Music Business News: Brazil

Virgin Music Label and Artist Services launches in Brazil

Brazilian superstar duo Henrique & Juliano join the Work Show roster as first signings under the agreement

Several ‘fake stream’ sites shut down in Brazil

'Streaming manipulation has no place in music; we continue to tackle it globally,' says IFPI Chief Executive, Frances Moore

YouTube’s TikTok rival Shorts expands into Brazil, Mexico, Canada, the UK and other regions

Rollout follows the platform's initial launch in India and the US

From Sony’s big spending to BTS streams on Spotify: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest stories from the past five days in the global music business

Deezer signs strategic partnership with Brazilian Netflix rival Globoplay

Globoplay’s users can subscribe to Deezer Premium for free for 12 months

Sony Music is buying Som Livre, Brazil’s biggest homegrown record label, for $255m

MBW forecast a nine-figure buyout for Som Livre last month on these very pages

Why we believe streaming subscription ARPU fell by around 8% globally for the record industry last year

MBW runs the numbers from the IFPI's must-read new Global Music Report covering 2020

Global recorded music revenues grew 7.4% to $21.6bn in 2020, in spite of the pandemic

Paid subscription streaming revenues increased by 18.5% last year