NEW YORK, May 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM announced
today that legendary singer/songwriter James Taylor will perform at Harlem's world
famous Apollo Theater for a special invitation-only concert for
SiriusXM subscribers on Tuesday, June
16 at 8:30 pm ET. James
Taylor announced the exclusive concert during a live interview
with Howard Stern on The Howard
Stern Show on Stern's exclusive SiriusXM channel, Howard 100,
this morning.
James Taylor will perform songs
from his 40-plus year career as well as music from his new album
Before This World, which is scheduled to be released on
Tuesday, June 16. The concert will
air live nationwide on SiriusXM's James Taylor Channel, Taylor's
limited-run SiriusXM channel.
SiriusXM's James Taylor Channel, the limited-run 24/7
commercial-free music channel, will feature music from the
iconic singer-songwriter's entire catalog, including all seventeen
of his studio albums—music from his early albums like Sweet
Baby James to his biggest
selling album JT as well as his Covers album and his
soon to be released Before This World album. Taylor will
discuss his career as well as the recording of his new album
Before the World, his first album of new material in 13
years. The James Taylor Channel will also feature classic
James Taylor concert
performances.
James Taylor Channel will launch on Friday, May 22 at 6:00 pm
ET and will air through Sunday, June
21, via satellite on channel 17, and through the SiriusXM
App on smartphones and other connected devices, as well as online
at siriusxm.com.
"We are very proud to present a live performance by James Taylor at the famed Apollo for our
subscribers. James Taylor was
the singer-songwriter for a generation who continue to be
avid fans of his work today," said Scott
Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM.
"James Taylor's body of
work, song writing, and even his activism through the years is
a vivid reminder of his artistry and brilliance. It will be another
special night for us at the Apollo, and a one of a kind event with
James Taylor and his
fans."
The special performance will also be made available on
inactive SiriusXM radios as part of SiriusXM's free listening
preview program, which will begin May
19 and run through June 1.
(Some older Sirius satellite radios may not be capable of
receiving the free listening preview channels.)
Qualified subscribers will have the opportunity to win tickets
to the event through dedicated listener emails as well as various
call-in promotions. Beginning May 20,
SiriusXM subscribers since before April
21 can also enter for the chance to win a trip to
New York and tickets to the
concert. One grand prize winner will receive a trip for two
to New York City including
round-trip airfare, two nights' hotel stay, a pair of tickets to
the exclusive concert and the opportunity to meet James Taylor. See Official Rules for
complete details which will be at www.siriusxm.com/JamesTaylor.
The legendary non-profit Apollo Theater is known for
launching the careers of countless iconic performers, and has been
a catalyst for artistic excellence and innovation since it opened
its doors in 1934. The Apollo's new artistic vision builds on its
legacy and new Apollo programming has music as its core, driving
large scale and more intimate music, dance and theater
presentations. For more information,
visit www.apollotheater.org.
Additionally, James Taylor will
sit down for a Q&A session at the SiriusXM studios in
New York City as part of the
SiriusXM "Town Hall" series. The Q&A session will feature
Taylor discussing his new album, Before This World, with a
select group of listeners. "SiriusXM's Town Hall with James Taylor" will air on Taylor's exclusive
SiriusXM channel, on Friday, June 19
at 5:00 pm ET.
SiriusXM has presented special, private concerts at the Apollo
Theater with Paul McCartney in 2010,
Bruce Springsteen in 2012, Metallica
in 2013 and Pitbull—which is scheduled to take place on
May 19, 2015.
James Taylor Channel is an example of SiriusXM channels created
with iconic and leading artists, including Bruce Springsteen's E Street Radio, Ozzy Osbourne's Ozzy's Boneyard, Pearl Jam
Radio, Eminem's Shade 45, Willie
Nelson's Willie's Roadhouse, The Pink Floyd Channel,
B.B. King's Bluesville, Elvis Radio,
Jimmy Buffett's Radio
Margaritaville, Siriusly Sinatra, Tiësto's Club Life Radio and Neil
Diamond Radio.
For more information on SiriusXM, please visit
www.siriusxm.com.
About SiriusXM
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Contact for James
Taylor:
Allison Elbl,
IDPR
aelbl@id-pr.com
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