Will the future of the music industry be NFTs and metaverse concerts?
Will record labels and streaming services exist in the future? According to The New York Times, music artists complained about the payment systems in streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music. What if artists could benefit directly from their fans?The NFT music Royal platform is getting a lot of attention Two weeks ago, artist-investment platform Royal closed a $55 million Series A funding led by a16z, which also included venture capital Coinbase Ventures, and artists like The Chainsmokers, Kygo, and Disclosure, according to Royal official Twitter. Royal is an NFT music platform founded by Justin Blau, AKA 3LAU, and JD Ross, the co-founder of Opendoor, where artists give their fans direct ownership of their songs and the possibility of receiving royalties, so if the artist succeeds, the fan also succeeds, it‘s an equal distribution of benefits, according to Royal’s website. Electronic DJ and founder Justin Blau said: “A true fan might want to own something way earlier than a speculator would even get wind of it. Democratizing access to asset classes is a huge part of cryptos future.” Its latest release song is called “WAVEFORM”, which gives its owner 100% of the rights and it is open for bidding right now until December 7 at