Music


Opinion

Crypto Is the Biggest Thing to Change Culture Since Hip Hop

A ‘90s kid reflects on seeing how iconoclastic rappers changed the world. And how that energy is now in Web 3.

Rap group N.W.A. pose with rappers The D.O.C. and Laylaw from Above The Law during their "Straight Outta Compton" tour in 1989. (Photo by Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Opinion

Music NFTs Are Set for an Explosive 2022

Music NFTs are about to disrupt an industry full of gatekeepers and middlemen.

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Finance

NFT Music Startup Sound.xyz Raises $5M From a16z, 21 Savage

Sound.xyz is the latest startup looking to bring music into Web 3.

21 Savage (Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET)

Layer 2

Rapper Latashá on NFTs and Inclusivity in Tech

The way the hip-hop artist and Zora community manager sees it, NFTs’ benefits are well worth the gas fees.

(Latasha/Latasha)

Tech

Audius Is Building a Radio Station in the Metaverse

“DeFi Land” is integrating music streaming into its gameplay by way of the blockchain-based Spotify rival.

DeFi FM is the latest metaverse experiment from Audius. (DeFi Land)

Videos

Music Streaming Platform Audius Plans for Metaverse Radio Station

"DeFi Land," whose gameplay teaches gamers the concepts of decentralized finance (DeFi) through farming simulation, has teamed up with music streaming platform Audius to build a radio station in the metaverse. "The Hash" panel reacts to the latest fresh take on DeFi, possibly bringing the tokenized music model to the mainstream. 

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Finance

How a Collection of 1M Music NFTs Could Mint the Next Platinum Record

Deadmau5 and Portugal. The Man are debuting NFTs of their new single at Miami’s Art Basel festival.

The artists rolled into Miami with a wrapped bus touting their new NFT project. (Eli Tan/CoinDesk)

Finance

Tezos-Based NFT Platform OneOf Inks Pitbull to Multiyear Deal

Mr. 305 is the latest celebrity to partner with a crypto company in a year full of high-flying promoters.

Pitbull performs on Oct. 9, 2021 in Charlotte, N.C. (Jeff Hahne/Getty Images)

Videos

Steve Aoki and Todd McFarlane on Significance of NFT Movement to Artists

How can NFT communities join together to make an impact? Steve Aoki, legendary producer and DJ with over 2.8 billion streams, and Todd McFarlane, co-creator of the “Venom” character from “The Amazing Spiderman,” discuss their views on the importance of NFT communities and digital collectibles in the world of music, traditional art, and beyond.

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NFT Music Platform Royal Closes $55M Funding Round Led by a16z

Just three months after a $16 million seed round, Royal, the music tokenization platform launched by crypto-friendly DJ and entrepreneur Justin "3LAU" Blau, closed a $55 million Series A raise led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). "The Hash" team discusses the implications for tokenized royalties and the wider role of blockchain in the traditional music industry.

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