Xm Satellite Radio Announces First Annual Xm Nation Music Awards

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XM SATELLITE RADIO ANNOUNCES FIRST ANNUAL XM NATION MUSIC AWARDS

11/3/2005

Washington D.C., November 03, 2005 -- XM Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: XMSR), the nation's leading satellite radio service with more than 5 million subscribers, has announced nominees for the First Annual XM Nation Music Awards. Nominated by XM's programming staff with categories that range from favorite cover song to the artist most overlooked by traditional radio, the XM Nation Music Awards honor some of the most talented and interesting musicians today. Music fans nationwide can vote online beginning November 4 at http://awards.xmradio.com.

"The XM Nation Music Awards reinvent the music award to reflect the expertise of XM's programming staff, the diversity of XM's music programming and the broad range of tastes and sensibilities of our subscribers," said Eric Logan, XM's executive vice president of programming.

Online voting for nominees will be available on XM's website at http://awards.xmradio.com through Sunday, November 27. XM will announce the winners on Monday, December 5.

Award Category Nominees "XM Now" - Most Important Established Artist Green Day Kanye West U2 "XM Next" - Most Important Indie Emerging Artist M.I.A. Bloc Party The Arcade Fire "On the Rise" - Most Important Mainstream Emerging Artist The Click Five Young Jeezy

1 Fall Out Boy "On the Rebound" - Best Comeback of the Year Pink Floyd Mariah Carey Motley Crue "Déjàvu" - Best Cover Song by an Established Artist "World, Shut Your Mouth"/Death Cab for Cutie (Julian Cope) "Listen to Your Heart"/D.H.T. (Roxette) "The Harder They Come"/Willie Nelson (Jimmy Cliff) "The Single Life Is Good" - Best Solo Career Rob Thomas Gwen Stefani Trey Anastasio "Dream Duets" - Artist Collaborations We'd Like to See Shakira and Usher Snoop Dogg and Britney Spears Lucinda Williams and Bruce Springsteen "Dashboard Anthem" - Best Pop Sing-Along Song of 2005 Hollaback Girl/ Gwen Stefani Drop It Like Its Hot/Snoop Dogg (feat. Pharrell Williams) Since U Been Gone/ Kelly Clarkson "Turn Up the Heat" - Sexiest Song Ciara (feat. Ludacris)/Oh Pussycat Dolls (feat. Busta Rhymes)/ Don't Cha Ying Yang Twins/ Wait (The Whisper Song) "Solid as a Rock" - Favorite Music Couple Faith Hill & Tim McGraw Hillary Duff & Joel Madden (Good Charlotte) Beyonce & Jay-Z "So You Wanna Be a Movie Star?" - Artists We'd Like to See Keith Urban Pharrell Williams Ciara "Where's My Lighter?" - Most Likely to Have The Eagles Cher The Who "Under the Radar" - Artist Most Overlooked by FM Radio Sigur Ros Ryan Adams Bright Eyes "On the Brink" - Best Unsigned Artist Margot & the Nuclear So & So's Last Conservative Something for Rockets

Complete details, including additional categories and voting rules, are available at http://awards.xmradio.com.

2 About XM Satellite Radio XM is America's number one satellite radio service with more than 5 million subscribers. Broadcasting live daily from studios in Washington, DC, New York City and Nashville at the Country Music Hall of Fame, XM's 2005 lineup includes more than 150 digital channels of choice from coast to coast: the most commercial-free music channels, plus premier sports, talk, comedy, children's and entertainment programming; and 21 channels of the most advanced traffic and weather information. XM was named Best Radio Service at the 2004 Billboard Digital Entertainment Awards. XM, the leader in satellite-delivered entertainment and data services for the automobile market through partnerships with General Motors, Honda, Toyota, Hyundai, Nissan and Volkswagen/Audi, is available in more than 130 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 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 8-5-05. Copies of the filing are available upon request from XM Radio's Investor Relations Department.

XM Radio Contact Anne-Taylor Griffith Phone: 202-380-4151 [email protected]