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Fantagio Announced On The 28th That It Has Successfully Ended The Recruitment For Its First Music Hackathon
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Blu DeTiger Is Gathering Heat And Learning How To Become Famous
NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 20: DJ and Bassist Blu DeTiger performs during the Fenders California Series … [+] Acoustics launch party at Milk Studios on March 20, 2018 in New York City. (Photo b...
Blockchain projects aim to disrupt the music industry
Music is a tricky business. The industry has its fair share of controversies, from monopolies to the limited earning potential for up-and-coming artists. While Web2 brought many positive changes, the ...
John Legend’s Our Happy Company Raises $7.5 Million for NFT Music Platform
Grammy Award-winning musician John Legend wants you to monetize your “vibes.” Our Happy Company—which Legend co-founded—has raised $7.5 million in seed funding. It will use the cash to continue develo...
South Korean music sharing platform will use NFTs to defend copyright
Koong World has been given a green light for NFT patents Koong World began in 2021 It distributes 80% of its earnings to artists Koong World has been granted a South Korean patent that utilizes non-fu...
South Korean Music Sharing Platform Registers NFT Music Theft Prevention Patent – Bitcoin News
A South Korean music sharing platform, Koong World, recently announced the registration of a non-fungible token (NFT)-based music theft prevention patent. Using this patent, the music sharing platform...
Tencent-Backer Prosus Invests In Kuok Meng Ru’s BandLab As Music Platform Accelerates Expansion
Kuok Meng Ru, cofounder of Bandlab, poses for a photo at a Swee Lee Holdings music store in … [+] Singapore, on July 15, 2016. Kuok, son of billionaire and Wilmar International cofounder and CEO...
‘Weekend 1 Is About The Influencers; Weekend 2 Is About The Music’
Coachella Getty Images for Coachella “The first weekend is about the influencers. The second weekend is about the music.” A music industry executive casually dropped this statement Friday night at Coa...
Hoskinsea Aims to Revolutionize The Music Industry and Pioneer NFT Music Sales on Cardano
– Advertisement – The music industry may have finally started taking NFTs more seriously. A number of artists have launched music NFT projects that have increased fans’ attention and gen...
Corinne Bailey Rae Is Back! New Music, The Sunlight Tour
Corinne Bailey Rae is celebrating the joy of being “catapulted” back into her life as she knew it, … [+] getting ready for an international tour and making new music. Getty Images Co...
Grammys 2022: NFTs being ‘part of the music ecosystem’
The highly anticipated 64th Annual Grammys Awards occurred on April 3, 2022 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Not only was it momentous for the significant roster of winners and return to no...
Why Music Videos Present A Unique Opportunity For Disability Inclusion
Poster for Delta Spirit’s What’s Done is Done which made its debut at SXSW 2022 Delta Spirir Over the past few years, the issue of disability representation and including more disabled tal...
Warner Music, POAP Inc, to Mint Events Memories as NFTs – crypto.news
Warner Music Group (WMG), has inked a partnership deal with the Proof of Attendance Protocol (POAP), to mint mementos NFTs to reward fans attending music events organized by the company. Fans who will...
French Montana Is ‘Big Comfy’ Bubbling Up With Canada Dry
French Montana sipping a cool, delicious Canada Dry Ginger Ale. His chain’s ice. His hair’s tight. … [+] He’s got his ginger ale, so everything’s alright alright alright....
Music NFT Platform VoiceStreet Is Recruiting KOLs and Community Leaders
Place/Date: – April 14th, 2022 at 7:37 am UTC · 4 min read Source: VoiceStreet VoiceStreet KOL League-Voice Gang In order to better support musicians from all over the world, VoiceStreet will in...
London Music Venue Koko Partners With Luno, Embrace 122 Years of Culture With Blockchain
London’s historic live music venue, Koko, has entered into a partnership with cryptocurrency trading platform Luno. As reported by IQ, the essence of the partnership is giving this new platform for li...
Luno Partners With London Music Venue KOKO As Crypto Moves Beyond Sports Deals
Cryptocurrency platform Luno has partnered with KOKO, a storied music venue in London’s Camden. The partnership aims to empower an upcoming generation of artists and musicians by creating opportunitie...
In Broadcast Bow, CMT Music Awards 2022 See Viewership Soar To New High
Miranda Lambert performs “If I Was a Cowboy” at the CMT Music Awards. ASSOCIATED PRESS The big winner at this year’s CMT Music Awards may not have been an individual artist but the awards ...
LimeWire Returning Sets the Stage for Rise in Web3 Music Streaming
With the return of LimeWire, the creative landscape may finally be on the right path towards minimizing piracy and intellectual property theft, as new native Web3 music streaming platforms reveal them...
LimeWire Returning Sets the Stage for Rise in Web3 Music Streaming
With the return of LimeWire, the creative landscape may finally be on the right path towards minimizing piracy and intellectual property theft, as new native Web3 music streaming platforms reveal them...
As Selena Returns To The Box Office, Cultural Observers Discuss Her Enduring Legacy
American singer Selena (born Selena Quintanilla-Perez, 1971 – 1995) rides in a carriage during a … [+] performance at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo at the Houston Astrodome, Houst...
NAFSTARS: Bridging the gap between NFTs and the Music Industry
Although the Covid-19 pandemic played a pivotal role in bringing non-fungible tokens (NFTs) into the limelight, NFTs have since evolved on their own to become a force to reckon with. It has transcende...
How The Grammys Got Accessibility Right, And What They Could Have Done Better
Lachi, a blind award-winning vocalist, writer and community leader, has dedicated her platform, career and craft to amplifying disability culture, promoting inclusion, highlighting intersectionality a...
Universal Music Group Files 4 Trademarks for Its Bored Ape Band Leader
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French Montana Drops First Ever NFT Music Album – crypto.news
Rapper French Montana announced the release of an NFT album, the first of its kind from a major celebrity. Speaking at the Miami NFT conference on Friday, the rapper revealed why he decided to jump i...
Here’s How We Bolster Music Education: Use Our Pension Pots
Public sector pension funds – including teachers funds and national pension pots – are investing in the music business. The Michigan State Teachers Pension Fund, for example, invested $1.1...
Grammy-Winning Producer Illmind Wants to ‘Obliterate’ the Music Industry With NFTs
The music industry just got a little more connected thanks to Grammy-winning producer Ramon “Illmind” Ibanga Jr., who launched his own NFT collection called “Squad of Knights,” which is focused on men...
‘Morbius’ Composer Channeled Bat Sounds & John Carpenter For Sony’s Long-Awaited Marvel Project
Dr. Michael Morbius (Jared Leto) in Columbia Pictures’ MORBIUS. © 2022 CTMG, Inc. All Rights Reserved. **ALL IMAGES ARE PROPERTY OF SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT INC. FOR PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY. SAL...
MBA NFTs giving back to artists and music lovers
For too long, the music industry has been dominated by large-scale, high-profile music labels, who exploit artists and give little back to the devoted fans in the music community. Music Bear Awards a...