Decentralized Music Streaming with Audius
In this episode, Austin from Audius joins Drasen to unpack how Audius is transforming the music industry with decentralization and direct artist-to-fan connections. With over 6.5 million monthly users, Audius is currently the most used decentralized application aside from Brave. Artists can upload music freely, earn $AUDIO tokens by trending, and showcase NFTs via integrated wallets like MetaMask and Phantom—all without needing a record label or upfront crypto knowledge.
Drasen and Austin also explore Audius’ collaborations with major Solana NFT communities like Solana Monkey Business and Thugbirds, highlighting how NFT rewards and remix contests are creating new revenue paths for independent artists. Austin shares advice for students and creators looking to step into Web3: engage with projects, reach out to people in the space, and start building your digital identity early. Whether you’re a fan or a future hitmaker, Audius is helping rewrite the rules of the music game.
In this podcast episode, Austin from Audius goes over with Drasen how the platform works with its token $AUDIO. Aside from Brave, Audius is the most used decentralized platform paving the way for decentralization in the music industry.
What is Audius?
Audius is a blockchain-powered, decentralized music streaming service. It's owned and run by an open-source community of artists, fans, and developers, and has its own crypto token, AUDIO.
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