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Mainstream musicians pile into Web3 to revolutionize artist rights with blockchain
31.10.2024
Prominent artists including Imogen Heap and deadmau5 join KOR Protocol in shaking up the music industry, using blockchain to challenge streaming giants and put power back in artists’ hands
Mainstream musicians pile into Web3 to revolutionize artist rights with blockchain
31.10.2024
Prominent artists, including Imogen Heap and Deadmau5, join KOR Protocol in shaking up the music industry, using blockchain to challenge streaming giants and put power back in artists’ hands
Web3 music streaming brings direct stablecoin payouts to musicians
26.9.2024
Web3 is reshaping the music industry as platforms like Audius enable direct stablecoin payouts, offering artists more control over pricing and fan engagement
Filipino artists hacked to promote XRP scam
15.7.2024
Ben&Ben, a nine-piece pop band with over three million YouTube followers, started live-streaming a fraudulent XRP advertisement
Here’s what musicians actually think of tokenizing content in Web3
25.6.2024
Web3 music platforms offer musicians and creators the opportunity to tokenize their content in exchange for more connectivity with their community — but what do musicians actually think?
FanSociety creator explains how NFTs can bring musicians and fans together
1.5.2024
Fans want to journey alongside their favorite musicians as they explore their creativity and expand their catalog. FanSociety hopes to be the Web3 platform that makes this possible
Over half of musicians concerned over audience perception of AI use: Survey
2.11.2023
Over half of musicians surveyed said they’re concerned with how their audience might perceive music created using AI, yet many artists have found it useful in their creative process
New Marvel TV Show's Credits Were 'Made' By 'AI', Look Terrible
22.6.2023
Hollywood’s writers are currently striking for a number of reasons, but one of the big ones is to ensure their work is safeguarded from the advances of “AI”. And right in the middle of it all, Disney has dropped its new Marvel TV series, Secret Invasion, which features an opening credits made by...
Cyberpunk 2077 Devs Wrote Idris Elba’s Phantom Liberty Role Just For Him
12.6.2023
Cyberpunk 2077 is no stranger to celebrity talent, from obvious ones like Keanu Reeves as the rocker-turned-terrorist Johnny SIlverhand, to some more sequestered ones like Grimes playing the android popstar Lizzy Wizzy in a side-quest. Phantom Liberty, the game’s upcoming expansion, stars Luther...
Massive FaZe Clan Drama Over Stranger Things Actor Turns Even Uglier
1.6.2023
Last week, the massively popular gaming esports and content creator group called FaZe Clan signed Stranger Things season four actor Grace Van Dien. Its community has been in shambles ever since, once again exposing the misogynistic underbelly of some of the organization’s fandom. Now Van Dien...
Janelle Monáe Wears Pokémon Onesie After All-Night Orgy In New Video
11.5.2023
Our national nightmare is over: Janelle Monáe’s new album is coming and ahead of its June release the star has released a new music video featuring a lot of nudity, sex, partying, and…a Pokémon onesie? Read more
The Cringiest Weed References In Video Games
21.4.2023
Video games and weed have enjoyed a lovely relationship for decades now, entangling themselves throughout history in both accidental and purposeful ways. For the last few decades, the two have been seen as activities for lowlifes, things to be avoided. Now that each is established, acceptable,...
This Mom Didn't Know She Was In A $250K Candy Crush Tournament, But She's Killing It
19.4.2023
Erryn Rhoden is an ordinary person who works at her family’s roofing company in Columbus, Ohio. She’s also the top-ranked player in her semifinal bracket for the Candy Crush Saga All Stars Tournament, the biggest Candy Crush tournament in history, which she entered by accident. That makes her...
Mastercard Launches NFTs to Support Emerging Musicians Through Web3 Technologies
14.4.2023
According to Mastercard, the payments giant has launched non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that grant access to the Mastercard Artist Accelerator program, designed to support emerging musicians. Developed in collaboration with Polygon, the NFT project highlights Mastercard’s intent to embrace Web3...
Snoop Dogg Bails As Faze Clan Circles The Drain
5.4.2023
Faze Clan, which as recently as last year seemed an unstoppable cultural force for the genre of dudes who both play video games and aspire to own lambos, is in trouble. As we’ve reported, the clan’s decision to go public has been a disaster, with their shares now practically worthless, but as...
Composer & Pop Star Ryuichi Sakamoto Has Died
3.4.2023
Ryuichi Sakamoto, the famed Japanese musician and composer, has died at the age of 71.Read more
Veteran Games, Anime Composer Arrested For Sexually Assaulting Teenage Girl
15.3.2023
Earlier today, Hidekazu Tanaka, a composer whose work includes contributions to Pokémon Journeys: The Series and The Idolm@ster, admitted in court to stalking and soliciting sex from a 15-year-old girl, as well as a dozen other obscene public acts from the past 10 years.Read more
Five Nights At Freddy’s Movie Set Spotted In The Wild
28.2.2023
There sure are a lot of video game adaptations in the works. And while they likely won’t all be as celebrated as HBO’s The Last of Us or 2020’s Sonic the Hedgehog, it sure seems like production companies aren’t holding back when it comes to recreating gaming’s iconic locales. The latest sighting...
Not Everyone Got To See The Last of Us Show's Big Kiss
27.2.2023
Last night’s heartbreaking episode of The Last of Us featured a moment of hope and love where two characters kissed, cementing how they truly felt about each other. It was a key moment in the episode and was pulled directly from the source material. The kiss was also completely absent if you were...
The Last of Us’ Lamar Johnson On Learning Sign Language For The Show
17.2.2023
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