Joel & Victoria Osteen and Sway Calloway to Host Special SiriusXM Broadcast from Detroit Leading Up to America's Night of Hope Event
Special broadcast to feature musical performances by Christian artists Stephanie J. Pride, Christon Gray, Mali Music and LYA, and words of hope by Dr. Eric Thomas
Plus a conversation on music and spirituality and the role they both play in inspiring hope in Detroit's communities
NEW YORK, July 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM announced today that Sway Calloway and Joel and Victoria Osteen will team up to host a special SiriusXM broadcast event from Detroit on Thursday, July 21, focusing on music, inspiration and the role they both play in Detroit's communities. The event will happen Thursday in front of a live audience at the S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center beginning at 4:00 pm ET and will air Friday (6:00pm and 9:00 pm ET) and Saturday (5:00 pm ET) on Osteen's SiriusXM channel, Joel Osteen Radio (SiriusXM 128).
A collaboration between SiriusXM and the Generation Hope Project, an outreach of Joel Osteen Ministries, the special will be one of the lead-up events for Osteen's America's Night of Hope event that Saturday (July 23) at Detroit's Comerica Park.
SiriusXM's broadcast will feature performances by Christian artists Stephanie J. Pride, Christon Gray, Mali Music and LYA, the band led by the Osteens' son, Jonathan, who will be releasing a new song that weekend. Joel, Victoria and Sway will lead a discussion on inspiring hope in communities like Detroit. Featured speakers at the event will also include bestselling author Mitch Albom, founder of the S.A.Y. Detroit charity, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, motivational speaker Eric Thomas, PhD, and other community leaders.
"It's a perfect time for us to all come together and encourage and inspire people to have HOPE and treat others how you want others to treat YOU," said Sway. "We are in trying times right now and need positive actions to support one another. We're looking forward to this event with Joel, Victoria and our musical guests including LYA."
"Victoria and I are looking forward to coming to Detroit and being a part of this special event with Sway and SiriusXM," said Joel Osteen. "It will be a great day at S.A.Y. Detroit, for a great cause, and some fantastic music. I hope you can come out, I know you'll be inspired!"
On Saturday, July 23 (7:00 pm ET), Joel and Victoria's America's Night of Hope event in Detroit will air live from Comerica Park nationwide on Joel Osteen Radio. The event will feature praise and worship music, and inspiring messages from Joel and Victoria. Tickets to attend the event at Comerica Park are available at https://www.joelosteen.com/Pages/EventDetail.aspx?eventId=513.
Joel Osteen Radio airs 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and offers listeners advice and encouragement for leading a fuller life. The channel showcases call-in shows hosted by both Joel and Victoria, inspirational messages from Joel's library of sermons, live broadcasts of services from Lakewood Church, Osteen's "Night of Hope" events, and more.
Sway Calloway hosts SiriusXM's Sway in the Morning daily on Shade 45. Shade 45 is the hip-hop channel created by Eminem. Listeners will hear artists like Eminem, 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Lil' Wayne, Drake, Kanye West, Jay-Z, and D-12.
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Released July 15, 2016