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Fans Think Jack Black's Bowser May Have Rickrolled Us All With 'Peaches' Song
17.4.2023
The Super Mario Bros. Movie has been busy the last few weeks making headlines for its bountiful video game easter eggs, making box office records, and making Bowser stans the world over feel validated thanks to actor Jack Black’s show-stopping performance both on and off the silver screen....
Mastercard Drops Free NFTs, Launches Web3 Music Accelerator
13.4.2023
The Mastercard Music Pass NFT allows musicians to access its Mastercard Artist Accelerator Program, giving artists tools and resources to bolster their Web3 music careers
Mastercard launches NFT-gated musician accelerator program
13.4.2023
This month Mastercard is launching an artist accelerator program for musicians with a catch - access to the program is only possible via an NFT member pass
Universal Music Group tells streaming services to block AI-generated music
13.4.2023
Amid the current influx of AI-generated content, Universal Music Group told music streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music to block any AI-generated music
LimeWire’s new game simulates music pirating nostalgia and pays in crypto
13.4.2023
LimeWire's retro music downloading game revives the look of its platform from the early 2000s and offers players the chance to win crypto
NFTs unlock physical biodegradable vinyl records
5.4.2023
A new NFT project is using digital assets as a key to redeem physical copies of a biodegradable, plastic-free vinyl
Ticketmaster Launches NFT-Gated Ticketing Service for Avenged Sevenfold Shows
28.3.2023
Ticketmaster, the global provider of event ticketing services, has launched “token-gated sales,” allowing fans access to concert tickets using non-fungible token (NFT) technology. The first to use the service is the metal band Avenged Sevenfold (A7X), whose “Deathbats Club”...
Metaverse brings new problems and opportunities to music licensing
22.3.2023
With the rising popularity of Web3 and the metaverse, songwriters and musicians are wondering what music licensing will look like in this new space
Could Legendary Hip Hop Platform DatPiff Serve as a Springboard for ‘Music NFTs’?
17.3.2023
In an age defined by disruption, legacy IP may hold the key to the next wave of digital culture, Gitcoin’s Azeem Khan writes
Today in Crypto: Cryptocurrency is 'Inevitable', Two Hacks, OKCoin Pauses USD Deposits, Beatport & Polkadot's Music Platform, Alchemy Notify's Custom Webhooks
13.3.2023
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Read More: Today in Crypto: Cryptocurrency is 'Inevitable', Two Hacks, OKCoin Pauses USD Deposits, Beatport & Polkadot's Music...
Audius Implements NFT-Gating for Exclusive Artist Access
9.3.2023
The news follows streaming service Spotify’s release of token-gated playlists
Spotify's Latest Experiment: Playlists Unlocked by NFT Holders – The Future of Music Streaming?
24.2.2023
Online music streaming giant Spotify is testing a new playlist function made specifically for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) holders.
Called Token-Enabled Playlists, the new function will enable users who hold certain NTFs to connect their crypto wallets to Spotify and access exclusive...
Web3 Music Streaming Platform Audius Integrates TikTok
23.2.2023
Audius users can sign up for the application with their TikTok profiles, as well as utilize the streaming service’s songs in their videos on the social media platform
Spotify started testing Web3 wallets integration
23.2.2023
The users can access the token-enabled playlists from Overlord, Fluf, Mooonbirds and Kingship with their NFT wallets
Spotify Is Testing Token-Enabled Music Playlists
23.2.2023
The NFT-linked feature is currently only available for Android users in the U.S., U.K., Germany, Australia and New Zealand
Napster Expands Into Web3 Music Space With Acquisition of Mint Songs
15.2.2023
On Wednesday, Napster, the music streaming service originally launched in 1999, announced that the company has finalized a deal to acquire the Web3 music startup Mint Songs. Napster’s CEO, Jon Vlassopulos, insists that “we are in an unprecedented era of innovation in the digital music...
Former Warner Music CEO Joins Web3 Company OneOf’s Board
15.2.2023
Stephen Cooper, who also ran entertainment giant Metro-Golwyn-Mayer, will bring decades of experience in music, TV and film to OneOf’s Web3 strategy
Napster Revives Its Music Ambitions With Web3 Acquisition of Mint Songs
15.2.2023
The brand first known for peer-to-peer music sharing from 1999-2001 announced their purchase of the music-focused NFT marketplace
Preserving and reinventing music festival legacy in the metaverse
2.2.2023
The metaverse has been used as a means of cultural preservation in the past. Now, the legacy music festival Woodstock is using digital reality to preserve its legacy and reinvent its future
How to demystify DeFi
2.2.2023
Although the learning curve for using decentralized finance (DeFi) is steeper than with centralized exchanges, DeFi and its use of immutable smart contracts open up prospects for a more inclusive world