Never mind Ibiza—Swedish House Mafia are going from Miami 2 the metaverse. The legendary electronic music group have announced “DJs World: Swedish House Mafia,” a virtual music and gaming experience developed for the Roblox platform. Before you groan […]
Remember the metaverse? No? Well, you’re not alone. It seems but a faint memory now, but before AI mania swept Silicon Valley, the concept that everyone would soon be strapping on headsets and logging on […]
Photo Credit: Turag Photography Microsoft is shutting down its metaverse unit comprising 100 employees amidst broader layoffs. Microsoft has internally announced disbanding its Industrial Metaverse Core group, a division comprising around 100 employees focused on bringing the […]
Photo Credit: Travis Gergen Disney is exiting the metaverse entirely — and laying off around 50 employees from its metaverse division. The move comes as the Walt Disney Co. announced a round of layoffs impacting […]
Photo Credit: ICE ICE announces a deal with gaming metaverse start-up STYNGR, covering the multi-territory use of the ICE Core repertoire. ICE, the music tech company providing royalties for songwriters, has announced a deal with […]
Photo Credit: Javier Peñas Ahead of the Game Developers Conference (GDC), a survey about the state of the industry reveals little confidence in the future of the metaverse. GDC 2023 is slated for March 20, […]
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Photo Credit: Tuned Global As part of Music Tectonics 2022, a panel on the music industry’s intersection with the idea of the nebulous ‘metaverse’ reveals there’s still a long way to go here. Let’s dive […]
Photo Credit: Filipe Vicente / Setor VIP / CC by 2.5 Mariah Carey brings the Christmas spirit to the metaverse in Roblox’s Livetopia with “Mariah Carey’s Winter Wonderland” throughout December. The pop singer is bringing […]
The iconic global touring metal festival Ozzfest, which launched the careers of countless bands, including SLIPKNOT, DISTURBED, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, INCUBUS, LAMB OF GOD and many others, is coming to Decentraland with a confirmed […]
Ozzy Osbourne is set to perform virtually for the “Ozzfest” portion of the second annual Metaverse Music Festival, which takes place online November 10th through the 13th. The Metaverse Music Festival (MVMF) will be hosted […]
Photo Credit: Tina Fineberg / CC by 2.0 Apple CEO Tim Cook says the average person doesn’t understand the ‘metaverse’ concept as it stands. “I always think it’s important that people understand what something is. […]
Photo Credit: Hume Web3 entertainment startup Hume has announced a Series A funding round of $11.7 million. Backers for the crypto venture include TCG Crypto, Collab+Currency, Gemini Frontier Fund, Aloe Blacc, Gmoney, and more. Hume […]
Photo Credit: iHeartMedia iHeartMedia is debuting ‘iHeartLand’ inside Roblox, creating a go-to destination in the metaverse. iHeartLand is a place for gaming, live events, and never-ending entertainment backed by music and some of the most […]
Radio juggernaut iHeartMedia is launching its own dedicated space in Fortnite to host events and concerts. The virtual park, which has been given the rather obnoxious name of iHeartLand, is being developed using the game’s […]
Sir Elton John could continue performing in the metaverse long after he retires from the road. The 75-year-old music legend is bowing out of touring after his mammoth ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road’ tour wraps next […]
Photo Credit: BusinessWire Metaverse infrastructure company Condense has announced a $4.5 million seed funding round. Condense describes itself as the world’s first company to deliver live, real-world events into the metaverse. The funding round was […]
Photo Credit: MELON Metaverse development studio MELON raises $5 million in seed funding. MELON, a game development studio for the metaverse, has announced it has raised $5 million in seed funding. The team is behind […]
Photo Credit: Markus Spiske What exactly is a Metaverse, and why is everyone talking about it? Since Facebook announced its rebrand to Meta late last year, it’s opened room for plenty of questions about what […]
Jason Derulo and Atlantic Records have teamed up with prominent metaverse developers, TerraZero, to recreate the music video for his new single, “Slidin’” (feat. Kodak Black) in the Metaverse. Premiering in the Decentraland Metaverse, fans can […]