Eminem: Slim Shady really, really, really, really wants another 50 Cent album

Detroit rap legend Eminem has plenty to talk about these days but rather than dishing on the Lions’ insanely historic NFL season or what’s brewing with him, Slim Shady is focused on encouraging his longtime pal 50 Cent to put out another studio album.

Eminem really wants 50 Cent to drop another studio album

During a SiriusXM Shade 45 appearance with the charismatic DJ Whoo Kid, Em both addressed speculation of a joint album coming from himself and 50 along with his own aim to have the ‘Power’ executive release a studio project to the masses.

Eminem recently appeared on SiriusXM Shade 45’s Lions pregame special with DJ Whoo Kid. During the interview, Eminem revealed that he is working on new music and answered a question about a potential collaboration with 50 Cent. SiriusXM's Shade 45 is Eminem's exclusive SiriusXM channel.

Eminem: I'm working on a little something.

DJ Whoo Kid: I know you sneaking joints out there and I definitely need that Detroit Lions mom's spaghetti collab sweater, please. I need it.

Eminem: Got you bro.

DJ Whoo Kid: I need that immediately and my final question. 50 Cent Eminem collab album. What's up?

Eminem: Where'd that come from? Bro, I don't know whose idea that was, but that's crazy.

DJ Whoo Kid: I heard it through the grapevine. I don't know, man. I don't know.

Eminem: Yo, I'm trying to get him to make another album so bad. We need another 50 album like really bad bro. 50's on a roll right now. He's been on a roll since the tour, man. I told him he needs to, whatever he needs from me, I'm here. That shit would be crazy though, an album with me and him.

Snoop Dogg: Of course The DoggFather connected with Andy Cohen for a SiriusXM classic

Is there any doubting how much fun rap icon Snoop Dogg is in 2024? Whether he’s putting out new tunes or going all-in with a football game commentary, it’s all eyes on Snoop Dizzle. So seeing him geek out with SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen for an unforgettable experience? Must-see.

Snoop Dogg and SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen Live is too classic

While it’s one thing to just sum it all up, there’s nothing better than having an amazing SiriusXM PR team coming through with excerpts, video footage and all things in-between. Check out the unforgettable connection.

Snoop Dogg Considered Michael Jackson "Family"

Andy Cohen: Were you and Michael Jackson, did you guys overlap at all?

Snoop Dogg: Me and Mike was family. His family and my family love each other. We have a record that never came out together. We never had issues. Only issue me and Mike had was we was at, what was that thing? Ed Hardy, Christian Audigier. He had an event in Vegas, like when they have all the clothes and all of that, so he had performers. He had Michael Jackson perform, Snoop Dogg perform, but where he messed up, he put Michael Jackson dressing room right next to Snoop Dogg, so Snoop Dogg is there doing this.

Andy Cohen: I think I know where this is going as he lights up.

Snoop Dogg: Mm-hmm, and they like, "You know, Michael Jackson's dressing room is next door." I'm like, "No it ain't." They like, "Yeah, there," so I'm like, "Hold on." Open the door.

Andy Cohen: Oh wow. You blew a bunch in.

Snoop Dogg: Yeah. He's right there looking at me.

Andy Cohen: Oh boy. He didn't like it.

Snoop Dogg: He said, "Snoop, don't do that."

Andy Cohen: But dude, what's with this unreleased song? Who has the masters?

Snoop Dogg: I gotta find out. It's a record that was done for some sort of, you know, he did records for the world. It was like some peaceful, a whole lot of artists on it record. He called me one night and it was crazy because the way his voice came through the phone, he was like, "Snoop, it's Mike. I have this song I want you to get on." I'm like, "Man, anything you want, Mike. It ain't no problem. Talk to me." Then, after we got past the song, he was like, "My mom always said that you look like someone in my family. I think we're related."

Andy Cohen: Michael Jackson. So, you went in, you laid down the track and then you never heard anything more about it?

Snoop Dogg: Nope.

Andy Cohen: Wow.

Snoop Dogg: I think I can find out who got it though. I think I can track it down and figure out who has it.

Andy Cohen: I mean, I kind of think you should.

Snoop Dogg: I kind of want to hear it.

Andy Cohen: Yeah. I kind of want to hear it too. I think we're not the only ones who want to hear it.

Snoop Dogg Calls Super Bowl Halftime Show Reaching "The Pinnacle"

Andy Cohen: Speaking of you and football, man, was that halftime show entertaining? Was that a great day for you?

Snoop Dogg: Probably one of the greatest days of my life to be able to be-

Andy Cohen: Is that right?

Snoop Dogg: Yeah, man. First of all, I'm a football fan and for the NFL to open their arms to hip-hop and then let us perform in LA, Rams win the Super Bowl, we have a great performance, the whole world sees it. It's the pinnacle of our careers as far as me and Dre. You know what I'm saying? Everybody else is a part of it as well, but I'm just saying me and Dre because we started from a certain place and to get to the mountaintop to celebrate that with him and the whole world, it felt good.

Andy Cohen: Yeah. Are you looking forward to Usher this year in the Super Bowl?

Snoop Dogg: Yeah. Usher's a good friend of mine. He's a family member. We family, so I'm really excited about what he's going to do because he's an amazing performer, dancer, singer. He looks good and he's got great records, so I'm loving the fact that the NFL is opening up to more music that is appealing to the globe rather than sitting to a section of music. Open it up because some of these artists have records that the whole world can't live without, so it's about time.

Andy Cohen: That's right. Well said. 

Snoop Dogg & Andy Cohen on Kandi Burruss in 'The Underdoggs'

Andy Cohen: Kandi Burruss is in the movie. She plays a judge.

Snoop Dogg: Yes.

Andy Cohen: And is a staple of "Real Housewives All Stars." Did you know Kandi prior to the project?

Snoop Dogg: That's my homegirl. I reached out to her personally and asked her to be in the movie.

Andy Cohen: Is that right?

Snoop Dogg: Yeah, because I knew we were shooting in Atlanta and I knew she lived there, and then I knew she was a great actor and at the same time, the role requires somebody that was like her that could be classy and have hood, you know what I'm saying? She was a class act, like she was amazing for the role. When she got the role, she only had the script for a week and a half, and then Kandi came and I was like, "Kandi, let's make a song. Give us a song for the movie." She gave me a song and the whole nine, so it's like, I just love her spirit, how she work, how she get down, and it was an honor to work with her.

Andy Cohen: How do you know her? From when?

Snoop Dogg: Atlanta. Writing songs, being in the music scene, being in the mix. I've been in Atlanta nearly my whole career, so I've run across a lot of people and established relationships with 'em whether it's music, TV, film, whatever it is and I'm a cool guy, so if I like you and I see what you doing and I'm a fan of what you doing, I don't have no problem coming to tell you, trying to build a relationship with you, trying to figure out how we can do some things together.

Jada Pinkett Smith: There's no holding back with Sway In The Morning

It’s no secret - Jada Pinkett Smith has plenty to talk about these days. So it’s all types of must-see and must-hear vibes with the Hollywood star coming through for a sit-down alongside SiriusXM’s ‘Sway in the Morning’ with the legendary Sway Calloway.

Jada Pinkett Smith chops it up with SiriusXM’s Sway Calloway

A massive salute to Team SiriusXM PR for coming through with ample footage and some key moments from Jada’s sit-down with Sway.

While speaking with SiriusXM’s Sway Calloway, Jada Pinkett Smith opened up about her relationship with Debbie Allen and what she left out of her latest book.

Jada telling Sway how her and Will have also considered writing a book together.

“I know it seems like it's a lot of life because it is a lot of life in the book, but it's very streamlined. There's like layers and layers and layers and layers. There's no way I could have put it all in one book. There's no way, you know, so there's definitely other books to come. I mean, even Will and I are thinking about writing a book. We were talking about this last night, writing a book called "Don't Try This at Home," where he and I kind of sit down and talk about our specific journey together.”

 Jada Pinkett Smith "Left A Whole Lot" Out of Her Latest Book

Jada Pinkett Smith: Oh, it's a whole lot I didn't include in this book. Right? Oh-

Sway Calloway: Well, you know the next question. Do I even need to ask it?

Jada Pinkett Smith: No, I mean, you know, this is just, I know it seems like it's a lot of life because it is a lot of life in the book, but it's very streamlined. There's like layers and layers and layers and layers. There's no way I could have put it all in one book. There's no way, you know, so there's definitely other books to come. I mean, even Will and I are thinking about writing a book. We were talking about this last night, writing a book called "Don't Try This at Home," where he and I kind of sit down and talk about our specific journey together.

Sway Calloway: Will said that?

Jada Pinkett Smith: Yeah.

Sway Calloway: Oh man. Tell Will I said, "What up.”

How Debbie Allen "Looked Out" For Jada Pinkett Smith

Sway Calloway: Can you speak a little more in depth about Debbie Allen and your relationship with her? She's an amazing individual who's been on this show and I want to take this opportunity to put the spotlight on all the folks that she's touched.

Jada Pinkett Smith: Yeah. She, I mean, she's like our surrogate mom. You know, it's like Debbie is like, she raised me in Hollywood until this day, you know, and so without her, you know, even on like a different world, she just, she looked out. She was making sure we all knew how to write scripts, we all had opportunities to direct. She, when Pac got me hooked up with Menace II Society, she made it so that I could do that movie because I was contracted by "A Different World."

Sway Calloway: Oh, so you weren't really allowed to.

Jada Pinkett Smith: I wasn't allowed to.

Sway Calloway: Exclusivity.

Sway Calloway hosts SiriusXM’s Sway in the Morning alongside co-hosts Heather B and Tracy G on SiriusXM’s Shade 45 weekdays at 8:00 am ET.

Cardi B: Offset's ride or die comes clean on new album buzz and vows October's her month

New York rapper Cardi B has plenty to talk about these days. From putting out fire anthems like her new ‘Bongos’ single with Megan Thee Stallion to teasing a potential new album being on deck, the Manhattan native chops it up with SiriusXM’s DJ Whoo Kid to let loose on all those juicy topics.

Cardi B updates SiriusXM’s DJ Whoo Kid on everything from new music to post-September

While being careful with her words, Cardi made sure to at least shut down some speculation about a new studio effort possibly arriving on her birthday, October 11.

Cardi B stopped by the SiriusXM studios to promote her new single Bongos with Megan Thee Stallion. Cardi B sitting down with SiriusXM’s Whoo Kid for his SiriusXM show Whoo’s House which airs on SiriusXM’s Shade 45. 

Whoo Kid asking Cardi B for an update on her new album and if it will feature Beyoncé. Cardi B also talking about why Megan was perfect for Bongos.

Whoo’s House hosted by Whoo Kid airs on SiriusXM’s Shade 45 on Saturdays. 

DJ Whoo Kid: Album. Is that next? Like, what's up? Like, you know, our birthdays are coming up. You're the 11th, I'm the 12th.

Cardi B: Oh, so-

DJ Whoo Kid: Libra season right here. You know what I'm saying?

Cardi B: And that's why he's like, you see? That's why he's like extra with the vibe because we light up a room.

DJ Whoo Kid: Hell yeah.

Cardi B: We light up a room.

DJ Whoo Kid: We can connect with anyone.

Cardi B: Yeah. We light up a room. We can light up the fucking room.

DJ Whoo Kid: So, is there a title or are you still working? You keeping it under wraps?

Cardi B: I'm keeping it under wraps. I'm kind of still working, but I have a date in mind.

DJ Whoo Kid: I mean, your birthday's coming up. I remember, I think, was it last year or year before, Beyoncé sent you flowers. Is Beyoncé gonna be on the next album or is that under wraps too?

Cardi B: I haven't, I, no. I don't, but I have a day. It's not coming around my birthday.

DJ Whoo Kid: Okay. Okay. We got that out the way.

Cardi B: It's not coming around my birthday. It's not. It's not. Imma let y'all know, it's not-

DJ Whoo Kid: You know how these fans are.

Cardi B: Matter of fact, I don't want nothing coming out in the month of October. October is my month.

Cardi B: The part where Megan is kind of at in the song, because we chopped the song a lot, like the part where like she's at, it be like "Bong, bong, bong," and I was planning for that to be the hook, but it just sounded so incomplete. Then, we just like, "This song needs a feature," so it's like a lot of people wanted it to go the Spanish route with it and I'm like, "I could see that." I could see that, definitely. Of course, like you could feel it, but I was like, "I feel like I hear Megan on this." It's like, "Really? You don't think that It's more like of the Latin part," and I'm like, "Yeah, but I hear her on this. Like, I know it. I know I could hear her on this," and when she sent her verse-

DJ Whoo Kid: It was over.

Juicy J: The Three 6 Mafia legend remembers his last Gangsta Boo encounter

Three 6 Mafia’s Juicy J has more than just some stories to tell. The hip-hop veteran recently stepped up to dish on everything from his new book and dealing with addiction to being around his late longtime friend Gangsta Boo prior to her death last year on SiriusXM’s ‘Sway in the Morning’ show.

Juicy J talks to Sway Calloway about his new ventures, life and late friend Gangsta Boo

Juicy doesn't hold back during the interview going into deep conversation about late pal Mac Miller and his behind the scenes producing.

Juicy J stopped by the SiriusXM studios and appeared on SiriusXM’s Sway In The Morning to promote his new book “Chronicles of the Juice Man: A Memoir.” While speaking with SiriusXM’s Sway Calloway, Juicy J also opened up about the last time he saw Gangsta Boo, Three 6 Mafia’s breakup, his experience with addiction and navigating Hollywood and more. Sway Calloway hosts SiriusXM’s Sway in the Morning alongside co-hosts Heather B and Tracy G on SiriusXM’s Shade 45 weekdays at 8:00 am ET. JUICY J Tells All In New Book, Addiction, Navigating Hollywood, Mac Miller, Gangsta Boo & More

Juicy J shares his last encounter with Gangsta Boo & his thoughts on her passing | 12:52

"We talked about a lot of different things. We talked about life and my mom passing, and we hugged and talked about old times. I noticed something about her at the time. She was coke at the time and was very very high…. I ain’t going to lie, it's scary but it's real shit. When she walked off something was telling me like, 'she's gonna die.'”

"I wish I could've said something bro, I ain't going lie.”

Juicy J shares the reasons Three 6 Mafia broke up | 15:01

Eminem reveals wild first encounter with Rick Rubin, his throwback flows and more with Paul Rosenberg

Truthfully speaking? This would normally be featured in the VIDEOS section but when you’re dealing with the legendary Eminem, it’s only right to give him some major spotlight at the top of the site - notably when he’s chopping it up with Paul Rosenberg on his SiriusXM podcast.

Eminem remembers his legendary throwback flow and more with Paul Rosenberg

Slim Shady pulls through for Rosenberg’s popular weekly podcast on Shade 45. As you might imagine, the conversation is legendary and teases all types of long discussions going way back to the 90’s.

Eminem joined Paul Rosenberg on the “Paul Pod” discussing the Rap God’s road back from his overdose and much more. The seven-episode limited podcast series launched on August 3rd to celebrate Eminem and the release of his recent greatest hits album Curtain Call 2. The series features Paul Rosenberg looking back and sitting down with special guests that have helped, guided and inspired Eminem throughout his career. The episode is now available as a podcast on the SXM App, Stitcher, and all other major podcast listening platforms. 

Eminem makes a low-key revelation about his signature 'Forgot About Dre' flow compared to his flows today in the Paul Rosenberg SiriusXM podcast... #AttackTheCulture pic.twitter.com/gX5dtrdAK7

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Eminem tells Paul Rosenberg about adjusting to life after cutting drugs out of it years ago and remembers instances of subtle withdrawals via SiriusXM and Paul Rosenberg's podcast... #AttackTheCulture pic.twitter.com/gfVv6ObYWp

— Attack The Culture with integrity, bricks and... (@attackthecult) September 8, 2022

Eminem's first experience meeting the legendary Rick Rubin is way too hilarious. Via Paul Rosenberg's SiriusXM podcast... #AttackTheCulture pic.twitter.com/bqWybRLwdA

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Chance The Rapper talks Joey Bada$$, 10-year anniversary and Ghana festival

Chicago’s Chance The Rapper has plenty to talk about these days. The hip-hop heavyweight steps up to dish on everything from hosting a Ghana festival and depicting global blackness with his ‘The Highest and The Lows’ music video to reflecting on the 10-year anniversary of his 10 Day mixtape.

Chance The Rapper has a lot to talk about

The Chi-Town rap star pulled through to see SiriusXM’s Swaggy Sie on Hip Hop Nation and didn’t hold back. Rather than just pull out the best moments, check out some full transcriptions of the duo’s conversation.

Swaggy Sie: Now I know you, and you mentioned Vic Mensa earlier.

Chance the Rapper: Yeah.

Swaggy Sie: You guys connecting, man, obviously you guys go way back, but connecting on a greater level now, right? Taking it overseas, taking it to the motherland. And more specifically Ghana

Chance the Rapper: Yes. To Ghana.

Swaggy Sie: Woo. I mean, I've been, I've been there in 2019 going into 2020.

Chance the Rapper: For the year of the return.

Swaggy Sie: I went for the year of the return. I, I like chills bro chills. You know what I'm saying? So I, I know what's going on, but everybody else might not know. Why did you pick Ghana? Did you guys pick Ghana for this festival?

Chance the Rapper: Yeah. So I appreciate you bringing this up. Yeah. Me and Vic Mensa announced a couple weeks back in, while we were in West Africa, we announced the Black Star Line Festival, which is gonna be a historic date where Black people from all over the world can come and congregate and listen to amazing music, see amazing artists, eat amazing food and experience culture in a way that's very, much-so private, but also inviting and in confidence. And we need more spaces like that. And the reason why we chose to do it in Ghana is because a lot of us don't know here in the states that Ghana is the epicenter of global Blackness, it's the ground zero for global Blackness. And it, we, they, they don't teach us all the stuff, but you know, all these African countries that, that exist in our thriving at this point all started within like the last 65 years. Ghana was the first Black country on was the first country in Sub-Saharan Africa to gain its independence from foreign powers.

And that's very, very recent. You know what I'm saying? That like, this is a, this is like, you know, the, the fifties and the sixties, when we were going through civil rights, like, and trying to like to, to liberate ourselves in this country, like our counterparts on the continent were literally fighting the same fight and just got to a place or a status of, of independence in the last 65 years. And when it did get its independence, the president, his name was Kwame Nkrumah. The dude who, who, who, who founded Ghana changed the name, kicked out the, the, the British imperialist. He had a, a whole vision for how the world should work. And a lot of the stuff that he wanted to implement didn't get implemented on our side as Black folks. But like, you know, he's got the book. For example, he was the first person to talk about a decentralized African dollar or the, where the whole con- the whole continent operated on one, on one form of currency.

And they called him a communist for it. But right after that, you see Europe introduced the Euro, like, he's, he, he, he was the one that was inviting Black people, like Maya Angelou, and Muhammad Ali out there. And, and like I said, right after that, you get the Civil Rights Movement in the states. So like that they call it the gateway to Africa for a reason. It is like, it's nothing like you would think, it's nothing like you've seen, you have to go there and experience the people and the, and the, and the space and the culture and the food and the music for yourself. And that's why we, why we would need to do it there is cause number one, we need spaces to just be safe and at peace and, and enjoy joy.

Swaggy Sie: Absolutely.

Chance the Rapper: But also we need that connection and we need to be able to do it in confidence. And so, like, I, I've been excited to talk about it cause every time I know that there's Black ears listening to it,

Swaggy Sie: Of course.

Chance the Rapper: Especially now we global right now,

Swaggy Sie: Of course, you know what I'm saying

Chance the Rapper: Like we are everywhere.

Swaggy Sie: Yeah.

Chance the Rapper: And if I could get anybody's ear to raise up right now, we are everywhere. And a lot of times we feel alone or in spaces where we're the minority. In reality, we are everywhere around the globe. And so to Black people that not just live in the states, but the ones in the islands, listening to the people on the continent, listening to the people in the UK, listening the people in Asia and, and Australia, Black people listening like we, this is, this is our time and we can all feel that there's a collective revolution on its way, but this is our time to go and stand in our Blackness and be happy and be proud and, and diffuse together. You know what I'm saying?

Chance The Rapper Reflects in 10 - Year Anniversary of Mixtape '10 Day' 

Swaggy Sie: Before we get into some of these performances. Obviously I wanna talk to you a little bit and also congratulate you on the 10-year anniversary of 10 Day.

Chance the Rapper: Yeah. Yeah.

Swaggy Sie: The debut mixtape. Yo, that April 2012.

Chance the Rapper: Yeah.

Swaggy Sie: Wow.

Chance the Rapper: Yeah. It's been some time.

Swaggy Sie: What's, what's that like, man, when you reflect back 10 years ago?

Chance the Rapper: Man, it feels good. Yo, it feels very good to like, just think about it as something that wasn't, that now is, you know, or something that I perceived to be a possibility. And now that possibility is just fact, you know what I mean? Like I wanted to be a rapper for as long as I could remember.

Swaggy Sie: Right.

Chance the Rapper: I, I used to like write poems when I was like five or six years old.

Swaggy Sie: Right.

Chance the Rapper: And I started turning them into raps when I was young and I spent my whole high school career, like making music, like never did homework, was not good at school, was not good in school. And I, but I always wanted to create and create music and

Swaggy Sie: Right.

Chance the Rapper: And to be like, to be somebody that could say, "I got 10 years in the game." That's beat, you know.

Swaggy Sie: Let's go, man. 10 years is not easy and to be consistent. And do you ever have those moments that are like, "wow", for you? Like you can't believe that 10 years has gone by?

Chance the Rapper: Yeah. You know, what's actually funny is that I'm so glad you just asked that question. Yesterday I had one of those moments for the first time in a long time. Some people ask me that, I'm like, "Nah, not really. It's kind of a rolling thing." Where I'm consistently making stuff and like having small little moments of joy, but not really like, what's that, you know, the meme that's from like a Tyler Perry movie where the dude it's like, it's like zooming out.

Swaggy Sie: Yeah, yeah

Chance the Rapper: And you turn around like. I don't have that very often, but yesterday I had a very like Mariah Carey and glitter moment.

Swaggy Sie: I saw you. I saw your IG story

Chance the Rapper: Yeah. I went, I went out to Times Square and remembered that I had put up a billboard, some crazy billboards. Well, it's like a, it's like five giant billboards and they're the paper kind. So for any independent artists out there always by bulletin, paper, not digital, get your, get your bucks worth. Cause when it's done, the campaign is over. They'll keep your ad up until somebody else buys the space.

Swaggy Sie: Right. Until they get lazy. Right. Right.

Chance the Rapper: So that's the bang for your buck. But I went out there and seen it and it was just crazy. Cause the first time I came to New York, I shot a music video for a song called "Juice" and probably in like December of 20- of 2012 when I was getting ready to drop Acid Rap.

Swaggy Sie: And that was in Times Square?

Chance the Rapper: And that was in Times Square and the, and my homie, one of my best friends, who's on my management team now went to a college out here and me and him went out to Times Square that night and like took a picture. It was his first-ever Instagram picture. And so we went back to that spot, my boy, YK Osiris. We, we went back to that spot and, and right where we stood, where I took this picture and like, you know, dingy coat and like clothes that had been passed down to me and just like out there trying to make it happen.

Swaggy Sie: So crazy.

Chance the Rapper: There's like now 10 giant billboards for "The Highs and The Lows."

Swaggy Sie: Wow. Wow.

Chance the Rapper: That was a moment.

Chance the Rapper: “The Highs & The Lows” Ft. Joey Bada$$ is About 'Depicting Black Lives As Art'

Swaggy Sie: One guy who, who definitely is a wordsmith man and it is, it's dope for me, cause I grew up with this guy in Brooklyn. Like we used to drive the shows like in Albany and stuff. And to see you guys, you know, take that BET stage together. I'm talking about my homie man, Joey Bada$$.

Chance the Rapper: My boy, Joey Bada$$, the bad man.

Swaggy Sie: The bad man for real.

Chance the Rapper: 2000 out right now, you gotta go get that. That's a classic hip-hop album.

Swaggy Sie: It is. Yeah.

Chance the Rapper: We're living in it right now.

Swaggy Sie: Yeah, no, from 1999 to, to that. So, you know, that was a full circle moment for him. And then to, like I said, see, you guys take that BET stage, you know, was a moment for not just hip-hop, but for wordsmith and for people who really put a lot into the things that they say and in our very intentional.

Chance the Rapper: Yeah.

Swaggy Sie: So what was it like, you know, you guys getting together, besides the fact that he actually could rap, you know what I'm saying?

Chance the Rapper: Well, me and Joey known each other since our, our, our careers completely parallel to each other.

Swaggy Sie: Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.

Chance the Rapper: We both dropped in 2012, our first mixtapes. His was 1999. Mine was called 10 Day. We met through Cinematic. We did a show together at S.O.B.'s was both our, it might not, it might not have been Joey's first show at S.O.B.'s, But we did a show together at S.O.B.'s in 2012 when everybody was first, first starting, there

Swaggy Sie: I remember, I think I remember that show.

Chance the Rapper: Yeah. It was during CMJ. Do you remember CMJ, College Music Journal? It was like a whole thing. You know what I'm talking about? So back in the day, like it was a big deal to get on these shows and, and you had to like come with it, like to be remembered. And so I remember like seeing Joey at that show and being like, "This n**** cold." Then we did our first show together in Boston. But like we did a show together. Like it was both, I think for our first times touring. This is 2012 also at like a college show. And then after that we just locked in. So we only have, we've, we've been friends for 10 years. We're both celebrating our 10-year anniversary of our first projects. And we only made one song in that time. That's how tight we are. Like people that I'm cool with, a lot of times I end up never making music with 'em,

Swaggy Sie: That's so crazy.

Chance the Rapper: We just kick it. But yeah, we ended up linking up in Atlanta of all places, which is, you know, that's the capital of Blackness in America and that's like a big part of my project. So I felt like it was really serendipitous that we ended up being there together. And I was like, "Man, why, why don't we do this? Like, we should just go to the studio. We both know what we doing. Let's go, just make another song for fun." Ended up making a, a hip hop classic.

Swaggy Sie: Yeah, for sure. And then, you know, the video just makes it that much more flying, man. I'm not gonna lie. Where did you guys fly out to for that? Cause I was trying to be on that boat with y'all.

Chance the Rapper: No, so yeah, we shot the video for "The Highs and The Lows" in Venice, Italy so we, we, and actually it's in Venice, Italy and in Paris, France. So we had a couple ideas for the video and talked about different ways of doing it for a while, but we had to wait on the artwork. So like I was saying earlier, all the pieces, all the songs that I've been dropping, they are multidisciplinary art pieces. So there's a sound piece to it, which I make. But typically, there's like a visual artist that's either a painter or a sculptor, a designer or whatever that makes a piece that represents the song. And then I do the film part that marries the two together. And when we made "The Highs and The Lows", we had one artist that we were trying to get for a long time. And it ended up working out perfectly that, that it ended up going to this artist named Yannis Davy Kapinga who's a West African photographer.

Swaggy Sie: Right.

Chance the Rapper: Right. And once he said he was with it, we were like, "Cool I'm down." But for whatever reason, he could only get the piece printed in Paris. So we were like, "All right, we need to go to Europe anyway. And we've been on all this art stuff. We should go to the Venice Biennale." The Venice Biennale is the world's largest art fair, the most respected art fair in the world. And it takes place in Italy every other year. And I think it had taken a few years off cause of the pandemic or whatever, but it's like, when I say like snobby, snobby, pinky finger up it's that, it's that level.

Swaggy Sie: Right.

Chance the Rapper: But we, I think the video was so dope because my idea always in it was like, because we're on this art stuff, like "How do we depict our Black life as art? How do we depict what we do as art and like show the people our vision?" And so that's why you see like the frames

Swaggy Sie: The frames

Chance the Rapper: That's why you, that's why you feel that like the, even just the composition of all the shots feel like paintings. There are a lot of like very flat or static shots. And, but, but it, it, it was really like life turning into art cause when we got out there, that was when I realized how many, you know, similarities there are between the artists that make music and the artists that paint. Like we're both subjugated, we're both commodified, we're both put in positions where we don't get to recognize our power. And when I got out there, like I'm seeing this whole festival that's, that, this is the world's art fair. This is like the biggest artist in the world. And most of them are Black artists that are, you know, the driving force for people from coming all around the world to come see their stuff. But they having the same problems that we have when we go to South x Southwest or some shit like that.

Swaggy Sie: Wow.

Chance the Rapper: Where they can't get into the parties, they're getting mistreated, they're getting harassed by police. And so that helped me understand global Blackness and, and helped me understand how important it is to tell our stories from our perspective. So you get to see Venice, Italy, but you get to see it in a way you've never seen it. Every scene is Black, chocolatey folks or like, you know,

Swaggy Sie: Yeah, for sure.

Chance the Rapper: Us enjoying and enjoying joy and living in our space and showing what art means to us. And so like that is my proudest music video. Not just cause we travel, not just cause it's one of the hardest songs I ever made. But like also, because it's all real life. Us really in Venice, us really in Paris, these two historically extremely racist and fascist countries. I'm saying historically, so please allow me to come back to Paris. You know what I'm saying? But just saying like we don't have all that history and, and what all we can do is, you know, try and create art out of how we feel now.

Jussie Smollett's 50-minute Sway In The Morning Q&A is jam-packed

Former ‘Empire’ star Jussie Smollett has plenty on his mind these days. The Hollywood actor has come forward to speak on everything from his jail experience to a close-knit bond to former ‘Empire’ co-star Taraji P. Henson in an in-depth ‘Sway In The Morning’ interview on SiriusXM.

Jussie Smollett’s jam-packed Sway Q&A

Rather than just focus on a few key quotes, it’s way easier to check out some of the full-fledged comments Smollett made with Sway.

Jussie Smollett on how his spirit is right now (min 2:45)

Sway Calloway: How’s your spirit?

Jussie Smollett: My spirit is so… in such a season of gratitude. Like my, my spirit is, I've never felt more, more clear, I've never felt more sober. I've never felt more, I hope people don't take that outta context, but I'm sure they will…. Yeah. But um, I've never felt healthier and more grateful and more, I've never felt more blessed than I feel now. So, my spirit is, you know, is really good. I'm still, you know, still dealing with things still, you know, having to, you know, I'm not shy to say that I am in therapy, as we all should be because a lot of stuff that happened over the last three years, obviously, but also just, you know, just life stuff. You gotta be able to, you gotta be able to train your mind and not just train your body, you know, to be healthy and to be beautiful. So, I'm really, really, I'm getting out of the idea of trying to convince or trying to hope that people see the truth of something. Or something like that. And I'm really just, I'm going where the love is and that's why I'm here. You won't see me everywhere. I'm not doing a lot of press. But it's like, I'm going where the love is and why shouldn't I, you know what I'm saying? Why should we subject ourselves to, to unnecessary pain or salaciousness or whatever. It's like, that's why I come home to family.

Jussie Smollett on being grateful (min 5:00)

Jussie Smollett: I'm so, it sounds so odd, but Lord knows if I could go back and, and never go through any of this and never have my family or my close people to me ever have to experience what we've experienced. Lord knows that I would make sure that that you know, happened, but, and that they, that we never went through what we've gone through. But there's a part of me that, one of my good friends said, ‘you know, you may think now…’ when you say this, probably in like April of 2019. He said, ‘you know, you may look at everything now and think that this is bad, but at the end of the day, you needed to mow your lawn so you could see all the snakes in your grass.’ And sometimes, sometimes we, and again, it goes back to what I was saying when I was on the phone with y'all about family is so important to me. So I'm always looking in every space that I'm in to create that sort of same feeling that I get when I'm around my family, that safety, that unapologetic love. And sometimes it can stab you in your foot. You know? But, I'm just so, I'm just, I say it often and I say it a lot and I'm just like, I think that it's best to, it's better to say thank you to God, the universe, the ancestors, your friends, your family too much than to not say it enough. So, and I know from the depths of my soul, the way that God has brought me through and continues to. You know, so I'm just, y’all will hear me say the words grateful a lot. And I really genuinely am.

Jussie Smollett on how he rectifies people who do not believe his story (min 7:00)

Sway Calloway: You went through a lot of public ridicule. From the same people that loved you and uplifted you or the same folks that did not believe you, you know, there were a lot of folks who just to this day does not believe your story. How do you rectify that?

Jussie Smollett: I don't, there's a part of me that, you know, when I strip my, when I strip my ego, when I strip my personal emotions about it and my personal situation, I'm, the way that it was served to everybody I absolutely understand why people felt betrayed. And I put that in my song Thank you God, where I was just like, I really overstand the reason why y'all felt betrayed. They had my own people, thoughts going off the wall that's right. From LD to Don, I still got love for y'all. Because whatever they thought they thought and whatever, the way that it was served, it was served. But that is also, I didn't know what was happening then. I didn't know how I, I didn't know how bad it was getting. And I also didn't think for whatever reason, I genuinely thought that people were gonna be like, ‘there's no way that he did some bullshit like that.’ I'm just like, ‘y'all know me, like y'all know that….’ And I'm thinking, oh, what people's history should mean something. So they, and it's very interesting when someone uses, when someone lies on you over and over, and then they pull and you know what is the lie, but then you're forced to acknowledge the truths around the matter as well and that's really painful as well. Cause it's easy to just be like, ‘that's a bullshit lie I didn’t do no fucking hoax, fuck that.’ But then at the same time, then they bring out drug stuff. And then they bring, and then you're like, ‘Ooh, I did do that…’ And it's like, and you're sitting there and you're like, but this doesn't have anything to do with what y'all are saying that I did do that I didn't do. So it, it is what it is. I don't hold anybody…. that's not entirely true. I do hold some people accountable for the things that they said for the things that they did for the ways that they reacted. Because half of those people should have picked up the fucking phone and called me, because they had my number, you know, and they didn't. But I also understand that we sometimes operate off of fear and that when you are, when you're kind of, you know, the whole mission is to alienate you so that everybody so that you are such, you are so just like vibrating in the wrong way. And like all the shit around you is just wrong. That people just have to step back. But I don't mind, I don't hold the people to anything that step back I hold the people that went out there and said shit, I hold them to something. And not the people that don't know me. But the people that do know me, fuck outta here. Y'all know better than that. And y'all did that. That was some PR bullshit. And you know who you are and I will not name names, and I love everybody, but I don't like everybody.

Jussie Smollett on wishing he would have spoken out, not done his interview with Robin Roberts and more (min 13)

Jussie Smollett: Do you understand the emotional, like discipline that it takes to, how many videos I have in my phone from February of 2019, where I'm just going off and I'm just like, ‘this is bullshit and y'all know what this is. Why are y'all fucking falling for the banana and the tailpipe in this way. I know that it's like, why now? Why is this so easy to believe?’ And, but then of course, then you send it to your people and they're like, ‘don't, don't put that out. Don't you're too, you're too angry. You're too defensive. You're too this.’ But looking back, there's a part of me that wishes that I had done, what I wanted to do of going out there. I didn't wanna do an interview. You know what I'm saying? And I don't wanna get too deep, you know, because I love and respect Robin Roberts, you know what I'm saying? But I did not want to do that interview. That interview wasn't for me, that was for my character…. Just meaning that God, how deep do I get, if I'm gonna get deep, I might as well get deep with my family. Yeah. I have to be very, very honest here in that I wanted to, I found myself, you know, I hadn't watched the interview at all. I hadn't watched the interview at all until we were on trial and I had to watch it because they were trying to use the interview as evidence of lies or whatever. So, I had to watch it and I watched it and I was mortified. I mean, I was mortified. I mean, I cringed at just the, every single word that I said in that interview was the truth, but there was a certain level of performative nature that came from it because I didn't want to be there. And I was so angry and so offended that I had to go on national television and explain something that happened to me. And it was so political, and it was all of those things. And I found myself dealing with my own internalized homophobia. As an openly gay black man who leads with his blackness, I found myself dealing with that. And I'm embarrassed. And I'm a little bit ashamed to say that, meaning that I wanted to, I wanted to represent all of us that had been assaulted based on who we are. But for the people that didn't have the platform that I had, I wanted to say all of the things that people should hear from people who have been through this.

But I also didn't wanna be associated with people who had been attacked. I felt like somehow, like I want to, I want to play roles. I wanna play boxer. I wanna play, you know, superheroes and all that type of shit. And then I felt like I'm so, I'm genuinely sorry to say this, but this is the way that I felt, I don't feel that way anymore, but I know that that's the way that I felt, I felt like, I felt like I just became a f****t that got his ass beat. So, or at least I felt like that's what people saw me as. And so, I was trying so hard to like the posturing of, he hit me and then I hit his ass back and I was just like, ‘oh my God, what are you doing? You look ridiculous.’ But everything that I said was the God, to honest, honest to God truth. But it's just the way that it was. Yeah. I mean, I, again, I'm, I'm sorry to my people that I felt that way. But that is, that is a part of a bigger conversation that we should probably have at some point, about the internalized homophobia that we're kind of conditioned with from the moment that we get on this earth whether you end up being gay or not. And it's something that I feel like a lot of us fight with and grapple with. And in order to explain certain things and explain certain whys, you kind of have to be fully honest with yourself about all of that. And that's just me being honest. So, am I ashamed of that? That I felt that way. Absolutely. Do I feel like I'm, I'm better than anyone else that has been assaulted absolutely not, so completely not but at that time I was just so embarrassed that it happened. I did not want anybody. So that's why, when people were just like, ‘oh, he, he did this so that he could, he did this so that he could get attention.’ I'm just like, ‘first of all, I've never been a person that looked for attention. But if I was like, I'm an actor, a director, a writer….’ You know what I'm saying? Like quack, quack mother fuckers. If I were to do something, it would not be to look like a victim. It would be to look like, if anything someone's strong. And I found myself being like, ‘yo, but I'm strong, but I fought back’ and all of that type of stuff. And it was like, it actually doesn't make you more or less of a human being, regardless of what happened. And so we just didn't know what to expect. We didn't know what was coming. We didn't know who was gonna lie. We didn't, there was just nothing to point us to that until it happened. And we were just dumbfounded and looking back, there were so many things that we could have done to intercept it, but we just didn't know what was coming. So that's that.

Sway Calloway: And I, we going, we gonna move on. But you, you say something really interesting because I, I used to, I used to get on the radio. I, Heather will tell you I was perplexed of why so much attention is being paid. Let's, I minimize it to this actor. You're more than that, but why, you know, I'm just, you know, why is, I used say the whole world is coming down on this guy on this actor. When we got so much other things we could be concerned about.

Jussie Smollett: You know what bothers me more than, it's interesting. What bothers me more than is someone that says ‘that mother fucker is guilty. He's a liar. He, he did this.’ What bothers me more than that? Those people are relevant to me at this point. Fuck them. They gonna believe what they're gonna believe. What bothers me more are the people that are saying that will say something like, ‘well, even if he did do it, xyz…’ I think what you have to realize is, is that for someone like me, that represented his entire, my entire career. My, but my, but more importantly, my entire life, along with my family represented social justice, represented equity and equality and all of these types of things. And we, we fighters and we're, we fight with love so deeply, and this is what we preach, because it's what we believe.

 Jussie Smollett on why he didn’t need a rise in his career (min 20:20)

 Jussie Smollett: If I had done something like this, it would mean that I stuck my fist in the pain of Black Americans in this country for over 400 years. We're not even talking about in Africa. Cause that's an old, that's an even deeper, larger conversation. It would mean that I stuck my fist in the fears of the LGBTQ community, all over the world. I'm not that mother fucker, never have been. Don't need to be, didn't need to have a, some sort of rise in his career. I was on the up and up. I was coming from New York from doing a table read for my dream role in a Broadway show. I had just optioned the rights to the autobiography, the authorized autobiography of Alvin Ailey. I had just all of these things that I was creating, there would be no reason for me to do some dumb corny shit like that. But people are looking to believe what they believe. And what I have to do is I have to keep working. And what I know for sure is every single thing that I auditioned for during that period, I lost, they took it from me. But every single thing that I created myself is being created. Never again, will anybody be able to pull my life from under me like a rug.

 Jussie Smollett on how he made it through being in jail (min 21:50)

Sway Calloway: Your stint behind bars. How did you make it through that? What was your saving grace?
Jussie Smollett: God. And my family. I fasted, I was there for six and a half days. I fasted for six and a half days. My lawyer, shout out to Nenye [Uche], but he was lying when he said that I was fasting for lent. I wasn't fasting for lent, I was fasting because that's what we do in my family. Like we fast for, for clarity for, I have never in my life, at least in my adult life been as clear of mind as I was for those six and a half days. And it was almost like when they told me that I was getting out, what I was doing is I was fasting until I found out whether or not I was gonna be in there for those five and a half months. I just wanted to know what my life was about to look like. So, I was fasting, getting, and I had been prepping, you know, my, my family, most wonderful human beings. I live and die for them….So being, being behind bars, I fasted for six and a half days and there was a part where they told me that I was getting out. I, Lord knows I wanted to get out. I’m in the fucking psych ward on, you know and…

Sway Calloway: Did they have you in a jacket?

Jussie Smollett: No, no, no, no. They didn't have me in a jacket, but they had me, I was sleeping on a, on like a, like a restraint bed. I wasn't restrained and I have to keep it real, everybody, you know, was inside was very kind. And when I left, I thanked them all. I said, ‘I don't know what y'all think either way, but the fact that you didn't let me know what you think either way, and you just showed me respect. I'm grateful for.’  But yeah, I was there in six and a half days and there was a part of me when I was coming out. When they told me that I was coming out, I was so grateful and so glad to get out. But there was a part of me that was like, I don't want to lose how I feel right now. Like, I don't want to lose. I don't want to lose the clarity. I don't want to go back out there and pick up this and pick up this, pick up this, you know what I'm saying? And somehow forget how I feel right now, because right now I am as grounded in me as possible. And it's just, there's something about being in there and having no choice, but to surrender, surrender, not to the system, not to a judge or a bunch of old white men, ironically explaining to you about the history of hate crimes. And, and lynching. And you're sitting there and being like, ‘what, who the fuck are you?’ And, but you're surrendering to yourself and you're surrendering to, you're just left there with you, your thoughts and these walls.

Jussie Smollett on his family protecting him by taking his phone away (min 26:30)

Sway Calloway: You said, you understand, you didn't understand then what was happening now, you have a better understanding of what happened to you. What do you believe it is?
Jussie Smollett: What do you mean?
Sway Calloway: You said when the, when you, you couldn't see how big this would become.
Jussie Smollett: Because I was shut off from, when I say I was shut off from the world. I was shut off from the world. I mean like my family, my family took my phone. I did not have my phone. They took, I was not allowed to get on social media.
Sway Calloway: So, you couldn’t see the swell that was happening, the scrutiny…
Jussie Smollett: No. They protected me from it. In a really beautiful way. And then I, and then probably about a year later, I, I was somewhere with my family, for my older sister Jazz's birthday. And I just, for the first time decided to Google myself.
Sway Calloway: Oh gosh.
Jussie Smollett: Worst idea ever. Yeah…. I really saw what it was and I, and it was so painful. Cause I was like, ‘Ooh, he said that about me. Oh my God. Oh, she said that. What?’

Jussie Smollett on his friendship with Taraji P. Henson (min 44:40)

Jussie Smollett: I was just with Taraji the day before yesterday in Atlanta. That is my heart. My heart, we had the best time we went to brunch with the, some of the, we went to brunch with Tim and, uh, who plays Mitchell and Landon who plays well…. Taraji supported the film, you know, Taraji gave, I mean, I can say this she's in the thank yous. Taraji gave me, gave me money for the film. And so I put in, I put in her TPH project, product, so you'll see like Mitchell washing Raheim’s hair with the TPH shampoo or him spraying the, the curl moisturizer on him. She is, oh, I love that woman. It is unexplainable how much I love that woman. And she is literally one of my best friends in the whole world. And I love her and I'm always just, I just, I just I love her. And yes, I talk to her. I talk to her at, I mean, we talk all the time. That's my girl.

DaBaby keeps it 100 on his personal growth post-Rolling Loud

North Carolina rapper DaBaby is growing and keeping his glow - er - glowing. The hip-hop star took some time to chop it up with SiriusXM’s The Heat channel to dish on how much he’s learn and personally experience since last year’s cringe Rolling Loud performance.

DaBaby keeps it 100 on his personal growth post-Rolling Loud

The hip-hop heavyweight chopped it up with SiriusXM’s Mina Say What and didn’t hold back. He dug deep into how he’s grown since last year’s set.

“I mean, I grow every day, you know what I'm saying? I grow every day, but, above all, you know, I'm just more knowledgeable about, you know, what I'm saying, the tolerance that the business I'm in, you know what I mean? Got for certain things, you see what I'm saying? You know, it's a learning process, you know what I mean? We go from doing this and that. And then, well, I'm speaking myself, go from doing this to, you know what I'm saying? You know, being an artist, you know what I'm saying? 24/7 full time. Not only that, like, I, I was an artist at the highest level. Like I made it to the highest level of this shit. You know what I'm saying? So it's like, you know, you get this adjustments that you gotta make, you know, just like becoming a grown ass man in life.”

Baby also referenced his ‘Neighborhood Superstar’ lyrics where he dishes on still adjusting to fame.

“Every day trying to stay out the way, still adjusting the fame in this industry shit. Yeah, for sure.”

DaBaby acknowledges even having to adjust his way of thinking

Baby didn’t stop there. He also talked about having no other option but to adjust his state of mind following the Rolling Loud incident.

“Yeah. I, I had no choice. You know what I mean? I had no choice, you know what I'm saying? But that's what I do. You know what I mean? I adapt, I adapt by all means under any circumstance, I adapt to whatever. Wherever I go, life is life. … As a human, you know, of course, you know, I got the urge to defend myself every single time. You, I mean, cuz you don't when it, when it's, when it leans towards like personal shit when it's bullshit or whatever, like shit that, you know, can't get nowhere in there, like close to affecting the food that's put on my, my daughter's table or you know what I mean? Or the people around me or you know, businesses that I'm affiliated to. I really don't. I can give two fucks about it, but like when it, you know, when it touch personal places, cuz that's the shit I really do care about, you know what I'm saying? That's when yeah, you gonna see me mother fucker gonna have to hold my tongue. You know what I'm saying? They gonna have to come snatch that mother fucker out of my mouth is gonna get like that. Cause I'm human. Right. You know what I'm saying? But other than that, you know what I mean? It really ain't about nothing. That's what come with the territory. Absolutely. Life is life.”

DaBaby and NBA YoungBoy’s ‘Better Than You’ album

Aside from talking about Rolling Loud and his personal life, Baby has kept busy with his music-making. Heading into this past weekend, DB and Louisiana rapper NBA YoungBoy blessed the world with their Better Than You album.

SiriusXM has Women's History Month on lock

Satellite radio is only getting better these days and with powerhouses like SiriusXM leading the charge, it’s no surprise the premium service is going all out to celebrate Women’s History Money with ample content and specially programming.

SiriusXM’s Women’s History Month is on point

It’s more than just a couple series or programs putting respect on women’s names. Instead, the service is making sure its partners including Pandora and Stitcher are also going all-in with themed events.

SiriusXM announced today that it will honor Women’s History Month across SiriusXM, Pandora, and Stitcher with special themed programming and limited- engagement channels. Tune in throughout March to celebrate the awe-inspiring women who’ve made lasting contributions to the worlds of music, business, health, politics, comedy, sports, entertainment, and more.

SiriusXM will ensure “She’s Got the Mic” by raising the voices of both prolific and up-and-coming female artists in honor of Women’s History Month. Four limited-engagement music channels will launch in March, spanning genres and representing artists from across the decades, including channels curated and presented by Avril Lavigne and Maren Morris, as well as a full channel dedicated to the iconic Tina Turner. There will also be a channel devoted to the defining, female-led festival tour of the 90s, Lilith Fair.

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The SiriusXM music programming is stacked

Just focusing on SiriusXM, you can look forward to everything from the legendary Tina Turner having her own channel to rocker Avril Lavigne’s own radio programming.

The Lilith Fair Tribute Channel will honor the women who graced the stage at the legendary festival tour, Lilith Fair, including icons such as Sarah McLachlan, Sheryl Crow, Tracy Chapman, Jewel, Paula Cole, Suzanne Vega, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Fiona Apple, and many more. Lilith Fair founder Sarah McLachlan will share insight into her music and the inspiring story behind the first female-led concert tour along with several other guest DJs including Neko Case, Tracy Bonham, Ingrid Michaelson, Dar Williams, Sheryl Crow, and Meredith Brooks. The Lilith Fair Tribute Channel will be available on satellite from March 22 through March 28 on channel 6. It will also be available on the SXM App from March 1 to March 30.

Avril Lavigne Radio will celebrate the alt-rocker’s new album Love Sux, which debuted February 25, as well as showcase her greatest hits spanning two decades. Lavigne will share behind-the-scenes stories highlighting the influential women in her own life and play a variety of her favorite songs from Alanis Morissette, Blink 182, Shania Twain, Machine Gun Kelly, Kelly Clarkson, Panic! At The Disco, Lady Gaga, Nirvana, Joan Jett, Green Day, Gwen Stefani, The Beatles, Kanye West, and more. Fans will also have the chance to hear Lavigne’s exclusive SiriusXM and Pandora’s Small Stage Series performance recorded at The Roxy in L.A. on February 25, 2022. Avril Lavigne Radio kicks off March 8 on channel 105 and will be available through March 14. It can also be found on the SXM App from March 8 through April 4.

My Church Radio from Maren Morris will celebrate this genre-bending singer/songwriter whose pop, R&B, and rock-inflected country has made her a superstar. My Church Radio will feature the female artists that have inspired Morris’ career in music, as well as highlight her own discography, including her forthcoming album Humble Quest, out March 25. My Church Radio will be available via satellite from March 23 to March 30 on channel 104 and on the SXM App from March 16 through March 30.

The Tina Turner Channel will celebrate one of the greatest success stories in music history, exploring the rock and soul icon’s legendary career from her early days, her duets, and her Grammy-winning solo hits. Known for her infectious stage presence, some of her most memorable live performances will also be featured. In addition, the channel will go beyond the music, sharing Turner’s exceptional story of perseverance that has cemented her as a source of inspiration and strength for women everywhere. The Tina Turner Channel will be available on channel 105 from March 15 through March 21 and on the SXM App from March 1 through March 30.

Non-stop music programming taking over every platform

No matter your musical preference and genre, SiriusXM is making sure every niche is represented. From rap queens to having takeovers by artists like R&B singer Ella Mai, there’s non-stop programming going down all month long.

Additional special music programming supporting Women’s History Month on SiriusXM includes:

Queens of Pop will highlight female power singers from the 90s and 2000s including music superstars like Britney Spears, Celine Dion, Cher, Kelly Clarkson, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Taylor Swift, Whitney Houston and more. Gwen Stefani will also serve as a special guest DJ.  Queens of Pop will be available on ch. 15 beginning Friday, March 4 at 3 p.m. ET through March 6 and is available year-round on the SXM App.

Queens of Hip-Hop will return to Hip-Hop Nation (ch. 44) beginning March 11 at 3 p.m. ET through March 13 and is available year-round on the SXM App. Queens of Hip-Hop will spotlight music from today’s biggest female hip-hop artists including Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj. Listeners will also hear music from the queens who’ve paved the way including Queen Latifah, Missy Elliott, and Lil’ Kim.

Women of Rock will take over The Spectrum (ch. 28) at 3 p.m. ET on March 25 through March 27. The year-round channel available on the SXM App will highlight the women who revolutionized rock and roll from the architects of classic rock like Stevie Nicks and Joan Jett, to 80s icons such as Blondie and Siouxsie Sioux, and grunge and alternative pioneers Courtney Love and Fiona Apple. Artists Haim, Amy Lee of Evanescence, Melissa Etheridge, and Taylor Momsen will take the mic as guest DJs.

Women of Blues presented by music legend Bonnie Raitt will celebrate the female blues musicians whose vocal prowess and musicianship broke down barriers within the genre. The widely celebrated blues guitarist and singer Bonnie Raitt will guest host and offer her perspective as a woman who broke into a male-dominated genre. Award-winning vocalist Shamekia Copeland will also be featured as a guest DJ. Women of Blues will take over BB King’s Bluesville (ch. 74) beginning March 11 at 3 p.m. ET through March 13.

Women of Country will feature the pioneers of the Grand Ole Opry, country’s superstars and vocal legends, and the next generation of female country artists. Listeners will hear music from Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Dolly Parton, Mickey Guyton, and Loretta Lynn, among others. Carly Pearce, Martina McBride, Sara Evans, and more will also serve as guest DJs on the channel. Women of Country will take over Prime Country (ch. 58) at 3 p.m. ET on March 18 through March 20 and is available year-round on the SXM App.

Women of Dance will highlight women’s contributions to dance music and include new exclusive mixes from artists like Sophie Hawley-Weld of SOFI TUKKER, Anabel Englund, Icona Pop, Ninajirachi, and Rezz as well as new interviews with Krewella, J. Worra, and UNIIQU3. Women of Dance begins March 11 at 3 p.m. and will be available through March 13 on BPM (ch. 51).

Queens of Future Pop on HITS 1 (ch. 2) will feature emerging female artists who continue to push boundaries and innovate in pop music. Join highlighted artists such as GAYLE, Latto, Lauren Spencer-Smith, Chloe, Saweetie, Tate McRae, Emmy Meli, Em Beihold, Mae Muller, Nessa Barrett, Jax, and more as they share personal insights about important women in their lives. Queens of Future Pop begins March 7.

Ella Mai Celebrates Women's History Month with an exclusive channel takeover and performance. R&B GRAMMY® Award winner Ella Mai will take over The Heat (ch. 46) on March 25 showcasing her favorite female artists, especially those who have inspired her own music. Mai will also share stories about breaking into the music industry as a young woman and will do a special Women’s History Month tribute performance in-studio.

Pop icon and six-time Latin GRAMMY®  Award winner Kany Garcia will give an intimate performance for SiriusXM of her greatest hits. Tune in on March 15 at 1 p.m. to Caliente (ch. 158).

Ground-breaking musician Alanis Morissette will host her own special on Lithium (ch. 34) and take listeners through her experiences from the early days in her career. She’ll also discuss her musical inspirations and the stories behind the making of her much-acclaimed and record-setting debut album, Jagged Little Pill. This special will launch March 25 and will be available on the SXM App.

TikTok Takeovers: WHM Edition will feature special guest hosts Tate McRae, Dixie, Em Beihold, Dove Cameron, Maddie Zahm, Emmy Meli, and Jenna Raine, who will be playing music from their favorite artists. TikTok Takeovers launches March 11 on TikTok Radio (ch. 4), and the SXM App.

Totally Awesome 80s Ladies App Exclusive Countdown will feature the top female-led songs of the 80s, hosted by MTV VJs Mark Goodman, Nina Blackwood and Alan Hunter. Hear it exclusively on the SXM App beginning March 14. 

Women of Hip-Hop Roundtable featuring Coi Leray, Flo Milli, Kash Doll, Roxanne Shante and moderated by SiriusXM’s Swaggy Sie, will ignite a conversation on the power of women in hip-hop. Hear this discussion March 8 at 6 p.m. ET on Rock the Bells Radio (ch. 43) and Hip-Hop Nation (ch. 44).

Listeners can hear more special programming celebrating Women’s History Month across SiriusXM’s music channels, including guest DJs from a wide variety of artists including Rita Wilson on E Street Radio, Remy Ma on Hip-Hop Nation, Francisca Valenzuela on Latidos, En Vogue on SiriusXM FLY, Cat Power on SiriusXMU, Lisa Loeb on 90s on 9, KT Tunstall on PopRocks, Adria Petty on Tom Petty Radio, Arlo Parks on Coffee House, Broadway actress Syndee Winters on Disney Hits, and much more.

Pandora Special Music Programming:

“Women Supporting Women Supporting Women Supporting Women” will be the theme for  Pandora’s programming throughout March. Female-curated station “modes” will feature female artists across eras coming together to discuss their experiences in music and how they have each changed over time. Pandora’s unique Modes feature allows users to customize their listening experience for what they want to hear now by choosing from selectable “modes” within their favorite Pandora stations.

In honor of Women’s History Month, Pandora will launch The Top Thumb Hundred: HerStory station featuring the most-thumbed-up songs in the last year by female artists across all genres and eras. Making up the Top 10 are 1. Cardi B “Up,” 2. Fleetwood Mac “Dreams,” 3. H.E.R. “Damage,” 4. Adele “Someone Like You,” 5. Rihanna “Love On The Brain,” 6. Saweetie/Doja Cat “Best Friend,” 7. Halsey “Without Me,” 8. Megan Thee Stallion “Cry Baby,” 9. Christina Perri “A Thousand Years,” and 10. Olivia Rodrigo “good 4 u.”

Pandora’s Women in Country Radio station will feature ‘The Pop-Up: Dolly Parton’ Mode with the country icon sharing music by the female artists she loves, and on ‘The Pop-Up: Tricia Yearwood,’ the multi-talented artist selects from her biggest hits and plays songs by female friends and heroes including Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Patsy Cline and more.

Presented in Spanish, Pandora’s Del Corazón Radio station will feature Goyo on ‘The Pop-Up: Goyo’ Mode.

Pop music fans can hear the likes of Saweetie, Tate McRae, Sabrina Carpenter, Sofia Carson, Jax, Gayle, and more on the Women In Pop Radio station’s ‘The Pop-Up: Supporting Her’ Mode. Artists like Mary J. Blige, Jazmine Sullivan, Kehlani and more will be featured on ‘The Pop-Up: R&B’s Best’ Mode on the Women in R&B Radio station. Coi Leray, Roxanne Shante, Big Latto and more will be featured on ‘The Queens of Hip Hop’ Mode on Pandora’s Women in Hip-Hop Radio station. 

SiriusXM Talk & Comedy Programming:

Volume (ch. 106): All new episodes of Fierce: Women in Music will kick off on March 3. Hosted by Lori Majewski, Fierce highlights trailblazing women and their work as musicians, songwriters, record-label executives, recording artists, and more. Upcoming episodes include ‘International Women’s Day Playlist’ on March 10, highlighting music from international female artists.

Business Radio (ch. 132): Randi Zuckerberg will host several special editions of her program all month long. On March 2, Zuckerberg will focus on “Top Women in Business,” where she’ll speak with a variety of female leaders who have helped shape the business world for women. In honor of International Women’s Day, on the March 9 episode of Randi Zuckerberg Means Business, she’ll host a panel discussion about women’s achievements and ways we can accelerate gender parity and improve conditions for women all across the world. The March 16 show will recognize “Influential Women in Cryptocurrency,” which despite being a male-dominated field, is currently seeing women breaking down barriers and making their marks on a global scale.

In addition, The Business Briefing will highlight female business leaders and executives throughout the month. Host Janet Alvarez will speak with Janet Foutty, Executive Chair of the Board at Deloitte; and Charlene Lake, Chief Sustainability Officer and SVP-Corporate Social Responsibility at AT&T; among others, about women's leadership in 2022 and beyond. The interviews will air on Monday, March 14 and Monday March 28 at 9 a.m. ET.

Also on Business Radio, host Dan Loney of Wharton Business Daily will kick off Women’s History Month on March 3 with a look at “Women in Business.” Throughout the hour, Loney and special guests will celebrate the women who helped lead the way in fighting for women’s rights. From the workplace to social and economic issues, they’ll reflect on where things stand today and draw attention to current struggles for women's equality. Hear from female executives, advocates, experts on the gender pay gap, and corporate leaders who understand the benefits of empowering women in any organization. 

P.O.T.U.S. (ch. 124): Julie Mason will team up with her fellow SiriusXM hosts to discuss the vital role women play in the media world. During the week of March 7 on Julie Mason Mornings, she’ll have conversations with SiriusXM Progress channel’s Stephanie Miller, Volume’s Lori Majewski, Patriot’s Stacy Washington, Urban View’s Lurie Daniel Favors, and Doctor Radio’s Dr. Caren Behar to talk about their amazing careers, the obstacles they’ve overcome, and the crucial role women play in shaping our national dialogue.

Doctor Radio (ch. 110): Throughout March, Doctor Radio will produce multiple segments per week focusing on health issues facing women. The channel will also air a “Women’s Health Special” hosted by Dr. Stacy Loeb, Professor in the Department of Urology and Population Health at NYU. It will air on March 16 from 3 to 4 p.m. ET.

Road Dog Trucking Radio (ch. 146): Host Ellen Voie of Women In Trucking will air special shows throughout the month highlighting female leaders in trucking. Voie will also speak with women in careers often deemed “non-traditional,” including engineers, technicians, dispatchers, and drivers who haul heavy equipment and who are an integral part of the driving force. The special programming will air every Saturday throughout the month beginning Saturday, March 5 at 11 a.m. ET.

She’s So Funny (ch. 771): The channel dedicated to spotlighting the funniest female comedians will continue its mission throughout March, playing all-female comedy blocks plus full albums from Tig Notaro, Lisa Curry, Katie-Ellen Humphries, and more. In addition, the shows Long Story Long with Lisa Curry and The Human Centipod with Carmen Lynch & John Reynolds will air Women’s History Month specials on March 3 and March 15, respectively.

Laugh USA (ch. 98): Every Friday in March, comedian Jenna Kim Jones will host hour-long specials dedicated to stand-up from the funniest ladies in comedy. The programming will premiere at 12 p.m. ET before becoming available on the SXM App.

Comedy Greats (ch. 94): Comedy Greats will celebrate Women's History Month every Friday through Sunday with comedy blocks featuring some of the greatest female comedians. Tune in from 10 to 11 a.m. ET to hear “best of” stand-up from comedy legends including Joan Rivers, Elayne Boosler, Caroline Rhea, Roseanne Barr, Janeane Garofalo, Paula Poundstone, Ellen DeGeneres, Fran Drescher, Rosie O’Donnell, Rita Rudner, Sarah Silverman, and Amy Schumer.

Raw Dog Comedy (ch. 99): Every day in March, Raw Dog Comedy will spotlight a different female comedian by airing a full stand-up album at 2:00 pm ET. Some of the albums scheduled to air include Whitney Cummings’ I’m Your Girlfriend, Nikki Glaser’s Perfect, Ilana Glazer’s The Planet Is Burning, Judy Gold’s Conduct Unbecoming, Carmen Lynch’s Vertically Obese, Bonnie McFarlane’s Bird Calls, Iliza Schlesinger’s Confirmed Kills, Amy Schumer’s Cutting, and many more.

Jeff & Larry’s Comedy Roundup (ch. 97): Featuring the favorite comedy of Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy, all month the channel will spotlight the duo’s favorite female comedians with stand-up every Tuesday and Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. ET.

SiriusXM Sports Programming:

Multiple SiriusXM sports channels will feature special programming focused on women’s contributions across various sports:

• In this week’s debut episode of the Hope Solo Speaks podcast, Solo will discuss the recently settled equal pay dispute between U.S. Soccer and the U.S. Women’s National Team, and will be joined by special guest and her former teammate, Carli Lloyd. The podcast will debut on March 2.

• MLB Network Radio hosts Jenny Cavnar and Dani Wexelman will interview female players, executives and coaches who have made an impact in baseball and softball.

• SiriusXM NASCAR Radio’s Claire B. Lang will highlight the sport’s female drivers.

• SiriusXM Fight Nation host Dave Lagreca will host a roundtable with prominent pro wrestlers Britt Baker, Deonna Purrazzo and Chelsea Green.

• SiriusXM NFL Radio’s Amber Theoharis and Aditi Kinkhabwala will host a roundtable with female coaches, executives and reporters from around the league.

• SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio will air vignettes focused on the positive impact women have had on the sport of golf.

• ESPNU Radio’s Nicole Auerbach will celebrate female student-athletes throughout the month, and each of SiriusXM’s dedicated college conference channels will highlight legendary former players and coaches that paved the way for the current generation of female collegiate athletics.

• SiriusXM NBA Radio’s Sarah Kustok will host roundtable discussions featuring prominent female coaches, executives and referees in basketball.

Stitcher Podcasts:

Stitcher will celebrate Women’s History Month by featuring multiple playlists on its app which highlight several of Stitcher’s women-centric and women-hosted podcasts. The shows cover a wide range of interests, from pop culture and comedy, to news and history. They include:

• Office Ladies, the award-winning rewatch podcast hosted by Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey;

• Lovers and Friends with Shan Boodram, where the intimacy expert and sexologist dives into anything and everything about sex, relationships, and the science of attachment;

• I Weigh with Jameela Jamil, which features the host in conversation with notable guests about their own experiences and stories with mental health;

• The Deep Dive with Jessica St. Clair and June Diane Raphael, which captures the hosts and friends covering a variety of topics as they try to survive adult womanhood;

• This is Critical, featuring fearless, sophisticated culture criticism for all generations by host Virginia Heffernan;

• Scam Goddess, the award-winning podcast hosted by Laci Mosley dedicated to fraud and all those who practice it;

• The Bellas Podcast, in which WWE Hall of Fame Inductees and TV personalities Nikki and Brie Bella pick up the mics to give listeners uncensored access to their lives;

• It's Me, Tinx, featuring the digital creator discussing her own life, offering her take on pop culture and relationships, and giving recommendations and advice to listeners;

• Best Friends, where real-life BFFs Nicole Byer and Sasheer Zamata open up about their lives and friendship;

• Huuuge Fan, with host LaChina Robinson talking with musicians, actors and comedians about their favorite sports teams;

• History: The Shequel, where host Erin Gibson explores a piece of herstory that time ignored;

• Full Release with Samantha Bee, featuring the host in weekly unscripted, in-depth conversations with special guests about how to navigate the ever-changing world;

• Love To See It, a weekly recap podcast about The Bachelor franchise and beyond;

• Bitch Sesh, in which hosts Casey Wilson and Danielle Schneider breakdown the Bravo’s Real Housewives franchise;

• Toxic: The Britney Spears Story, where hosts Tess Barker and Babs Gray lay out everything about Britney Spears, her conservatorship, and the movement to end it.

Eminem co-signs Kendrick Lamar's greatness, reveals Super Bowl pick and talks Dr. Dre

Grammy-winning rapper Eminem has a lot to talk about with the Super Bowl craziness just 48 hours away from going down. The hip-hop superstar chops it up with SiriusXM’s Sway Calloway to dish on his upcoming halftime show.

Peep some of the details of the interview and keep scrolling to get a full look at Slim Shady chopping it up.

During their conversation, Eminem spoke about how performing on live TV is nerve-wracking, how he feels about his Super Bowl Halftime Show co-star, Kendrick Lamar and how he felt when Dr. Dre first approached him with the Super Bowl Halftime Show idea. Additionally, Eminem told Sway Calloway that he's rooting for the Los Angeles Rams because of Matthew Stafford's Detroit connection. SiriusXM’s Sway Calloway’s interview with Eminem will air on SiriusXM’s Shade 45, Eminem’s exclusive channel, on Friday, February 11. Sway Calloway hosts SiriusXM’s Sway in the Morning on Shade 45 weekdays at 8:00 am ET.

Eminem Admits He's Nervous for Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show 

Eminem Says Kendrick Lamar is a "Top Tier" Lyricist of All Time

Eminem is Rooting for Matthew Stafford & the Rams in the Super Bowl 

Eminem was "Blown Away" by Dr. Dre's Vision for the Halftime Show