The survey revealed that 65% of eMusic customers would use cryptocurrency to allow artists to receive a larger music revenue split. A survey conducted by pioneering digital music store eMusic revealed that most of their service’s users were open to paying with crypto if it allowed artists to earn more. The survey — shared exclusively…
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Blockchain technology is tipping the scales of the music industry, shifting the power from intermediaries back to artists. Blockchain technology has the power to increase financial inclusion and change the lives of many throughout the world, especially in emerging economies where it’s needed the most. While the potential of blockchain technology has been widely recognized,…
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Famed pop music video director Joseph Kahn has announced that cryptocurrency trading is his new favorite hobby. Joseph Kahn, a music video director who has worked for the world’s leading pop stars for over two decades, has announced that trading crypto assets is his new favorite hobby. After claiming to have spent the past month…
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Digital music store eMusic launched its eMU token to help musicians earn more royalties. Pioneering digital music store eMusic has launched its eMU token to help musicians earn more royalties. According to an announcement published by eMusic on May 26, the firm launched its token with the aim of creating a sustainable music ecosystem. The…
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The crypto space gained another mainstream performer recently as Coldplay’s bass player has funded a Bitcoin app. Scottish Coldplay bass artist, Guy Berryman, has joined the crypto space, funding a Bitcoin (BTC) exchange application called Zumo. “Covid-19 has fast forwarded the move to a cashless society and for safe and easy ways to invest in…
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If you can’t join ‘em… there’s still beats. Summer festivals and concerts are canceled, but you can enjoy the world’s top electronic dance music acts LIVE in your own home. Lockdown shouldn’t mean pop and lock-down. That’s just one takeaway from today’s free electronic dance music concert organized by The Giving Block and Multiplied to…
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DLT firms are targeting the copyright industry, with Ontology partnering with social creator platform OGQ to copyright 250 million pieces of digital content. Blockchain platform Ontology announced a partnership with social creator platform OGQ to use the Ontology blockchain to ensure copyright protection for content created through the platform. OGQ allows users to upload and…
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An exclusive report shared with Cointelegraph highlights the positive impact that blockchain could have on the music industry. The transition of royalty payments into the blockchain should empower artists in the music industry by increasing their bargaining power for asking higher payouts, claims a report that blockchain-based digital music platform, OPUS has shared with Cointelegraph.…
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Modern technologies have unnoticeably become part of our daily lives. Think about the music industry, for example — it’s impressive. Where’s the border between art and technology in the music industry? My immediate feeling when I think about this question is that music is always created with — and by — interesting technologies. The world…
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Ditto Music to launch Bluebox, a blockchain recording technology that aims to trace royalties for music from the studio through to consumer streaming. Ditto Music will launch Bluebox, a blockchain recording technology that could be a boon to musicians and distributors alike. What it’s all about The problem, says Ditto Music CEO Lee Parsons, is…
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