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SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO Quick Quote: SIRI SIRIUS Canada to Present Entertainer of the Year Award at East Coast Music Awards February 27 2/22/2006 SIRIUS Satellite Radio ECMA Entertainer of the Year Award gives East Coast music fans an opportunity to call, text or email their votes for Entertainer of the Year TORONTO, Feb. 22, 2006 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) -- SIRIUS Canada and The East Coast Music Association today announced that SIRIUS Canada will be the title sponsor of the Entertainer of the Year Award at the 2006 East Coast Music Awards held on February 27 in Charlottetown, P.E.I. The SIRIUS Satellite Radio ECMA Entertainer of the Year Award is among the most sought after awards because it's the only award chosen by the fans. East Coast music fans from across Canada can vote for their top pick by calling 1-900-870-ECMA (3262), text message or online at: www.ecma.com. Voting is open until 4 a.m. ET on Monday, February 27. "SIRIUS Canada is delighted to present the 2006 Entertainer of the Year Award," said Andreanne Sasseville, Director of Canadian Talent Promotion, SIRIUS Canada. "We look forward to working with the artists and showcasing their musical talent to an audience throughout North America on SIRIUS Canada's 60 commercial music channels. SIRIUS Canada is committed to supporting Canadian musicians and over the next seven years we will be investing close to $20 million toward talent development initiatives." Nominees for The SIRIUS Satellite Radio ECMA Entertainer of the Year Award are George Canyon; J.P. Cormier; Lennie Gallant; Matt Mays & El Torpedo and The Barra MacNeils. Tune in to find out the winner when the award is presented during the ECMA Gala Awards Show, hosted by The Trailer Park Boys and broadcast live on CBC Television, Monday, February 27 at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT). "The East Coast Music Awards is the premier event for recognizing the exceptional musical talent that the East Coast offers," said Steve Horne, executive director of the East Coast Music Association. "Supporting local East Coast artists is tremendously important and we are thrilled that SIRIUS is playing a leading role by presenting the Entertainer of the Year Award." Committed to Canadian Artists SIRIUS Canada is committed to supporting Canadian musical talent and will be investing 5% of its revenues on Canadian talent development initiatives over the next seven years. This new money and incremental funding for the Quebec and Canadian music and artistic communities will be divided equally among French and English artists. The funding will help showcase new and emerging artists, provide grants for production, create music videos and CD's and will be used to promote new and emerging artists throughout Canada, the U.S and Europe. Information on the SIRIUS Canada service can be found at: www.siriuscanada.ca About ECMA The East Coast Music Association is a regional collaboration dedicated to the music of Atlantic Canada. Each year the association stages the East Coast Music Awards and Conference, a five-day industry conference and music festival with more than 500 live performances and up to 30,000 attendees, and a nationally televised gala awards show. ECMA 2006 hits the streets of Charlottetown, PEI from February 23-27, featuring five full days and nights of great East Coast Music. ECMA 2006 will focus a national and international spotlight on some of the best musicians in the country. For more information about the East Coast Music Association and ECMA 2006, visit www.ecma.com About SIRIUS Canada SIRIUS Satellite Radio is the fastest growing satellite radio company and best known satellite radio brand in North America. The SIRIUS satellite radio service is a world-class digital audio platform that offers Canadians high- quality digital music, news, sports and entertainment programming, including an exclusive lineup of Canadian channels. Key sports programming include NFL, NBA and NHL games. SIRIUS Canada is committed to supporting Canadian musical talent and will spend 5% of its revenues on Canadian talent development initiatives over the next seven years. SIRIUS Canada reaches Canadians wherever they live, from urban centres to the most remote regions of the country. For more information please visit: www.siriuscanada.ca SOURCE: Sirius Canada Media Contact: Jeff Roman, Edelman for SIRIUS Canada, (T) [phone] ext. 246, (E) [e-mail]; Sarah Crane, Communications, ECMA 2006, (T) [phone], (E) [e-mail] Copyright (C) 2006 CNW Group. All rights reserved.