One of the great things about [Rising Star](https://www.risingstargame.com?referrer=steevc) is that is not just based around music, but it also supports musicians.. We can have our music featured on the in-game radio. Musicians can be represented their own card, of which they get given one. The latest feature takes this a big step further. You may have been hearing about NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens). These are basically like an owner's certificate for some digital content that is stored on a blockchain.The game cards are examples of this. Now you can get them for actual music in the game.

![Records](https://images.ecency.com/DQmSWeBS6EpFxqJhAfw3YEg66YJEgLog3xU2YCuvVWHgzSm/image.png)

That one in the middle of the second row is mine!

Artists have to pay a fee that will go towards paying people who 'stake' against the track. See [the tutorial](https://peakd.com/hive-195370/@risingstargame/rising-star-angels-tutorial-for-players-and-musicians-video-and-text). You get 25 music NFTs that you can sell at whatever price you want. Around 20k Starbits or 5 HIVE seems a popular price.

The 'records' count as unique cards that affect your ranking in the game. I have sold a few, but also bought most of the others. I hope to see lots more musicians get into this. I have always said that I want to buy stuff with what I make on the Hive ecosystem and preferably without having to convert to fiat. I think this is a significant step in that direction.

As for playing the game I am still doing well. I am 12th in the rankings, but 3rd by number of unique cards thanks to buying songs and crafting. There should be some new cards issued to start next month, so I am saving up for more packs. Most of what I make gets re-invested in the game.

So why not [play](https://www.risingstargame.com?referrer=steevc)? It costs nothing to start. Be sure to check out the community on discord.

Rock on!