Well, it’s safe to say, nobody saw this one coming. Yesterday Epic Games (the blockbuster gaming studio behind Fortnite and Unreal Engine) announced that they are acquiring the much-loved independent music marketplace Bandcamp.

Our community’s thoughts on the Donda 2 rollout, the complexities around DJ mixes on Spotify and Apple Music and why it’s so difficult to clamp down on fraud in Web3.

Now that we’re easing our way into 2022, we thought now would be a good time to check in on how we’re feeling about the future of the music industry. Has the hype and excitement around tech trends in 2021 burned off — or has it morphed into something solid and sustainable?

The HitPiece debacle crystallizes several key issues that crop up time and time again within the music NFT ecosystem.