This Week in Music NFTs - April 25

Top stories from Limewire, Catalog, Sound, Warner Music Group and DOOMSDAYX in another jam-packed week of Music NFTs.

Momentum.

Music NFTs are seeing a steady increase in headlines, conversations, artists and collectors diving into web3’s fastest growing sector.

I’m working on a refresh of the Music NFT Landscape, and since it was published in January there are more than 50 new projects being added to the mix.

Coopahtroopa 🔴_🔴 @Cooopahtroopa

Working on an updated Music NFT Landscape. 50+ new projects on my radar. Who else needs to be on it?

Behind closed doors, labels are ready to dive in and premier artists are fielding dozens of offers to navigate their web3 strategy.

With Limewire announcing a $10M raise, Catalog releasing custom contracts, Sound crossing 2,000 unique collectors, and Mike Shinoda advising Warner - it’s hard deny something is brewing.

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Thus - curation becomes ever more valuable.

Here’s what’s on my radar headed into another big week.

Upcoming Drops

1. Camoufly - Azure - Sound - 35 Editions - April 26th

2. Harrison First - The Garden Against The World - Decent - 40 Editions - April 25th

3. Ben Kessler - Special - Sound - 40 Editions - April 28th

4. HENO. - First in the Fam - Sound - 40 Editions - April 27th

Freshly Minted

1. Bored Brothers - Drip

2. Secret Garden

3. Pollen - Toxic

4. dot - Follow Me

Artist Spotlight - HENO.

The LA-based rapper is a staple in the Music NFT community as one of the first to drop on both Catalog and Sound.

He’s an active contributor to Zoratopia and is gearing up for his next chapter with his second Sound drop ahead of his next album.

HENO. @mynameisheno

Next week is gonna be one for the books. Droppin on @soundxyz_ this Wednesday + my birthday is on Thursday! Stay tuned 🖤🤝

In partnership with Venice, HENO. constantly gives back to the community and is crowdfunding for his next project.

He embodies the spirit and energy that makes the Music NFT community so great, and is one to keep an eye on in the coming months.

Top Stories

LImewire Announces $10.4M Tokensale

Limewire share its plans for build a Music NFT marketplace with a major fundraise.

LimeWire @limewire

We have raised USD $10.4M in a private token sale. Our investors include: 🟢@krakenfx Ventures 🟢@arringtonXRPcap 🟢@GSR_io 🟢@cryptocom 🟢@CMCC_Global 🟢@deadmau5 🟢@HivemindCap 🟢@_hardyaka 🟢@RedBeardVC 🟢FiveT 🟢DAO Jones Learn more: blog.limewire.com/limewire-raise…

Catalog Announces Custom Contracts

The leading 1/1 Music NFT marketplace announces custom smart contracts.

Catalog 💽 @catalogworks

We’re excited to announce a custom 721 contract for Catalog records. Starting today, all tracks will be minted from this new foundation. To usher in this new chapter, we're debuting a collection from 9 incredible artists, old & new. Same Catalog, new roots 💽 🐥

Sound Passes 2,000 Unique Collectors

Sound.xyz marks another milestone with more than 2,000 unique addresses holding Music NFTs.

sound.xyz (🎧,🎧) @soundxyz_

gm. We now have over 2,000 unique collectors that have supported the incredible artists on Sound. You're all early 🎧

Mike Shinoda Joins Warner Music Group as an Advisor

The Fort Minor and Linkin Park icon is announced as Warner Music Group’s web3 artist advisor.

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Linkin Park co-founder Mike Shinoda has been tapped by Warner Recorded Music (WRM) to help shape the company’s “artist-centric approach” to Web3.

blbrd.cmLinkin Park’s Mike Shinoda Named Web3 Advisor for Warner Recorded MusicAs community innovation advisor, Shinoda will help shape the company’s approach to the burgeoning Web3 space.

DOOMSDAYX Announces Music Video Moments with Haleek Maul

The creative studio expands its partnership with Haleek Maul to sell a new type of Music NFT.

DOOMSDAYX @doomsdayxio

In celebration of the release of Verified, we are partnering with @opensea to introduce our second music NFT primitive: Music Video Moments. Today we are auctioning off the @HaleekMaul music video as a 1/1 collectible NFT, as well as 10 separate 1/1 moments from Verified.

RŌHKI Unveils Site for New Web3 Artist Project

The mysterious brand RŌHKI unveil their site ahead of their upcoming mint.

RŌHKI @rohkiofficial

welcome.

rohki.xyzRŌHKI | HomeThis is RŌHKI. Music is our language, and technology is our canvas. Join us.

Bonus Reads

[Spinz808] - Golden Egg Shoutout

[Limewire] - Digital Collectible Strategy

[RAC] - The Power of On-chain Royalties

[Coopahtroopa] - Why Music NFTs

[Blockchain Brett] - Bored Brothers

[Blaire] - DIY Sound Drop

[Abelow] - Music NFTs Pickups

[Oshi] - Music NFT Secondary Sales

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This Week in Music NFTs is curated by Coopahtroopa. To stay up with the movement and submit your work to be featured, follow me on Twitter!