Slacker Radio Now Streaming The Beatles Discography

Launches Five Exclusive Hand-Crafted Stations to Celebrate


SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwired - Dec 23, 2015) - As The Beatles bring their legendary catalogue to streaming services for the first time on Christmas Eve, Slacker Radio celebrates with a suite of five exclusive, curated stations that will delight even the most hardcore Beatles fanatic. In addition, December 24th will mark the first day that Slacker's premium users can enjoy 13 legendary studio albums and four essential collections from The Beatles, now all available on demand.

Fans can experience a guided tour through The Beatles' studio discography via Slacker Radio's platform. Slacker Radio offers unprecedented personalization tailored to a listener's taste, including access to all the Fab Four's hits as well as their deeper gems.

To celebrate The Beatles, Slacker Radio will offer users a unique experience with a newly re-designed interface, including a chronological journey through the group's studio history. Slacker Radio will also showcase 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' as our Album of the Week, allowing all users to access one of the greatest albums ever made, on-demand for unlimited listening. In addition, Slacker will launch a complete set of hosted stations specially built for the occasion, all available at www.Slacker.com/TheBeatles:

The Beatles A - Z

  • Join rock journalist Redbeard as he takes an alphabetical look at the greatest moments in Beatles history and the band's continued impact on today's artists. Enjoy exclusive recollections from The Byrds, Ozzy Osbourne, Soundgarden's Chris Cornell, and many more.

The Beatles Top 133

  • Using deep, in-house listening data, Slacker has compiled a countdown of the 133 most popular Beatles songs -- as chosen by Slacker listeners. Chris Carter, host of the nation's longest running Beatles program, "Breakfast with The Beatles," will serve as your guide.

The Beatles Covered

  • Everyone loves The Beatles -- including some of the biggest and most influential artists in music history. Slacker proves this point by presenting a radio station of the Fab Four's greatest hits...performed by everyone from Michael Jackson to the Damned to U2.

The Beatles DNA

  • Slacker curators have created a retrospective that covers every era of The Beatles' career. In addition, take a deep dive into the music that Paul, John, George, and Ringo created in their solo years, along with selections from the legends that inspired The Beatles and the key artists that followed in their footsteps.

"The Beatles changed the music industry and the broader culture forever. We're thrilled to share the music and the story of The Beatles with the Slacker Radio community," said Duncan Orrell-Jones, CEO, Slacker Radio. "Whether new to The Beatles or a life-long fan, Slacker Radio's unique listening experience, filled with context, curation and heart, will take listeners on a personalized tour of one of music's most treasured artists." 

Beatles fans can listen to Slacker Radio on the web, iOS and Android mobile devices, as well as in most new car models. Thanks to Slacker's patented caching technology, fans can even enjoy the music of John, Paul, George and Ringo while offline.

About Slacker Radio
Slacker Radio is next-generation personalized radio, allowing music lovers to choose from the broadest selection of human-curated music, news and sports stations that are personalized to their taste. Listeners can also create their own stations from a catalog of songs 10 times as large as the leading service. Slacker can be accessed for free from virtually any mobile device and most new car models. For more information about Slacker, or to listen for free, visit www.slacker.com.

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