NEW YORK, March 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM
announced today that Pitbull will perform at Harlem's world
famous Apollo Theater for the first time at a special
invitation-only concert for SiriusXM subscribers on Tuesday,
May 19 at 8:00 pm ET.
The concert will feature the international superstar performing
his chart-topping hits and will air live and exclusively on the
artist's own SiriusXM Pitbull's Globalization channel, scheduled to
launch the same day. As a thank you to its loyal subscribers,
SiriusXM will offer lucky subscribers the opportunity to attend the
private event.
SiriusXM Pitbull's Globalization channel will launch on
Tuesday, May 19 at 7:00 pm ET. Pitbull's exclusive, commercial
free channel will feature music from the artist's music catalog,
his famous collaborations, live performances, exclusive mix shows
and tracks by his musical influences.
"Pitbull is a true global superstar and we are thrilled to bring
this private, exciting performance to our subscribers nationwide as
we launch this new channel," said Scott
Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer,
SiriusXM. "Listeners across the country will also have access
to Pitbull's Globalization, the channel Pitbull is creating to
showcase his music and the music he wants his fans to hear."
"It's exciting and an honor to partner with SiriusXM on the
Globalization channel," says Armando
Christian Perez (Pitbull). "Launching the channel at the
world famous Apollo Theater on May
19, there's no better place to make history. Dale!"
The special performance will also be made available on 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.)
Subscribers will have the opportunity to win tickets to the
event through an invitation sent by e-mail as well as various
call-in promotions. Beginning March
30, SiriusXM subscribers since March
3 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 Pitbull.
See Official Rules for complete details which will be at
www.siriusxm.com/Pitbull.
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.
Pitbull's Globalization 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'sBluesville, Elvis Radio, Jimmy Buffett's Radio
Margaritaville, Siriusly Sinatra, Tiesto's Club Life Radio and Neil
Diamond Radio.
For more information on SiriusXM, please visit
www.siriusxm.com.
About SiriusXM
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