Concerts for Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort to Air Nationwide on XM Satellite Radio

Concerts for Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort to Air Nationwide on XM Satellite Radio

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XM Satellite Radio will air a series of live concerts and benefits organized by various organizations to raise money for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts:

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* "Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast" will feature performances by artists such as Sheryl Crow, Dixie Chicks, Alicia Keys, Randy Newman, Paul Simon, and Neil Young. Celebrity participants include Ellen DeGeneres, Jennifer Aniston, Cameron Diaz, Jack Nicholson, Chris Rock, and Ray Romano. The concert, organized by the major broadcast television networks, will be simulcast on Friday, September 9, from 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm ET on XM Radio's MSNBC channel (XM Channel 130) and CNBC channel (XM Channel 127).

* BET's S.O.S. (Saving OurSelves) relief telethon, featuring Jay-Z, Diddy, Alicia Keys, Wynton Marsalis, Master P, Stevie Wonder, and Chris Rock, will air Friday, September 9, from 7:30 pm to 10 pm ET, on XM's urban Top 40 channel The City (XM Channel 67).

* MTV's ReAct Now: Music & Relief Concert with Ludacris, Green Day, Usher, Alicia Keys, Rob Thomas, the Dave Matthews Band, John Mellencamp, and other artists will air Saturday, September 10, from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm ET on XM's MTV Radio (XM Channel 155) and VH-1 Radio (XM Channel 156).

* Jazz at Lincoln Center's Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert with Wynton Marsalis, Terence Blanchard, Elvis Costello, Diana Krall, Abbey Lincoln, Bette Midler, James Taylor, McCoy Tyner, Cassandra Wilson, and many others will air live from Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City on September 17 from 8:00 pm to 11:00 p.m. ET on XM's Real Jazz (XM Channel 70).

XM is encouraging listeners on the air and on the web to contribute to the American Red Cross at http://www.redcross.org/ or 1-800-HELP-NOW. XM has launched Red Cross Radio (XM Channel 248) to provide information and messages for Red Cross staff and volunteers in the field during the relief effort. The XM Emergency Alert Channel (XM Channel 247) delivers updates about the disaster clean-up, road closures, school closings, and other information for Gulf Coast residents.

About XM Satellite Radio

XM (NASDAQ:XMSR) is America's number one satellite radio service with more than 4.4 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, Porsche, and Volkswagen/Audi, is available in more than 120 different vehicle models for 2005. 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.

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CONTACT: David Butler of XM Satellite Radio, +1-202-380-4317, david.butler@xmradio.com

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