Abstract:Binance takes another plunge into the music industry, forming a partnership with the Recording Academy who is behind the Grammy Awards.
Key Insights:
Binance becomes the Recording Academys first-ever official crypto exchange partner.
The Recording Academy will be looking for Binance to drive Web3 initiatives.
For Binance, the partnership with the Recording Academy follows K-Pop collaborations to drive fan engagement.
Binance, one of the leading crypto exchanges, was back in the news today. Despite facing off with regulators across multiple jurisdictions in recent months, Binance continues to push the crypto envelope.
Crypto exchanges have targeted mainstream events to drive brand awareness. In February, eToro, FTX, Coinbase, and Crypto.com featured in Super Bowl LVI, with the crypto exchanges buying half-time ad time.
Binance Targets the U.S Market with Grammy Sponsorship
Today, news hit the wires of Binance becoming the Recording Academys first-ever official crypto exchange partner. The Recording Academy is the organizer of the Grammy awards, the only peer-recognized music award.
The Recording Academy announced the news on Twitter,
Binance and the Recording Academy will reportedly drive music fan engagement with Web3.
In 2021, viewership of the Grammy Awards tumbled from 18.7m in 2020 to just 8.8m.
According to the New York Times, the previous low was 17 million in 2006. The 2021 event was at Staples Corner, now called Crypto.com Arena.
Other televised award shows and major sporting events have seen similar viewership trends.
While Super Bowl LVI saw viewership tumble to a 15-year low, crypto exchanges saw a sharp increase in traffic immediately after their ads hit the airways. Binance will be hoping for a similar outcome.
The Recording Academy is no stranger to Web 3. In November, the Academy signed a 3-year deal with Tezos-based NFT platform OneOf.
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