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Doug E. Fresh: Unauthorized Rihanna producer NFT drop boosted catalog by 17%

Doug E. Fresh · Evolve or Die: The Future of the Creative Process, Artist Authenticity, and the Value of the Music · Jun 13, 2023 · at 44:55

Hip-hop icon Doug E. Fresh speaks on an a16z panel about innovative web3 and digital asset marketing strategies that boost catalog value outside traditional label channels.

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“This producer that worked with Rihanna decided to do a limited release, an NFT release. He didn't ask permission from nobody, he just did it, right? And it sold out in no time, and it made like 69,000 dollars, call it 70,000 dollars, but the NFT drop impacted her entire catalog by 17%.”

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The claim, plainly

A music producer who worked with Rihanna released an unauthorized limited NFT drop that sold out, generated around $70,000, and increased her catalog streams or valuation by 17%.

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Assessment

The core details regarding the NFT drop are accurate: Jamil 'Deputy' Pierre, a co-producer on Rihanna's hit single 'Bitch Better Have My Money', launched an unauthorized 300-piece NFT drop on anotherblock without Rihanna's permission or involvement, which quickly sold out for $63,000 (close to the claimed $69,000–$70,000). However, the claim that the NFT drop boosted Rihanna's catalog streams or valuation by 17% is incorrect. Music industry coverage indicates that the 16%–17% increase actually described the growth of anotherblock's own platform catalog valuation. Any surge in Rihanna's streams during that period was attributed to her Super Bowl LVII halftime performance three days later, not the NFT release.

Producer Jamil 'Deputy' Pierre released 300 NFTs on Web3 platform anotherblock on February 9, 2023, selling out for $63,000 total.
Rihanna was not involved in, aware of, or promoting the drop, as Deputy sold fractional rights from his own producer royalty share.
Press coverage at the time noted the drop increased anotherblock's catalog valuation by ~16%, not Rihanna's catalog streams or overall valuation.

Checked against

[1] binance.com [2] wikipedia.org [3] decential.io [4] nftcalendar.io [5] mynewsdesk.com [6] decrypt.co [7] musicbusinessworldwide.com [8] blockworks.com

Rihanna producer Bitch Better Have My Money NFT royalties 63000 70000 17 percent Rihanna producer NFT drop sold out 70000 17 percent streams Jabs Rihanna NFT drop Bitch Better Have My Money sold out 17 percent

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