Latin Recording Academy Presents Orchard Artists With Grammy Honors

New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Cornerstone PR) - The Orchard (NASDAQ: ORCD), a full service media company specializing in the distribution of music and video entertainment, today announced that Latin artists represented for marketing and distribution have taken home top honors at last night's Latin Grammy Awards, which were held at The Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Orchard-distributed Latin Grammy wins were as follows:
* Peter Manjarres (Codiscos), Best Cumbai/Vallenato Album, Tropical
* Sergio Reis (Atrac,a~o Fonogra'fica), Best Sertaneja Music Album, Brazil
* Leopoldo Federico (EPSA Music), Best Tango Album, Traditional

With the largest independent distribution network and some of the most innovative marketing campaigns, The Orchard supports these Grammy winning artists and their respective labels, as well as other household Latin names such as Joan Sebastian, Chalino Sa'nchez, Pepe Aguilar, He'ctor Lavoe, Celia Cruz, Banda El Recodo, Adan Romero, Los Diablitos, Grupo Niche, and many more.

"We are proud to lead the Latin and Brazilian music genres worldwide in the digital market. From EPSA Music's Argentinean tango to the Salsa sounds from Fania here in the US, Orchard distributed clients define the past, present and future of this vibrant and growing musical genre," commented Brad Navin, Interim Chief Executive Officer of The Orchard.

The Orchard powers music at over 730 storefronts, including the most influential mobile outlets in Latin America, like Telcel, which serves over 75% of Mexico's mobile market and more than 90% of Mexico City's population, Telefonica, Claro, and delivery to services such as Nokia's Comes with Music and Sony Ericsson's Play Now. Through various partnerships, The Orchard brings Latin and Brazilian music as mastertones, ringback tones, and full MP3's to music fans everywhere.