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Spotify Is Testing Token-Enabled Music Playlists
The pilot is currently only available for Android users in the U.S., U.K., Germany, Australia and New Zealand.
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Popular Rihanna Song Offered as NFT With Royalty Sharing Ahead of Super Bowl
Music producer Deputy, who helped produce Rihanna's hit 2015 single "B**** Better Have My Money," is granting a portion of his streaming royalties to collectors through anothe...
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FanDuel Co-Founders Raise $4M for Digital Music Collectible Startup Vault
The funding round for Vault was led by Placeholder VC.
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Notorious B.I.G. in the Limelight in Metaverse VR Concert Experience
The virtual performance from a digital recreation of the late rapper was an impressive showcase of technology.
Screenshot from The Notorious B.I.G "Sky's the Limit: A VR Concert Experience" (Meta Horizon Worlds)

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Steve Aoki and 3LAU Launch PUNX Music Project Using CryptoPunks IP
The DJs and NFT enthusiasts are teaming up on an "audio-visual IRL-meets-metaverse supergroup."
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The Web3 Guide to Getting Into the Music Industry
We spoke to industry leaders about how to break into the music industry and foster an engaged audience using a Web3 toolkit.
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Warner Music Group Continues Its Web3 Expansion With New Metaverse Job Posting
The global record label has steadily been expanding its blockchain partnerships with platforms like The Sandbox, OpenSea, OneOf and more.
Warner Music Group water tower in Downtown L.A. (AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

Cooper Turley speaking with fellow crypto music influencer Blockchain Brett at a satellite event for BTC 2022 in Miami. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Crypto Influencer Cooper Turley Creates $10M ‘Coop Records’ Music Startup Fund
The FWB co-founder’s latest creation will act as an incubator, venture capital firm and record label all in one.
Cooper Turley speaking with fellow crypto music influencer Blockchain Brett at a satellite event for BTC 2022 in Miami. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Consensus Rewind: The Art of the Impossible: When Music, Art and Tech Collide
Nait Jones, executive founder of Royal, and Grammy award-winning artist Big Boi sit for a discussion on the connection between the arts and tech.
Consensus Rewind 4:3 Art

Musician Taylor Swift in 2009 in Sydney, Australia. (Don Arnold/WireImage)
Will Taylor Swift Ever Issue a Music NFT?
It shouldn't come as a surprise that celebrities have been slow to adopt crypto, even when mass commercialization is around the corner.
Musician Taylor Swift in 2009 in Sydney, Australia. (Don Arnold/WireImage)