NFT

Universal’s virtual band KINGSHIP just sold out its entire collection of 5,000 NFT ‘Key Cards’

KINGSHIP's members include four Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs

NFT marketplace Serenade raises $4.2m, plans expansion into the US

Visual rebrand and marketplace technology update also planned

Universal’s Web3 label 10:22PM just bought a Bored Ape NFT for over $350,000… and says it will serve as the manager for virtual band, KINGSHIP

The NFT, named Manager Noët All, will become the manager of virtual group, KINGSHIP

Warner strikes ‘first-of-its-kind’ deal with blockchain gaming developer Splinterlands

WMG makes another move in the blockchain industry

The major music companies are in a race to hire the best Web3 talent – before media’s biggest companies beat them to it

Interesting developments at Universal, Sony, and Warner in recent weeks hint at the impact Web3 will have on music in the months ahead

Universal partners with Marc Geiger-backed NFT platform Curio to develop NFTs for its global artists and labels

UMG becomes the first major music company to collaborate with Curio

Nas and Lil Baby-backed metaverse firm Everyrealm closes $60m funding round led by Andreesen Horowitz

The firm is led by CEO Janine Yorio

Brad Pophal joins YMU as Head of Web3 and NFT for US Music

YMU reports to have generated over $30 million in sales in 2021

Quincy Jones-backed NFT platform OneOf strikes partnership with Warner Music Group

OneOf raised $63 million in a seed round in May 2021

Steve Aoki launches his own metaverse and NFT membership platform, the A0K1VERSE

A0K1VERSE membership offers token holders exclusive access to both physical and digital opportunities

NFT Platform Blockparty strikes first major label partnership with Warner Music Group

New York-headquartered platform strikes first major label partnership

NFT marketplace OpenSea valued at $13.3bn as it raises $300m in Series C funding

OpenSea was founded in 2017

Damon Dash insists he’s entitled to sell share of Jay Z’s Reasonable Doubt as NFT – despite being sued by Roc-A-Fella Records

'This lawsuit is meritless, misstates the facts and is an attempt to prevent me from selling something that I have the legal right to sell,' says Damon Dash