NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM announced
today that it will unveil the list of nominees for the 2017 Rock
& Roll Hall of Fame first in a live broadcast on VOLUME,
SiriusXM's new talk-radio channel devoted to the discussion of
music.
The nominees will be announced on October
18, at 8 am ET, by Rock &
Roll Hall of Fame Foundation CEO Joel
Peresman and 2014 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee
Stevie Van Zandt, live on
Feedback, SiriusXM's new morning talk-show on the VOLUME,
channel 106.
SiriusXM is the official radio partner of the Rock & Roll
Hall of Fame, teaming up for a special series of shows leading up
to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, presented
by Klipsch Audio, which will take place in April 2017, at the Barclays Center in
Brooklyn. In addition to the live
announcement of the 2017 nominees on October
18, SiriusXM will also carry special broadcasts throughout
the year devoted to the Rock Hall's inductees—past and present—as
well coverage of the 2017 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction
Ceremony and other programs.
"Fans and the industry will want to know, and debate, who is
worthy enough to be this year's nominees for the Rock & Roll
Hall of Fame," said Scott
Greenstein, SiriusXM's President and Chief Content Officer.
"We want VOLUME to be the place people go to find out the latest in
music, and why it matters. It's exciting to work with the Rock
& Roll Hall of Fame to broadcast the news to a nation of
listeners."
"The conversation around who gets nominated and inducted into
the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is a passionate debate," said
Joel Peresman, President & CEO
of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. "VOLUME is a great
forum for us to announce the nominees and dig into their
stories."
The 2017 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominee special will air
exclusively on Feedback, VOLUME's new morning talk-show
hosted by Nik Carter and
Lori Majewski. VOLUME
features a variety of programs dedicated to the discussion of
music, with shows hosted by Melissa
Etheridge, the editors of Rolling Stone,
Anthrax's Scott Ian, DJ
Eddie Trunk, Elliott Wilson, Bill Flanagan, Mark Goodman, Kurt Loder, Alan
Light, Jim Shearer and
more. The channel is available to SiriusXM subscribers nationwide
on satellite radios, and on the SiriusXM app and online
at siriusxm.com.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, presented
by Klipsch Audio, scheduled for April
2017, will be broadcast on HBO, as well as on SiriusXM
through Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Radio, channel 310.
Launched in 1986, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame first list of
inductees included Chuck Berry,
Elvis Presley, Fats Domino,
James Brown, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ray
Charles, the Everly Brothers, and more.
Fans can officially cast their vote for the 2017 Rock & Roll
Hall of Fame Inductees at rockhall.com. Voting commences on
Oct. 18 and ends at 11:59 p.m. EST on Dec. 5,
2016. The top five artists, as selected by the public, will
comprise, a 'fans' ballot' that will be tallied along with the
other ballots to choose the 2017 Inductees. Voters will need to
login in with their Facebook accounts or email. Vote will be
limited to one ballot per day.
About the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
The Rock &
Roll Hall of Fame's mission is to engage, teach and inspire through
the power of rock and roll. The institution carries out its mission
by giving voice to the stories of the people, artifacts and events
that shaped rock and roll — through exhibits, materials in the Rock
& Roll Hall of Fame's Library and Archives, traveling
exhibitions, and a wide array of innovative educational programs
and activities. The Rock Hall is open seven days a week from
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. On Wednesdays
(and Saturdays from Memorial Day
through Labor Day), the Rock Hall is
open until 9 p.m. For more
information, please call 216.781.ROCK (7625), visit rockhall.com or
follow us on Facebook, Twitter (@rock_hall) and Instagram
(@rockhall).
About SiriusXM
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is the world's largest radio company measured by revenue and has
more than 30.6 million subscribers. SiriusXM creates and
offers 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 through SiriusXM Traffic™, SiriusXM Travel Link,
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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 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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Contact for Rock & Roll Hall of
Fame :
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Mesek
216.515.1286
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