Arpeggi Labs raised a $5.1m funding round last September to continue developing its web3 music-creation service. The post web3 music firm Arpeggi Labs takes on Splice with ‘Kits’ samples marketplace appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Vickie Nauman, founder of music consultancy CrossBorderWorks, argues that the $9.99/month all-you-can-eat paradigm is not allowing superfans to support artists as much as they could –  and that web3 technology will invigorate the music industry by creating many more opportunities for fans to interact with artists – at a whole new series of price points. The post The web3 […]

‘The Universal Collection’ will start with 3,333 NFTs launching in mid-April as a “free mint” as UMG’s latest music NFTs partnership. The post Music NFTs roundup: Universal Music, Public Pressure, M.Verse… appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Kuke is a Chinese classical music company that offers a subscription service, licenses to other streaming platforms, and ‘smart music education’ products. Its catalogue consists of music, audiobooks, video content – and Kuke now adding a web3 aspect to its business. Kuke has acquired a 49% equity interest in Kolo Market – “the world’s first vertically […]

Electronic-music brand Beatport is stepping up its exploration of web3 with the launch of its own NFTs marketplace. The post Beatport teams up for Polkadot for its new NFTs marketplace appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Some news stories move fast, and the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is one of them. It was used by a wide range of technology firms. The post Startups could face payroll crunch as Silicon Valley Bank collapses appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

The latest example of token-gating in action comes from decentralised streaming service Audius, with its new NFTs feature. The post Audius adds NFT-gating feature for songs, mixes and stems appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Startup Dreams Never Die started life as a music blog called Hillydilly, most famous for spotting Billie Eilish in her earliest days. The post web3 music firm Dreams Never Die launches its Founder Pass NFT appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Snoop Dogg is backing the launch of a new app called Shiller, which blends livestreaming and NFTs for creators. The post Snoop Dogg-backed startup Shiller combines NFTs and livestreams appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Web3 music service Audius has hired a digital music veteran to be its chief business officer. Shamal Ranasinghe joins from SiriusXM/Pandora. The post Audius hires Pandora’s Shamal Ranasinghe as chief business officer appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Decentralised streaming service Audius has a new way for artists to sign up and get verified on its platform: by using their TikTok profiles. The post Audius expands its TikTok integration with new signup feature appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

You may be tempted to roll your eyes at the news that some playlists on Spotify will only be available to people who’ve bought certain NFTs. The post Spotify tests ‘token-enabled playlists’ with NFT partners appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Steve Cooper may have stepped down from his last job as CEO of WMG, but he’s not shuffling away from the music industry just yet. The post Ex-WMG boss Steve Cooper gets into NFTs with OneOf board role appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

This report aims to provide cut-through on the big issues that we think will dominate 2023. In it, we’ve isolated the innovative ideas from some of the most influential thinkers across the music industry – and then drawn out the key learnings for you to take forward as the year unfolds.  In this report, four key perspectives on the coming […]

It makes headlines when famous artists release a collection of NFTs, but the real innovation may come from independent musicians. The post web3 music: ‘The breakout moment isn’t Snoop Dogg dropping a collection’ appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Having raised $11.7m of funding last September, web3 music firm Hume has now splashed some of that cash on an acquisition. The post web3 music firm Hume buys generative audio startup Blocktones appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Warner Music Group became one of the landowners on web3 virtual world The Sandbox in January 2022. Now it’s holding a party there. The post WMG reveals plans for Spinnin’ Records party in The Sandbox appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

In the music industry there is excitement and scepticism alike around ‘the metaverse’ but how do games developers feel about it? The post 45% of games developers are still sceptical of the metaverse appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

There’s still a lot of NFTs potential to be explored, and the latest example comes from a partnership between Igloofest and Mega Labs. The post Montreal’s Igloofest to send attendees on an NFTs treasure hunt appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

We’ve moved from a music industry based on physical sales to one driven by streams, but what are the new music formats looming? The post New music formats: ‘Your fans aren’t AI. Your fans are real people’ appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

AR Rahman is one of the most revered Indian musicians, but now he has ambitions in the music-tech world too. The post AR Rahman talks up plans for Katraar digital music platform appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

There are so many ‘web3 artist accelerators’ being launched at the moment, soon we’ll need a web3-artist-accelerator accelerator to help the good ones stand out from the crowd. The post Mastercard uses Polygon for its new web3 artist accelerator appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Another web3/metaverse partnership for Warner Music Group: the partner is DressX, which has been building a business in digital fashion. The post WMG takes a stake in augmented-reality fashion startup DressX appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Today, we’re talking web3, a space that generated buzz and backlash in pretty much equal measures this year. The post 14 thoughts about music, NFTs and web3 technologies in 2022 appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Web3-driven communities, an NFT drop for one of the biggest rock bands in history, and a songwriting camp in Miami Beach… The post Music NFTs roundup: Armin van Buuren, Led Zeppelin, Hume… appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Three interesting music NFTs and web3 stories from startup Public Pressure, artist 3lau and Universal Music Group The post Music NFTs roundup: Public Pressure, 3lau, UMG… appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

One result of the recent crypto-market difficulties has been anger from people who bought expensive NFTs, then saw their value plummet. The post Musicians facing lawsuit over Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

OffBeat is the startup formerly known as MonkingMe, which rebranded in March and pivoted towards NFTs. The post Music NFTs roundup: OffBeat, Clef, Public Pressure… appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Time for a few more music NFT announcements before Christmas, including the latest partnership for Warner Music Group. The post Music NFTs roundup: WMG x LGND Music, Punx, Winamp… appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

web3 streaming service Audius is making its payments features more accessible to mainstream music fans. The post Audius opens up its artist-tipping feature to credit cards appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

These are testing times for the crypto world, but there is still plenty of activity going on around NFTs, music and web3 technologies. The post NFTs roundup: OpenSea, Warner Chappell, Probably a Label… appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Sound is one of the more interesting music NFTs platforms we saw spring up in the last couple of years. The post NFTs firm Sound adds activity feed to boost music discovery appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Royal is the startup founded by musician Justin Blau (aka 3lau) to help artists sell NFTs that include a share of their streaming royalties. The post After $100k of payouts, Royal launches music rights marketplace appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

In May we reported on startup HIFI Labs spinning out a project called Neume, to create a data layer for web3 music platforms. The post HIFI Labs outlines plans for its Neume web3 music data layer appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Later this week the second Metaverse Music Festival takes place in virtual world Decentraland. BeatBlox is one of the companies involved. The post BeatBlox gives Decentraland’s Metaverse Music Festival a LatAm twist appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

“Q4 is product time. Let’s make history,” tweeted Opulous, the web3 spin-off from distributor Ditto Music, yesterday. The post Opulous litepaper reveals ‘Royalty Vault’ and advances plans appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

While NFTs stole the headlines in 2022, a raft of other exciting developments took place, and various music/tech startups took leaps and bounds as they strove to create new technological opportunities for creativity, commerce, or collaboration in the music space. In this report, we take stock and figure out what it means – and what happens […]

We first wrote about YellowHeart in 2019, when it emerged as a blockchain ticketing startup backed by EDM duo the Chainsmokers. The post YellowHeart sets its ticketing sights on the metaverse appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

The latest artist hoping to sell fans a share of his royalties is US rapper Lil Durk, with a gaming tie-in to his plans for a “music IPO”. The post Lil Durk preps a ‘music IPO’ with Grand Theft Auto perks appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Audius’s take on ‘web3 music streaming’ has focused mainly on its decentralised nature and its plans for tokens. The post web3 DSP Audius buys online-concerts startup SoundStage·fm appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

web3 virtual world Decentraland has signed up more than 100 artists for its second Metaverse Music Festival, which will be happening on its platform from 10-13 November. The post Decentraland unveils plans for second Metaverse Music Festival appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

It’s a partnership with “former celebrity restaurateur turned web3 creator” Jeremy Fall, riffing off his existing Probably Nothing brand. The post Warner Records debuts own web3 imprint Probably A Label appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

We’ve been following with interest some of the grassroots efforts to create decentralised autonomous organisations (DAOs) around music. The post StemsDAO raises $4m seed funding for its music-focused DAO appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Doodles is one of the more successful brands in visual NFTs, with a collection selling for tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars. The post NFTs brand Doodles raises $54m with music expansion in mind appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Earlier this year, we wrote about a ‘Music NFT Landscape’ chart that crypto influencer Cooper Turley had compiled. The post Crypto influencer Cooper Turley launches a $10m music fund appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

The Merge has been promised for nearly a decade now. And now The Merge is going to happen… soon, possibly in two weeks. The post The Merge is coming – will it be the next push that web3 music needs? appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Music Ally has been covering music in the metaverse – the intersection of music with games and virtual worlds – for a long time now. The post Music in the Metaverse Challenge showcases four new startups appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Solana is a public blockchain and crypto wallet that is used by a number of music-oriented web3 platforms, like Audius and Single Music amongst others, and the users of those platforms. The post Solana blockchain suffers widespread attack, with wallets drained appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Jay Chou is the “King of Mandopop”, and has sold tens of millions of records – but is also known in his native Taiwan as an artist, actor, rapper, producer, TV presenter *and* fashion designer. The post NFT round-up: Jay Chou, Damien Hirst and OneOf appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

This Need To Know video is based on our Sandbox Guide to creating music NFTs. In it, we’ll be explaining the key questions you need to ask (and answer) if you’re launching NFTs for an artist or music brand. We dig into what NFTs are; explore what kind of content and features might be most […]

Web3 music marketplace Serenade has partnered with Warner Records UK to launch “digital pressings”: The post Serenade launches chart-eligible “digital pressings” appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

New buzzy web3 things like NFTs and DAOs, are – on balance, we think – A Good Thing. DAOs, for instance, will likely provide a platform to create a “fan-club+” experience – take a look at artist RAC’s experimental racOS DAO The post Web3 troubles provide useful learning opportunities appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music […]

If you think there’s been some stinging fan backlashes against NFTs in the music world, you should see some of the almighty hoo-has in the games industry. The post Minecraft NFTs: ‘Not something we will support or allow’ appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

We know SyncFloor as one of the companies trying to shake up the sync market: we profiled it in 2020 The post SyncFloor’s new offshoot is music NFT platform Groovemint appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

A growing number of artists and music brands are using Discord for their fan communities, but the company is also forging some official partnerships in our world. The post Lollapalooza festival launches an official Discord server appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Back in 2019, startup VRJam launched an equity-crowdfunding campaign to raise £250k for its plans to build ‘interactive virtual environments for artists and fans’. The post VRJam launches its virtual reality music app in closed beta appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

It’s a fun spin on the idea of digital collectibles: an online game that involves building decks of digital cards based on French rappers. The post Yadeck turns French rappers into NFT-driven digital card game appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Xone has become the 17th startup to join Abbey Road Red, the startup incubator run within Abbey Road Studios in London. The post Metaverse firm Xone joins Abbey Road Red startup incubator appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

The test “would allow NFT artists to showcase their designs on the Snapchat platform as augmented reality filters”. The post Snap to launch a test turning NFTs into AR Snapchat lenses appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Cirkay co-founder Simon Scott has a lot of thoughts about web3 technology and how it connects with fans. “No one is going to become a fan unless they buy something” is one. “The most important thing that web3 has got to do for an artist is to make fans buy again” is another, as is, “In […]

Napster has been acquired again, this time by two companies from the web3 sector: Hivemind and Algorand. The post Napster gets bought again, this time with a web3 pivot in the works appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

It’s still not clear exactly how the web3 and NFT space will shake out into a suite of common services for fans and artists, but we are getting closer to understanding. The post Music NFTs roundup: Nomad Media Club, Soundpickr, and OP3N appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally

Our first Guide of 2022 is designed to help map out your year ahead. We asked 25 thought-leaders in the modern music industry – including Aaron Bogucki, global head of audience development at AWAL, Beth Appleton, chief marketing officer at Jaxsta, Devraj Sanyal, MD & CEO of Universal Music India and South Asia, and Molly […]

It’s a sign of the times when the world’s biggest major label has an imprint described as “a next-gen Web3 label that discovers and develops artists, intellectual property, brands and digital creators”. The post UMG’s 10.22PM label is launching a Gorillaz-style NFT group appeared first on Music Ally. Source: Music ally