IODA Clients Recognized With More Than 60 Grammy Nominations

SAN FRANCISCO, CA. (Top40 Charts/ IODA) - IODA, the global leader in digital distribution, marketing, and technology solutions for the independent music and film industry, today announced that among the 2009 Grammy nominations, 63 are from the IODA family.
An increase over IODA-nominated clients in 2008, the 63 nominations reflect the success of more than 45 artists from more than 35 independent record labels distributed by IODA.

"IODA congratulates all of the Grammy nominees on their success," said Kevin Arnold, founder and CEO of IODA. "The impressive number of nominees with roots in the independent music industry speaks to the quality of music coming out of this area as well as just how much the digital landscape has truly opened the door for independent labels and artists."

The nominations came from across 39 categories, including Record and Album of the Year (Robert Plant and Allison Krauss), Best Traditional World Music Album (Debashish Bhattacharya/Riverboat Records), Best Alternative Music Album (My Morning Jacket/ATO Records), Best Traditional Folk Album (Pete Seeger/Appleseed), Best Contemporary Blues Album (Marcia Ball/Alligator Records), Best Classical Album (Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson/Harmonia Mundi), Best Contemporary Jazz Album (Randy Brecker/MAMA Records), and Best Musical Album for Children (Trout Fishing in America/Trout Records).
For a complete list of the Grammy nominated independent labels and artists who have selected IODA for their digital distribution needs visit the press section of the IODA website.