French DJ David Guetta and AlphaVerse Launch New Music Metaverse 

French DJ David Guetta and Morten have launched a new music genre dubbed Future Rave in the metaverse.

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Eminem and Snoop Dogg turn into BAYC chars in new music video

Eminem and Snoop Dogg bear an uncanny resemblance to Bored Apes in the new semi-animated music video titled “From The D 2 The LBC.”

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Legendary House DJ Carl Cox Tokenizes New Music on Ethereum

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Treasure Hunters Race to Claim BTC Prize Hidden in New Music Album

One techie music artist has hidden Bitcoin in his new album, and it's up for grabs to whoever solves the associated puzzle.

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Can Cryptocurrency Create a New Niche in Music Streaming?

Can crypto help musicians get paid more fairly and quickly?

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How Music Goes on the Ethereum Blockchain with the ICO of K-Tune

The K-Tune project is a solution that allows musicians from all around the world to form communities and actively collaborate to create new songs. It also provides a platform for aspiring artists to become music producers.

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New Death Stranding Track ‘Ghost’ Reveals Clues of Highly-Anticipated Game

Fresh of the announcement earlier this month of a dedicated album inspired by Hideo Kojima’s highly-anticipated new game dubbed Death Stranding: Timefall (Original Music from the World of Death Stranding), singer-songwriter Au/Ra and producer Alan Walker have unveiled new track ‘Ghost.

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New cryptomining malware uses WAV audio files to conceal its tracks

A new campaign discovered by security researchers shows that cybercriminals are hiding malware inside WAV audio files. This technique of obfuscating malicious code in plain sight — a method called steganography — was uncovered by BlackBerry’s cybersecurity subsidiary Cylance.

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XRPL Labs’ Wietse Wind unveils Web Monetization-enabled music player on Coil

XRPL Labs’ lead developer Wietse Wind gave new meaning to Digital Rights Management [DRM] in a Twitter thread, calling it “Donations Right to the Musician. ” The lead developer was impressed by the idea of enabling donations for artists and has built a means for artists to monetize their content on Coil.

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Yandex says its new TikTok-style app can identify what you’re wearing

Russian tech giant Yandex just launched a TikTok rival called Sloy, which means ‘layer’ in Russian. The app lets you create 90-second videos with augmented reality effects and background music.

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VibraVid.io powered by BeatzCoin is live on the TRON blockchain, as BTZC IEO kicks off on ProBit launchpad

VibraVid has officially launched its new music and video platform powered by the BeatzCoin [BTZC] token. The VibraVid launch coincides with the commencement of the first round of the IEO of the BTZC token on ProBit Launchpad that started on September 30.

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Amazon’s new Echo Studio promises high-end, 3D sound with Dolby Atmos

Amazon revealed an onslaught of new devices today, and among them was its first ‘high-end’ speaker: the Echo Studio. Amazon is claiming serious audio quality here, as the speaker was designed to go along with the company’s new Amazon Music HD service, which is able to deliver lossless audio.

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91% of Russians would rather pirate than pay for content, survey shows

Russians have no qualms with pirated games, software, movies, TV shows, and music, a new survey reveals. Only 9 percent of Russian netizens prefer sticking to exclusively legal content, according to data from security firm ESET reviewed by TorrentFreak.

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CHEAP: Experience earbuds falling off your ear with $29 off AirPods with wireless charging case

Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Imagine you’re listening to music on your AirPods, and just as you enter the subway, they fall down onto the tracks and you lose them forever.

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Will CryptoKitties New Blockchain Flow Be The Next Ethereum Killer?

One of the first blockchain based games that was most renowned for ‘breaking’ Ethereum back in 2017 is set to return on its own platform. The founders are hoping to revive the viral CryptoKitties craze that was ridiculously popular two years ago – but will they succeed? Dapper Labs Gets Big Backers According to a report by Forbes, entertainments giant, Warner Music Group, is one of a number of investors looking into a new public Read More The post Will CryptoKitties New Blockchain Flow Be The Next Ethereum Killer? appeared first on Bitcoinist.com.

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CryptoKitties Creator Receives $11 From Warner Music And Others For A New ‘Flow’ Blockchain

The company behind cryptokitties, Dapper Labs, has today announced garnering of $11 million in funding to develop a new blockchain that will allow decentralized apps at large scale known as Flow. The funding round was led by Andreessen Horowitz and a participation by Warner Music Group.

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CryptoKitties Creator Raises $11 Million from Warner, A16z to Launch Blockchain

Warner Music is collaborating with Dapper Labs (the company behind CryptoKitties) to create a new blockchain called Flow.

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Apple Music FINALLY gets a web interface

Almost four years after its launch, Apple has finally launched a web player for its streaming service,Apple Music. The web version is currently in beta and available to everyone across the world.

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Open-source spyware bypasses Google Play defenses — twice

Google Play Store continues to attract sketchy Android apps despite its best efforts to vet incoming apps for malware. In a new report published by security firm ESET, researchers have discovered the first known instance of an open-source spyware bypassing the internet giant’s app store vetting process — twice.

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Come on Apple, make it easier to browse artists in the Music app

I loved the iPod. Hell, I think it’s the greatest gadget ever. And while I’d love for Apple to release a new version, it’s never going to happen. So, I’m stuck listening to my MP3s on my iPhone‘s Music app.

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Students can snag 3 free months of YouTube Premium right now

Google’s new back to school deal offers students a three-month trial membership of either YouTube Music Premium or YouTube Premium. (The latter includes YouTube Music Premium. ) To grab the deal, students need to sign up for the discounted plan of their choosing.

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Musical Tipping Comes To Kin Ecosystem

Kin, the cryptocurrency project associated with the popular instant messaging platform Kik, announced the integration of music app MonkingMe. The new app will allow music-lovers to tip their favorite artists with tokens, including KIN.

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Apple denies favoring its own apps in App Store search results

Apple’s App Store is already a point of antitrust contention, and a new investigation by The Wall Street Journal has revealed that the company’s own mobile apps are often first in App Store search results ahead of competitors.

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PRIME CHEAP: The Bose SoundLink Color II Bluetooth speaker is only $89 (not $130!)

Welcome to PRIME CHEAP, our series about things that are good, cheap, and part of Amazon’s Prime Day sales. Hey, we gotta eat too.   Everyone loves a good Bluetooth speaker. I mean, how else are you meant to impress everyone around you with how incredible and interesting your music taste is? Talk to them? Doubtful.

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How to download new apps to your Fitbit watch

Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Fitbit‘s smartwatches, the Ionic and Versa, come with a number of apps pre-installed.

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Praise (insert preferred deity), Spotify finally has a podcast tab

When Spotify officially launched in India in February, I was excited for a particular reason apart from its music prowess.  I wouldn’t need to use multiple podcast apps across platforms. However, I was utterly disappointed by the podcast experience on Spotify.

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Gamechanger Audio’s analog synth uses drone motors to create awesome music

In a time where most musical advancements seem to come in the form of software tricks, it’s refreshing to see a product with a new kind of analog hardware. That’s what Gamechanger Audio delivers with its new Motor Synth, an analog electro-mechanical synthesizer that uses drone motors as oscillators to create unique sounds with a gritty, industrial texture.

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Apple’s Latest Hype Train Won’t Be Enough to Save the Stock

By CCN: Apple wowed conference goers at Monday’s 2019 World Wide Developer’s Conference (WWDC) in San Jose, Calif. Despite the tech giant’s glittering new offerings, however, Apple’s stock faces a tough road ahead.

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Apple finally kills iTunes

After long anticipation, Apple finally announced that its killing iTunes its developer conference WWDC held in San Hose. Instead, it will be replaced by three new apps: Music, TV, and the Podcasts app.

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TikTok’s owner is reportedly launching a music streaming app in July

Yesterday, Chinese company ByteDance – which owns TikTok, Helo, and Vigo Video – launched a chat app called Flipchat. Now, a new report from Bloomberg suggests its reportedly launching a music streaming app this year.

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Japan has the second-highest number of crypto traders in the world

Japanese entertainment brand Avex Inc. will leverage blockchain in its gaming, music and content products. And a new report by DataLight that tracked the geographical distribution of crypto traders across the world, ranked Japan in second place, behind the United States.

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Introducing the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast

Bitcoin is the world’s most popular digital currency. It’s also the original decentralized and digitally scarce asset. That means no single person, authority or organization can control or create more of it.

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Amazon is reportedly building a high-fidelity music streaming service to rival Tidal

Amazon is set to launch a new music streaming service later this year that will serve up tracks at higher quality than what most mainstream platforms like Spotify offer, reports Music Business Worldwide.

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Coachella Coin Blockchain Game Gathers Attention of Attendees at the California Music Festival

The California-based music festival Coachella seems to have attracted the attention of attendees with a blockchain-based currency called Coachella Coin. At the event were present Justin Biever and Ariana Grande, among many other recognized figures.

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A Q&A with Roland CEO Jun-ichi Miki on innovation, Waku Waku, and ‘sleeping musicians’

The Roland Corporation is a global powerhouse in the field of music technology. We interviewed Mr. Jun-ichi Miki, Roland Corporation CEO and Representative Director, to find out how the company continues to drive innovation and customer growth.

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Ikea’s new smart speaker looks like a HomePod crossed with a lamp

Ikea’s just begun getting into the smart speaker business, and its new offering is designed to fit into any space in your home – but there’s no denying that it kinda resembles an Apple HomePod.

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Spotify ad draws criticism over how it (under)pays musicians

Spotify tweeted an ad for its new partnership with Hulu, along with a comment about “budgets. ” Several people, including one particularly savage songwriter, pointed out the company shouldn’t be the one to talk about money when it offers such a paltry sum to the artists whose music it hosts.

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Korean Startup Develops Content Sharing Platform With a Built-In Copyright Protection System

New Korean-based startup ContentsDeal is addressing the issue of copyright infringement by launching a distributed content streaming application with an automated payout system on the blockchain. Additionally, the platform offers sharing of online comics, popular in South Korea, as well as video content.

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BitTorrent Teases Streaming App With Crypto Tipping

BitTorrent is now accepting applications from users who want to test BitTorrent Live, a livestreaming service targeted at mobile devices. The service will also integrate cryptocurrency-based tipping.

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Discover Quickly is an excellent tool for finding new music you’ll love on Spotify

Spotify is already a great choice for people who enjoy stumbling upon new music, thanks to its discovery features and active community of curators. Now, there’s a new app you can use to find new tracks and artists quickly and easily – but be warned, it’s addictive.

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PewDiePie Rockets Back to YouTube Throne Despite New Zealand Controversy

PewDiePie once again reigns supreme on YouTube. Indian music corporation T-Series briefly managed to open up a nearly 11,000 subscriber lead, before an epic rally pushed Felix Kjellberg back into pole position, even as he continues to face controversy over his appearance in the New Zealand terrorist’s manifesto.

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Crypto MC Rapper CoinDaddy: People Love My Music, New “I’m Still On Coinbase” Video Song

Crypto Rapper CoinDaddy: People Love My Music CoinDaddy first came into the limelight after featuring in the New York Times in January last year. Back then, the crypto rapper had ditched his job in the real estate industry to advocate for the adoption of cryptocurrencies through music.

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TNW2019 Daily: Nerds welcome

In case you haven’t heard, we host an annual tech conference in Amsterdam – and it’s coming up pretty soon. In exactly 62 days, TNW2019 will kick off. But to call it a conference is a huge undersell.

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Analog synths are the perfect instrument for people who took all their toys apart

The world of analog synthesizers is a paradise for DIY-types. It doesn’t matter if you can read music: half the fun’s in creating new circuits and twisting knobs just to hear what happens. That’s why we think it might be the perfect instrument for the kind of people who, as kids, got more joy out of taking apart their toys than playing with them.

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Sounds.com now integrates with Maschine 2 and I’m in producer heaven

Native Instruments recently updated its Maschine software to include full integration with Sounds. com accounts. I spent a few hours toying with it, and I’ve never been more inspired to start new music projects.

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Native Instruments to integrate Sounds.com into production workflows

Native Instruments today announced several updates to its lineup of DJ/production gear and software. From quality of life upgrades to a new DAW integration that could revolutionize the way producers work, it’s going to be an exciting year for everyone in the company’s music ecosystem.

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Use Apple Music in your browser with this pretty web interface

I use Apple Music as my primary streaming service, but it bums me out that it doesn’t have a web interface. So I have to rely either on my phone, or the dreaded iTunes app to play tunes. Thankfully, a new project called Music.

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Bitcoin Giant Bitfury Enters Music Industry with Its New Blockchain-Based Platform

CoinSpeaker Bitcoin Giant Bitfury Enters Music Industry with Its New Blockchain-Based Platform Named SurroundTM, Bitfury's music entertainment division will provide a digital system for both monetizing and sharing intellectual property.

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Bitfury Steps into the Music Business with the Launch of Bitfury Surround

On January 16, 2019, Bitfury announced the launch of their new open source music platform called Bitfury Surround. It seeks to streamline the various processes of commercializing music as well as the sharing of revenue.

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