Bono, Gnarls Barkley, Nelly Furtado, The Flaming Lips, Sufjan Stevens, Sting and Others Receive Top Honors From Second Annual XM Nation Awards

Bono, Gnarls Barkley, Nelly Furtado, The Flaming Lips, Sufjan Stevens, Sting and Others Receive Top Honors From Second Annual XM Nation Awards

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XM, the nation's leading satellite radio service with more than 7 million subscribers, today announced the winners of the Second Annual XM Nation Awards. Music fans nationwide cast their votes for nominated artists and categories selected by XM's programming staff in categories ranging from "Best Comeback of the Year" to "Least Favorite Celebrity-turned-Music Act" to "Artist Most Overlooked By FM Radio." Fans were also able to write in their choice for the artist they'd most like to have their own music show on XM.

Some of the winners include:

Award Category Winner

"XMU Next" - Most Important Emerging Sufjan Stevens
Indie Artist

"Off the Radar" - Artist Most The Flaming Lips
Overlooked by FM Radio

"On the Rebound" - Best Comeback Nelly Furtado
of the Year

"Dream Duet" - Artist Collaborations Alice Cooper & Rob Zombie
We'd Like to See

"Dashboard Anthem" - Best Sing Along "Crazy" - Gnarls Barkley
of 2006

"Closet Classic" - Favorite "Guilty "Sweet Caroline" - Neil Diamond
Pleasure" Song

"Wish You Were Still Here" - Artist John Lennon
We'd Like to Have Back

"Keep Your Day Job" - Least Favorite Kevin Federline
Celebrity-Turned-Music Artist

"Sound Sidetrack" - Favorite "Musical Sting - "Songs From the Labyrinth"
Departure" Album

"Live @ XM"- Favorite Live XM Andrea Bocelli
Performance

"Enough Already!" - Most Played-Out "You're Beautiful" - James Blunt
Song of 2006

"Call My Agent" - Artist We'd Like to Bono
See Host a Show on XM

Additionally, XM will air a four-hour XM Nation Awards special throughout New Year's Day 2007, highlighting this year's nominees and winners, along with the best musical moments of 2006. Hosted by XM on-air music programming staff, the special will debut at 12 midnight ET on January 1, 2007 on XM LIVE (XM 200), with encores airing throughout the day.

A complete list of winners is available at http://www.xmradio.com/xmnation.

Editor's Note: The full list of winners is attached to this release.

About XM Satellite Radio

XM (NASDAQ:XMSR) is America's number one satellite radio company with more than 7 million subscribers. Broadcasting live daily from studios in Washington, DC, New York City, Chicago, the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Toronto and Montreal, XM's 2006 lineup includes more than 170 digital channels of choice from coast to coast: commercial-free music, premier sports, news, talk radio, comedy, children's and entertainment programming; and the most advanced traffic and weather information.

XM, the leader in satellite-delivered entertainment and data services for the automobile market through partnerships with General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Nissan, Porsche, Subaru, Suzuki and Toyota is available in 140 different vehicle models for 2006. XM's industry-leading products are available at consumer electronics retailers nationwide. For more information about XM hardware, programming and partnerships, please visit http://www.xmradio.com/.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements in this press release include demand for XM Satellite Radio's service, the Company's dependence on technology and third party vendors, its potential need for additional financing, as well as other risks described in XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.'s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 3-9-06. Copies of the filing are available upon request from XM Radio's Investor Relations Department.

XM NATION AWARDS
2006 WINNERS

XM NATION AWARD CATEGORY WINNER

XMU Next - Most Important Emerging Indie Sufjan Stevens
Artist

Off the Radar - Artist Most Overlooked The Flaming Lips
by FM Radio

On the Rebound - Best Comeback of the Year Nelly Furtado

Dream Duets - Good Idea Alice Cooper & Rob Zombie

Don't Duet - Bad Idea Clay Aiken & 50 cent

Dashboard Anthem - Best Sing Along of 2006 Crazy - Gnarls Barkley

Closet Classic - Favorite "Guilty Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
Pleasure" song

XM Exile: The Song to be Banned in the Who Let the Dogs Out - Baha
XM Nation Men

Wish You Were Still Here - Artist We'd John Lennon
like to have Back

Keep Your Day Job - Least Favorite Kevin Federline
Celebrity-Turned-Music Artist

"Sound Sidetrack" - Favorite "Musical Sting "Songs From the
Departure" Album Labyrinth"

Favorite Live at XM Performance Andrea Bocelli

"Enough Already!" - Most Played-Out Song You're Beautiful - James Blunt
of 2006

XM Sports Nation, Worst Sports Moment of Zidane's head-butt
2006

XM Sports Nation: Best XM Sports Play by Chicago White Sox win World
Play Moment Series

"Call My Agent" - Artist We'd Like to See Bono
Host a Show on XM

"The Supporter Cup" - Channel That Squizz - XM 48
Inspires You To Buy The Most Music

Halo 2006 Christian Pop Artist of the Year Casting Crowns

Cherub Award - Notable New Christian Pop Sara Groves
Artist of 2006

"Most Anointed" - Award for Outstanding Heroes - Kirk Franklin
Urban Gospel Album of 2006

Favorite Classical Confidential Cecilia Bartoli

The Virtuoso Award - Favorite Classical Renee Fleming - Sacred Songs
Album

Voices of Angels: Opera Singer Who Will Lorraine Hunt Lieberson
Be Remembered Most

Big Schtick Award - Most Popular Comedy Craig Shoemaker "Lovemaster"
Routine or Joke

Female "Stand-Up Comedy Champion" 2006 Lisa Lampanelli

Male "Stand-Up Comedy Champion" 2006 Lewis Black

X Country Best in Texas Award Brian Burns

Best in Grass Bluegrass Award Rhonda Vincent

Rookie Driver of the Year - Highway 16's Carrie Underwood
Top New Country Artist

XM Country Superstar of the Year Keith Urban

Disco Diva of All-Time Donna Summer

Most-Powerful Mixing Machine - Best Armin Van Buuren
DJ/Mixer

Savoy Suave & Permanently Cool - What's Frank Sinatra
Cool in the 40's is Cool Today

Spike Jones Award: Best Novelty Song Purple People Eater by Sheb
of the 50's Wooley

Favorite Protest/Anti-Protest Song Blowin' in the Wind - Peter,
Paul & Mary

1970's Lyrically Challenged Award for Blinded By the Light --
the Song Hardest to Understand Manfred Mann's Earth band

(XM) Radio Killed the Video Star: Thriller - Michael Jackson
Best MTV Video

Forever Flannel - 90s song that's still Smells Like Teen Spirit -
cool Nirvana

Early Reserve - Most-Anticipated Broadway Les Miserables (revival)
Show of 2006/07

Favorite Million Dollar Ticket - Favorite Wicked
Broadway Show Grossing $1 Million Plus

That's Entertainment Award - The most Pirates of the Caribbean 2
"Fun" movie of 2006

The Score for 2006 - Favorite Movie Superman Returns (John Ottman)
Soundtrack of the Year

Thanks for the Material: The Events/ Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
People that gave us the best stuff to
talk about in 2006

The Theater-of-the-Mind Award - Twilight Zone
Favorite Classic Radio Show

Most Innovative MOJA Album of the Year Chick Corea

New & Blue -- Outstanding New Blues Guitar George Baker
Artist of 2006

Epoch Award for Favorite Contemporary Jazz The Rippingtons (20 yrs)
Band Celebrating a Milestone Anniversary

Real Jazz Icon Award - Living Legends Sonny Rollins

The "Absolutely KINDIE" Award - Top Terri Hendrix
Indie Kids Artist of 2006

Ultimate Earworm Award - Year's Most The Hampsterdance
Relentlessly Catchy Kids Song

Best Latin "Make-Up" Song / Mejor Chayanne - Te Echo de Menos
cancion para pedir perdon

Best Latin Drinking Song / Mejo Valentin Elizalde - Como me
Cancion Para Tragos duele

Best Latin Song To Learn To Salsa / Marc Anthony - Que Precio
Mejor Cancion para Aprender Salsa Tiene El Cielo

Reggaeton Artist with the Best Body-Ink / Daddy Yankee
Artista de Reggaeton con mas Tatuajes

The Golden Spliff Award - The Artist Beenie Man
keeping it most Irie in 06

"We Believe" Award - Most Promising The Fray
New Pop Act

Essential Pop Party Track of 2006 Promiscuous - Nelly Furtado

"Best Strange of the Year" - Squizz's Hinder
Best New Artist

2006 Loft Artist of the Year Neil Young

Welcome to The Loft - Notable New Artist Peter Bradley Adams
of 2006

"Best Score Of The Year" - Tour that Ozzfest
"scored" the most amount of groupies

XM Cafe Appetizer of the Year - Favorite KT Tunstall - Eye to the
Adult Alternative New Release of 2006) Telescope

XM Cafe Entree of the Year - Favorite Ben Harper - Both Sides Of
Adult Alternative Album of 2006 The Gun

Alt Shaker Award Red Hot Chili Peppers

Fresh Ethel Seal of Approval -- New Ethel Gnarls Barkley
Artist Most-Endorsed by the XM Nation

Stage Presence with Guitar -- Best Pete Townsend
Guitar-hero Stance

Teflon Vinyl Award - Album With the Dark Side of the Moon - Pink
Most Worn-out Grooves Floyd

The Giant Bone - Best Hard Rock Queensryche "One Foot in
Performance Hell"

The Go 2 Hell - Best Metal Performance Slayer "Jihad"

The Golden Lougie 2006 - Best Punk Time Again "Cold Concrete"
Performance

Return To Rhyme - Old school hip-hop Salt-N-Pepa
group that should reunite

The "Spark" Award - The Artist who Chris Brown
brought the HEAT in 2006

Mayor of The City - The Artist who Ran Mary J. Blige
the Charts and the Streets this Year

My First Phantom - Best New Hip-Hop Artist Yung Joc

Neo-Souled Out Award for the Notable Ne-Yo
New R&B Artist

The Quincy Award The Greatest Soul
Artist of All Time Stevie Wonder

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact: david.butler@xmradio.com

Source: XM Satellite Radio

CONTACT: Anne-Taylor Griffith of XM Satellite Radio, +1-212-708-6171,
annetaylor.griffith@xmradio.com

Web site: http://www.xmradio.com/

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