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SiriusXM has revealed its slate of New Year's-related programming, including several concerts and limited-engagement channels that will help listeners usher in 2023. The New Year's holiday specials will be available to subscribers of both SiriusXM's satellite and streaming radio services.

SiriusXM says its satellite and streaming radio subscribers will be able to celebrate the New Year's holiday with Lizzo when it debuts a limited engagement channel dedicated to the singer-songwriter on Saturday. Lizzo Radio will air on SiriusXM Channel 14.

Taylor Swift is known for topping the charts with her catchy pop and country songs somewhat rooted in her personal relationships and now, those songs have helped Swift become the first artist to top Billboard's Radio Songs chart across the span of three consecutive decades.

On Tuesday, the Woodward Communications-owned station WKZG (104.3 FM) in Green Bay announced the adoption of the "Weird Al Radio" branding, with a playlist full of the parody musician's remixes of popular songs from the last three decades.

SiriusXM and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) are teaming up to help kids track Santa Claus as he delivers presents around the world. The updates will start at 3 p.m. Eastern Time and last through early Christmas morning.

Streaming platform TuneIn has rolled out a dedicated spot for podcasts and audio versions of Univision's top television programs. The section, "Univision Top TV Shows," will include a curated selection of podcasts from TelevisaUnivision and its podcast arm, Uforia.

Streaming platform TuneIn and wellness service Calm Radio have extended their partnership to provide streaming listeners with relaxing audio. As part of the deal, TuneIn's technology stack will now power the Calm Radio app.

Audacy has compiled its list of the most-played artists and songs aired on its music stations across the country in 2022. Justin Bieber, Ed Sheeran and Doja Cat were the top-three most-played artists on Audacy music stations across the country.

Internet radio platform AccuRadio is rolling out over 100 different Christmas and holiday music channels. AccuRadio offers a total of 1,400 customizable stations that are free to stream through the service's website and apps.

SiriusXM says it has reached multi-year agreements with the hosts and production staff of two popular podcasts. The shows, How Did This Get Made? and Unspooled, will remain at SiriusXM's Earwolf division for the next few years.