Sonos Radio adds more artist stations and shows including hand-curated channels from D’Angelo, FKA twigs, Björk and The Chemical Brothers. Sonos Radio is its third most streamed service and there will also be new radio shows from artists currently streaming on Sonos Radio, including Thom Yorke, Brittany Howard, Dolly Parton and Third Man Records.
Additionally, new genre stations will be added including Blacksmith Radio from Corey Smyth, industry veteran and manager to renowned talent such as De La Soul, Vince Staples, Mos Def and Dave Chappelle.
The first artist station to launch, D’Angelo’s Feverish Fantazmagoria, is available now, offering listeners a deep dive into his musical library. The full line-up and air dates include:
- D’Angelo’s Feverish Fantazmagoria airing 13th January
- FKA twigs’ main squeeze airing 10th February
- Corey Smyth’s Blacksmith Radio airing 24th February
- Björk’s 21 years worth of wave files liquidated into a stream airing 24th February
- The Chemical Brothers’ Radio Chemical airing 2nd March
The brand’s ad-free station, Sonos Sound System, will also launch new shows including Object of Sound, a weekly radio show and podcast that brings listeners in tune with the music shaping our culture. Hosted by poet and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib, each episode will be studded with personal interviews, profound questions and unparalleled playlists. New shows coming to Sonos Sound System include:
- Object of Sound, a weekly music and culture podcast hosted by poet and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib, will dive deep into the music of the moment and the stories surrounding the songs of today. Two episodes of Object of Sound are streamable today and feature guests Jenna Wortham, Kimberly Drew, Sudan Archives, and Jeff Tweedy. The first weekly episode will air on 15th January with guest Moses Sumney. Object of Sound will be available on Sonos Radio and podcast platforms everywhere.
- Black is Black, hosted by ATL/NYC-based multi-hyphenate DJ Lindsey, offers a monthly look into music of the black diaspora and how it’s impacted modern music over time. The station debuts on 4th February on Sonos Radio and Mixcloud.
- Unsung, hosted by independent British music publication Crack Magazine, speaks to contemporary artists about their heroes who never caught the spotlight. Unsung is live on Sonos Radio and podcast platforms everywhere, with new episodes launching bi-weekly.
- New Artist Radio Hours with artists Tiwa Savage, Chris Stapleton, A$AP Ferg, Yola, Japanese Breakfast, Sun Ra Arkestra will air in the coming weeks.
On 1st February, Sonos Radio will debut Say It Loud, a station curated by Sonos’ Employee Resource Group, Black@ Sonos. Celebrating the Black diaspora of music, the station will feature tracks spanning across genres and eras as well as voice-overs from Sonos staff. It will remain on Sonos Radio permanently, offering new content and shows throughout the year.
Sonos Radio is an ad-supported streaming radio service offering more than 60,000 broadcast radio stations and is available free to all Sonos customers globally. Sonos original content is available in the US, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, Ireland, Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, and Denmark.
Sonos Radio HD is an upgraded, ad-free Sonos Radio experience that delivers an expanded catalogue of exclusive original content in lossless CD-quality audio (16-bit/44.1 kHz FLAC) available in the US and the UK. Customers who upgrade to Sonos Radio HD for $7.99 per month after a free 30-day trial will enjoy all original stations across both tiers in CD Quality audio excluding global broadcast stations. Listeners everywhere can tune-in to select Sonos Radio shows at www.mixcloud.com/sonos.
