Sanctuary Records Group Pleased To Announce Multiple GRAMMY Nominations

NEW YORK, NY. (Sanctuary Records Group) - Sanctuary Records Group, the world's largest independent music label, earned an impressive number of GRAMMY Nominations across a broad range of categories for the upcoming 48th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony.

"We are proud of our artists and congratulate them on this well deserved honor," stated Tom Lipsky, CEO & President of Sanctuary Records Group in North America. "The diversity of artists with whom we have the privilege to work, as evidenced by the broad range of award nominations that they have garnered, is equally exciting for Sanctuary."

The Grammy Nominees from the Sanctuary Records family of labels are as follows:

Earth, Wind and Fire
Best R&B album
ILLUMINATION

Earth, Wind and Fire
Best Production Non-Classical
Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis for PURE GOLD
Track from: Illumination

Robert Plant
Best Solo Rock Performance
SHINE IT ALL AROUND
Track from: Mighty ReArranger

Robert Plant
Best Hard Rock Performance
TIN PAN VALLEY
Track from: Mighty ReArranger

Ministry
Best Metal Performance
THE GREAT SATAN
Track from: Rantology

Adrian Belew
Best Rock Instrumental
BEAT BOX GUITAR
Track from: Side One

Robert Cray
Best Contemporary Blues Album
TWENTY

The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences will present the GRAMMY Awards on February 8, 2006 live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast live on CBS.

Sanctuary Records, part of The Sanctuary Group, is one of the world's leading independent music companies and one of the world's leading developers of music, audio-visual and entertainment intellectual property rights ("IPR"). The Group has offices in the UK, USA and Germany and has worldwide distribution for recorded music and audio-visual product.