XMWX
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 more than 2.7 million subscribers. SiriusXM is
also a leading provider of connected vehicles services to major
automakers, 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.
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