In the modern digital world, music is increasingly converging with blockchain, creating new opportunities for artists and listeners. Tokens focused on the music industry are transforming the way content is funded, monetized, and distributed. Instead of traditional streaming platforms with huge fees, musicians receive a fair share of revenue, while fans gain a voice in the development of projects. Therefore, let's consider the three brightest representatives of this niche: Audius ($AUDIO), Musicoin ($MUSIC), and Opulous ($OPUL).
Audius ($AUDIO): decentralized streaming with self-governance
Audius offers an open network for publishing and listening to music without intermediaries: artists maintain control over rights and receive rewards for listener activity, while fans can become nodes in the network, ensuring its security and decentralization. In 2025, Audius revived its grant program, allocating funds for innovative Web3 projects, and also conducted the 'Artist Appreciation Airdrop': 2 million were distributed to over 1,100 musicians in gratitude for their contributions to the platform's development. Thus, every role performed - from developer to artist - has a chance to become part of the community-managed protocol ecosystem.
Musicoin ($MUSIC): the 'Pay-Per-Play' model in action
Musicoin became one of the pioneers in using blockchain for direct payments to authors: for every play of a track, artists immediately receive dividends without delays and intermediaries' fees. The platform recently transitioned to the PoS network Skale (Layer-2 Ethereum), which increased transaction speeds and reduced gas costs to almost zero levels. Additionally, Musicoin supports copyright through smart contracts that automatically record each track's play, ensuring transparency and the absence of abuse - as if a fraudster can't sneak into the studio to inflate play counts!
Opulous ($OPUL): funding artists through DeFi
Opulous expands DeFi horizons in music, allowing musicians to attract investments against future royalties or through the sale of Music Fungible Tokens (MFT). Here, smart contracts are combined for catalog tokenization, staking for long-term investors, and AI tools for predicting streaming revenue - all within one protocol. The $OPUL token also provides access to exclusive launchpads and discounts on platform services, as an investor who supported a favorite at an early stage can be the first to receive their share of the profits.
These tokens prove that music and blockchain can create a perfect duet. For artists, it is a chance to work without intermediaries, and for listeners - to participate in the life of the platform and community. Imagine that every play not only inspires but also brings direct rewards - not just to the artist, but to you, if you actively support your favorite projects. Music is born here and now, and tokenization ensures that every participant in this symphony receives their well-deserved note of profit.