Celebrity NFTs that are actually good

NFTs and celebrities were practically made for each other. More often than not, what makes an NFT successful or increases its price is the name or influence associated with it, which is where the utility of celebrity comes in. Although they have been around for years at this point, it was only in 2021 that NFTs became a phenomenon and a household concept, pushing many famous people to adopt them as a promotional tool. But with that came a bunch also many famous people are NFTs and without a doubt all of them are good. Here we round up some celebrity NFTs that aren’t lame and are actually worth checking out.

Paris Hilton, Superplastic DAYZEE NFT

Somewhat surprisingly, Paris Hilton has been making NFTs since 2019, long before last year’s pandemonium. Also, she has been investing in crypto for over six years now. Like many NFTs on this list, her first NFT of 2019 was dedicated to charity. Her latest is a collaboration with Superplastic featuring the character DAYZEE, an online celebrity with leather pants who engages in all kinds of no-good – reminiscent of Paris in the early 00s. Hilton also recently participated in RTFKT’s Nike Air Force 1 NFT project.

Edward Snowden, Stay Free

On the more casual side of the “celebrities” who have entered the NFTs is Edward Snowden, the famous whistleblower and international persona non grata. The NFT, called “Stay Free,” is a mosaic of US appeals court decision pages assembled to form a picture of Snowden’s face. It’s not without reason, however, as all profits from the NFT (which sold for about $5.4 million) will go to the Freedom of the Press Foundation, of which Snowden is president.

Grimes, WarNymph Collection Vol. 1

Grimes was one of the earlier artists to invest in NFTs, back in March 2021 during the initial boom. She released a series of 10 pieces that included the “Death of the Old” video, which sold for nearly $400,000, and featured an exclusive song. In addition, two video works “Earth” and “Mars” which also include original music are set to a desert landscape populated with cherubs, a castle and a giant sword.

Kate Moss, episode 1: Kate Moss

Kate Moss’ triptych of NFTs titled “Episode 1: Kate Moss” shows her going about her daily activities – such as driving, lying in bed and walking. Each exclusive piece is also accompanied by an audio recording of Moss confirming the buyer.

Bella Hadid, CY-B3LLA

Bella Hadid has attempted to immortalize her beauty with the launch of CY-B3LLA, a series of 11,111 NFTs based on 3D scans of the supermodel’s face and body. As yet unreleased, the series was reportedly inspired by Hadid’s obsession with video games that flourished during the COVID lockdown. Each CY-B3LLA will be inspired by one of 10 different countries where the particular NFT was designed. In addition, the NFTs will unlock undisclosed digital assets, the full details of which will be released in the coming weeks.

ASAP Rocky, RICKY GATEWAY

In anticipation of his 2021 single, “Sandman,” ASAP Rocky released a compilation of seven NFTs, “RICKY GATEWAY” on — you may have guessed — Nifty Gateway. The collection includes 3D figures of him, exclusive snippets of unreleased songs, and three literal rally cars from his 2019 “Injured Generation” tour.

Madonna x Beeple, the mother of creation

Madonna teamed up with arguably the most famous NFT-based artist, Beeple, on a triptych of NFTs about creation and motherhood, called “Mother of Creation.” In layman’s terms, the three video works depict a 3D rendering of a completely nude Madonna-like figure in various settings (a laboratory, the wilderness, and a sort of post-apocalyptic city) spread eagle and giving birth, again to a variety of different objects (a tree, butterflies and mechanized caterpillars). All proceeds from the sale go to charity.

Dolly Parton, The Dollyverse

NFTs are generally seen as a young person’s arena, but Dolly Parton wants to change that with her entry into the metaverse. Dollyverse, as she has deemed it, is an “audience-centric” Web3 experience where fans of Parton will be able to purchase exclusive content online, such as her album Run, Rose, Run and other Parton-focused NFT artwork.

Snoop Dogg, The Snoopverse

When it comes to being involved with Web3, few artists have been as involved as Snoop Dogg. From forming his own DAO to creating his own metaverse – the Snoopverse – in Sandbox, Snoop has taken an unofficial leadership role in the blockchain. This spring, he partnered with Clay Nation to release an NFT on Cardano, which contained 10,000 digital figures that were algorithmically engineered to have handmade clay attributes.

Marina Abramovic, The Hero 25FPS

In a continuation of the artist’s use of new forms, Abromavic has turned her video, “The Hero from 2001,” into 6,500 unique NFTs. She did this by going through the film frame by frame and extracting 6,500 unique images. Each NFT costs £150 and a percentage of each sale will go towards Abramovic launching Hero Grants, a project which aims to help fund projects in the Web3 space.