Music Business News: Brazil

IMPEL secures global licensing reach with amra deal for APAC and Brazil

deal with amra includes Australia, New Zealand, South East Asian territories and Brazil

From the $2bn+ copyright lawsuit against Verizon to Shamrock’s rights portfolio acquisition… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…

Warner acquires minority stake in Brazil-based UGC music platform and distributor Sua Música

Sua Música Group claims to own the largest entertainment platform focused on regional music in Brazil

AI-powered B2B audio company Music.AI strikes AI training partnership with cloud computing platform Vultr

Music.AI says that its tools are used by more than 45m users worldwide

Adriana Ramos named Managing Director, Brazil at Universal Music Publishing Group

Ramos replaces longtime Brazil MD Marcelo Falcao

Spotify challenges YouTube, launching music videos for Premium users in 11 markets

The 11 markets include the UK, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, Indonesia, and Kenya.

TikTok’s ‘Add to Music App’ feature expands to Brazil and Indonesia, where its Spotify rival TikTok Music is available

Rollout marks the first time the tool has launched in a country where TikTok Music is available

Primary Wave moves into Brazilian music with stake in Nas Nuvens Catalog (report)

The deal reportedly involves Primary Wave taking a 50% stake in the three-year-old Brazilian music rights company