[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  0xBabywhale šš | š½rAI [@0xBabywhale5](/creator/twitter/0xBabywhale5) on x 6554 followers Created: 2025-07-19 07:30:00 UTC Weāve been talking streamers and content creators, but have you actually thought what @shelbyserves could do for music? š The global music industry is worth over $30B, yet artists still rely on DSPs that dictate payouts, own the data, and gate direct access to fans. I remember in 2020 when @mreazi announced the idea of wanting his fans to buy shares in his song and earn back from streaming revenue (check quoted tweet) Only to later say āThe idea that African fans donāt pay for music is false. Our fans actually spend up to XX cents a month on music. The real problem is that the revenue doesnāt reach the artists. Stakeholders need to ensure a fair share goes back to the creatives. We need to talk about this and make changes now.ā That was back in 2020, when the average african listener was spending just about $0.25/month on music. Fast forward to 2025, that numberās grown to around $1.40/month, and still, not a single major artist has brought that model to life. why? simple, web2 infrastructure was never built to give artists that kind of creative freedom or monetization control. but thatās exactly what @shelbyserves was made for. With Shelby, artists could host their music directly, own their content, track top listeners in real time, and even reward fans, talk about concert tickets, % shares from shows, exclusive merch, etc. Fans could finally go from passive listeners to active stakeholders. Artists regain control of data, payouts, distribution and maybe finally, music becomes a two-way economy. This is just one of many things @shelbyserves is built to fix across both web2 and web3 infrastructure, and what better place to power it all than the Global Trading Engine: @Aptos!  XXX engagements  **Related Topics** [gonna](/topic/gonna) [stocks](/topic/stocks) [own the](/topic/own-the) [$30b](/topic/$30b) [coins music](/topic/coins-music) [rai](/topic/rai) [Post Link](https://x.com/0xBabywhale5/status/1946472575934112070)
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0xBabywhale šš | š½rAI @0xBabywhale5 on x 6554 followers
Created: 2025-07-19 07:30:00 UTC
Weāve been talking streamers and content creators, but have you actually thought what @shelbyserves could do for music? š
The global music industry is worth over $30B, yet artists still rely on DSPs that dictate payouts, own the data, and gate direct access to fans.
I remember in 2020 when @mreazi announced the idea of wanting his fans to buy shares in his song and earn back from streaming revenue (check quoted tweet)
Only to later say āThe idea that African fans donāt pay for music is false. Our fans actually spend up to XX cents a month on music. The real problem is that the revenue doesnāt reach the artists. Stakeholders need to ensure a fair share goes back to the creatives. We need to talk about this and make changes now.ā
That was back in 2020, when the average african listener was spending just about $0.25/month on music. Fast forward to 2025, that numberās grown to around $1.40/month, and still, not a single major artist has brought that model to life.
why? simple, web2 infrastructure was never built to give artists that kind of creative freedom or monetization control. but thatās exactly what @shelbyserves was made for.
With Shelby, artists could host their music directly, own their content, track top listeners in real time, and even reward fans, talk about concert tickets, % shares from shows, exclusive merch, etc.
Fans could finally go from passive listeners to active stakeholders. Artists regain control of data, payouts, distribution and maybe finally, music becomes a two-way economy.
This is just one of many things @shelbyserves is built to fix across both web2 and web3 infrastructure, and what better place to power it all than the Global Trading Engine: @Aptos!
XXX engagements
