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For the past quarter of a decade, Scott Campbell has been building his reputation as one of the world’s most celebrated tattoo artists.

​​Slipknot’s foray into the metaverse was only announced this month, via a partnership with Sandbox, but it’s been a lifetime in the making. Inspired by the early days of playing the video game Quake online via dial-up internet with friends in different parts of the world to the creativity that came from editing the source code, Clown has always been interested in how communities can work together

From "crypto bros" to "goth girlfriends," despite the vastly growing world of Web3, there remains an absence of diverse, marginalized groups represented in these spaces. Opportunities for artistic innovation are now being led by predominantly male, white, cisgendered voices, leaving little inspiration for women, people of color or those who identify with the LGBTQ+ community to

Charli XCX is entering the metaverse with Samsung's Superstar Galaxy. The artist will perform her first metaverse concert on Roblox June 17. Superstar Galaxy allows players to explore, build and customize performance stages. You can check it out here...

Slipknot have partnered with The Sandbox to create the KNOTVERSE. It will be the home for Slipknot and Knotfest experiences, concerts and lifestyle in the metaverse. Read more: Slipknot’s Sid Wilson sampled “different moons around different planets” for upcoming album M. Shawn “Clown” Cr... Read More ...

SOL Flowers has teamed up with Alternative Press to create a run of 864 special tokens centered around our classic covers. Check them out below. Everyone has been inspired by a trio of iconic AP covers featuring Nirvana, OutKast and Good Charlotte, and they will be split equally between the Solana and Ethereum chains...

BABYMETAL have collaborated with digital fashion label 1BLOCK to create NFT sneakers you can wear in their own virtual “Metalverse.” They created 10 versions of the BABYMETAL x Airsmoke sneaker. The names are “Cavalry,” “Illusion,” “Coffin,” “Inverted Mirror Reflection,” “Monochrome,” “Smoke,” “Light And Darkness,” “Transition,” “Mirror” and “Throne.” Read more: LimeWire to make return as an NFT m

LimeWire, the iconic discontinued peer-to-peer file sharing client, is making a comeback — but not in the way you might expect. It will now be a music NFT marketplace. According to Bloomberg, two Australian entrepreneurs bought the rights to the platform with a plan to revamp its image by selling NFTs. Read mor...

Billboard has announced a partnership with Universal Music Group to create an NFT project called ChartStars. It features curated, artist-focused digital collectibles that celebrate Billboard Charts achievements. Read more: Will Microsoft and GameStop be teaming up for NFT gaming... Read More ...

Executives from Immutable X and Microsoft have hinted that the software titan could be teaming up with GameStop for an NFT games project. While no official word has come about the project, messages from higher-ups at the two companies suggest something big is on the way...

Foo Fighters have announced their first virtual reality gig. The band will follow the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals Super Bowl game this Sunday (Feb. 13) with a 180-degree Meta performance. The show will include the band's hits and surprise tracks...

Many people associate NFTs with digital images used as valuable collectibles. For this reason, NFTs are similar to physical artworks or collectibles, which are exchanged because of their value in the collector market. However, NFTs are also an important link in the growing sphere of what is commonly called the metaverse...

The Sandbox has announced a partnership with Warner Music Group (WGM) to create a concert venue within the notable metaverse platform. The space will be part virtual venue, part amusement park, and will host concerts and live experiences from artists represented by WMG...

28 never-before-seen images of Nirvana performing live are set to be sold as NFTs via Pop Legendz. They will launch in celebration of Kurt Cobain's 55th birthday on Feb. 20. Proceeds from the NFTs will be divided between The Trevor Project and Grid Alternatives. Re...

Many people are familiar with NFT art, especially through high-profile sales of individual NFTs. However, art is only one specific way NFTs are used. NFTs can be used in different ways. In other words, they have different “use-cases,” different functions and purposes. In fact...

Frank Carter and Dean Richardson of Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes are launching a new NFT project with “eco-friendly” NFT company Serenade. The first NFT, titled Vita Brevis, is a skull digitally created by the pair. Read more: Woman-led NFT gallery Vellum LA is transforming how we experience art “Life is short, this NFT will last longer,” the duo say about the NFT. “A single skull, doomed t

LA Art Show, which typically takes place in January, pulled off a summer 2021 comeback as one of the first live events to take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in the COVID-19 era. Art fans who expected the show to skip a year had yet another major surprise in store when they were greeted by an expansive NFT digital art gallery as soon as they entered the convention floor. The... Read Mo

M. Shadows couldn't be more excited about non-fungible tokens Avenged Sevenfold’s recently launched Deathbats Club is set to revolutionize what a band’s fan community is capable of being. The NFT-based enterprise, set to take flight in November, will unite a 10-000-strong community through the power of blockchain technology, with fans who hold pieces of exclusive artwork — priced in the region of

Goth GFs NFTs are is joining up with Creeper on their U.K. tour dates. Thanks to the Haunt pop-up, the NFT line will be joining the Sex Death Void tour, named after the band’s sophomore album. The pop-up events include collaborations between Creeper, Goth GFs NFTs, local artists and more. Rea...

There are many guides to what NFTs are, including my own. Simply put, a non-fungible token is a unit of data stored on blockchain technology, which certifies a digital asset to be unique and therefore not interchangeable. While many people are becoming familiar with what they are and where to find them, it can still be confusing about how they really work and where they come from in the first plac