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Tokenizing music royalties as NFTs could help the next Taylor Swift
19.7.2023
Negative experiences in the music biz have seen artists like 3lau, Nas and The Weeknd turn to tokenized royalties for a fair deal
Google Plays Nice With NFTs, Starbucks Puts Ex-MLB Star’s NFT Project on Deck
14.7.2023
This week, Google made a big shift in their policy towards NFTs, allowing apps in the Google Play store to include the ability to buy, sell or earn tokenized assets. Meanwhile, Starbucks Odyssey, the brand’s Web3 loyalty program, announced their next Stamp would be "designed by Aku," the...
Hip-Hop Collab Teams PUMA, Roc Nation and Legitimate for Sneaker Release
14.7.2023
The three models of sneakers celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop and each one has an NFC chip owners can scan to claim an NFT and access exclusive music content
7 blockchain-based platforms for content creators
14.7.2023
From Steemit and LBRY to Ujo Music and SuperRare, discover how blockchain technology empowers content creators in the digital age
Snoop Dogg and a16z Join $20 Million Funding Round for Web3 Music Platform Sound
13.7.2023
Web3 music platform Sound has raised $20 in Series A funding round led by Venture capitalist firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and American rapper Snoop Dogg.
Actor Ashton Kutcher-led firm Sound Ventures and artist and producer Ryan Tedder also participated in the funding round.
Sound aims to help...
Snoop Dogg and a16z Back Web3 Music Platform Sound’s $20M Funding Round
12.7.2023
The company aims to help artists make a living for their music by minting their songs on-chain and selling them directly to fans
Final Fantasy XVI's Early Sales Figures Are Its Latest Battleground
7.7.2023
I did not expect Final Fantasy XVI to be one of the year’s biggest lightning rods for gaming controversy but here we are. The Square Enix action-RPG hasn’t even been out a full month, and fans are already losing it over how well the game may have sold. It’s already crossed 3 million copies shipped...
Music with AI elements can win a Grammy, Recording Academy CEO says in report
5.7.2023
The CEO of the Recording Academy, known for its yearly Grammy awards, reportedly clarified that music with AI-created elements is eligible for award nominations
Guitar Hero Player Gets Perfect Score On Colleen Ballinger’s Apology
3.7.2023
On June 28, online comedian Colleen Ballinger stunned the internet with the most cringe YouTuber “apology” ever, which involved her playing the ukulele while singing about the “toxic gossip train chugging down the tracks of misinformation.” The song was immediately added into the freeware Guitar...
Robot guest-conducts the Korean national symphony orchestra
3.7.2023
The android EveR 6 and conductor Choi Soo-yeoul co-conducted a performance of six pieces with the Korean National Symphony Orchestra
Harry Styles' Concert App Introduces Blockchain Rewards for Fans
3.7.2023
5,000 fans of British megastar Harry Styles recently used an app that allowed them to open a self-custodial wallet in which to keep their blockchain-based rewards.
The former One Direction member held a concert in Ireland on June 10. The sold-out show saw 80,000 attendees.
All these people were...
Azuki Is Rebuilding After Its Elementals Mint Mishap
30.6.2023
Azuki’s latest expansion of its NFT ecosystem missed the mark, while Candy Digital and Palm NFT are merging together to create a superpowered NFT production studio. Also, Warner Music Group and Polygon are launching a blockchain music accelerator program
Harry Styles Concert App Takes Fans in More Than One Direction With Blockchain Rewards
30.6.2023
At a recent concert, 5,000 of the pop star’s fans opened digital wallets through the EVNTZ app, paving the way for future blockchain-based rewards
Warner Music and Polygon Labs Unleash the Power of Blockchain for Music Innovation
29.6.2023
Warner Music Group and Polygon Labs have joined forces to launch a game-changing music accelerator program. This program aims to fuel innovation at the intersection of Web3 and music by supporting developers and dApps on the Polygon network.
According to the press release published on their...
Warner Music Group Partners With Polygon on Blockchain Music Accelerator
28.6.2023
The chosen projects will receive funding from both WMG and Polygon Labs and will also be eligible for mentorship and networking opportunities
New Web3 ID app lets users find each other based on proven interests
27.6.2023
Quivr allows users to connect multiple apps, including Spotify, Steam and Instagram, to generate behavior-based badges proving their interests
Berlin: The Center for Decentralized Finance – and Techno Music
27.6.2023
When the tech hub of Europe meets a society that prizes financial autonomy, the result is a crypto community that practices the very decentralization it preaches. Case in point: Blockchain Week Berlin, the flagship annual conference of the No. 10 spot in CoinDesk’s Crypto Hubs 2023, is...
BlockDown Festival announces Web3 music takeover with TokenTraxx
26.6.2023
BlockDown Festival Portugal, the world’s first Web3 festival, is set to expand its program with the announcement of the BlockDown Web3 Music Takeover, in collaboration with TokenTraxx, the main stage for Web3 artists and industry experts. The dedicated outdoor stage will feature performances...
Square Enix Re-Releases Game Without Its Controversial Microtransactions
20.6.2023
Square Enix’s once-abandoned Chocobo racing game, a Final Fantasy spin-off titled Chocobo GP, has received a second chance at life without all the bad microtransactions, which previously ended up nickle-and-diming players for game features. Read more
Tears Of The Kingdom Players Are Making Music With Lasers And Zonai Stakes
15.6.2023
Not only does The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom simulate wind, electricity, aerodynamics, and inertia, it also simulates the phenomenon of pressure waves detected by our ears: i.e. sound. As players have been slowly realizing, when stuck in the ground to various depths, Zonai Stakes vibrate...