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Never Say Die Becomes First Record Label to Offer Free NFTs
Never Say Die officially joined the NFT rat race this month with the debut of their “Rebirth” collection, which was made available on Nifty Gateway. Now, just a few short weeks later, they are making history in an industry first for electronic music labels by dropping a free NFT to their fans. The free release comes in partnership with Sweet to commemorate the legacy of the now-defunct Never Say Die: Black Label imprint, which recently shuttered indefinitely. The one-time-only NFT drop will have a limited run of 2,000 copies and is officially available as of today, March 31st at 3PM ET (12PM PT). Never Say Die understands the desire to own a rare piece of its history and wants to make it more accessible to a wider audience. Following this first free drop, they will b...
ILLENIUM Announces Debut NFT Drop to Celebate 5-Year Anniversary of “Ashes”
To celebrate the five-year anniversary of his debut album, ILLENIUM is pushing his chips into the NFT craze. The electronic music wunderkind took to Twitter today to announce his first-ever NFT collection, a celebratory drop that will commemorate 2016’s Ashes LP. For those in need of a definition, NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, refer to unique digital collectibles that are sold and traded using blockchain technology. Fans can purchase the items using various forms of cryptocurrency. Check out ILLENIUM’s announcement below. When Ashes dropped back in February 2016, it effectively propelled ILLENIUM on the path to superstardom that he glides through today. The 12-track album featured a number of songs that longtime fans consider to be classics, like the Echos-assisted &#...
Aphex Twin Hid a Secret Clue In His NFT Sale
It seems that Aphex Twin has hidden a secret clue in his recent NFT that went up for sale earlier this month. The legendary electronic music producer dropped his first NFT in early March 2021 alongside longtime collaborator and world-class visual artist Weirdcore, selling it within 24 hours for a whopping $127,000. The winning bidder obtained Twin’s debut NFT, titled afx\/weirdcore\blockscanner, which features the iconic smile depicted on much of his album covers and has become a classic visual during his live performances. Much like the vast majority of his musical releases, the audio accompanying the digital artwork was no less haunting and eerie. Just two weeks later, digital artist and “creative mercenary” Freeka Tet, who also contributed “additional technical input to t...
Lindsay Lohan Launches Her New Single ‘Lullaby’ as NFT Auction
Lohan has “fully invested herself in dropping this song as a NFT with a sole objective of delivering a message of empowerment,” the description continues. The catchy three-minute dance song is currently available for download on the site. As of press time on Sunday afternoon, the bid for “Lullaby” had reached 400,710 TRX (about $25,400). Tech entrepreneur Justin Sun, founder of the Tron blockchain, tweeted Saturday that he had bid 300,000 TRX for the song. The auction ends in four days. Lohan has been a strong proponent of cryptocurrency as of late. The former Disney actress recently sold a Daft Punk NFT on the digital marketplace Rarible, and has signed a partnership with Sun’s Tron. “It’s only a matter of time till everyone in Hollywood and beyond gets invol...
Pete Davidson Spoofs Eminem’s “Without Me” Video on SNL: Watch
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Ja Rule’s Fyre Festival NFT Fetches $122,000 Bid
In a bizarre reversal of fortune, Ja Rule has monetized his involvement in the infamous Fyre Festival in a way no one could have predicted. The rapper is the latest celebrity to join the NFT craze, and has successfully auctioned off a piece of Fyre Festival history. This particular NFT is of a 48″ x 60″ poster that once hung in the company’s office, and in addition to the digital file of the asset, the winner will also receive the physical version. Like so many other NFTs as of late, this festival poster fetched a jaw-dropping winning bid. An anonymous buyer took home the work for $122,000. The original painting was created by Tripp Derick Barnes, an artist Ja Rule found on Instagram, who was paid around $2,000 for the job. The poster most recently wa...
Ja Rule Sells Fyre Festival Painting as NFT For $122K
Ja Rule is attempting to put Fyre Festival behind him. The rapper has sold an oil painting of the failed event’s logo in NFT form for $122,000. That sentence wouldn’t have made a lick of sense a couple months ago, but here’s what it means. In case the past year of mounting catastrophes clouded your memory, Fyre Festival was the extravagant music fest in the Bahamas that ended up being a comical failure full of fraud and deceit. The whole thing was orchestrated by Ja Rule and his business partner Billy McFarland, who’s currently serving a six-year prison sentence on multiple counts of fraud. The 45-year-old rapper managed to get his name cleared from the massive lawsuit, and now he’s trying to get rid of the tangible reminders of the calamity that’s since been the subject of two docume...
Calvin Harris Shares Preview of NFT Debut With Never-Before-Heard Music
As the NFT hysteria continues to grip the arts sector, dance music luminary Calvin Harris is the latest to enter the fray. Harris’ debut NFT drop is a joint effort with longtime collaborator and creative partner Emil Nava, who has worked with the Grammy Award-winning artist on a bevy of videos, graphics, and live show visuals. The nature-inspired digital art collection, dubbed “TECHNOFISH,” features five kaleidoscopic videos alongside exclusive, never-before-heard music. Check out a preview of “TECHNOFISH” below. Considering the immense carbon footprint of NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, Harris has opted to direct a portion of the funds from sales to organizations working to reduce carbon emissions. “Working with decarbonization advisor Aerial a ...
Joe Conyers III, Crypto.com’s Head of NFTs, on the “World-Building” Intersection of Digital Art and Music
He’s a music executive of over a decade, a four-time consecutive Billboard Digital Power Player, and now the new head of Crypto.com‘s soon-to-be-launched NFT platform. It may sound like an unlikely transition going from Chief Strategy Officer at Downtown Music Holdings to the Wild West of blockchain technology, but for Joe Conyers III, there’s a discernible through-line: a passion for helping artists share their stories. With new artists entering the space everyday, the rise in NFT popularity has been nothing short of meteoric. While Conyers acknowledges there’s a bit of a “gold rush” right now to tap into the trend, he still sees a long runway for growth for the space. “We have a very interesting art movement happening,” Con...
Elon Musk Isn’t Selling His Techno Song NFT After All
After announcing he’d be selling a new techno song as an NFT, Elon Musk has had a change of heart. Just one week ago, the eccentric billionaire Tesla founder and occasional electronic music producer took to Twitter to announce the NFT drop. The trippy animated digital art was soundtracked by a thumping techno tune, which was thought to be produced by Musk, who famously released a house track called “Don’t Doubt Ur Vibe” back in January 2020. However, Musk went on to reply to his own tweet and pull the plug on the sale. “Actually, doesn’t feel quite right selling this,” Musk wrote, refraining from offering a concrete reason. “Will pass.” Believe it or not, one of the world’s richest individuals has a deep connection to electro...
Calvin Harris, Steve Aoki, More Bid Over $100,000 on Beeple’s Charity NFT
After making headlines for his historic $69 million NFT sale, Beeple is once again drawing immense attention with a new, charitable auction. Seemingly responding to criticism involving the environmental impact of NFTs, eight pieces of art from eight artists, including Beeple, will be sold with 100% of proceeds directed to the Open Earth Foundation. Organizers have also stated that each piece is carbon-negative and promise that carbon offsets will be provided to each artist involved. Naturally, the circumstances surrounding the unique auction have caused many prominent figures in the art and crypto worlds to get involved. Considering the many electronic music crossovers in the NFT realm, two high-profile dance music stars unsurprisingly joined in on the bidding. Both Steve Aoki and Calvin H...
ODESZA and JapaneseDad’s Debut NFT Drop Contains Five Unreleased Tracks
Earlier in the month, ODESZA and their longtime collaborator responsible for the duo’s iconic visuals, JapaneseDad, announced their debut NFT collection. The marketplace they’re being sold on, Nifty Gateway, only makes the product pages available days before the release of the artwork, so fans did not know what to expect other than what was shown in the teasers. Now, since the artwork has been officially released, anyone can go check out what’s for sale. Once you’ve properly processed JapaneseDad’s stunning visuals included in the collection, you can scroll down to the bottom of the page and learn more about the release. After browsing the collection and reading the descriptions, it became known that five of the NFTs contain unreleased music fro...
