Prince deserves his own channel on XM radio. It should focus on Live concerts, classic prince, and rare tracks. Let's send a petition to XM!

when is it start? I think it wil be the best radio stayshun eva! Whoo carn't wate!

jaimestarr79 said:

co-sign,
XOXOXOXOXOXOX

Untill then...

can xm radio be listened to over the internet?

www.newpowerradio for me

I don't get XM radio, nor will I subscribe to a station. It should be free and free of control.

RUHip2TheJive said:

Only if you already have a subscription.

Why would I want an all-Prince channel on XM? I already have my own -- it's called an iPod.

Yeah... I'm not gonna subscribe to that then...

i rented a car last week and it had xm and that was my exact thought. If not XM, then Sirius would do. Imagine a Prince station? It would be like his ahdio shows all the time. Unreleased tracks, mixes, greatest hits, deep tracks, b-sides, live songs, news, interviews with those around him.... wow. it could be amazing!

Springsteen had one on Sirius and it was the coolest thing I've ever heard. He authorized - or turned a blind eye to - concert and unreleased bootlegs. I have a fair amount of Springsteen but I heard things that I never knew existed.

They played a concert every night, too.

It was awesome.

jaimestarr79 said:

Thats what iPods and mpe players r 4.
[Edited 7/17/07 11:45am]

screw XM!
but he should def have his own channel on Sirius!
I've written to them before about it.
here's my letter. (I've posted this b4 too)
Dear Sir or Madam,
I would like to start off by saying I've only been a Sirius customer
since around Christmas of 04 but I am totally pleased with the service and am
becoming quite accustomed to the format. Thanks to all involved for
their hard work and dedication.
On to the reason for my e-mail, Prince. Being an avid Prince fan one
thing I was looking forward to hearing on satellite radio was more of
Prince's music, not just more of the same ol' same ol' but more of his
non-single tracks, more of his Jazz, more of his Funk, more of his
Rock...but sadly I have heard none of this so far. To me, satellite
radio is where it's at for an artist like Prince, who's been basically
"blacklisted" by mainstream radio due to his contract disputes with
Warner Bros. and his general "buck" of the system.
As a member of Prince's on-line music club (NPGMC.com) since it began,
I've witnessed an on-going theme at the club and at concerts where he
refers to "WNPG" a fictitious "radio" station. Almost like an "imagine
if"...kind of thing...well I've been imagining if a WNPG actually
existed on Sirius Satellite Radio and well, let's just say it has propelled me
to write this e-mail. Maybe I'm just some crazy fan with a crazy thought
but....maybe it's not so crazy. I think Prince could have his own
channel on Sirius, that would play all of his works, including related
artists and similar music. Now, I have NO industry experience and I
will not pretend to know all of the legalities and complications that are
involved with copyright laws and royalties and what have you....so maybe
this half brained idea could never be a reality but I will leave that to
the experts and proceed with high hopes.
Let me tell you about the VAST catalog of Prince and Prince related
music that could fill up this channel.
Prince himself has 26 released albums to his name alone, not including
The Hits/b-sides and the more recent (WB release) Greatest Hits collection.
On top of that he has 5 NPG (his band) albums, to which his contribution is
HIGH. Then there are 4 The Time albums, the first 2 were completely
written and produced by Prince and the second 2 were mostly written and
produced by Prince, there's also Vanity6 and Applonia6 albums both
written and produced by Prince, as well as Sheila E's Glamorous Life, Romance
1600 and Sheila E albums and Mayte Garcia's album Child of the Sun. Jill
Jones, The Family and Madhouse are all Prince collaborated albums too.
Since his on-line music club began he has had 4 internet download only full album releases, 2 internet purchase only full album releases (one
instrumental Jazz and one acoustic Piano and vocal) as well as 2 download only
singles. In the second year of the club he produced 12 (one a month for a year)
1 hour long "ahdio" shows that featured un-released live jams, extended
song versions and rare outtakes as well as featuring other artists such as
Ani DiFranco, Jill Scott and many others. If that's not enough there are
TONS of related artists that could be featured and or contribute
including: Wendy and Lisa, Greasy Meal, George Clinton, Maceo Parker,
Rhonda Smith, Lenny Kravitz, Chaka Chan, Rosie Gains, Candy Dulfer,
Larry Graham, Miles Davis, Martika, Sheena Easton, Teana Marie, Andre Cymone,
Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Dr Fink, and Jesse Johnson among others. NONE
of this even takes into account what an AWESOME live performer he is...as
I'm sure you're well aware that Prince's Musicology Tour was the top
grossing tour of 2004. Prince has recorded almost every single performance he
has ever done....and has only released a tiny fraction of that to the
public.....can you image satellite radio as his outlet??? Live...in
studio performances!!! My knees get weak just thinking about it.
As you can see I could go on and on about this true music enigma that is
Prince, he is MUSIC. As I said earlier in this e-mail I have no clue
of the logistics of all this, nor do I have any idea if this is something
Prince would even be interested in....all I know is he is virtually
ignored by terrestrial radio and DESERVES more respect and attention.
I hope my e-mail wasn't so long that it wasn't read in it's entirety.
If you've read this far I thank you so much for your time and
consideration.

A new and loyal Sirius Satellite Radio subscriber,



whattya think of them apples?

oh...and anyone who doubts the greatness of satelight radio should give it a try.
I think it's totally awesome and would NEVER go back to "free" radio

Shorty said:

I agree with u completely. I have been an xm subscriber over a year and LOVE it. I fell in love with it after listening on aol.

My only complaint is that they don't have any good morning shows (that are urban). I love Tom Joyner and Steve Harvey and neither of them are on. I have to listen to "free" radio for those.

Shorty said:

Keep in Mind that XM & Sirius are going through a big merger and will be the same company soon!

jaimestarr79 said:

yes I know...I was gonna mention that but figured someone else would. ofcourse only IF the govt allows it and god only knows why it hasn't gone through by now anyway.

daPrettyman said:

aren't there commercials on XM music channels though? commercial free on sirius music channels.
I missed the morning shows at first but...now I can't even stomach the old personalities now...ugh so scripted. besides I'm all about howard stern in the mornings anyway
[Edited 7/17/07 12:17pm]

Shorty said:

No, XM is commercial free -- for the most part, anyway. There might be a couple channels that accept them -- but not the ones I listen to.

Genesia said:

oh that's cool. there are some channels on sirius that have commercials to but none of the music channels

Shorty said:

Yeah, I think some channels are simulcasts of over-the-air broadcasts (aimed at folks in markets that don't play them). They're the ones with commercials.

There are commercials on XM, but they are usually for other XM channels. If it is a talk show, the host needs to be able to take a minute for some down time. I don't remember any ads on the network for outside products, but there are comercials on some of the channels.

Shorty said:

On some of the channels, there are commercials. I know the talk stations and a couple of country formats have commercials. The majority of them don't.