As the two-year anniversary of the global COVID-19 pandemic begins to hurtle toward us, we are no closer to knowing when our social lives will return to normal or what will the new normal be. The effect this has had on businesses like nightclubs, music venues and musicians have been immeasurable. With crowded in-person events either made impossible — or far more difficult and … [Read more...] about The Metaverse will change the live music experience, but will it be decentralized?
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The Sandbox and Warner Music Group to create music-themed LAND
The Sandbox announced Thursday a partnership with Warner Music Group, or WMG, to create a musical theme park and concert venue within the gaming metaverse. The Warner Music Group LAND in The Sandbox will host concerts and live experiences featuring artists and talent represented by WMG. This initiative marked Warner Music’s first entry into the NFT metaverse realm. According … [Read more...] about The Sandbox and Warner Music Group to create music-themed LAND
Nas Selling Rights to Two Songs via Crypto Music Startup Royal
The rapper Nas plans to sell two of his recent tracks through Royal, the crypto-backed music service he invested in late last year.The songs – “Ultra Black,” off Nas’ 2020 album King’s Disease, and “Rare,” from 2021′s King’s Disease II – will be available as “limited digital assets” [LDAs], which the company describes as an “extended version of an NFT.”Royal’s pitch has to do … [Read more...] about Nas Selling Rights to Two Songs via Crypto Music Startup Royal
Music NFTs Are Set for an Explosive 2022
Take Spotify. With nearly 400 million active users, half of those paying, it is by far the most widely adopted and popular music streaming service. There are around 8 million artists on Spotify who fight for attention daily, only to be overpowered by more renowned counterparts like Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and Kanye West. It’s a challenging landscape for any artist if they … [Read more...] about Music NFTs Are Set for an Explosive 2022
NFT Music Startup Sound.xyz Raises $5M From A16z, 21 Savage
“The last thing that we want is people to be DMing us about how to get on Sound,” said Greenstein. “And we’re very much exploring how to figure out a more scalable way to onboard new artists that is completely permissionless from our end. As for why we haven’t done that already: one, we’re brand new, and two, we’re an insanely small team.” Source link … [Read more...] about NFT Music Startup Sound.xyz Raises $5M From A16z, 21 Savage