Sirius Satellite Radio to Air Three Major Televised Hurricane Relief Concerts on Sept. 9 & 10
NEW YORK, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) today announced that it will broadcast three major televised hurricane relief concerts taking place on Friday, September 9 and Saturday, September 10.
On Friday, September 9 at 8 pm ET, SIRIUS will broadcast the "S.O.S.: Saving Ourselves" hurricane relief telethon on BET, starting at 7:30 pm ET on SIRIUS channel 50, Hot Jamz. Featuring live performances from Stevie Wonder, Omarion, Common, David Banner, Jay-Z, Juvenile, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Master P and many more, the telethon's proceeds will be donated to the American Red Cross.
Also on Friday, September 9, SIRIUS will broadcast the "Shelter From the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast" benefit concert on commercial-free music channel 9, The Pulse. SIRIUS will re-air the broadcast at 11 pm ET.
"Shelter From the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast" will feature scheduled performances by Sheryl Crow, Dixie Chicks, Foo Fighters, Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, U2, Randy Newman, Paul Simon, Rod Stewart, Kanye West and Neil Young, along with celebrity appearances. The live, commercial-free, one-hour event, which will benefit the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army, will be broadcast on television networks ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The WB and UPN.
SIRIUS will also air MTV Networks' hurricane relief benefit concert, "ReAct: Music & Relief" live on Saturday, September 10, 2005 at 8 pm ET. The concert will be heard on commercial-free music channel SIRIUS Hits-1, channel 1, starting at 8 pm ET.
"ReAct Now: Music & Relief" will feature scheduled performances by artists including Rolling Stones, Kanye West, Paul McCartney, Kelly Clarkson, Audioslave, Neil Young, Alan Jackson, Staind, Melissa Etheridge, Motley Crue, Dashboard Confessional, Good Charlotte, Maroon 5, John Mayer, Common, Sheryl Crow, Goo Goo Dolls, Ludacris, Dave Matthews Band, Gretchen Wilson, John Mellencamp, Green Day, Usher, Rob Thomas and more.
The special will feature artist performances from four U.S. cities -- New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Nashville -- and will air live in its entirety on MTV, VH1 and CMT. Additional artists may appear in the lineup and all proceeds from the show will go to the American Red Cross.
XM's Channels
* "Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast" will feature
performances by artists such as Sheryl Crow, Dixie Chicks, Alicia Keys,
Randy Newman, Paul Simon, and Neil Young. Celebrity participants include
Ellen DeGeneres, Jennifer Aniston, Cameron Diaz, Jack Nicholson, Chris
Rock, and Ray Romano. The concert, organized by the major broadcast
television networks, will be simulcast on Friday, September 9, from 8:00
pm to 9:00 pm ET on XM Radio's MSNBC channel (XM Channel 130) and CNBC
channel (XM Channel 127).
* BET's S.O.S. (Saving OurSelves) relief telethon, featuring Jay-Z, Diddy,
Alicia Keys, Wynton Marsalis, Master P, Stevie Wonder, and Chris Rock,
will air Friday, September 9, from 7:30 pm to 10 pm ET, on XM's urban
Top 40 channel The City (XM Channel 67).
* MTV's ReAct Now: Music & Relief Concert with Ludacris, Green Day, Usher,
Alicia Keys, Rob Thomas, the Dave Matthews Band, John Mellencamp, and
other artists will air Saturday, September 10, from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm
ET on XM's MTV Radio (XM Channel 155) and VH-1 Radio (XM Channel 156).
* Jazz at Lincoln Center's Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert
with Wynton Marsalis, Terence Blanchard, Elvis Costello, Diana Krall,
Abbey Lincoln, Bette Midler, James Taylor, McCoy Tyner, Cassandra
Wilson, and many others will air live from Jazz at Lincoln Center's
Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City on September 17 from 8:00 pm to
11:00 p.m. ET on XM's Real Jazz (XM Channel 70).
XM is encouraging listeners on the air and on the web to contribute to the American Red Cross at http://www.redcross.org or 1-800-HELP-NOW. XM has launched Red Cross Radio (XM Channel 248) to provide information and messages for Red Cross staff and volunteers in the field during the relief effort. The XM Emergency Alert Channel (XM Channel 247) delivers updates about the disaster clean-up, road closures, school closings, and other information for Gulf Coast residents.
NEW YORK, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) today announced that it will broadcast three major televised hurricane relief concerts taking place on Friday, September 9 and Saturday, September 10.
On Friday, September 9 at 8 pm ET, SIRIUS will broadcast the "S.O.S.: Saving Ourselves" hurricane relief telethon on BET, starting at 7:30 pm ET on SIRIUS channel 50, Hot Jamz. Featuring live performances from Stevie Wonder, Omarion, Common, David Banner, Jay-Z, Juvenile, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Master P and many more, the telethon's proceeds will be donated to the American Red Cross.
Also on Friday, September 9, SIRIUS will broadcast the "Shelter From the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast" benefit concert on commercial-free music channel 9, The Pulse. SIRIUS will re-air the broadcast at 11 pm ET.
"Shelter From the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast" will feature scheduled performances by Sheryl Crow, Dixie Chicks, Foo Fighters, Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, U2, Randy Newman, Paul Simon, Rod Stewart, Kanye West and Neil Young, along with celebrity appearances. The live, commercial-free, one-hour event, which will benefit the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army, will be broadcast on television networks ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The WB and UPN.
SIRIUS will also air MTV Networks' hurricane relief benefit concert, "ReAct: Music & Relief" live on Saturday, September 10, 2005 at 8 pm ET. The concert will be heard on commercial-free music channel SIRIUS Hits-1, channel 1, starting at 8 pm ET.
"ReAct Now: Music & Relief" will feature scheduled performances by artists including Rolling Stones, Kanye West, Paul McCartney, Kelly Clarkson, Audioslave, Neil Young, Alan Jackson, Staind, Melissa Etheridge, Motley Crue, Dashboard Confessional, Good Charlotte, Maroon 5, John Mayer, Common, Sheryl Crow, Goo Goo Dolls, Ludacris, Dave Matthews Band, Gretchen Wilson, John Mellencamp, Green Day, Usher, Rob Thomas and more.
The special will feature artist performances from four U.S. cities -- New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Nashville -- and will air live in its entirety on MTV, VH1 and CMT. Additional artists may appear in the lineup and all proceeds from the show will go to the American Red Cross.
XM's Channels
* "Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast" will feature
performances by artists such as Sheryl Crow, Dixie Chicks, Alicia Keys,
Randy Newman, Paul Simon, and Neil Young. Celebrity participants include
Ellen DeGeneres, Jennifer Aniston, Cameron Diaz, Jack Nicholson, Chris
Rock, and Ray Romano. The concert, organized by the major broadcast
television networks, will be simulcast on Friday, September 9, from 8:00
pm to 9:00 pm ET on XM Radio's MSNBC channel (XM Channel 130) and CNBC
channel (XM Channel 127).
* BET's S.O.S. (Saving OurSelves) relief telethon, featuring Jay-Z, Diddy,
Alicia Keys, Wynton Marsalis, Master P, Stevie Wonder, and Chris Rock,
will air Friday, September 9, from 7:30 pm to 10 pm ET, on XM's urban
Top 40 channel The City (XM Channel 67).
* MTV's ReAct Now: Music & Relief Concert with Ludacris, Green Day, Usher,
Alicia Keys, Rob Thomas, the Dave Matthews Band, John Mellencamp, and
other artists will air Saturday, September 10, from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm
ET on XM's MTV Radio (XM Channel 155) and VH-1 Radio (XM Channel 156).
* Jazz at Lincoln Center's Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert
with Wynton Marsalis, Terence Blanchard, Elvis Costello, Diana Krall,
Abbey Lincoln, Bette Midler, James Taylor, McCoy Tyner, Cassandra
Wilson, and many others will air live from Jazz at Lincoln Center's
Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City on September 17 from 8:00 pm to
11:00 p.m. ET on XM's Real Jazz (XM Channel 70).
XM is encouraging listeners on the air and on the web to contribute to the American Red Cross at http://www.redcross.org or 1-800-HELP-NOW. XM has launched Red Cross Radio (XM Channel 248) to provide information and messages for Red Cross staff and volunteers in the field during the relief effort. The XM Emergency Alert Channel (XM Channel 247) delivers updates about the disaster clean-up, road closures, school closings, and other information for Gulf Coast residents.
