NEW YORK, Jan. 12, 2016
/PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM announced today that it will launch
The David Bowie Channel to pay tribute to and commemorate the life
and music of the innovative music pioneer David Bowie.
The exclusive, limited-run channel, which originally aired in
2013, will feature music from the vast body of artistry from
Bowie's entire career, from his earliest recordings through his
most recent release Blackstar, as well as rare tracks
and demo versions of some of Bowie's greatest songs.
"We are fans of his music and admirers of his talent, and so it
is with great sadness that we mark his passing. Since his death,
many of our channels have been playing music from his legendary
career. Now we'd like to present an entire channel devoted to his
artistic genius and extraordinary musical longevity," said
Scott Greenstein, President and
Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM.
The David Bowie Channel will launch on Tuesday, January 12 at 7:00 pm ET and will run through Monday, January 18 via satellite on SiriusXM's
The Loft, channel 30. The David Bowie Channel will also be
available online and through the SiriusXM app.
David Bowie's extensive,
legendary catalog is one of the most revered in popular culture,
and includes all-time great million selling albums and artistic
landmarks such as The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The
Spiders From Mars, Aladdin
Sane, Young Americans, Low, Heroes,
Scary Monsters, Let's Dance, The Buddha of
Suburbia and more. Within the featured catalog are Top 30
Billboard hit singles including Space Oddity, Young Americans,
Fame, Golden Years, Let's Dance, China Girl and Blue Jean.
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
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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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