This Week in Music NFTs - August 29

The momentum is shifting. Daniel Allan catches Billboard press, Sound launches new collector profiles and HiFi launches a web3 artist cohort.

Something felt different this week.

The tides are turning and the music industry is waking up to web3.

Fresh off a major Billboard article, I sat down with Daniel Allan live in LA to talk through what it means to be a web3 artist. You can read about it here.

We kicked off the Music NFT Launchpad this week - starting the first of four weeks for the first cohort of artists gearing up to release their first Music NFT.

Last week’s drops were some of the most impactful in weeks - with dozens of returning acts penning sellouts and secondary sales.

All I can say is that I’ve never felt more confident in the role web3 will play in the evolution of music distribution and consumption.

Think about it - when’s the last time releasing music has really changed?

We’re conditioned to find a label or distribution deal, schedule a release 5 weeks in advance, market the pre-save link on TikTok, pray for an editorial playlist and then what?

Coopahtroopa 🔥_🔥 @Cooopahtroopa

Music NFTs exist so artists don’t have to make TikToks.

What happened to just putting out good music and not being so fixated on the results.

Talk all the smack you want, but Music NFTs are giving artists that opportunity.

It’s not about the impressions, it’s not about the streams. It’s about the connection.

For many leading web3 artists, they’re starting to show that this world is not only full of opportunity, but it’s a new mental model for how put music into the world.

There’s a lot to unpack there - but you’re on the cutting edge. And it’s only going to get more exciting from here.

Here’s what to watch this week.

Upcoming Drops

1. Milky Chance - Synchronize (RAC Mix)

2. Dot - Bounce

3. KarmaVioletta - Bounce

4. HENO. - NEYBORS

5. Scolla - Affirmations

Freshly Minted

1. Daniel Allan - Honey

2. Grady - Sunlight

3. Clear Eyes & Reo Cragun - Voicemails

4. Alec King - Peanut Butter Cherry

5. HedsDAO - CollabTAPE

6. Shae District - I Found God

7. Dabow - Chase 808

Top Stories

Daniel Allan Gets Billboard Coverage

Billboard suggest Daniel Allan might be web3's first breakout artist in their latest coverage.

Daniel Allan @imdanielallan

Humbled to be in @billboard 💛 billboard.com/pro/daniel-all…

billboard.comIs NFT Star Daniel Allan Web3’s First Breakout Music Act?Fourteen-hour days on Discord, failures and massive risks: what it takes to be successful in Web3.

Sound Launches Artist & Collector Profiles

Sound showcases a new way to display and curator collections.

sound.xyz (🎧,🎧) @soundxyz_

🎧 Introducing New Profiles 🎧 We’re excited to release new Artist and Collector Profiles! Here’s how it works 👇

HiFi Labs Unveils Web3 Artist Cohort

HiFi shares a new program to help artist with their web3 journey.

hifilabs @hifilabs

Today we are excited to announce the ⚡️web3 Artist Cohort program ⚡️ It’s a free, online 3-week workshop w/ the core mission to connect musicians w/ the resources they need to launch their next project using web3 tools. Apply | Info: hifilabs.co Who’s it for?🧵👇

0xSplits Shares New SDK

0xSplits makes it easy to integrate spilts into platforms.

0xSplits @0xSplits

The 🆕 SDK makes it easy to integrate Splits into other apps. Get started at docs.0xsplits.xyz/sdk We're already using it to generate dynamic images for each Split. Like this one with @Soulection on @soundxyz_ app.0xsplits.xyz/accounts/0x251…

app.0xsplits.xyz0xSplits: 0x251f...9e11The standard for splitting onchain income

Web3 Music Panel at Afterparty

Arjan Timmerman recaps an electric night at the Afterparty house in LA.

Arjan Timmermans @arjanwrites

Great Web3 Music talks last night at the @afterparty House in LA. I summed up the key takeaways from a very inspiring panel discussion in a new blog post. A big thank you to the panelists: @Cooopahtroopa 👏 @imdanielallan 👏 @JPinder 👏 @DavFields👏 arjanwrites.substack.com/p/afterparty-w…

arjanwrites.substack.comKey Takeaways from Afterparty’s Web3 Music PanelCooper Turley, Daniel Allan, Pinder, and David Fields discuss the current state of Music NFTs and Web3

Warner UK Starts a Web3 Label with Probably Nothing

Warner Records UK and Probably Nothing tease an upcoming label.

Probably A Label 💽 @probablyalabel

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Royal Celebrates One Year Anniversary

The royalty-backed NFT project celebrates one year in business!

royal @join_royal

1 year ago we announced Royal. We're honored to have all of you + amazing artists like @Nas, @TheChainsmokers, @diplo, @Verite, @BigBoi and more on this journey with us. Year 2 will be even bigger.

Afterparty Artist Contest

Afterparty announces a new contest for artists in LA

Robert Graham @RobertGraham24

VERY excited to launch our first ever Afterparty Artist Contest: The opportunity to apply to be one of the 15 new artists on Afterparty’s direct artist-fan platform. & win an all-expense paid “Unplugged” performance at the Afterparty House. Link for artists to apply below👇

Bonus Reads

1. Anatoly on Music NFTs

2. Music NFTs on UK Charts

3. Lilou - Music NFT Thread

4. Abelow - Streaming Stats

5. 0xStacker - Music NFTs

6. Jimmy Edgar on Music NFTs

7. Catalog Protocol Teaser

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