Six years after Avicii's death, the producer is getting a SiriusXM channel centered around his catalog.
On Thursday (May 23), SiriusXM announced Avicii Radio, now available exclusively through the SiriusXM app. The channel features Avicii classics, remixes and never-before-heard music from previous live performances.
The channel will also play music from the producer's friends, influences and collaborators, including Nicky Romero, Armin van Buuren, Laidback Luke and Aloe Blacc, who famously lent vocals to Avicii's biggest hit, 'Wake Me Up' – which was and the first song. played on the channel.
The channel launches in conjunction with Mental Health Month and aims to uplift listeners with music. Avicii Radio is produced in partnership with the Tim Bergling Foundation, which was created by his family in the wake of the artist's suicide in 2018. The channel will also feature programs showing events and concerts in Stockholm to benefit the Tim Bergling Foundation, which focuses on mental health initiatives for young people.
“This is a great continuation of Tim's relationship with SiriusXM and Geronimo, SiriusXM's VP of Dance Music, who were supporters of his music very early in his career,” Avicii's father Klas Bergling, who is also manager of the Tim Bergling Foundation. , he says in a statement. “We appreciate their interest in promoting the emotional well-being of young people and the Tim Bergling Foundation and its goals.”
“Tim and I have had a special friendship dating back to his early career,” adds SiriusXM President and Chief Content Officer Scott Greenstein, “so working with his family to observe and celebrate his legacy through music with Avicii Radio is something I'm personally excited about. and we are honored to bring to our listeners.”
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