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Japan's Fraudulent Composer Returns Years Later With New Music
21.4.2021
In 2014, it was revealed that Mamoru Samuragochi, who was called “Japan’s Beethoven,” was not actually deaf. What’s more, he also used a ghostwriter for music.Read more
A Lunch Break With This Cyberpunk 2077 NPC
18.4.2021
This is Ana Muñiz. They’re a random person in Cyberpunk 2077, with a pretty cool haircut and a nifty fashion sense. How do they spend their time?Read more
Mick Jagger is using NFTs to raise money for indie music venues
15.4.2021
The highest bid is currently $8,988, with 12 people having made an offer for the musical NFT
Quartet’s Music Is So Nice Sega Reused It Twice
9.4.2021
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today we’re going to listen to some synthtastic music from 1986 arcade classic Quartet, which also happens to be music from 1991’s Spider-Man: The Video Game, as well as 2010’s...
Lil Nas X Released A Cheeky Video Game About Twerking
8.4.2021
Lil Nax X—prolific Tweeter, former country music superstar, and current Lord of Hell—has released a new video game that celebrates his current chart-topping hit, “Montero (Call Me By Your Name).”Read more
When My Disco Elysium Character Gave Up I Was Like Yeah, I Get It
6.4.2021
I have never felt more in tune with a video game character than when Disco Elysium’s detective protagonist, his morale utterly devastated after a series of failed skill checks, tells his partner to fuck off and prematurely brings the game to a close.Read more
Wen Doggcoin? Snoop Dogg hints at future token offering
4.4.2021
“Is d-o-g-g similar to d-o-g-e?” asked Snoop
Music Company Founded by Dr. Luke Enables Bitcoin Payments for Songwriters and Producers
3.4.2021
Bitcoin mainstream adoption is not limited to celebrities endorsing the cryptocurrency via social media or interviews on TV. The music industry is also interested in joining the bandwagon, with an independent publishing company recently enabling bitcoin payments. Bitcoin Adoption Comes in Response...
Former Apple Music exec joins crypto firm Ledger as head of NFT division
2.4.2021
In his new position as Ledger’s vice president of NFTs, Brooks will be responsible for bridging the platform with the artistic community
The Best Music Ever Made (For A McDonald’s Game)
2.4.2021
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. You deserve a break today, so we’re kicking off the weekend with something tasty from McDonald’s… McDonald’s Treasure Land Adventure that is, a game that plays and sounds better than...
Nifty News: Weeknd NFT collection, arm space ads, Takashi Murakami joins revolution
1.4.2021
The Weeknd to drop NFTs on the weekend, a tennis player sold space on her arm as an NFT, Takashi Murakami has released 108 NFT flowers
Scottish Music School Now Supports Crypto Payments for Tuition
31.3.2021
On March 28, the Scottish school in Edinburgh called the Morningside School of Music decided to accept cryptocurrency payments for tuition. Morningside’s director Linda Boyd said the school had noticed the trend of larger firms joining the crypto economy and it’s “just a matter...
I Love When Mainstream Acts Make Music For Video Games
31.3.2021
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today, I bring you a treat: a bunch of games! All featuring killer tracks from mainstream musicians.Read more
Roses, Blindfolds, and Chopped Wood: Meet the Popular TikTokers Making Romantic Thirst Traps for Women
30.3.2021
Thoren Bradley can be found in dozens of TikTok videos chopping wood in his backyard in rural Northern California, surrounded by evergreen woods with a swimming pool of sky overhead. The 29-year-old is colorfully tattooed with a well-groomed beard and gym-honed physique that frequently inspires...
Scottish music school accepts cryptocurrency as payment for lessons
30.3.2021
An Edinburgh music school will begin to accept tuition payments in the form of cryptocurrency
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
26.3.2021
Let’s drop this pretense about what the weekend is for and get straight to the point. Of course I will be playing the free PlayStation 4 idol rhythm game from Square Enix this weekend. No one needs a post to tell them that. What’s that? It’s called Love Live! School Idol Festival ~after school...
Secret Little Haven Is 10 Minutes Of Weapons-Grade Vaporwave Nostalgia
24.3.2021
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today we’ll take a trip back to 1999 by way of 2018 with a breezy 10 minutes of refreshingly chill cyber-vibes. Read more
Crypto .com launching NFT platform with exclusive content from artists
23.3.2021
"NFTs are a super exciting way to forge deeper bonds with my supporters," said musical artist Alex Mansoor
RIP, Xbox Live (2002-2021)
22.3.2021
The name “Xbox Live” is dead. You’ll still be able to play Xbox games online, but the suite of Xbox’s online services will now be known as Xbox Network, Microsoft confirmed today to The Verge.Read more
Streaming tokens surge as Bitcoin price drops to the $54,000 support
22.3.2021
Tokens related to gaming, video and music streaming rallied to new highs even as Bitcoin price pulled back to the $54,000 support