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| Second Annual XM Nation Awards 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. 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. XM NATION AWARDS 2006 WINNERS: XMU Next - Most Important Emerging Indie Artist - Sufjan Stevens; Off the Radar - Artist Most Overlooked by FM Radio - The Flaming Lips; 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 Pleasure" song - Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond; XM Exile: The Song to be Banned in the XM Nation Men - Who Let the Dogs Out - Baha; Wish You Were Still Here - Artist We'd like to have Back - John Lennon; Keep Your Day Job - Least Favorite Celebrity-Turned-Music Artist - Kevin Federline; "Sound Sidetrack" - Favorite "Musical Departure" Album - Sting "Songs From the Labyrinth"; Favorite Live at XM Performance - Andrea Bocelli; "Enough Already!" - Most Played-Out Song of 2006 - You're Beautiful - James Blunt; XM Sports Nation, Worst Sports Moment of 2006 - Zidane's head-butt; XM Sports Nation: Best XM Sports Play by Play Moment - Chicago White Sox win World Series; "Call My Agent" - Artist We'd Like to See Host a Show on XM - Bono; "The Supporter Cup" - Channel That Inspires You To Buy The Most Music - Squizz - XM 48; Halo 2006 Christian Pop Artist of the Year - Casting Crowns; Cherub Award - Notable New Christian Pop Artist of 2006 - Sara Groves; "Most Anointed" - Award for Outstanding Urban Gospel Album of 2006 - Heroes - Kirk Franklin; Favorite Classical Confidential - Cecilia Bartoli; The Virtuoso Award - Favorite Classical Album - Renee Fleming - Sacred Songs; Voices of Angels: Opera Singer Who Will Be Remembered Most - Lorraine Hunt Lieberson; Big Schtick Award - Most Popular Comedy Routine or Joke - Craig Shoemaker "Lovemaster"; 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 Top New Country Artist - Carrie Underwood; XM Country Superstar of the Year - Keith Urban; Disco Diva of All-Time - Donna Summer; Most-Powerful Mixing Machine - Best DJ/Mixer - Armin Van Buuren; Savoy Suave & Permanently Cool - What's Cool in the 40's is Cool Today - Frank Sinatra; Spike Jones Award: Best Novelty Song of the 50's - Purple People Eater by Sheb Wooley; Favorite Protest/Anti-Protest Song - Blowin' in the Wind - Peter,Paul & Mary; 1970's Lyrically Challenged Award for the Song Hardest to Understand - Blinded By the Light --Manfred Mann's Earth band; (XM) Radio Killed the Video Star: Best MTV Video - Thriller - Michael Jackson; Forever Flannel - 90s song that's still cool - Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana; Early Reserve - Most-Anticipated Broadway Show of 2006/07 - Les Miserables (revival); Favorite Million Dollar Ticket - Favorite Broadway Show Grossing $1 Million Plus - Wicked; That's Entertainment Award - The most "Fun" movie of 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean 2; The Score for 2006 - Favorite Movie Soundtrack of the Year - Superman Returns (John Ottman); Thanks for the Material: People that gave us the best stuff to talk about in 2006 - The Events/ Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie; The Theater-of-the-Mind Award - Favorite Classic Radio Show - Twilight Zone; Most Innovative MOJA Album of the Year - Chick Corea; New & Blue -- Outstanding New Blues Artist of 2006 - Guitar George Baker; Epoch Award for Favorite Contemporary Jazz Band Celebrating a Milestone Anniversary - The Rippingtons (20 yrs); Real Jazz Icon Award - Living Legends - Sonny Rollins; The "Absolutely KINDIE" Award - Top Indie Kids Artist of 2006 - Terri Hendrix; Ultimate Earworm Award - Year's Most Relentlessly Catchy Kids Song - The Hampsterdance; Best Latin "Make-Up" Song / Mejor cancion para pedir perdon - Chayanne - Te Echo de Menos; Best Latin Drinking Song / Mejo Cancion Para Tragos duele - Valentin Elizalde - Como me; Best Latin Song To Learn To Salsa /Mejor Cancion para Aprender Salsa - Marc Anthony - Que Precio Tiene El Cielo; Reggaeton Artist with the Best Body-Ink / Artista de Reggaeton con mas Tatuajes - Daddy Yankee; The Golden Spliff Award - The Artist keeping it most Irie in 06 - Beenie Man; "We Believe" Award - Most Promising New Pop Act - The Fray; Essential Pop Party Track of 2006 - Promiscuous - Nelly Furtado; "Best Strange of the Year" - Best New Artist - Squizz's Hinder; 2006 Loft Artist of the Year - Neil Young; Welcome to The Loft - Notable New Artist of 2006 - Peter Bradley Adams; "Best Score Of The Year" - Tour that "scored" the most amount of groupies - Ozzfest; XM Cafe Appetizer of the Year - Favorite Adult Alternative New Release of 2006 - KT Tunstall - Eye to the Telescope; XM Cafe Entree of the Year - Favorite Adult Alternative Album of 2006 - Ben Harper - Both Sides Of The Gun; Alt Shaker Award - Red Hot Chili Peppers; Fresh Ethel Seal of Approval -- New Artist Most-Endorsed by the XM Nation - Ethel Gnarls Barkley; Stage Presence with Guitar -- Best Guitar-hero Stance - Pete Townsend; Teflon Vinyl Award - Album With Most Worn-out Grooves - the Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd; The Giant Bone - Best Hard Rock Queensryche Performance - "One Foot in Hell"; The Go 2 Hell - Best Metal Performance - Slayer "Jihad"; The Golden Lougie 2006 - Best Punk Time Again Performance - "Cold Concrete"; Return To Rhyme - Old school hip-hop group that should reunite - Salt-N-Pepa; The "Spark" Award - The Artist who brought the HEAT in 2006 - Chris Brown; Mayor of The City - The Artist who Ran the Charts and the Streets this Year - Mary J. Blige; My First Phantom - Best New Hip-Hop Artist - Yung Joc; Neo-Souled Out Award for the Notable New R&B Artist - Ne-Yo; The Quincy Award The Greatest Soul Artist of All Time - Stevie Wonder; write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |