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FIRST MOVER: Napster CEO on Decentralization in the Music Industry

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4.7698 Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Napster CEO Jon Vlassopulos weighs in on decentralization in the music industry. To get the show every day, follow the podcast here. Napster CEO Jon Vlassopulos joins CoinDesk Live at Consensus 2024 to discuss the brand's evolution and its upcoming initiatives. Plus, insights on community and artist engagement in the music and Web3 space. - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “First Mover” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and Melissa Montañez and edited by Victor Chen. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

We're coming to you from the Coin Desk podcast studio presented by BitGo.

0:03.6

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0:11.1

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0:17.2

Check them out at BitGo.com.

0:19.7

Joining us now is Napster CEO, John Vlasopoulos.

0:23.6

John, welcome back to the show.

0:25.6

You were here last year.

0:26.8

I was.

0:27.1

It's good to be back.

0:28.1

Good to be back.

0:28.9

And vote on the political theme, vote Napster.

0:31.1

Vote Napster.

0:32.8

Now, every time we talk, I say it's a blast from the past,

0:36.7

because every time I see you, people are delightfully surprised that Napster is still around.

0:43.3

I think if you're of a certain age, that's how you were introduced to music on your computer, to streaming.

0:50.3

It was the first time you could have music digitally.

0:53.3

But it's a little bit different now.

0:54.8

So talk to me, lay the foundation. Talk to me about what Napster is doing today.

0:58.7

Yes, I think as we were talking before coming on the show, I wear my t-shirt when I travel.

1:03.0

So I get great reactions at the airport. People go, Napster man, like coming down the aisle,

1:07.1

walking around the conference. So I think the brand love is really there for a lot of people. I talked to a lady yesterday who didn't look old enough to remember Napster. And she goes,

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