Web3 is creating a new genre of NFT-driven music
Cointelegraph spoke with NFT musicians and Web3 music industry natives to understand what came first: the music or the desire to make an NFT. Music-related use cases for Web3 technologies are piling up as the industry goes all in on adoption. From democratizing song rights royalties and blockchain licensing to legacy companies like Sony Entertainment filing patents for nonfungible token- (NFT)-authenticated music.While electronic dance music and pop seem to be picking up the most attention in terms of NFT music, they’re even making a difference in more traditional areas like opera.Just....
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