7 Music Blockchain Projects That Will Shape Web 3 Forever

Musicoin is a music streaming platform built on the blockchain that supports the creation, distribution and consumption of music in a shared economy. Listeners can stream songs from independent musicians on the platform absolutely free and without ads, while musicians are compensated more fairly than major music streaming platforms in the industry.

Musicoin uses the blockchain to power a decentralized, peer-to-peer, platform — similar to Bitcoin or Ethereum. The implementation of the blockchain allows Muscoin to host music available to everyone and transactions that are transparent and secure. It also means that there are no third-parties involved and musicians get 100% of the revenue from their streams.

Each stream operates on a Pay-Per-Play (PPP) basis. Every time a song is streamed, $MUSIC is automatically transferred to the musician or all parties of a group. Users can also directly “tip” $MUSIC to your favorite musicians and directly support appreciation for the music they create.

Audius (AUDIO) is a blockchain-based decentralized music streaming platform. The project aims to give artists and curators more control over their music creations. When artists upload content to Audius, they can produce immutable records for their work, which will be secured by a decentralized network of nodes.

Audius removes the middlemen in the traditional music industry by connecting artists directly to their fans. Artists have the sole ownership of their music and can decide how to monetize them on the platform. They can distribute their music free of charge or set custom fees for fans to unlock exclusive content. 

Unlike other music streaming services, Audius does not take a cut from artists’ revenue. Music curators can receive 90% of the revenue in AUDIO, the native cryptocurrency of Audius. The other 10% will be given to stakers that support the Audius network.

Royal is a platform that sells song rights as NFTs, allowing artists and their fans to co-own music and earn royalties together. Royal opens the door for artists to retain independence and creative control as fans fuel their careers.

It works by the artist choosing what percentage of the song's royalties to put up for sale. They can also bundle fan experiences, special tracks, digital art, or anything else the artist decides on.

Users can then purchase these streaming royalties in the form of 'tokens', directly from the artist. Once users buy a token, they then claim royalties for the song after they've accrued. The time to payout will vary depending on the artist.

These tokens can also be put up for resale on an NFT exchange. When someone else buys this token, they'll get all the royalties and additional benefits that come with it.

Opulous is a platform that combines music and DeFi. On this platform, users buy not only a music NFT, but also the copyright of the music, and the monthly royalty income from the music will also be distributed to the holders. In addition, musicians can also apply for loans on the platform with the support of their music works and royalty income.

OPUS seeks to take on the issue of unfair royalty distribution in music streaming head on, operating a decentralized music hosting, discovery and listening platform that allows users to support artists more directly. The platform is based on the Ethereum blockchain with tracks stored on the Interplanetary File System (IFPS) to drastically reduce server costs.

While many popular streaming platforms provide artists with less than 20% of the streaming revenue, which must then be further divided between the artist’s team, expected revenue on OPUS revenue is 90% and above.

The platform incentives music discovery even further by allowing users to receive a share of royalties for creating playlists that help spread music throughout the platform.

Melodity is taking the music industry one giant step further toward a decentralized creator economy, building Web3 monetization infrastructure to support the industry in new ways. 

The company is pioneering a premier, proprietary blockchain ecosystem — with streaming, play-to-earn (P2E) and a music-oriented Metaverse — fostering opportunities for music artists and professionals, influencers, creators, fans, gamers and music lovers. This new concept goes beyond the now-archaic vision of old distribution platforms and suits today’s artful composition and music production markets.

On the platform, artists, cultural icons, content creators, influencers, celebrities, investors and brands are in command, letting them tap into the creative and economic potential of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) by unlocking hidden value and creating new digital assets and virtual experiences.

Melodity is also developing a music NFTs marketplace and concentrating on a music-oriented Metaverse with integration of traditional physical shows.

GUTS is a ticketing system which uses blockchain technology to register ownership of smart tickets — which makes ticket fraud impossible. The ticket can only be sold or resold at a price set by the event organizer and/or artist, so no more insane prices and fees for secondary tickets.

GUTS designs and applies innovative technology such as blockchain and dynamic QR-codes in order to create an easier-than-ever user experience for any audience. People of all ages can effortlessly use the ticketing system and its features.

Over the past few years, the platform has already successfully ticketed hundreds of events, from stadium concerts to international business conferences to dance parties with thousands of people from dozens of different countries.