yep, site is live now. 2 versions, a limited edition one and a regular one. The limited edition clear one is nice but not $100 nice, I'll stick with the regular. Which isn't shipping until March 2022 apparently lol
Well after I posted that I got a text from a friend saying "you better be getting that limited version" so I guess that's where I'm at now lol
I can not wait for this NFT shit to fade away, so many artists are trying to get a quick buck right now
Can someone ELI5 to me how NFTs even work for music lol? I heard about Kings of Leon doing it recently but I'm still not sure I understand how it actually operates tbh
Got an email about the NFT bullshit "THE WEEKND HAS ANNOUNCED A NEW, EXCLUSIVE NFT COLLECTION OF ARTWORK AND MUSIC, AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY ON NIFTY GATEWAY. THE LIMITED-TIME AUCTION WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, APRIL 3RD AT 11AM PST / 2PM EST. THE COLLECTION WILL INCLUDE NEW MUSIC AND LIMITED EDITION ART. FIRST, AN OPEN EDITION FLASH SALE WILL BE HELD FOR THREE DIFFERENT VISUAL ARTWORKS, EACH WITH A FILTERED SEGMENT OF THE NEW SONG. THERE WILL BE AN UNLIMITED AMOUNT OF THESE WORKS AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE FOR A LIMITED TIME. SECOND, THERE WILL BE A 24-HOUR AUCTION FOR AN EXCLUSIVE 1-OF-1 PIECE OF ART BACKED BY THE NEW SONG IN FULL AND UNFILTERED. THE WINNER OF THIS AUCTION WILL BE THE ONLY PERSON TO HAVE THIS SONG, AS THE WEEKND WILL NOT BE RELEASING THE SONG ON ANY PLATFORMS IN THE FUTURE." "BLOCKCHAIN IS DEMOCRATIZING AN INDUSTRY THAT HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN KEPT SHUT BY THE GATEKEEPERS. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN LOOKING FOR WAYS TO INNOVATE FOR FANS AND SHIFT THIS ARCHAIC MUSIC BIZ AND SEEING NFT'S ALLOWING CREATORS TO BE SEEN AND HEARD MORE THAN EVER BEFORE ON THEIR TERMS IS PROFOUNDLY EXCITING. I INTEND TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS MOVEMENT AND CAN SEE THAT VERY SOON IT WILL BE WEAVED INTO THE MUSIC INDUSTRY'S MECHANICS. - ABEL TESFAYE (THE WEEKND)" Abel whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
This honestly reminds me of Martin Shkreli paying $2 million for that Wu Tang Clan album that nobody else has heard
I can't blame him for milking this album for all it's worth, but it is funny how many remixes and versions of everything that will exist by the end That being said, this snippit sounds pretty damn cool, I hope they knock this out of the park
I wouldn't be surprised, the album came out over a year ago now and it's been almost two years since the lead singles dropped
he's got to have the overall best performances of the last year or so, so much creativity. This one is nuts