Crypto Currency and Blockchain

NFT Marketplace OpenSea Is In Trouble – Trade Volume Down 99% Since May 1 Peak

September 6, 2022

Photo Credit: Shubham Dhage As musicians rush to be part of the NFT craze, trade volumes on OpenSea have plummeted more than 90%. According to a report from DappRadar, transaction volume on the NFT marketpla... Read More...

Ticketmaster Expands Into Music NFTs With Dapper Labs’ Flow Blockchain: ‘An Entirely New Way For Event Organizers to Enhance Their Fans’ Experiences’

Dylan Smith

September 1, 2022

After spearheading multiple sports-focused non-fungible token initiatives, Live Nation’s Ticketmaster is now working to bolster its NFT presence on the music side. Warner Music-backed NBA Top Shot creator D... Read More...

Kobalt Jumps Into NFTs with Release of ‘Lyric NFT’ Collection

Ashley King

August 18, 2022

Photo Credit: Kobalt Kobalt says it plans to release a lyric NFT collection called An Electro Revival. Kobalt says its the first global music publisher to release a set of fully licensed direct-to-fan NFTs. ... Read More...

Music-Powered ‘Web3 Lifestyle Platform’ MetaSing Announces $3 Million Raise, Outlines Expansion Into Crowd-Based Entertainment

Dylan Smith

August 15, 2022

Photo Credit: Andrey Metelev MetaSing, which bills itself as “the first decentralized music platform to combine a gaming model with web3 music streaming,” has announced the completion of a $3 million seed rou... Read More...

What Major Label Lawsuits? HitPiece Relaunches with Audible Magic Partnership

Ashley King

August 15, 2022

Photo Credit: HitPiece The HitPiece relaunch is here. The music artist NFT platform now has a partnership with Audible Magic. The relaunch comes after HitPiece took its website offline in February amid pendi... Read More...

Muse NFT Album To Be Chart Eligible in the UK

Ashley King

August 7, 2022

Photo Credit: Raph_PH / CC by 2.0 Muse is set to become the first music act with a chart-eligible NFT album. British rock group Muse and Warner Music UK have partnered with eco-friendly web3 music marketplac... Read More...

Meta is Expanding Instagram’s NFT Support to 100 Countries

Ashley King

August 4, 2022

Photo Credit: Instagram Instagram expands NFT support in more than 100 countries with Flow blockchain support and integration with Coinbase and Dapper. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company is ... Read More...

Shopify Announces Strategic Investment in Single

Ashley King

August 1, 2022

Photo Credit: Single Shopify announces a strategic investment in music- and creative-focused commerce app Single. The most trusted music and video app for Shopify merchants, Single, recently announced a stra... Read More...

Music NFT Platform OneOf Closes $8 Million Round Despite 2022’s ‘Crypto Winter’

Dylan Smith

August 1, 2022

Photo Credit: Andrey Metelev Despite a reportedly 92 percent falloff in non-fungible token (NFT) sales in 2022 amid a broader “crypto winter” downturn, music NFT platform OneOf has managed to close an over $8... Read More...

Metaverse Infrastructure Company Condense Raises $4.5 Million In Seed Funding

Ashley King

July 28, 2022

Photo Credit: BusinessWire Metaverse infrastructure company Condense has announced a $4.5 million seed funding round. Condense describes itself as the world's first company to deliver live, real-world events... Read More...

Audius Web3 Music Streaming Platform Suffers $6 Million Loss Following Smart Contract Hack

Ashley King

July 25, 2022

Photo Credit: Audius Decentralized music streaming platform Audius suffered a hack with more than $6 million in AUDIO tokens stolen. The attacker exploited a vulnerability in the platform's governance smart ... Read More...

Metaverse Builder MELON Raises $5M in Seed Funding

Ashley King

July 22, 2022

Photo Credit: MELON Metaverse development studio MELON raises $5 million in seed funding. MELON, a game development studio for the metaverse, has announced it has raised $5 million in seed funding. The team ... Read More...

‘Engage-to-Earn’ Music Platform Unitea Raises $7 Million

NFT Music Investment Startup anotherblock Announces $4.4 Million Raise: ‘Enabling Greater Rights Flexibility Is the Future of the Music Industry’

Limewire Raises $6.5 Million as Cumulative Financing Tips Past $17 Million

Centaurify and Universal Music Group Expand NFT Partnership With Eurovision 2023 Digital Collectibles

Grimes Offers a 50% Royalty Split on AI-Generated Songs Featuring Her Voice — And Plans to Issue Payments Through Smart Contracts

NFT Marketplace OpenSea Is In Trouble – Trade Volume Down 99% Since May 1 Peak

Ticketmaster Expands Into Music NFTs With Dapper Labs’ Flow Blockchain: ‘An Entirely New Way For Event Organizers to Enhance Their Fans’ Experiences’

Kobalt Jumps Into NFTs with Release of ‘Lyric NFT’ Collection

Music-Powered ‘Web3 Lifestyle Platform’ MetaSing Announces $3 Million Raise, Outlines Expansion Into Crowd-Based Entertainment

What Major Label Lawsuits? HitPiece Relaunches with Audible Magic Partnership

Muse NFT Album To Be Chart Eligible in the UK

Shopify Announces Strategic Investment in Single

Music NFT Platform OneOf Closes $8 Million Round Despite 2022’s ‘Crypto Winter’

Metaverse Infrastructure Company Condense Raises $4.5 Million In Seed Funding

Audius Web3 Music Streaming Platform Suffers $6 Million Loss Following Smart Contract Hack

Metaverse Builder MELON Raises $5M in Seed Funding