Miley Cyrus, star of Disney Channel's Hannah Montana, will be taking over Sirius Hits 1 (ch 1), starting tomorrow.

The pop sensation will take time out of her sold out US tour to play her favorite songs, share stories and countdown the year's top 45 pop songs.

"Miley Radio!" premieres December 28th at 12pm ET and will run through January 1st.

Miley will also host special editions of "Hit-Bound" (the Sirius Hits 1 show that showcases artists/songs that will be the next big thing), and "Best of Live Earth Countdown" (a recount of memorable moments from Live Earth).

While Miley Cyrus is also the daughter of country star Billy Ray Cyrus, she became an overnight sensation herself as the star of the Disney Channel's series Hannah Montana. In 2007, she launched the "Best of Both Worlds" tour - performing as both herself and Hannah Montana - and tickets for the 54 city tour sold out in record time.

Forbes recently ranked Miley at #17 on their 'Top 20 earners under 25.'

Rock legend Keith Richards will be making an appearance tonight on Sirius Satellite Radio for na interview with Steve Jordan, Keith's friend and bandmate.

In the one-hour interview, Keith Richards shares stories on a variety of topics including his three day road trip with John Lennon through England, his first encounter with Muddy Waters at Chess studios, his infamous meeting with Peter Tosh, meeting Chuck Berry, and the life-changing experience of hearing Elvis Presley for the first time on Radio Luxembourg.

The interview will air on The Spectrum (ch 18) at 8pm ET today, with encores on December 20th at 1am and 5pm ET. Additional replays will air on The Spectrum and Classic Vinyl (ch 14) throughout the month.

Richards is a founding member of The Rolling Stones and a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee. In 2003, he ranked number ten in Rolling Stone magazine's top 100 guitarists of all time. Over his four decade career, Richards has worked on various solo projects as singer, songwriter, and producer with some of the greatest artists in rock history.

[via Sirius Backstage]
Thanks Todd!

Mary J. Blige is celebrating her new album Growing Pains with a special pre-Christmas live performance, entitled "Mary Xmas and Mary New Year," at Sirius' Rockefeller Center studios in NYC.

Blige will spend an hour performing songs from her new album including her Grammy nominated single "Just Fine." Mary will also discuss the process of making the album with the audience.

Mary J. Blige has sold over 40 million albums and received six Grammy wins over her 15 year career. Growing Pains, set to go on sale tomorrow, features guest appearances by Ludacris and Usher.

"Mary Xmas and Mary New Year" will air live on Hot Jamz (ch 50), December 21st at 6pm ET.

Sirius isn't done with their holiday channels just yet. They've just announced a new channel devoted to the music of Bing Crosby, aptly named Bing Crosby Christmas Radio.

The channel, set to air from December 21st - 25th on Channel 119 (before it takes taken over by Doctor Radio), will broadcast classic Bing Crosby radio broadcasts from Bing's own personal vault.

Sirius worked with the Crosby family to tap into Bing's personal archives and assembled 5 consecutive days of Crosby's incredible holiday radio shows from 1938-1962.

Bing's wife Kathryn Crosby and daughter Mary Crosby will host the channel, sharing personal anecdotes and memories about the programs.

These shows include his most popular recording ever, "White Christmas," as well as multiple Christmas Day and Christmas Eve radio specials hosted by Bing over the years.

Bing Crosby Christmas Radio (ch 119) will feature a wide variety of Crosby's music, storytelling and special guests like Rosemary Clooney, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Bob Hope, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, The Andrews Sisters, Jimmy Stewart, Phil Silvers, Jimmy Durante, and Edgar Bergen and his daughter, a young Candice Bergen.

Classic radio programs on Bing Crosby Christmas Radio include "Christmas Sing with Bing," "The Bing Crosby Show," and "Philco Radio Time."

Throughout his career, Bing Crosby appeared on roughly 4,000 radio broadcasts, with nearly 3,400 of them his own programs.

Sirius is celebrating what would have been Frank Sinatra's 92nd birthday on Wednesday, December 12th, with a series of shows commemorating the life of Ol' Blue Eyes.

The special day-long tribute will feature "As I Remember It," a look at the life and music of Frank Sinatra from his son, Frank Sinatra, Jr. and the broadcast of Frank Sinatra's 1957 concert recorded in Seattle with his longtime arranger, Nelson Riddle.

Other shows will include a special edition of "The Chairman's Hour" (the show hosted by Frank himself, assembled from archival recordings) and "Playing Favorites" featuring Linda Ronstadt and Michael Feinstein, each playing their favorite Sinatra songs and sharing stories.

(And yes, I almost feel guilty writing about something that's not merger-related.)

[Sirius-ly Sinatra]

Tonight will mark the third annual broadcast of Hanukkah Radio on Sirius Satellite Radio's Eminem-produced channel, Shade 45.

The two hour special is hosted by Eminem’s manager, Paul Rosenberg, with special guest, DJ AM along with "Jews For A Day" Lord Sear, Rude Jude and OQ. "Hanukkah Radio" will feature a special Hebrew Hip Hop Shady 5 Countdown and surprise celebrity guests. Previous guests have included Lenny Kravitz, Alchemist and JR Rotem among others.

Hanukkah Radio airs tonight at 6pm ET on Shade 45 (ch 45).