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What’s Charlie Puth’s perfect date? 10 things we learned from his Hits 1 Weekend Countdown takeover
Charlie Puth did SiriusXM Hits 1 a solid by taking over hosting duties for our latest Weekend Countdown, unveiling the top 45 songs in North America. Along t...
Miike Snow tops the Alt 18 with Genghis Khan (4/9/16)
Miike Snow once again takes the top spot on this week’s Alt Nation Alt 18 Countdown with Genghis Khan. The Strumbellas’ Spirits comes in at number two,...
Pink Floyd tops the 80s on 8 Big 40 Countdown (04/05/1980)
On this week’s ’80s on 8 Big 40 Countdown, Pink Floyd tops the chart with the hit Another Brick In The Wall. Spinners’ Working My Way Back ...
Hits 1: Weekend Countdown (4/9/2016)
You can catch the Weekend Countdown on Saturdays at 2 am, 6 am, 11 am, 3 pm, & 7 pm ET on SiriusXM Hits 1, Ch. 2, or on demand! DNCE’s Cake By The ...
Hear Metallica’s 2003 Le Bataclan concert ahead of Record Store Day on SiriusXM
The theme for this year’s Record Store Day is support of our French family who suffered bewildering losses in 2015. And this time around, the Ambassador for ...
My Favorite Song: Sarah Paulson fan-girls over Stevie Nicks and reveals her guilty pleasure
Sarah Paulson has appeared in every season of American Horror Story and is generating early Emmy buzz for her portrayal of prosecutor Marcia Clark in The Peo...
Bruce Springsteen cancels show in Greensboro, NC in response to HB2 law
Bruce Springsteen has decided to cancel this Sunday’s show in Greensboro, NC in response to the new HB2 law that was recently passed in the state. In a lette...
Music-versary: Paul McCartney announces his departure from the Beatles via press release on April 10, 1970
On April 10, 1970, London’s Daily Mirror declared that the Beatles were history. The tabloid was armed with a press release that included an explosive questi...
Game of Thrones goes bluegrass: You’ve never heard the theme song like this
While Game of Thrones fans impatiently await Jon Snow’s fate in the North, SiriusXM has headed down South to bring you a fresh twist on the HBO hitR...
Willie’s Roadhouse becomes Merle’s Roadhouse this weekend in honor of late country icon
In celebration of the life of the late Merle Haggard, who passed away this week on his 79th birthday, Willie Nelson’s exclusive SiriusXM channel Willie...
The Lumineers perform ‘Stubborn Love’ + ‘Ophelia’ during ‘Cleopatra’ release party at Webster Hall
In 2012, Denver-based folk rockers The Lumineers took the world by storm at the forefront of the mainstream folk revival with their self-titled debut album, ...
Storme Warren recalls time spent with Merle Haggard and the last of his generation of Country artists
“I think if there’s a choice of going on to another life, trying something else, I’d try another one. This has been a great one.” Hau...
Hear Goo Goo Dolls’ brand new single ‘So Alive,’ exclusively on The Pulse!
Goo Goo Dolls are prepping the release of their 11th studio album, Boxes, due out May 6. Following up 2013’s Magnetic, the new effort sees frontman John Rzez...
Porches cover ‘Trying Your Luck’ by The Strokes on SiriusXMU
Porches (solo project of Aaron Maine) was recently in the SiriusXM Studios promoting their new album, Pool. During their visit, the band chose to pay homage ...
Cheap Trick recounts working with John Lennon to Howard Stern
Ahead of their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Friday, legendary rock group Cheap Trick stopped by The Howard Stern Show on Wednesday for th...
RIP: Merle Haggard, country music icon, passes away on 79th birthday
SiriusXM is sad report that we’ve learned of the loss of a true icon of country music and close friend of Outlaw Country and Willie’s Roadhouse. ...
The magical musical world of Gepe on ‘El Sitio con Ellen Flores’
#MusicLovers unite! La Kueva (Ch. 768) has a new bi-weekly spot that pushes the limits of new music in the Latin Alternative and Latin Rock genres with host...
New Hip-Hop: Drake, Big Sean & Jhene Aiko, Future, ScHoolboy Q + more (4/4/2016)
Attention hip-hop fans! We’ve added new songs to our hip-hop channels The Heat, Hip-Hop Nation and Shade 45. Check out material from Drake’s Views From...
A$AP Ferg tops Hip Hop Nation’s Music Meeting this week (4/2/16)
This week’s Hip Hop Nation Music Meeting is full of collaborations and remixes from your favorite artists. A$AP Ferg and Future’s New Level takes the t...
A$AP Ferg tops the Shade 45 10.5 Countdown (4/4/2016)
On this week’s Shade 45 10.5 countdown, A$AP Ferg’s New Level takes the number one spot followed by Kanye West’s No More Parties In L.A. wh...
Willie Nelson hosts family and friends at Luck Reunion
While the streets and music clubs of Austin were bursting at the seams during the annual SXSW Music Festival last month, a destination in the Texas hill coun...
SiriusXM FLY’s nightly show ‘The Happy Hour with Heather B.’ mixes up the perfect concoction of hip-hop and R&B from the ‘90s and ‘00s
You first saw her on MTV’s The Real World: New York and you hear her every morning as co-host on Shade 45’s Sway in the Morning. But Heather B. is now more f...
Cole Swindell tops The Highway’s Hot 30 Countdown (4/2/16)
In this week’s The Highway Hot 30 Countdown, Cole Swindell takes the top spot with You Should Be Here. Tim McGraw’s Humble & Kind comes in at numbe...
Last Shadow Puppets tops the Download 15 with Aviation (4/02/2016)
Last Shadow Puppets tops this week’s Download 15 with Aviation. Yeasayer follows in second with Silly Me while Frankie Cosmos’ On The Lips closes...
Hear Chris Robinson’s Gurus Galore, exclusively on SiriusXM
On Chris Robinson’s new monthly Jam On (Ch. 29) show, Chris Robinson’s Gurus Galore, you’ll hear the former Black Crowes frontman spin tracks from his ...
The Top Tracks from this week’s YouTube EDM 15: Years & Years, DJ Snake, Flume + more (4/01/16)
The Chainsmokers are mixing it up week after week bringing you the top EDM tracks on YouTube. Tune to BPM(Ch.51) Fridays at 8 pm ET to hear the hottest hits....
YouTube’s Top Tunes: Izzy Bizu, Bebe Rexha, Rihanna + more (4/01/16)
Jenna Marble’s YouTube 15 airs Fridays at 6 pm & 9 pm ET on SiriusXM Hits 1, Ch. 2, or hear it on demand! The YouTube 15 has an epic lineup to cure your ...
Amon Amarth tops Liquid Metal Devil’s Dozen Countdown (4/1/16)
Amon Amarth tops the Liquid Metal Devil’s Dozen with First Kill. Killswitch Engage’s Hate By Design takes number two followed by After The Burial’...
The Lumineers top the Alt 18 with Ophelia (4/2/16)
The Lumineers take the top spot on this week’s Alt Nation Alt 18 Countdown with Ophelia. Miike Snow’s Genghis Khan comes in at number two, with The Str...
Pete Wentz’s Hits & Misses: Wavves, LoLo, Lukas Graham + more! (4/02/16)
Pete Wentz’s Hits & Misses airs Saturdays at 1 am ET on SiriusXM Hits 1, Ch. 2, or on demand! So guys: is it a hit, or a miss? Check out the hottest jams...
Hits 1: Weekend Countdown (4/2/2016)
You can catch the Weekend Countdown on Saturdays at 2 am, 6 am, 11 am, 3 pm, & 7 pm ET on SiriusXM Hits 1, Ch. 2, or on demand! Flo Rida’s My House...
Celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month 2016 with SiriusXM!
April is Jazz Appreciation Month and SiriusXM is celebrating with specials all month long on Watercolors (Ch. 66) and Real Jazz (Ch. 67). Hear dozens of live...
Music-versary: Marvin Gaye was born on April 2, 1939
Yes, he was strikingly handsome and his sex appeal was palpable. But more importantly, he was talented. So talented that friend and Motown label-mate Smokey ...
Music-versary: Happy birthday Doris Day!
Doris Day is many things. She’s the quintessential girl next door, Oscar nominated actress, celebrated singer, devoted animal welfare activist. She is also a...
New Hip-Hop: Kanye West, A$AP Ferg, Young Thug, E-40 + more (3/28/2016)
Attention hip-hop fans! We’ve added new songs to our hip-hop channels The Heat, Hip-Hop Nation and Shade 45. Check out material from Kanye West’s The L...
Pulse-ating music, new this week: The Strumbellas, We The Kings + more
Give your day a jolt of synth-pop, alt-country and alt-rock with this week’s Pulse-ating new song adds from The Pulse (Ch. 15). The Strumbellas – Spiri...
Calvin Harris, Sia, Chris Stapleton, Flume, Miike Snow, Chvrches, M83, Run the Jewels, The Arcs and more
Do you prefer your Coachella to be more of a Couch-ella? Well, you won’t have to leave your home to experience all the great music this year’s festival has t...
A$AP Ferg tops the Shade 45 10.5 Countdown (3/28/2016)
On this week’s Shade 45 10.5 countdown, A$AP Ferg’s New Level takes the number one spot followed by 50 Cent’s I’m The Man while Kanye...
Music Discovery: Sunflower Bean
If you’ve been sleeping on Brooklyn-based, Long Island-bred indie rockers Sunflower Bean, it’s time to open the shades and wake up. The trio have had labels ...
Duran Duran celebrate new album, ‘Paper Gods,’ with Town Hall
Duran Duran burst onto the scene at the dawn of the ‘80s with a special sound that channeled glam, art-pop and dance. Three decades later and now a household...
Music-versary: Prince & The Revolution released ‘Parade’ on March 31, 1986
Release date: March 31, 1986 Backstory: Coming off the critical disappointment of the psychedelic-tinged album Around the World in a Day, Prince released Par...
Kenny Chesney launches No Shoes Radio on SiriusXM!
Need a break from the chaos of everyday life? Leave your worries behind, and join Kenny Chesney on a musical island oasis where the policy is always “no shoe...
Cole Swindell tops The Highway’s Hot 30 Countdown (3/26/16)
In this week’s The Highway Hot 30 Countdown, Cole Swindell takes the top spot with You Should Be Here. Brett Eldredge’s Drunk On Your Love comes in at ...
War On Drugs tops the Download 15 with Touch Of Grey (3/26/2016)
War On Drugs tops this week’s Download 15 with Touch Of Grey (Gratebul Dead Cover). Bob Mould follows in second with Voices In My Head while M83’...
Mike & The Mechanics tops the 80s on 8 Big 40 Countdown (03/25/1989)
On this week’s ’80s on 8 Big 40 Countdown, Mike & The Mechanics tops the chart with the hit The Living Years. Bangles’ Eternal Flame fo...
Miike Snow once again tops the Alt 18 with Genghis Khan (3/25/16)
Miike Snow once again takes the top spot on this week’s Alt Nation Alt 18 Countdown with Genghis Khan. The Lumineers’ Ophelia comes in at number two, w...
Hits 1: Weekend Countdown (3/26/2016)
You can catch the Weekend Countdown on Saturdays at 2 am, 6 am, 11 am, 3 pm, & 7 pm ET on SiriusXM Hits 1, Ch. 2, or on demand! Charlie Puth’s One ...
Music-versary: Mariah Carey was born on March 27, 1970
Mariah Carey was born on March 27, 1970, an occasion she prefers to call her “327 Anniversary” instead of her birthday. Last year, the five-time Grammy winne...
Hear Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Radio on satellite and a 2016 Inductees On-Demand Playlist
You’re invited to hear music and insight behind the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2016 alongside every other past inductee all on one channel with Rock...
Music-versary: Diana Ross was born on March 26, 1944
If the word “diva” stands for a woman who has fearlessly pursued her dreams, unapologetically built a successful career, and brilliantly reinvented herself a...
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