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  How NFTs are shaking up the music industry — for the good of both fans and artists

  mixmag.net - Rhys Thomas

  By now, you’ll know all about non-fungible tokens (NFTs). You might think they’re just those shoddy ape drawings that people who made too much money …

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  ‘Master of Puppets’ Enters Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart For First Time Ever

  wearethepit.com - Michael Pementel

  For the first time ever in the band’s career, Metallica‘s “Master of Puppets” has entered Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart. Given the extreme boost in …

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  New feature-length Randy Rhoads documentary given release date and trailer

  musicradar.com - Jonathan Horsley

  Randy Rhoads: Reflections Of A Guitar Icon, a new documentary celebrating the life and legacy of the late Ozzy Osbourne and Quiet Riot guitarist, has …

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  A Stanford Psychologist Says He’s Cracked the Code of One-Hit Wonders

  The Atlantic - Derek Thompson

  What separates Blind Melon from Shania Twain? Sign up for Derek’s newsletter here. In September 1992, the band Blind Melon released their self-titled debut album. The record was mostly ignored until a music video for the song “No Rain,” featuring a girl in glasses dressed as a bumblebee, went berserk …

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  Electronic music museum criticised for lack of diversity

  NME - Elizabeth Aubrey

  "We are shocked that...the manifold achievements of women and non-binary artists in and for the history of electronic music are ignored" The newly …

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  What Popular Music Was Like in Ancient Rome

  laughingsquid.com - Lori Dorn

  Garrett Ryan of toldinstone, who previously spoke about the design of public latrines in Ancient Rome, took a look at what popular music was like in …