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Markets

Blockchain-Based Music Streaming Service Audius Up to 5M Monthly Users

More than 100,000 artists use the platform, including deadmau5 and Skrillex.

Audius has hit a milestone.

Markets

Dallas Symphony Orchestra Releases Classical Music NFTs on Rarible

The opening bid for an NFT featuring the video of an emotional musical concert held in May will be $50,000.

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra is releasing its own NFT.

Markets

Why Surrealist Philip Colbert Is Tapping '80s Band Devo to Bring Lobsters to the Metaverse

Devo and Colbert are doing an NFT artwork and musical performance in a new world in Decentraland.

Lobsteropolis City is pop artist Philip Colbert's new creation in Decentraland.

Markets

Crypto Class Action Against Rapper TI Dismissed in US Appellate Court

Three judges from the Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit have upheld a lower court decision to dismiss a case against the rapper.

Rapper T.I.

Finance

NFTs of Hip-Hop Icons Hit NEAR Blockchain to Mark Juneteenth

Ed Young’s NFT.HipHop will put hip-hop's most iconic faces on the blockchain.

Auctions for Hip Hop Heads such as these go live on Saturday, June 19.

Finance

OneOf Raises $63M in Seed Funding to Build Music NFT Platform on Tezos

The firm says that by building on Tezos it can provide a more environmentally sustainable marketplace.

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Markets

TFW No More Up Only

A sing-along to the tune of The Police's 1978 classic "So Lonely."

Sting, when he was with the Police

Videos

Techno DJ UMEK Is Auctioning an NFT of a Live Gig

NFTs aren’t just a way to sell digital art. UMEK, a techno DJ and blockchain enthusiast, hopes they will revolutionize the way artists and musicians are booked for performances. UMEK is currently auctioning an NFT that will provide its buyer a live performance from the man himself.

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Finance

Post Malone to Mix NFTs, Experiences in Revamped Music Streaming Platform

Malone and producer Dre London are bringing Fyooz NFTs to their AUX Live streaming site as the NFT arms race heats up.

Post Malone onstage at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards.

Markets

Kiss' Gene Simmons Buys $300,000 Worth of Cardano

The Kiss bassist and frontman says he believes in Cardano because of its affordability compared with other cryptocurrencies.

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