- First ever Beatles-backed radio channel to
feature exclusive programming, spanning the songs, stories,
influences and legacy of The Fab Four
- The Beatles Channel launch to be celebrated with
SiriusXM's free listening preview program, offering 24/7 listening
on inactive satellite radios
NEW YORK, May 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM is
pleased to announce The Beatles Channel, launching May 18 at 9:09 am
ET exclusively on SiriusXM channel 18. Celebrating popular
music's most legendary and influential band, The Beatles Channel
has been created by SiriusXM to present unique and exclusive
programming in collaboration with and fully authorized by The
Beatles' Apple Corps Ltd. The Beatles Channel will also be
available online and through the SiriusXM app.
The Beatles Channel will showcase all-things-Beatles with
regular and special programming spanning the history-making careers
of the band and its members: John
Lennon, Paul McCartney,
George Harrison and Ringo Starr. The channel will explore The
Beatles' entire career including their hits and deeper tracks, live
recordings, rarities, and solo albums, while also spotlighting
musicians who have inspired, and have drawn inspiration from, The
Beatles.
Paul McCartney said, "I
still remember the thrill of when we first heard our music on the
radio, but I don't think any of us would have imagined that we'd
have our very own Beatles radio channel more than 50 years later.
The SiriusXM channel will have it all, 8 Days a Week."
Ringo Starr added, "Great
news, The Beatles will have their own channel on SiriusXM. Now you
can listen to The Beatles, Any Time at All. Peace &
Love."
"We are so proud to announce the most popular band in history
has joined us for their own SiriusXM channel," said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content
Officer of SiriusXM. "We've worked with The Beatles and Apple Corps
Ltd. to create a channel that is as vital today as when the band's
music was first recorded. The channel will be all-things-Beatles,
24/7. The soundtrack of our world, made by John, Paul, George
and Ringo."
The Beatles Channel will launch at exactly 9:09 am ET on Thursday May
18, and will be celebrated as part of SiriusXM's free
listening preview program, offering 24/7 listening on inactive
SiriusXM radios from May 17 to May
30.
The Beatles Channel will present a curated mix of music tailored
to a wide range of Beatles fans, along with a variety of regular
shows and specials, including:
- Breakfast with The Beatles: A daily
morning show hosted by musician and lifelong Beatles aficionado,
Chris Carter, featuring music,
stories and all things Beatles.
- A Day in the Life: A daily feature noting
milestones in the lives and career of The Beatles.
- My Fab Four: A daily guest DJ session,
hosted by musicians influenced by The Beatles, celebrities, and
super fan listeners, each playing their four favorite Beatles
songs.
- Beatle Bites: A daily "name the song" quiz
featuring a short snippet of a Beatles recording.
- Dedicated Phone: # 844-999-BEATLES, for fans to
make requests and share their Beatles stories.
- The Fab Fourum: A live weekly call-in roundtable
show hosted by veteran broadcaster Dennis
Elsas; TV producer and author, Bill
Flanagan; and panelists including authors, musicians and
fans.
- Peter Asher: From Me To
You: He sang Beatles compositions as a member of Peter
& Gordon, was part of the formation of Apple Records and went
on to become a multiple Grammy-winning producer and much more. Now,
his stories come to life in this exclusive weekly series.
- Magical Mini Concert: A weekly fantasy concert
featuring live music from The Beatles and their solo works.
- Northern Songs with Bill
Flanagan: A regular show from TV producer and author
Flanagan, focusing on themes that tell the story of The Beatles,
their music and the effect it had on generations of fans.
- Get Back: The Beatles in Britain: A monthly show recorded in
and around London and Liverpool that offers the UK perspective of
the Beatles phenomenon, hosted by Geoff
Lloyd.
On June 1, The Beatles Channel
will celebrate "Pepper Day" on the 50th Anniversary of
the band's acclaimed Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band,
playing the album's new Anniversary Edition stereo mix in its
entirety. The album spotlight will be accompanied by commentary by
the album's original producer, the late George Martin, and by his son, Giles Martin, who produced the album's new
stereo and 5.1 surround mixes from The Beatles' session tapes,
guided by his father's original, Beatles-preferred mono album mix.
Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMe will release 'Sgt. Pepper' in
several Anniversary Edition configurations on May 26.
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ABOUT SIRIUSXM
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is the world's largest
radio company measured by revenue and has approximately 31.6
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 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, NavTraffic®, NavWeather™. SiriusXM delivers
weather, data and information services to aircraft and boats
through SiriusXM Aviation™ and SiriusXM 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 2.8 million subscribers.
SiriusXM is also a leading provider of connected vehicles services,
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.
ABOUT APPLE CORPS LIMITED
Apple Corps Ltd. was founded by The Beatles in 1968 to oversee
the band's own creative and business interests. As part of its
management of The Beatles' entire intellectual property canon, the
London-based company has
administered the legendary band's recorded catalogue, with more
than 800 million physical and digital albums sold to date.
Apple Corps has also piloted innovative Beatles projects, which
have become benchmarks for pioneering accomplishment, including the
record-breaking, 30 million-selling album The Beatles 1, the
universally acclaimed The Beatles
Anthology series, the Grammy®-winning CD, vinyl,
digital and streaming release of The Beatles' 13
remastered studio albums, and in partnership with Imagine
Entertainment, White Horse Pictures and Polygram Entertainment/UMG,
the Grammy®-winning 2016 feature documentary, The Beatles: Eight
Days A Week – The Touring Years, directed by Ron Howard.
In Apple Corps' first major theatrical partnership, The
Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil® has played
to nearly eight million audience members since its June 2006 opening at the Mirage in Las Vegas. The
Beatles' LOVE also resulted in a double
Grammy®-winning album and a Grammy®-winning feature
film, All Together Now, which details the fascinating
story behind the unique partnership between The Beatles and Cirque
du Soleil that resulted in the creation and launch
of LOVE.
The Beatles debuted for streaming worldwide on December 24, 2015 with the band's 13 U.K. studio
albums and Past Masters (Volumes 1 & 2), The Beatles
1962-1966, The Beatles 1967-1970, and The Beatles
1. The Beatles' Anthology, Volumes 1-3 music
collections and LOVE album followed on April 4 and June
17, respectively. Songs by The Beatles were streamed more
than two billion times within the first year.
And continuing the commitment to preserving the archives and
legacy of The Beatles' catalogue, The
Beatles' Help!, Yellow Submarine, and
Magical Mystery Tour feature films have in recent
years been painstakingly digitally restored for DVD, Blu-ray™, and
iTunes release.
Source: SiriusXM
Media contacts
Samantha
Bowman, SiriusXM
(212) 901-6644
samantha.bowman@siriusxm.com
Patrick Reilly, SiriusXM
patrick.reilly@siriusxm.com
Jennifer Ballantyne – Universal
Music Enterprises
(310) 865-2350
jennifer.ballantyne@umusic.com
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