Music
Music Articles
Backspin honors Phife Dawg with tribute specials all weekend
Following A Tribe Called Quest co-founder Phife Dawg’s passing earlier this week, we’ve been walking down memory lane with old audio from our archives. Over ...
Music-versary: Aretha Franklin was born on March 25, 1942
“Music does a lot of things for a lot of people. It’s transporting…it’s uplifting, it’s encouraging, it’s strengthening,” Areth...
A letter from Jason Schwartzman to future ‘Coconut Radio’ listeners on SiriusXMU
Coconut Radio, hosted by Jason Schwartzman, premieres on SiriusXMU March 24 at 6 pm ET with replays of the inaugural episode airing 3/24 at 9 pm ET; 3/25 at ...
Diggin’ In Deep with Bonnie Raitt & Meg Griffin in The Loft
Last month, Bonnie Raitt followed up her Grammy-winning 2012 LP, Slipstream, with Dig In Deep – her 20th studio album and the second release on her own Red W...
New Hip-Hop: Kendrick Lamar, Future, French Montana, 2 Chainz & Lil’ Wayne + more (3/21/2016)
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 Kendrick Lamar’s U...
RIP Phife Dawg: Remembering the co-founder of A Tribe Called Quest
A Tribe Called Quest co-founder and a founding father of hip-hop, Phife Dawg, died last night at the age of 45, leaving fans of hip-hop’s golden age with a h...
Big 80s Cruise Concert: All aboard a nautical time machine with MTV’s original VJs
The original MTV VJs have returned to shore after hosting a star-studded, 80s-themed Caribbean cruise starring Starship, Richard Marx, Kool & The Gang, N...
Anthrax tops Liquid Metal Devil’s Dozen Countdown (3/4/16)
After The Burial tops the Liquid Metal Devil’s Dozen with Lost In The Static. Amon Amarth’s First Kill takes number two followed by Killswitch Engage...
A$AP Ferg tops Hip Hop Nation’s Music Meeting this week (3/19/16)
This week’s Hip Hop Nation Music Meeting is full of collaborations and remixes from your favorite artists. A$AP Ferg and Future’s New Level takes the t...
Dr. Dre tops the Shade 45 10.5 Countdown (3/21/2016)
On this week’s Shade 45 10.5 countdown, Dr. Dre’s All In A Day’s Work takes the number one spot followed by Pusha T and Kanye West’s ...
Randy Houser gets ‘Fired Up’ for Highway listeners in Nashville concert
Earlier this month, Randy Houser celebrated his Fired Up album release with a special concert at Anchor Fellowship Church in Nashville, where he performed fo...
Should AC/DC retire their name if Brian Johnson’s not there?
A few weeks ago, a series of concerts by AC/DC were cancelled after doctors told singer Brian Johnson that he had to stop touring immediately or risk permane...
Best moments from Sway in the Morning’s two-day broadcast in Austin
Last week, Shade 45‘s Sway in the Morning took on Austin with a special two-day broadcast airing LIVE from YouTube Music at Coppertank. Sway and his crew hos...
Cole Swindell tops The Highway’s Hot 30 Countdown (3/18/16)
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...
YouTube’s Top Tunes: Era Istrefi, Frans, Halsey + more (3/18/16)
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 ...
The Top Tracks from this week’s YouTube EDM 15: Penguin Prison, Steve Aoki + more (3/18/16)
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....
Hits 1: Weekend Countdown (3/19/2016)
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 ...
Like or dislike? Let’s play the Martin Garrix Game
SPOILER: Even Martin’s got a strong opinion about the Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Department.
SiriusXMU at The FADER Fort in Austin: Photos, interviews + more!
Stationed at The FADER Fort in Austin, SiriusXMU‘s Jenny Eliscu and Julia Cunningham spent all day interviewing a slew of up-and-coming talent. Take a ...
Pulse-ating new music this week: Adele, Birdy + more
Give your day a jolt of female-driven electro pop and soaring ballads with this week’s Pulse-ating new song adds from The Pulse (Ch. 15). Adele – Water...
Granger Smith covers John Mayer’s ‘Slow Dancing In A Burning Room’ + more on The Highway
On the heels of his major-label debut album Remington, which hit No. 3 on the Top Country Albums chart, Granger Smith stopped by SiriusXM’s Music City ...
Music-versary: KISS released ‘Destroyer’ on March 15, 1976
KISS, as most people know, have a hard time getting respect. Maybe its the make-up. Maybe its their crass commercialism. Maybe its the fact that musically th...
New Hip-Hop: Kendrick Lamar, K. Michelle, Fetty Wap + more (3/14/2016)
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 Kendrick Lamar’s U...
J. Cole tops Hip Hop Nation’s Music Meeting this week (3/12/16)
This week’s Hip Hop Nation Music Meeting is full of collaborations and remixes from your favorite artists. J. Cole’s A Tale Of 2 Citiez takes the top s...
Dr. Dre tops the Shade 45 10.5 Countdown (3/14/2016)
On this week’s Shade 45 10.5 countdown, Dr. Dre’s All In A Day’s Work takes the number one spot followed by Meyhem Lauren’s Money In ...
World Premiere: Deftones debut new song ‘Doomed User’ on Octane
Less than a month away from the release of their upcoming album Gore, Deftones have partnered with Octane (Ch. 37) for the world premiere of their newest son...
SiriusXM Music Lounge: Martin Garrix yay or nay? Plus, DJs react to naughty fans
For the 10th year in a row SiriusXM is hosting the SiriusXM Music Lounge leading up to the Ultra Music Festival, featuring live DJ sets and interviews from s...
Join us for Renée Fleming week on Met Opera Radio!
Met Opera Radio on SiriusXM celebrates the 25th anniversary of Renée Fleming’s Met debut with a series of special broadcasts. The selections, chosen and intr...
Get to know the biggest names in dance music
We’re heating things up down in Miami all week at the SiriusXM Music Lounge before spending the weekend at Ultra Music Festival. Get to know some of th...
Happy 70th birthday, Liza Minnelli!
Few people in history have been born into the kind of Hollywood royal family that Liza Minnelli was, and gone on to become a pop culture phenomenon in their ...
Relive James Taylor’s 2015 Apollo Theater show On Demand!
On June 16, 2015, James Taylor took the stage, dressed in black with a newsboy’s cap, and proceeded to whisk the crowd of SiriusXM subscribers away wit...
Hear the newest songs in hard rock on ‘Octane’s Test Drive’
You asked for some new music on Octane (Ch. 37), and you got it! Octane is introducing a super-short weekly new music show called Octane’s Test Drive, ...
LIVE from Austin! SiriusXMU, Outlaw Country, Sway in the Morning and more!
Find out who’s and what’s next in independent music as SiriusXMU (Ch. 35) comes to you for the sixth year in a row from The FADER FORT in Austin! Listen Wedn...
Dr. Dre tops the Shade 45 10.5 Countdown (3/7/2016)
On this week’s Shade 45 10.5 countdown, Dr. Dre’s All In A Day’s Work takes the number one spot followed by Drake and Future’s Jumpma...
St. Patrick’s Day: Celebrate your Irish heritage (real or imagined) with SiriusXM
St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner (or should we say just over the rainbow?), and SiriusXM is your metaphorical pot of (music) gold. In preparation ...
George Martin: 10 of our favorite non-Beatles songs bearing the marks of his genius + full On Demand playlist
George Martin, often referred to as The Fifth Beatle, died on Tuesday at the age of 90. However, his talents played a hand creating more than just Fab Four s...
New Hip-Hop: Tinashe, Post Malone, Ro James + more (3/7/2016)
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 Tinashe’s Joyride,...
RIP George Martin: The Fifth Beatle’s legacy, by ‘Beatles Come to America’ author Martin Goldsmith
Martin Goldsmith, author of The Beatles Come To America, hosts daily shows on Symphony Hall (Ch. 76). In 1962, when he signed The Beatles to a record contrac...
Anthrax tops Liquid Metal Devil’s Dozen Countdown (3/4/16)
Anthrax tops the Liquid Metal Devil’s Dozen with Evil Twin. Slayer’s Chasing Death takes number two followed by After The Burial’s Lost In The St...
Pulse-ating new music this week: Kelly Clarkson, Lumineers + more
Give your day a jolt of pop and folk-tinged rock with this week’s Pulse-ating new song adds from The Pulse (Ch. 15). Kelly Clarkson – Piece By Piece (A...
Travi$ Scott tops Hip Hop Nation’s Music Meeting this week (3/5/16)
This week’s Hip Hop Nation Music Meeting is full of collaborations and remixes from your favorite artists. Travi$ Scott’s Antidote takes the top spot f...
Hear Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band’s 2012 Apollo concert on E Street Radio
On March 9, 2012, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band performed live from Harlem’s world famous Apollo Theater in front of an exclusive group of subscr...
Loretta Lynn comes ‘Full Circle’ on SiriusXM
Loretta Lynn is back with her first new album in more than ten years. Aptly titled Full Circle, the record takes us on a journey through the country icon’s m...
Music-versary: Whitney Houston’s eponymous debut began No. 1 run on March 8, 1986
Music industry executives who are obsessed with first week sales numbers could take a patience lesson from Whitney Houston. The star’s self-titled debut albu...
M83 tops the Download 15 with Do It, Try It (3/1/2016)
M83 tops this week’s Download 15 with Do It, Try It. Kills follows in second with Doing It To Death while Kristin Kontrol’s X-Communicate closes ...
Miike Snow once again tops the Alt 18 with Genghis Khan (3/5/16)
Miike Snow once again takes the top spot on this week’s Alt Nation Alt 18 Countdown with Genghis Khan. Twenty One Pilots’ Ride comes in at number two, ...
The Top Tracks from this week’s YouTube EDM 15: Kygo, Sons of Maria + more (3/04/16)
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: Rihanna, Halsey, the 1975 + more (3/04/16)
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 ...
Hits 1: Weekend Countdown (3/5/2016)
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! One Direction’s Per...
Cole Swindell tops The Highway’s Hot 30 Countdown (3/4/16)
In this week’s The Highway Hot 30 Countdown, Cole Swindell takes the top spot with You Should Be Here. Justin Moore’s You Look Like I Need A Drink come...
Music, Sports, News and more
All in one place on the SiriusXM app