It’s crunch time for Music NFTs.

The sector is going through a bit of a trough to kick off the new year.

Generally - it feels like artists and collectors are wondering - what’s next?

The concept has been proven. The playbooks have been run.

Artists are seeing success and collectors and steadily growing.

Still - the space is in search of that viral moment. And that will take some time.

So instead, this week’s focus is on composability - the developments happening under the hood that carries the space forward.

I’m proud to be starting the Web3 Manager Launchpad this week with a cast of 12 promising emerging mangers.

With all that in mind - keep an eye on those who are native to the movement.

The artists dropping without any prior warning. Those giving their group chats a leg up and making this about more than the technology.

In the midst of uncertainty, the visionaries double down.

Here’s what to watch for this week.

Upcoming Drops

1. Metamorphic

2. High Tropics - Expectations

3. Dabow - NONONO (w/ msft + Camoufly)

4. Alec King - HELL IN

5. STVDIO NOVEAU - Bloom (Maelstrom Remix)

6. Valentina Cy - For you I bought a ticket to Paris

7. BRUX - Ready (2012)

8. Ricky Lake - Scorched

9. Jamee Cornelia - WII-FM

10. King Youngblood - Too Late Too Soon

Freshly Minted

1. Bloody White x Mija - BEQUIET (Extended)

2. RŌHKI - Stars Won’t Align

3. Grady - Evergreen

4. DLG - Freak Show

5. Project ASTRO - Los Angeles

6. Mija - The Fear (Cover)

7. Edwin - For You

8. Contradash - Room Number

9. Felly - No Tears Left to Cry

10. The Park - Special

11. Shae District - Sink

12. Covex & Bardz - 50

Listen to Freshly Minted on Spinamp

Top Stories

Ben Brown Launches Ziggy Ziggy Music

Industry veteran and acclaimed writer Ben Brown launches a new curation outlet.

Helix Records Announces NFT Imprint

Newly launched Helix Records announces their web3 brand.

Tycho Launches Community Studio

Tycho shares a community-interactive studio using Medallion.

Umphrey’s McGee Partners with Lively

Legendary jam band starts selling collectibles of their shows using Lively

POAP Releases New Website

POAP unveils a new website with custom branding

RŌHKI Release Artist Marketplace

RŌHKI releases a custom marketplace built on Reservoir

Oncyber Integrates with Reservoir

Oncyber launches a platform-wide marketplace using Reservoir

Clubhouse Explores Music NFTs

Clubhouse puts out an open request to Music NFT collectors

0xSplits Launches New Explores Page

0xSplits shares a homepage with top splits recipients

Bonus Reads

1. Songadayman Podcast

2. Beats Beta

3. Green Ring Genesis Streams

4. Broke Investor Experiment

5. TAROT on Helping Music Podcast

6. Reo Cragun new chapter of music

7. Ben Brown web3 stories

8. UFO Club x Black Dave

9. Jayden Violet - UVR Trading Session

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Disclosure: I am an investor in Medallion, POAP, Reservoir, OnCyber and 0xSplits. I have collected most of the drops in Freshly Minted.