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Salt-N-Pepa ‘respect’ Nicki Minaj, say ‘there’s still room’ for more female rappers
Salt-N-Pepa were trailblazers in hip-hop as the first all-female rap group, turning the male-dominated genre on its head with their sex-positive tracks. But ...
Dave Kendall brings MTV’s 120 Minutes to 1st Wave on heels of show’s 30th anniversary
From 1986 until 2000 (with other iterations in more recent years), MTV’s 120 Minutes exposed viewers across the country to new, groundbreaking music that oth...
Lionel Richie celebrates Las Vegas residency with Dave Grohl-hosted Town Hall
Lionel Richie fans, get ready to dance all night long. To celebrate his Las Vegas residency presented by SiriusXM, the Grammy-winning R&B and pop icon wi...
Stick Figure makes debut on The Joint, performs ‘Mind Block’ off new album ‘Set In Stone’
Southern California-based reggae/dub foursome Stick Figure began as a solo project for multi-instrumentalist Scott Woodruff, who started as a loop-artist usi...
Chris Young and Cassadee Pope top The Highway’s Hot 30 Countdown (4/16/16)
In this week’s The Highway Hot 30 Countdown, Chris / Cassadee takes the top spot with Think Of You. Thomas Rhett’s T-Shirt comes in at number two while...
SiriusXM’s Hair Nation Festival resurrects the filth of ’80s-era Sunset Strip
Sunset Strip in the 1980s – was there ever a more debaucherous time and place? Rock and roll was larger than life and every show was a party. Now — for...
Ronnie Spector says she wasn’t shocked that ex Phil Spector was capable of murder: ‘I was just glad it wasn’t me’
Phil Spector went from famous rock ‘n’ roll music producer to infamous killer in 2003, when he murdered actress Lana Clarkson in his California m...
The Lumineers top the Alt 18 with Ophelia (4/16/16)
The Lumineers take the top spot on this week’s Alt Nation Alt 18 Countdown with Ophelia. The Strumbellas’ Spirits comes in at number two, with Miike Sn...
Aretha Franklin and George Michael top the 80s on 8 Big 40 Countdown (04/18/1987)
On this week’s ’80s on 8 Big 40 Countdown, Aretha Franklin and George Michael top the chart with the hit I Knew You Were Waiting. Starship’...
Hits 1: Weekend Countdown (4/16/2016)
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 ...
Eddie Vedder and author Mark Wilkerson discuss music and war on Pearl Jam Radio
This weekend, Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder takes over Pearl Jam Radio (Ch. 22) to unveil part one of his conversation with Pearl Jam Twenty and The Life o...
Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s wedding song was by … Rihanna?!
Jesse Tyler Ferguson shined bright like a diamond when he tied the knot with husband Justin Mikita in 2013. On this week’s My Favorite Song with John B...
Jimmy Buffett Concert Replay
This week we bring you: Ft. Worth, Texas 6/19/14 Americans have marveled at the Drive-In Movie theater experience for over 80 years! This week’s Jimmy ...
My Favorite Song: Gwyneth Paltrow says ex Chris Martin’s music helped her cope with her dad’s death
After 2014’s conscious uncoupling, Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin remain some of Hollywood’s friendliest exes — so it’s only natura...
Cheap Trick performs I Want You To Want Me in-studio in celebration of Rock Hall induction
Cheap Trick was officially inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last week, just days after the release of their latest album Bang, Zoom, Crazy… Hello...
Music-versary: Loretta Lynn was born on April 14, 1932
Loretta Lynn — born Loretta Webb on April 14, 1932 – grew up as the second of eight children in a poor Appalachian coal mining community, where she wou...
Ice Cube says Gene Simmons slamming rap is ‘wack’: Rock and roll ‘is a spirit, it’s not a guitar’
Ice Cube just gave KISS frontman Gene Simmons a rock history lesson. The stars have been feuding on Twitter ever since Simmons told Rolling Stone he “i...
New Hip-Hop: Drake, Kanye West, Rihanna, Kevin Gates, Yo Gotti + more (4/11/2016)
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...
Amon Amarth tops Liquid Metal Devil’s Dozen Countdown (4/8/16)
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’...
Drake tops Hip Hop Nation’s Music Meeting this week (4/9/16)
This week’s Hip Hop Nation Music Meeting is full of collaborations and remixes from your favorite artists. Drake’s Summer Sixteen takes the top spot fo...
50 Cent and Chris Brown top the Shade 45 10.5 Countdown (4/11/2016)
On this week’s Shade 45 10.5 countdown, 50 Cent and Chris Brown’s I’m The Man Remix takes the number one spot followed by A$AP Ferg’s...
Kenny Chesney’s ‘No Shoes Radio’ features Eric Clapton, Willie Nelson, Jack Johnson + more!
The bad news: Summer is still weeks away. The good news: Kenny Chesney’s No Shoes Radio just arrived at SiriusXM! We’re getting in the “no shoes” mood regard...
Gwen Stefani: 10 things you never knew about the pop star
Gwen Stefani’s third solo album, This Is What the Truth Feels Like, is earning rave reviews for its raw emotional vulnerability, inspired by her divorc...
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 ...
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