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Eminem has invested in new NFT (non-fungible token) startup company MakersPlace, a market designed to sell NFT artwork among other creations.Earlier this year, the rapper stepped into the NFT market, making $1.78million (£1.3million) from his first ‘Shady Con’ collection.The collection included digital action figures based on characters in some of Eminem’s best-known music videos, original instrumental beats created by the star and more.Now, Em and his manager, Paul Rosenberg, are among the key contributors who have helped the San-Francisco-based company, which launched in 2018, raise $30million in funding.Other investors include DJ 3ALU, football player Larry Fitzgerald, Julia and Kevin Hartz, Vinny Lingham and Tobias Lütke, Sony Music,

Two years after buying Ticketfly, Eventbrite is considering a return to the DIY model, saying the financial damage created by the coronavirus pandemic is forcing the entire independent music space to rethink the way it does business. “Can you imagine our country without independent live music venues?” asks Eventbrite co-founder and CEO Julia Hartz wh