XM Announce Second Annual XM Nation Awards; QUEENSRŸCHE, SLAYER, ALICE COOPER Among Winners
December 11, 2006, 17 years ago
PRNewswire (biz.yahoo.com) has issued the following report:
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.
One of the winners that may be of interest to BW&BK; readers include:
- "Dream Duet" Artist Collaborations We'd Like to See - ALICE COOPER & ROB ZOMBIE- "Best Score Of The Year" Tour that "scored" the most amount of groupies - OZZFest
- Stage Presence with Guitar - Best Guitar-hero Stance - PETE TOWNSHEND
- Teflon Vinyl Award - Album With The Most Worn-out Grooves - Dark Side Of The Moon - PINK FLOYD
- The Giant Bone - Best Hard Rock Performance - QUEENSRŸCHE - 'One Foot In Hell'
- The Go 2 Hell - Best Metal Performance - SLAYER - 'Jihad'
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 1st, 2007 on XM LIVE (XM 200), with encores airing throughout the day.
A full list of the winners for the XM Nation Awards can be found here.
