Diddy proteges and MTV reality stars Danity Kane will be stopping by XM's 20on20 on Friday, and boy does it look like it's going to be fun.

Rumor has it that the group is bringing with them some "Making the Band" cameras, so keep an eye out for XM's lovely and talented Michelle on the TV show's finale this weekend.

The ladies will be introducing their new single "Damaged," which won out in an online poll to become the lead single off their second studio album, "Welcome to the Dollhouse" which consequently is being released tomorrow. Danity Kane will also be talking about (hey! ...are you still reading this? c'mon, scroll down buddy, this is important stuff...), ahem, talking about life behind the scenes of the show. Tune to Top 20on20 (ch 20) this Friday, March 20th, at 3pm ET/12-noon PT.

In celebration of St. Patrick's Day, both Sirius and XM will be running special programming to bring a little luck of the Irish to your weekend celebrations.

Sirius Disorder (ch 70) will feature plenty of Irish music to keep everyone's eyes smiling. Saturday, Dubliner Paddy Casey stops by "Celtic Crush," the weekly show hosted by Black 47 frontman Larry Kirwan.

Speaking of Black 47, they will perform in Sirius' studios on Monday, and after that, Chieftans singer Paddy Maloney will be making an appearance. If you want something a little harder, head over to Hard Attack (ch 27) for Irish, Celtic, and Gaelic metal. Or check out Faction (ch 28), where Flogging Molly will be hosting the "Hostile Takeover" packed with shamrocks and shenanigans. See more of Sirius' St. Patty's day programming here.

Over on XM, the limited-run channel "XM Green" will once again making its way to the XM Nation, with a full weekend dedicated to Irish and Celtic music. Starting on Saturday, March 15th, XM's Fine Tuning (ch 76) will serve as the home of XM Green, featuring music from The Chieftains, Paul Brady, The Clancy Brothers, Young Dubliners, The Wolfetones and many others to help listeners get into the Irish spirit.

XM Green kicks off on Saturday at 12 midnight ET and continues through Tuesday, March 18th at 3am ET.

XM is continuing the artist-only channel tradition with the launch of a dedicated George Strait channel on April 1st.

"Strait Country" will debut on XM channel 17, temporarily replacing US Country, and coincides with the release of his 37th album "Troubadour." The channel will run through May 31st.

The channel will feature songs from Strait's catalog, exclusive interviews with his friends and colleagues, and will showcase Strait's newest album by highlighting tracks off the new release every hour.

This isn't the first time that George Strait has enjoyed his own dedicated channel on satellite radio: Sirius Prime Country went "Strait Up" in 2006.

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XM will be providing full coverage of the 2008 South by Southwest (SXSW) Music and Media Conference, starting on March 15th.

XM will be on the ground in Austin, Texas all week capturing performances direct from multiple festival stages, with acts like the Noisettes, Augustana, Sia, Tift Merritt, X, The Lemonheads and many others scheduled to perform.

The SXSW broadcast begins on Saturday, March 15th at 12-noon ET on XMX (ch 2) and continues on Sunday, March 16th at 12-noon ET.

On the following weekend, XM will also offer an "SXSW Rewind" on two channels: XM's indie/college music channel, XMU (ch 43), and their Americana music channel, X Country (ch 12).

Both will feature select performances, highlights and interviews from the festival .Check out the "SXSW Rewind" starting on Friday, March 21st at 12-noon ET on XMU, and 2pm ET on X Country.

XM is sending the crew from BPM and The Move down to broadcast the multi-day mayhem of the 2008 Winter Music Conference (WMC), as well as the legendary Ultra Music Festival, all live from Miami.

It all starts on Thursday, March 27th, from 4pm to 12-midnight ET, when BPM (ch 81) will broadcast live direct from the world-famous Nikki Beach on South Beach Miami. Armani Exchange and Juicy Music will present "Juicy Beach," which will feature 30 of the world's best DJs, including Robbie Rivera, Deadma5, Benny Benassi, and Axwell among others.

On March 29th, The Move (ch 80) and BPM will be live from the renowned Ultra Music Festival in Miami's Bicentennial Park.

The Ultra Music Festival is the nation's largest dance event of the year and features 14 stages with more than 100 of the world's best DJ's. Tiesto, Armin van Buuren, DJ Ferry Corsten, Paul van Dyk, Carl Cox and many others are among those scheduled to perform.

If you miss it, no problem. Later this spring, XM will feature the best of WMC performances with the "Miami Rewind" weekend on BPM, including sets by DJ Ferry Corsten recorded at SPACE Miami, and Miami legends Oscar G. and Ralph Falcon recorded at Cameo Miami.

XM has also been nominated for two International Dance Music Awards: XM's BPM has been nominated for "Best Radio Station" of the year (of note, Sirius' Area 33 has also been nominated for "Best Radio Station"). XM's DJ Armando has been nominated as "Best Radio Mix Show DJ" for his weeknight show, "Addiction," on BPM. Vote here.

Keep checking here for more info on XM's coverage of 2008 Winter Music Conference.

Reggae rapper/pop star Sean Kingston is taking over at XM's Top 20 on 20 (ch 20) this Friday to play his personal top 20 songs and give fans something a little extra.

In addition to playing his favorite songs, the Miami-born and Jamaican-bred reggae singer will also treat fans to a live performance at the XM studios.

Sean Kingston quickly rose to popularity with the released of "Beautiful Girls" in mid-2007. While he was born in Miami, Florida, the artist moved to Kingston, Jamaica from which he chose his namesake (hit real name is Kisean Anderson).

"Beautiful Girls" held the #1 spot in the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks, and was the longest a song has ever stayed at the #1 spot for 2007 in Canada.

The show airs Friday at 3pm ET with encores being broadcast at 9pm ET and Saturday at 9am ET.

XM Satellite Radio's Led Zeppelin channel, XM LED (ch 59), will be going on hiatus after March 7th.

Check out their channel page for some crafty-writing about LED's temporary demise, but the key takeaway here is that XM LED will most likely return to "ramble on" later this year.

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