The Votes Are In! The "VH1 Big In '04" Will Showcase Some Of The Year's Hottest Names And Biggest Trends In Its Third Annual Show

Paris Hilton, Usher and The Cast of �Arrested Development� Headline a List of �IT� Celebrities Who Will Participate In This Year's Show

Two-Hour Special Airs Sunday, December 5 on VH1

NOVEMBER 4, 2004, SANTA MONICA, CA � From the Red Sox to the "red states," 2004 has been a surreal year full of surprises. VH1 will fondly reminisce about all that 2004 had to offer on Sunday, December 5 at 9PM (ET/PT) during the third annual �VH1 Big in �04� celebration.

Usher, Paris Hilton, Ellen DeGeneres, Wanda Sykes, Josh Duhamel, Jim Caviezel, Anna Nicole Smith, Joe Rogan, William Shatner, Brigitte Nielsen, Flavor Flav and The cast of "Arrested Development" will be among the attendees at this years �VH1 Big in �04�.

These celebrities will join previously announced performers Green Day, Maroon 5, Black Eyed Peas and Velvet Revolver. �VH1 Big in �04� will be taped at Los Angeles� Shrine Auditorium on Wednesday, December 1.

Tickets are now on sale to the public through Ticketmaster.com, VH1.com/Big Tickets or your local Tickemaster outlet. Tickets are $50 for all seat locations.

Sponsors for �VH1 Big in �04� include Old Navy, Biore, Chevrolet, Garnier Fructis, MasterCard, Radio Shack, Revlon, Hewlett Packard, Burger King, Toyota Motor Sales, Verizon Wireless and Warner Bros. new motion picture, 'Ocean's 12', in theaters December 10.

�VH1 Big in �04� is executive produced by Michael Dempsey, Lee Rolontz and Mimi James.

For more information about �VH1 Big in �04� please visit www.VH1.com.

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