Singer-songwriter Steve Winwood will take over Sirius' The Spectrum channel for an entire weekend to celebrate the upcoming release of his latest album, Nine Lives.

"The Spectrum of Steve Winwood" will air on Saturday, April 26th at 8am ET through Sunday, April 27th at 8pm ET on - wait for it - The Spectrum (ch 18).

Throughout the weekend, Winwood will give a personal track-by-track introduction to each of the nine songs that he recorded for his latest album, Nine Lives, which will be previewed on the channel before hitting stores on Tuesday, April 29th.

"The Spectrum of Steve Winwood" channel will showcase the music of Steve Winwood throughout the weekend, with Winwood also sharing stories about a his rock & roll career spanning over 40 years. Winwood will discuss his musical influences and improvisation, starting from his days as a 15-year old in the Spencer Davis Group, his work performing with Clapton in Blind Faith through Traffic and his acclaimed solo work.

In honor of Earth Day today, Sirius' Kids Stuff channel will play songs created by some of today's most respected children's musicians singing about the importance of preserving the Earth.

Kids Stuff (ch 116) favorites Laurie Berkner, Raffi, and Uncle Rock will sing songs about conserving and protecting natural resources and other Earth-friendly topics.

During the day-long special, Kids Stuff will also play a special song from an album recorded using only solar power.

if you can't make the grand opening celebration of the Margaritaville Cafe in Glendale, AZ - no worries, because Radio Margaritaville will make you feel like you're in the front seat.

This Wednesday, Radio Margaritaville (ch 31) host Miles Hampton will broadcast a live pre-show party from the concert. Following the party, listeners will be treated to special concert performance with guitarist Mac MacAnally celebrating the grand opening of the Margaritaville Cafe.

The pre-show party kicks off on April 9th starting at 6pm ET, and concert performance starts at 9pm ET. Sit back, pour yourself something tall 'n strong and enjoy the show.

Sirius Satellite Radio is paying homage to the seventh annual Jazz Appreciation Month with a dedicated programming lineup for the entire month of April.

Sirius' month-long celebration of jazz will feature artists like Kenny G, Gary Burton, Al Jarreau, Jon Faddis, Spyro Gyra and others.  Sirius will also include countdowns of the top jazz trumpeters, saxophonists and pianists as well as special tributes to great jazz legends John Coltrane, Duke Ellington and Charles Mingus.

Click the jump to see highlights from Sirius' Jazz Appreciation Month programming on Jazz Cafe (ch 71) and Pure Jazz (ch 72).

Due to Gregg Allman's recovery from treatment for Hepatitis-C, the Allman Brothers Band has postponed their traditional spring and summer tour dates.

During their absence, Sirius' jam-band channel Jam_ON (ch 17) will be celebrating the Allman Brothers Band with a week of specialty programming.

Each day will include live music from the Allman Brothers Band, including archival interviews recorded at the Sirius studios.

Interviews will air on (all times Eastern)...

• Wednesday, April 2nd - 9am and 9pm - Gregg Allman will choose an hour of his favorite blues tunes.
• Thursday, April 3rd - 9am and 9pm - Hear an interview/performance by the The Allman Brothers Band from 2006.
• Friday, April 4th - 9am - Then check out an interview and performance of Gregg Allman & Warren Haynes from 2003.

Sirius will then cap off the week with a full Allman Brothers concert.