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I thought music nfts and "web3" was our best chance to meaningfully change the music industry. I still do. But we are in a deep rut. So it's time for a vibe check. Who's still here? And where are the opportunities right now? ↓

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Okay I’ve watched about 12 hours of Glastonbury footage today. S-tier: • Lorde • Four Tet • Doechii A-tier • Overmono • Wolf Alice • Turnstile B-tier • Charli

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Four Tet absolutely transcending at Glastonbury.

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91% of artists and creators are now using AI in their creative process

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15 things you might have missed in the future of music this week Crypto • Aria launches new token backed by music royalties (justin bieber, bts, miley). • Zed's Dead comes onchain. • Zora - every creator is now a tradable coin. Tech + AI • Deezer is now tagging AI tracks (~18% of all songs uploaded) • Midjourney launches video model - directors are already making full music videos. • Distrokid artists can now put videos on Spotify. • TikTok launches Fan Clubs (memberships, exclusives, shows, priority access) • 91% creators are using AI in their workflow. • New product: RadioPromo uses AI to help you pitch music to radio stations. • Apple Music rumoured to be working on AI generated playlists. Music industry • US music publishing revenue hits $7 billion (13.4%). Now growing faster than recorded music. • UK government pledges £30m to help emerging artists and grassroots venues. • Universal Music opens its second physical store. • Spotify is preparing to launch high-res audio

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Deezer is now tagging songs that are AI generated. Approx ~18% of all tracks uploaded every day are AI. I can only imagine how many more are on Spotify.

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Merch with NFC chips is quietly getting bigger. Chance the Rapper dropped a new fashion range: ✷ Buy t-shirt ✷ Scan chip with your phone ✷ Unlock exclusive studio footage ✷ Get regular new content beamed to the chip.

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Love this. More music and culture mini apps please! *Puts radio on and scrolls*

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Yeah Yeah Yeahs at the Royal Albert Hall I can die happy now

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my career path (qc with yours) 1. Signed a record deal out of uni 2. Artist manager 3. Billboard Magazine 4. Crypto music projects

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Anyone listen to the new M.I.A. yet?

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My day-to-day AI use is now 90% Perplexity. The way it presents research is an absolute superpower.

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Study Addison Rae

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We just opened Memory Vaults to everyone. It’s your own portable digital data vault for the internet. Active and early Farcaster users get some extra rewards 🫡 Info below

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Until someone brings back scarce music nfts I will be out here buying scarce art. Always wanted a @louisdazy

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2025 has been an absolute dream for dark gothic female pop

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I just vibe coded a thing and it kinda worked.

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Bounty .5 ETH for anyone who builds a Twitter x Farcaster leaderboard mini app using @memoryprotocol.eth api 👇🏼

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Swapped some tokens from base into sol in my farcaster wallet with no bridging and it just … worked.

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Working at startups is just narrowing your focus until you think it can’t be any smaller. Then narrowing it again.

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