Industry

Music is supposed to soothe the savage beast, but it can also get some people riled up. Especially, when it comes to copyright cases. Throughout the history of the music industry, there have been incidents of artists accused of ripping off the works of others. Taylor Swift had been embroiled in such a case since […]

The music industry is evolving. Musicians and record labels have begun experimenting with NFTs to help them engage with their fanbase in ways they never could before, in hopes of seizing on the positive possibilities of blockchain tech, separating the signal from the noise. And for the last year and a half, Atlantic Records has […]

Amid the brutality of the ongoing crypto slump, there’s one area of Web3 that’s failed to succumb from such downwards market pressure; music NFTs. The industry is already valued at a whopping $1.2 billion (approximately), where come 2032, it’s estimated to be worth around $4.24 billion (per Market Decipher). Although many may assume that long-lasting […]

It has been another bumper year for TikTok. The short-form video service has earned US$12 billion (£10.5 billion) in advertising revenue in 2022, with many of its most popular videos featuring music – available to use for free – through its audio library. Viral TikTok videos have meant success for new and established artists alike. […]

Sound Records Heavy Minting Action in Last Two Months. In the latest sign that NFTs remain popular with collectors, Sound, a platform for music tokens is singing a very catchy tune. The number of mints on Sound have doubled in each of the last two months. At 12,080, according to a Dune Analytics query, over […]

New Delhi: FanTiger, India’s first music NFT platform, today achieved a unique feat by registering a record sales of more than 50,000 NFT transactions in the last 30 days, making it to the Top 5 NFT projects in the world when compared to the Top NFT projects listed and ranked on OpenSea, the largest NFT […]

NFTs aren’t just limited to graphics—musicians are now using this tech to wrestle back control of the music industry from large corporations. As the music industry continues to grow and evolve, so does how artists can take control of their careers. One of the most talked-about changes in recent years has been the rise of […]

From Snoop Dogg to Eminem, we take a look at the musicians who have spent the most money acquiring NFTs, according to a new study. A recent study from CoinGecko utilized transaction data from OpenSea, SuperRare, and Etherscan to find the most expensive NFTs purchased by celebrities since the beginning of 2021. Of the 50 […]

In June, Chinese pop-punk singer Wowkie Zhang released a music video where he encounters a virtual character in a hyper-colored, animated world that is reminiscent of Pixar films. The avatar, sporting Gen-Z-styled silver hair, a yellow and black oversize sweat, and baggy pants, makes hip-hop moves to Zhang’s catchy, light-hearted tune. The virtual character isn’t […]

After pioneering the genre, Guetta and MORTEN are now showcasing the next wave of future rave talent. What do you get when you mix French icon David Guetta and Danish dance music superstar MORTEN? A new future rave record label, among many other things. The two pioneers of the future rave genre are launching a […]