Tag: virtual reality

"I don't think that artists really have a better option for a scalable community play than getting involved in the gaming space..."

What is the real potential for music in the metaverse? As head of strategy, audio initiatives at Meta, Fred Beteille has plenty of opinions.

Are virtual-reality music concerts ever going to be more than a niche? Some of the early evangelists of that notion have already diversified beyond it.

Having recently become the first artist to use Roblox's new listening party feature, now she's getting her own 'open-world fanclub app' for iOS and Android.

Meta launched its Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality headset in October 2020, in the days when the company was still Facebook.

'The Harder They Fall' has just launched on Netflix: a Western film with an all-Black cast, and a buzzy soundtrack.

Supernatural is the VR fitness app that launched in May 2020, licensing music from major labels and charging $19.99 a month for its workouts.

In August 2020, we reported on Muse’s plans to launch a ‘Simulation Theory: Virtual Experience’ with virtual reality startup Stageverse. It was originally due to launch that autumn, but just over a year later, the...

So you say you're tired of Zoom meetings? What if you could do them in virtual reality instead, as a legless avatar? Thanks to Facebook, you can...

Grace Weber is the first artist to test a new WebXR (browser-based AR and VR) platform called Cybr, developed by a startup led by former Universal Music Group exec Monica Hyacinth. Weber held a listening party for her...

The boom in virtual influencers – computer-generated characters building audiences on the various social apps – has already crossed over into virtual music artists. Riot Games has launched several CG groups, for example,...

Startup Sensorium Corporation is preparing to launch its Sensorium Galaxy virtual world – or rather a series of virtual worlds, including some with music as their focus. It’s also persuading music companies to get involved...