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Winamp plans to make a comeback, but now in the form of NFTs.
The iconic music player was launched in 1997 and became the most used platform for listening to music.
To this day, Winamp sports a different logo than the one we knew it towards the end of the 90’s.
The legendary music player launched in the year of 1997, Winamp, is very close to return, but in the form of NFT.
In times when the Internet was not used to be what it is today, a scenario of social networks and multiple digital platforms, Winamp was the music player most used by Internet users.
We can say that Winamp was the beginning of what would happen later with iTunes and even later with Spotify, Apple Music and all the music streaming platforms we have today.
Even, Statista data show that, until 2014, in Indonesia, Winamp was still one of the most popular sites to listen to music and, to this day, after its end was announced by various parties, it is not known for sure what has happened to the platform.
Among the news that was announced regarding a supposed return of Winamp, the player recently underwent a major image renovation, being the first in many years. By 2018, several rumors arose about it, but towards the end of 2021 this became a reality and Winamp changed its logo, although it was not the only thing.
Thus, in the midst of a context in which platforms like Spotify are singled out by the artists due to how little they pay for each reproduction, Winamp was affirmed as an ideal space for those music creators:
“For artists and audio creators, our goal is to give them control over their content. We will help you connect closely with your fans and earn a fairer income doing what you love.” mentioned.
This will be the Winamp auction
However, despite this information, nothing more is known about it, only that, now, it will return in the form of NTF, but what is it about?
According to information published in The Verge, Winamp will auction its iconic skin in a period between May 16 and 22. Said auction will be carried out from the platform Open Sea.
As if this were not enough, in addition to the skin, 1997 original NFTs based on 20 different works of art will be soldall inspired by the original look of the music show.
The idea of this auction is to raise funds for the Winamp Foundation, which aims to donate the profits to different charity projects. Belgian Music Fund will be one of those projects; a non-profit association, which “supports music schools and socio-artistic projects in conflict zones and developing countries, as well as in Europe,” according to a description on its website.
It should be noted that Winamp’s artistic NFTs will be created by various artists, who will be able to count on 20 percent of the total amount collected, as well as 10 percent of the royalties generated by sales that may be made over the years.
The call for artists to send their works closes until April 15 and each work will be sold for 0.08 Ethereum, which is currently about $210.