Music


Policy

'Razzlekhan' Drops Video As Rapper Prepares for Prison in Bitfinex Hack

The self-described "misfits anthem" emerges as the 18-month sentence nears for her role in laundering the crypto horde that now would be worth $11 billion.

Heather Morgan

Tech

The Protocol: Polymarket Feeds Political Junkies, With Nate Silver

In this week's issue of CoinDesk's blockchain tech newsletter, we look at the "alternative news source" that Polymarket's prediction-betting site has become.

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Finance

CarnationFM: A Decentralized Radio Playing Songs With Encrypted Hidden Messages

CarnationFM emerged from EthBerlin 2024 and won the award for Best Social Impact.

16:9 A mix of volunteers and hackers at EthBerlin playing music. 
Image Courtesy: Amitoj Singh/CoinDesk Date: May 2024

Web3

Hedera-Based Tune.FM Raises $20M for Artist-Friendly Web3 Music Platform

Tune.FM provides musicians with a platform to receive micropayments for streaming in its native JAM token (JAM).

Music (Pexels/Pixabay)

Web3

Hip-Hop Collab Teams PUMA, Roc Nation and Legitimate for Sneaker Release

The three models of sneakers celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop and each one has an NFC chip owners can scan to access exclusive music content.

"Evolution of the Mixtape" Sneaker (Legitimate)

Web3

Snoop Dogg and a16z Back Web3 Music Platform Sound’s $20M Funding Round

The company aims to help artists make a living for their music by minting their songs on-chain and selling them directly to fans.

Sound co-founder David Greenstein (Sound)

Web3

Harry Styles Concert App Takes Fans in More Than One Direction With Blockchain Rewards

At a recent concert, 5,000 of the pop star’s fans opened digital wallets through the EVNTZ app, paving the way for future blockchain-based rewards.

Harry Styles at Madison Square Garden. (Cam Thompson/CoinDesk)

Web3

Snoop Dogg Drops New NFTs That Evolve With His Tour

The Snoop Dogg Passport Series digital collectibles will give holders access to exclusive art, merchandise and behind-the-scenes content.

(Snoop Dogg Passport Series)

Web3

How AI is Transforming Music Creation in Web3

If the viral Drake deep-fake brought you to this article, welcome to the fascinating (and admittedly spooky) side of how the Web3 music world is embracing artificial intelligence.

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Web3

Music Albums as an Asset Class

NFTs enable 6 major shifts in the music industry, which could lead to new investment opportunities for clients of financial advisors.

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