The Beatles are Getting Their Own SiriusXM Channel

[JamesG]

The Beatles are Getting Their Own SiriusXM Channel
by Eric Brenner
May 2, 2017


Satellite radio provider SiriusXM announced on Tuesday that it is launching The Beatles Channel, a round-the-clock hub for Beatles music and ephemera. The channel launches May 18 at 9:09 a.m. ET on SiriusXM channel 18.

The Beatles join the ranks of other artists — including Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam, and the Grateful Dead — who have received their own 24/7 SiriusXM channels.





“I still remember the thrill of when we first heard our music on the radio,” former Beatle Paul McCartney said in a press release, “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.”

Added Ringo Starr: “Great news, the Beatles will have their own channel on Sirius XM. Now you can listen to the Beatles, Any Time at All. Peace & Love.”





The Beatles Channel will not only spin well-known tracks by the band, but also rarities and live cuts, material from their respective solo careers, and “musicians who have inspired, and have drawn inspiration from, the Beatles.”




It’ll also feature multiple recurring shows including:

- Daily Morning Show "Breakfast with the Beatles"

- Daily Beatles History Digest "A Day in the Life"

- Guest DJ show My Fab Four featuring four-song Beatles playlists by musicians, celebrities, and superfans

- “Name the Song” Quiz Show "Beatle Bites"

- Weekly Call-in Roundtable "The Fab Fourum"

- "Stories from Peter Asher of Peter & Gordon on Peter Asher: From Me To You Magical Mini Concert", where DJs will compile “fantasy concerts” weekly comprised of live music from the Beatles and their solo acts

- A storytelling show with author Bill Flanagan named "Northern Songs with Bill Flanagan"

- "Geoff Lloyd’s Get Back: The Beatles in Britain", which will feature a monthly look from London and Liverpool at the band’s effect on the U.K.

http://ew.com/music/2017/05/02/the-b...iusxm-channel/

[MrCleveland]

They should also have solo work by The Beatles as well.

[Babalu]

It's about time they have a channel for by far the greatest band ever. While other bands would be lucky to have 2 good songs on an album the Beatles had 10 good songs, often great songs. The Beatles had more great songs in 7 years than the Rolling Stones or the Who have in 50 years, and I'm a huge fan of the Stones and the Who. The Beatles solo careers will also be on the channel.

[opus]

If you have access to XM, but don't subscribe (like I do in the car), you can listen free till May 30

http://www.siriusxm.com/sxmlp217d?sx...term=sem_Broad Match_+xm++free

[MA]

Originally Posted by opus

If you have access to XM, but don't subscribe (like I do in the car), you can listen free till May 30

http://www.siriusxm.com/sxmlp217d?sx...term=sem_Broad Match_+xm++free

Can you listen for free on the internet? Or is it just for the car?

[opus]

Originally Posted by MikaelaArsenault

Can you listen for free on the internet? Or is it just for the car?

I think there's a way to listen online, but for what I was originally talking about I think you need an XM enabled radio (not necessarily in the car though).

http://www.siriusxm.com/

[DJM77]

They're playing cover versions of Beatles songs too because when I was listening to it this morning they played Ray Charles singing Eleanor Rigby.

[MA]

Originally Posted by opus

I think there's a way to listen online, but for what I was originally talking about I think you need an XM enabled radio (not necessarily in the car though).

http://www.siriusxm.com/

Well that stinks. So what you need is pretty much an XM radio to listen for free then?

[Penny Lane]

Originally Posted by Babalu

It's about time they have a channel for by far the greatest band ever. While other bands would be lucky to have 2 good songs on an album the Beatles had 10 good songs, often great songs. The Beatles had more great songs in 7 years than the Rolling Stones or the Who have in 50 years, and I'm a huge fan of the Stones and the Who. The Beatles solo careers will also be on the channel.