NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM
announced today that The Barbra Streisand Channel, an exclusive
channel featuring the works of Grammy, Oscar, Emmy and Tony
award-winning artist Barbra Streisand, will return to SiriusXM on
September 6.
The Barbra Streisand Channel, the exclusive, limited-run
channel, which originally ran on SiriusXM in September 2014, will feature music spanning
Streisand's legendary career, from her 1963 debut through her new
album Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway, which
is scheduled to be released on August
26. Streisand will give listeners exclusive commentary and
reflection on the rare tribute to a lifetime of song. The channel
will be fully dedicated to Barbra Streisand's extensive body of
work, including selections from her live and studio recordings.
Listeners will also hear songs personally selected by Streisand
from her catalog, spanning 50 years.
The Barbra Streisand Channel will also feature an exclusive
"Town Hall" special with Barbra Streisand. Streisand will sit down
for an intimate Q&A session with a select group of SiriusXM
listeners at The Winter Garden Theatre, current home of
Andrew Lloyd Webber's newest hit
musical, SCHOOL OF ROCK in New York
City. Barbra Streisand originally starred in Funny
Girl at The Winter Garden Theatre in 1964. The SiriusXM
Town Hall with Barbra Streisand, hosted by actor Patrick Wilson, will air on Wednesday, September 7 at 5:00 pm ET on The
Barbra Streisand Channel.
The limited-run channel will launch on Tuesday, September 6 at 5:00 pm ET and will run through Monday, October 3, via satellite on channel 18
and through the SiriusXM app on smartphones and other connected
devices, as well as online at siriusxm.com.
"SiriusXM's Town Hall with Barbra
Streisand" is part of SiriusXM's "Town Hall" series,
featuring iconic entertainers and figures sitting down with studio
audiences of SiriusXM listeners.
Previous SiriusXM "Town Hall" specials have featured
Bruce Springsteen, Billy Crystal, Quentin
Tarantino, Carol Burnett,
Tom Petty, Willie Nelson, KISS, Coldplay, Ringo Starr, Adele, Elton John, Taylor
Swift, Hugh Jackman, Cardinal
Timothy Dolan, Roger Waters, the surviving members of Nirvana,
Gregg Allman, Usher and Tony Hawk.
For more information on Barbra Streisand, please
visit www.barbrastreisand.com.
For more information on SiriusXM, please
visit www.siriusxm.com.
About SiriusXM
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subscribers. SiriusXM creates and offers commercial-free
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SiriusXM Music for Business provides commercial-free music to
a variety of businesses. SiriusXM holds a minority interest
in SiriusXM Canada which has approximately 2.7 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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