Please welcome HIFI, a financial rights organization for the music industry

For Water & Music's inaugural collaborative research report, over 40 of our community members across industries, geographies, career stages and skill sets came together to try to make sense of the immense challenges and opportunities that lay ahead for music/Web3's future.

Today, platforms like Audius offer a blockchain-powered, decentralized version of Spotify, where fan-centric payments are inherently built in. Artists can set their own prices, retain control over their IP, and get transparent access to fan insights. Holders of $AUDIO also have the ability to give input on the platform’s strategy. A recently introd... See more

Despite the recent downturn, the music industry’s interest in web3 is still as strong as ever. Artists, managers and labels are all coming around to the idea that web3 represents a massive opportunity to re-architect how musicians earn a living and connect with their fans. As an artist or manager, you might be wondering what your web3 strategy is g... See more

Music copyrights generate steady cash the way mortgages once did, but while individual investments can rise or fall, it’s harder to imagine that a financial squeeze would lead to a selling frenzy that would send prices downward across the board.