In Brazil, the Future of the Music Business is in Cell Phones–And Already Here

After the death of popular music download sites Napster and Kazaa, Brazil went in a very different direction it came to buying songs. Fox News Latino reports.

According to Universal Music Group, 30% of revenue in the country comes from digital sales. Within this amount, 30% of the sales are online and 70% comes from cell phones – almost the opposite from the rest of the world, where online represents 80% of the total. The music industry sees this as a new breath in sales in the biggest market of Latin America.

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emily | 8:36 AM | Music Phones, News, Buzz, Random Stats |
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