Tokenizing music royalties as NFTs could help the next Taylor Swift

Cointelegraph

Published Jul 19, 2023 09:30AM ET

Updated Jul 19, 2023 09:40AM ET

Since 2021, pop superstar Taylor Swift has been rerecording and releasing her entire back catalog of albums in an effort to break away from her previous record label and gain greater control over her art.

The fact she has to go through such a painstaking, expensive process just to recover what most would consider rightfully hers highlights how the music industry can be a complicated, confusing place for young artists. It has a well-deserved reputation for being a space where enthusiastic musicians often unknowingly enter into unfavorable or exploitative record contracts.

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