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01.08.2022 - 14:17 / officialcharts.com
Muse are bidding to become the first act to reach the Official Albums Chart with an album delivered as an NFT (non-fungible token).
Warner Music UK and the British rock band - comprising Matt Bellamy, Chris Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard - have partnered with eco-friendly music web3 marketplace Serenade for the release of what will be Muse's ninth studio album Will of the People; set to be released on August 26.
The record, which includes the singles Won't Stand Down and Compliance, will be a world-first 'Digital Pressing'; a brand new, limited edition and collectible music format. This Digital Pressing will prove the first new Official Albums Chart-eligible format since the inclusion of album streams was introduced in 2015.
Will of the People will also be available on the usual physical formats (vinyl, CD and cassette), as well as download and streaming services.
While NFTs have always been chart eligible, as long as they conform to the existing chart rules, Will of the People is the first album with a chance of charting which has been prepared for release.
To date, while previous albums have been made available bundled with an NFT - such as The Amazons' upcoming release How Will I Know If Heaven Will Find Me? - no release has yet charted with the album itself being in NFT format.
A Digital Pressing is a standalone, chart-eligible digital release (as opposed to being part of a wider release ‘bundle’) designed by Serenade to cater for a super-fan’s appetite for scarcity, exclusive content and community recognition.
Living on the blockchain and offering web3 capabilities such as verifiable ownership and the ability to trade on secondary markets, a Digital Pressing will also accrue accurate, perpetual royalties for
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Muse have announced plans to release an NFT version of their new album ‘Will Of The People’.The non-fungible token edition of the band’s ninth LP will become the first release of its kind to qualify for the charts in the UK. It is the first new format to be added since album streams in 2015.The Muse NFT album will retail for £20 and will be limited to 1,000 copies globally when it is released on August 26.