KOCH Records Garners Four GRAMMY Nominations; Nominees Include Earl Klugh, Jerry Douglas, Ringo Starr & George Tsontakis

NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ KOCH Records) - KOCH Records, the number one independent label in the U.S., was nominated by the National Academy Of Recording Arts and Sciences in four categories at the 2008 Grammy Awards nomination ceremony. KOCH Recording artists Earl Klugh, Jerry Douglas, Ringo Starr and George Tsontakis were nominated for their outstanding albums and compositions in 2008. The 51st Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on "GRAMMY Sunday," Feb. 8, 2009, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and once again will be broadcast live on CBS from 8 - 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).

The KOCH nominations are as follows:

* "The Spice Of Life" by Earl Klugh (KOCH Records)
Nominated for Best Pop Instrumental Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks)

* "Two Small Cars In Rome" by Jerry Douglas from the album "Glide" (KOCH Records)
Nominated for Best Country Instrumental Performance (For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals - Singles or Tracks only)

* "Ringo 5.1 The Surround Sound Collection" by Ringo Starr (KOCH Records)
Nominated for Best Surround Sound Album(For solo vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)

* "Violin Concerto No. 2" George Tsontakis (KOCH International Classics)
Nominated for Best Classical Contemporary Composition (A Composer's Award. (For a contemporary classical composition composed within the last 25 years, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year.) Award to the librettist, if applicable.)
KOCH Records President Bob Frank comments, "We are honored to be able to work with this wonderful group of artists. They are all the best in their fields and we are hopeful for a KOCH sweep."

The recording industry's most prestigious award, the GRAMMY, is presented annually by The Recording Academy. A GRAMMY is awarded by The Recording Academy's voting membership to honor excellence in the recording arts and sciences. It is truly a peer honor, awarded by and to artists and technical professionals for artistic or technical achievement, not sales or chart positions. The annual GRAMMY Awards presentation brings together thousands of creative and technical professionals in the recording industry from all over the world.