Spotify Jumps Into NFT Fray With Token-Enabled Playlists

• Spotify is launching a pilot test of a token-enabled playlist exclusively for KINGSHIP Key Card (NFT) holders, featuring songs from artists such as Queen, Missy Eliott, Snoop Dogg, and Led Zeppelin.
• The pilot is currently only available to Android users in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, and New Zealand. To access the playlist, users need to connect their preferred wallet.
• Spotify’s move follows its testing of NFT galleries on musicians’ profiles in May 2022, and Sony Music Entertainment’s filing of a trademark application to cover “audio and video recordings featuring live musical performances authenticated by NFTs” in 2022.

Months after expressing that they would try testing musician non-fungible token (NFT) galleries, major music streaming platform Spotify is now to launch a pilot test of a token-enabled playlist through the Bored Apes supergroup Kingship.

“We, KINGSHIP strive to ALWAYS be at the forefront of technology and music. Now, we’re taking this commitment a step further by launching a brand-new token-enabled playlist with @Spotify!” KingShip announced.

The playlist is a specially curated playlist exclusively for KINGSHIP Key Card (NFT) holders. 

“This is a special moment. We’re all about unlocking real value for our community and pushing the boundaries of music and blockchain, and having our holders be at the forefront of this space,” Kingship stated.

As a teaser, Kingship shared that the playlists consist of songs from artists such as Queen, Missy Eliott, Snoop Dogg and Led Zeppelin. 

Currently, the pilot is only available to Android users in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Australia and New Zealand.

How to access the playlist: 

1. Access the playlist.
2. Tap on the play button.
3. Select your preferred wallet 
4. Connect the wallet.

In May 2022, Spotify rolled out the testing for an option to include NFT galleries on musicians’ profiles for some selected users on Android in the United States. (Read more: Spotify NFTs? Music Platform Starts Testing Musician NFT Galleries)

In 2018, Spotify Revealed that it received requests from its users who are also cryptocurrency holders to add their token of choice as a mode of payment in the platform.

On the other hand, another music giant Sony Music Entertainment filed a trademark application to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) last year asking permission to cover “audio and video recordings featuring live musical performances authenticated by NFTs.” (Read more: Sony Music Files Patent for NFT-Authenticated Music)

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