WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- XM Satellite Radio (NASDAQ:XMSR) , the nation's leading satellite radio service with more than 5 million subscribers, today announced the winners of the first annual XM Nation Music Awards. Nearly 1.4 million votes were cast by music fans nationwide for nominated artists and categories selected by XM's programming staff in categories range from "Best Pop Sing-Along" to "Dream Duet" to "Artist Most Overlooked By FM Radio."
Award Category Winners
"XM Next" -- Most Important M.I.A.
Indie Emerging Artist
"On the Rise" -- Most Important Fall Out Boy
Mainstream Emerging Artist
"On the Rebound" -- Best Comeback Mariah Carey
of the Year
"Deja vu" -- Best Cover Song by "Listen to Your Heart"/D.H.T.
an Established Artist (Roxette)
"The Single Life Is Good" -- Gwen Stefani
Best Solo Career
"Dream Duet" -- Artist Shakira and Usher
Collaborations We'd Like to See
"Dashboard Anthem" -- Best Pop Since U Been Gone/Kelly Clarkson
Sing-Along Song of 2005
"Turn Up the Heat" -- Sexiest Song Pussycat Dolls (feat. Busta Rhymes)/
Don't Cha
"Solid as a Rock" -- Faith Hill & Tim McGraw
Favorite Music Couple
"So You Wanna Be a Movie Star?" -- Keith Urban
Artists We'd Like to See
Cross Over to Films
"Where's My Lighter?" -- Most Cher
Likely to Have Another "Final" Tour
"Under the Radar" -- Artist Most Ryan Adams
Overlooked by FM Radio
"On the Brink" -- Last Conservative
Best Unsigned Artist
"XM Now" -- Most Important U2
Established Artist
