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Metaverse startup Vertex Labs signs deal with Robbie Williams

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We’re used to finding out about new web3 metaverse startups from press releases or crypto industry websites. Less so from MailOnline.

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Ed Sheeran lands in Fortnite with an iHeartLand experience

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One of the streaming era’s biggest stars will be performing virtually in Fortnite from 5 October: Ed Sheeran.

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Universal Music Germany debuts YOUniverse Berlin virtual world

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Tens of millions of people are spending time in Fortnite and Roblox: hence all the excitement about the metaverse in the music industry.

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Meta’s Horizon Worlds starts its expansion beyond VR headsets

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Talking of virtual worlds… Meta has announced that its Horizon Worlds is expanding beyond VR headsets to web and mobile.

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Unity introduces new fees that charge developers by installs

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Unity is one of the most popular engines used by games developers. However, new fees that it introduced this week are causing controversy.

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Blackpink get set for persistent Roblox experience ‘The Palace’

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Roblox has signed up its most high-profile global artist yet: K-Pop stars Blackpink. Their ‘The Palace’ experience launches this week.

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Karta’s new studio to make Fortnite experiences for music and brands

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Karta is one of the growing number of companies helping artists and brands do things in virtual worlds and games.

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Futureverse claims its JEN-1 system sets a new quality bar for AI music

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Earlier this year, a startup called Futureverse raised a $54m Series A funding round, promising to “introduce AI to the metaverse”.

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Paris Hilton to drop new music and DJ sets on Roblox ‘fan hub’

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Music Ally has learned a new word this morning: ‘sliving’ is apparently “a playful mashup of slaying and living your best life”.

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ShapesXR raises $8.6m funding for its VR design platform

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US startup ShapesXR is one of the companies building technology that in turn helps developers to build virtual-reality experiences.

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Snoop Dogg, Nicki Minaj and 21 Savage report for Call of Duty

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As celebrations of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop go, chucking some of its biggest stars into a military battlefield seems a bit harsh.

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Gamefam talks Fortnite and UEFN: ‘It’s opened up a massive door for what we can do’

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In March this year, Music Ally got very excited about the announcement of Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN).

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