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Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Death Row Records Blockchain Strategy Emerges After Music Pulled From Streaming - Digital Music News

Snoop Dogg pulled the Death Row Records catalog from streaming services months ago. Now his blockchain-based strategy may be emerging.
Back in April 2022, Snoop Dogg was a guest on an episode of the Drink Champs podcast. He explained his reasoning for removing the Death Row catalog is simple–Spotify doesn’t pay artists well.
“First thing I did was snatch all the music off those platforms traditionally known to people, because those platforms don’t pay,” Snoop told the hosts. “Those platforms get millions of millions of streams, and nobody gets paid other than the record labels. So what I wanted to do is snatch my music off, create a platform similar to Amazon, Netflix, or Hulu. It’ll be a Death Row app, and the music will live in the metaverse in the meantime,” Snoop continued.
Now Snoop Dogg’s blockchain-based strategy appears to be emerging. Snoop has an exclusive partnership with Gala Music. Billboard reports that Snoop Dogg’s manager Nick Adler has also joined the Gala Music,...



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