Why Sonu Nigam is embracing NFTs
The HinduOver a Zoom call on a rainy day in Chennai, I flaunt my 1999 cassette cover of Deewana, one of Sonu Nigam’s hit albums. “It’s something precious, either from the past or a future prospect,” he says, “It is especially for people who value the artiste or content, and for those who treat it as an investment.” Sonu’s debut in this space will feature a special track titled ‘Hall of Fame’, which he worked on with composer-lyricist Jim Beanz a couple of years ago. ‘Hall of Fame’ is my attempt to do something like that.” Looking ahead After ‘Hall of Fame’, the singer plans to release some other creative work of his as NFTs; that includes some hand-written papers that he personally wrote before recording some of his hit numbers. A musical project for an audio label is familiar among audiences, but a project exclusively as an NFT would be niche and sought after.” “Music has tremendous opportunities in the NFT space. “Late singer SPB was one of my special musical gurus; in fact, I sang ‘Aasman Kehta Hai Rab Se’ keeping his delivery style in mind.
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