Music Business News: Brazil

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Over half of us listen to fewer albums than we did 5 -10 years ago (report)

Only 9% of 8,000 people surveyed favor albums

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Ingrooves expands into Brazil; inks global distribution deal with Sao Paolo label GR6 and names Cris Garcia Falcão as MD for the territory

GR6 is one of Brazil's biggest labels

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Brazilian entertainment firm KondZilla signs with The Orchard for global distribution

Deal includes partnership of KondZilla's YouTube channel, which has over 50m subscribers

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BMG Brazil signs first global recordings deal with rock group Ego Kill Talent

Band is currently recording their second album

Analysis

Spotify’s market cap value has fallen by $15bn in 14 months. Is declining ARPU freaking investors as much as record companies?

Without a hardware 'get out', is Spotify's global pricing strategy on a road to nowhere?

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Amazon Echo and Alexa launch in Brazil, just three weeks after arrival of Amazon Music

Alexa experience has been 'built from the ground up' for Brazil

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Can Amazon Music damage Spotify’s market strength in Brazil?

"Today’s launch represents a momentous step for Amazon Music, as Brazil is one of the most important music destinations in the world."

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UMPG signs Brazilian entertainment company KondZilla to global administration agreement

The KondZilla YouTube channel has over 50.6m subscribers