Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos

Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos
Abbreviation ABPD
Formation April 31, 1958 (1958-04-31)
Type NGO
Legal status Association
Purpose Trade organization protecting music production companies' interests
Headquarters Rio de Janeiro
Location
President
 Paulo Rosa
Affiliations IFPI
Website www.abpd.org.br

The Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos (ABPD) (English: Brazilian Association of Record Producers) is an official representative body of the record labels in the Brazilian phonographic market.[1]

About

The Brazilian Association of Record Producers, ABPD, was set up in April 1958 and represents the largest phonogram producers established in Brazil.[1] The priorities of the ABPD are to develop conditions to assist the industry in preserving the music market and developing new markets and music marketing technologies, as well as fighting online piracy and promoting appropriate legislation in the areas of copyright and neighboring right, in addition to promoting awareness of music as a cultural and economic value. Furthermore, the ABPD is engaged in conciliating the interests of the companies it represents with those of other title-holders in the area of copyright, as well as gathering statistical data and conducting market research and surveys. The ABPD is affiliated to the umbrella association, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), with over 1,400 member companies in 66 countries.[1]

The ABPD is also responsible for the issuance of certification awards authorized by recording companies, in recognition of the work of performers, through the awarding of "special discs", i.e. Gold, Platinum and Diamond Discs, for units sold. In the anti-piracy area, the ABPD established the "Association for the Protection of the Intellectual Property Rights of the Phonographic Industry", APDIF, in 1995, and this body is involved since then in the fight against music piracy in their operational, logistic and legal aspects.[1]

Affiliates

All companies associated with ABPD[2]

Sales certification

Before 1990, there were no music certification award in Brazil. Following that, the certification levels were:[5]

Brazilian (domestic) artists

CD
Certification Until 2003 2004-2005 2006-2009 Since 2010
Gold 100,000 50,000 50,000 40,000
Platinum 250,000 125,000 100,000 80,000
Double Platinum 500,000 250,000 200,000 160,000
Triple Platinum 750,000 375,000 300,000 240,000
Diamond 1,000,000 500,000 500,000 300,000
DVD
Certification Until 2005 Since 2006
Gold 25,000 25,000
Platinum 50,000 50,000
Double Platinum — 100,000
Triple Platinum — 150,000
Diamond 100,000 250,000
Download
  • Gold: 50,000
  • Platinum: 100,000
  • Diamond: 500,000

International artists

CD
Certification Until 2000 2001-2005 2006-2009 Since 2010
Gold 100,000 50,000 30,000 20,000
Platinum 250,000 125,000 60,000 40,000
Double Platinum 500,000 250,000 120,000 80,000
Triple Platinum 750,000 375,000 180,000 120,000
Diamond 1,000,000 500,000 250,000 160,000
DVD
Certification Until 2005 Since 2006
Gold 25,000 15,000
Platinum 50,000 30,000
Double Platinum — 60,000
Triple Platinum — 90.000
Diamond 100,000 125,000
Download
  • Gold: 50,000
  • Platinum: 100,000
  • Diamond: 500,000

List of certified albums

The following is a list of albums that have been certified by the Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos.

This list of songs or music-related items is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

Gold

Platinum

Double Platinum

Diamond

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sobre a ABPD: Apresentação" [About the ABPD] (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos. Archived from the original on 31 March 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
  2. ↑ "Sobre a ABPD: Lista de Associados" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos. Archived from the original on 4 April 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
  3. ↑ Sobre a ABPD: Record Produções e Gravações. Ltda (in Portuguese).
  4. ↑ Sobre a ABPD: Line Records (in Portuguese).
  5. ↑ "Níveis de Certificação". abpd.org.br. Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2011.

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