Eminem will countdown 25 of his favorite hip-hop songs during his "Shady New Year" special on Sirius channel Shade 45 (ch 45) this New Year's Eve.

Eminem, who was nominated for a GRAMMY with Akon for "Smack That" will broadcast the "Shady New Year" special on December 31st from 8-10pm ET.

Replays will aur the same day at 10-12pm ET, and again on New Year's Day at 12am, 12pm, 2pm and 8pm ET.

My Old Kentuky Blog (MOKB) is joining the ranks of Gorilla Vs. Bear, Productshop NYC and Brooklyn Vegan as part of Sirius' innovative Blog Radio.

MOKB will debut on Thursday, December 20th and is set to interview The Black Keys for the December 28th show. Nice to see that Sirius is extending this series to more bloggers.

[MOKB]
Thanks Brendan!

Sirius has announced their "top 10" music event for 2006.

I'm not necessarily sure what the criteria was for selecting the list, but some of the events were definitely pretty cool. Anyway, here's Sirius' top 10 music events list for 2006:

1. Exclusive live broadcast of the last performance at legendary NYC nightclub CBGB, featuring Patti Smith, on SIRIUS Disorder. (Orbitcast verdict: Extremely cool)
   
   
2. Launch of Metropolitan Opera Radio: The Met's famed live and archived operas are now heard around the clock, commercial free. (Orbitcast verdict: Great partnership)
   
   
3. Launch of The Who Channel, the world's first station dedicated to the music of The Who, including exclusive backstage reports and concert broadcasts. (Orbitcast verdict: Enough already)
   
   
4. Every concert performance from Jimmy Buffett's 2006 Party at The End of the World tour was broadcast live exclusively on Buffett's Radio Margaritaville channel. (Orbitcast verdict: Big thumbs up)
   
   
5. Two new shows featuring user-generated content were launched: Blog Radio, a new daily show hosted by some of the most influential music bloggers in the U.S. (including Brooklyn Vegan, Gorilla vs. Bear and Product Shop NYC), launched on May 29 on Left of Center, and D.I.Y. Radio, a new weekly show that allows listeners to become DJs, debuted on Sept. 25 on Faction. (Orbitcast verdict: Interactive = Good)
   
   
6. "Elvis Radio Day" was declared in Memphis and Shelby County, Tenn. July 2, in celebration of the 2nd anniversary of Elvis Radio on SIRIUS (channel broadcasts live from Graceland). (Orbitcast verdict: Ehhh)
   
   
7. Rolling Stones Radio, the world's first radio station dedicated to the music of The Rolling Stones, featured exclusive interviews with all band members. (Orbitcast verdict: Please, make it stop)
   
   
8. The music of country legend George Strait took over the entire Prime Country channel for five straight days. (Orbitcast verdict: OK)
   
   
9. Nordic Rox, the first radio program devoted to music from Scandinavia, launched on The Spectrum. A special Nordic Rox worldwide program, heard October 25th, was also SIRIUS' first live international broadcast. (Orbitcast verdict: Nice)
   
   
10. Big '80s Celebrates MTV at 25 on Aug. 1 featured four original VJs -- Mark Goodman, Martha Quinn, Nina Blackwood and Alan Hunter, who are now all daily hosts on Big '80s (channel 8) -- recounting their experiences being part of the pop culture phenomenon and playing the songs from the first videos that ever aired on MTV, on its 25th anniversary. (Orbitcast verdict: Great tie-in, great idea)

Have you been listening to Sirius and noticed more Holiday programming than previously announced? Well, that's because there is more (whodathunkit?).

So go ahead and march on over to Sirius' website to peruse through their holiday selections.

(Psst, there's the full listing of their New Year's programming as well.) 

Thanks Steven! 

Sirius Satellite Radio has launched a new show, "Doo Wop Gold" hosted by TJ Lubinsky, a weekly show devoted to... wait for it... doo wop music!

"Doo-Wop Gold" will feature caller requests, artist profiles, interviews, concert performances and original recordings from music legends of the 1950s rock and pop era. Favorites like Johnny Maestro and The Brooklyn Bridge, The Duprees, Little Anthony and The Imperials, The Skyliners, The Flamingos, and The Five Satins are just some examples of what you'll hear.

Host TJ Lubinsky is the creator, executive producer and director of the public television "My Music and American Soundtrack" series featuring artists from the 1950s, 60s, 70s, in addition to the most successful pledge show in public television history, Doo Wop 50.

"Doo-Wop Gold" will air Wednesdays from 9pm to 12-midnight ET on Sirius Gold (ch 5) with replays on Sundays from 9pm to 12-midnight ET.

Sirius Satellite Radio will celebrate Frank Sinatra's birthday on Tuesday, December 12th with 24-hours of non-stop Sinatra music.

Sinatra's 1961-1968 recordings from Reprise Records will played all day on the 91st anniversary of Ol' Blue Eyes' birthday, on Sirius' Standard Time (ch 75).

Sinatra started up Reprise Records when he looked to get more artistic freedom from his own records.

Check out some of the specials that will air on Tuesday after the jump... 

Darryl Hall (right) and John Oates (left) flank Sirius' Mark Goodman following their SIRIUS Christmas concert and interview at SIRIUS' NYC headquarters.
 
Goodman's interview with Hall & Oates will air on his Big '80s (ch 8) show on December 18th at 9am ET. The SIRIUS Christmas concert, featuring the Hall & Oates with a full band and 3-piece string section, will air on Sirius Holiday (ch 2) on December 22nd at 9pm ET, December 23rd at 9am ET and December 24th at 3pm ET

American Jewish reggae artist Matisyahu will host the Festival of Lights on Sirius Satellite Radio's Reggae Rhythms (ch 32).

Starting on sundown ET on December 15th, and airing through sundown ET on December 23rd, the Festival of Lights is a special Sirius Hanukkah celebration.

Tune in as Matisyahu will share facts and his thoughts about this holy time of year several times a day throughout the eight-day Hanukkah holiday.

Here's the one and only Jerry Lee Lewis, with SIRIUS Satellite Radio programmer Jeremy Tepper at the Baldwin piano in SIRIUS' Studio A at Rockefeller Center. This was taken following interviews "The Killer" had with Tepper and Cousin Brucie yesterday.