XBIZ Announces Finalist Nominees for 2012 XBIZ Awards

LOS ANGELES, — XBIZ is pleased to announce the finalist nominees for adult entertainment’s biggest industry awards show, the 10th annual XBIZ Awards, scheduled for Jan. 10, 2012.

To view the complete list, visit the Nominees page on XBIZAwards.com.

The special 10th anniversary show will honor the most outstanding achievements across every industry sector during the past year. With an expanded list of over 140 award categories, the 2012 finalist nominees list represents the most expansive array of categories in the history of the XBIZ Awards.

Jessica Drake, an exclusive actress for Wicked Pictures, and Digital Playground contract star Kayden Kross will host adult entertainment’s grandest red-carpet gala of the year. The 2012 XBIZ Awards Official Trophy Girls will be fast-rising newcomers BiBi Jones and Tasha Reign. Jones is an exclusive performer for Digital Playground, while Reign is exclusively represented by L.A. Direct Models.

The XBIZ Awards highlight a week of industry-leading trade events that include digital media conference XBIZ LA (Jan. 9-12) and XBIZ Retail (Jan. 9-10). XBIZ LA will return to the Sofitel Hotel in Los Angeles, while XBIZ Retail will be held at the Burbank Marriott.

XBIZ asks nominated companies to immediately send their product samples, marketing materials and website log-ins to:

Adnet Media, Attn: 2012 Noms
4929 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 960
Los Angeles, CA 90010
nominees@xbiz.com

Official award nomination notifications and emblems will be distributed throughout next week.

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ABOUT XBIZ
XBIZâ„¢ is the adult entertainment industry’s leading source for business news and information, providing late-breaking coverage of the industry at XBIZ.com and in three trade publications — XBIZ World for the digital media market, XBIZ Premiere for the retail market and XBIZ Sensuals for the pleasure products market. In addition, XBIZ hosts four annual trade events, XBIZ Summit, XBIZ EU, XBIZ Retail Expo and XBIZ L.A., which culminate with the annual XBIZ Awards, a red carpet gala event honoring the most influential members of the industry. XBIZ is frequently cited in the media for coverage of the rapidly evolving adult entertainment industry and has been published in CNN, Fox News, Newsweek, MSNBC, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Wired, ABC, USA Today and Los Angeles Times among others.

ABOUT XBIZ AWARDS
For a decade, glitz, glamour and the biggest names in the world of adult entertainment have made the XBIZ Awards show the biggest red carpet spectacle of the year and the most-prestigious symbol of success within the industry. Each year, the star-studded event attracts A-list movers and shakers of the multi-billion dollar adult entertainment industry, hosting icons such as Jenna Jameson and Hustler founder Larry Flynt. Since its beginnings, the XBIZ Awards has grown into a mega gala event seducing the media and generating tidal waves of buzz throughout the adult entertainment biz. Now in its tenth year, with an expanded list of more than 140 award categories, the 2012 awards show is set to feature the most expansive array of categories in XBIZ Awards history.