SUPERSTAR NFT ARTIST FEWOCiOUS DESIGN EXCLUSIVE BILLBOARD MAGAZINE EDITION FOR FEWOWORLD WITH COVER STAR MR. MISUNDERSTANDING | NFT CULTURE | NFTs and Crypto Art

July 27, 2022 – New York, NY: Billboard recently announced an exciting collaboration with artist Victor Langlois, who goes by the artistic pseudonym FEWOCiOUS, on an exclusive digital collectible for Billboard ChartStars. For its second collaboration with global music authority, Billboard, FEWOCiOUS has recreated a version of the magazine that would exist in FewoWorld, featuring one of the artist’s most popular characters, Mr. MiSUNDERSTOOD on the cover. The custom edition of Billboard magazine in NFT is filled with articles about FewoWorld loaded with Easter eggs and exclusive audio. Fans are encouraged to join Twitter Spaces with FEWOCiOUS, BillboardUnblocked and Dapper Labs on July 27th^th to learn about the ambitious new project as well as a new ChartStars Pride drop featuring FEWOCiOUS and various special guests.

The exclusive drop will be available starting Friday 29th. July^th and will provide owners with two tickets to one of Billboard’s biggest events during the calendar year ending June 2023, and access to a private Billboard ChartStars Discord channel. The exclusive drop will consist of 250 unique pieces priced at $250 each. Billboard and FEWOCiOUS is partnering with The Trevor Project to donate a portion of the proceeds from the release to charities. The Trevor Project is the world’s largest suicide prevention and mental health organization for LGBTQ youth.

The 19-year-old transgender NFT star has been making waves over the past two years with her bright, colorful creative style and mission-oriented approach to curating digital artwork. The upcoming drop marks the artist’s second partnership with Billboard, having previously served as a guest illustrator for the publication’s annual Pride issue cover.

As previously announced, Billboard ChartStars is a digital music collection project created in partnership with Universal Music Group (UMG) consisting of artist-focused digital artwork commemorating Billboard chart achievements and milestones. These collectibles feature officially licensed art and creativity, including short visual clips from music videos, album photography, and more. UBLOCKED continues to serve as Billboard’s official NFT technology partner for ChartStars, and users can sign up with just an email address and a credit card.

To learn more about Billboard ChartStars, sign up now to reserve your username and be notified of future releases.

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About Billboard

Billboard is a global music media brand, with a recognized authority among artists, fans and the industry at large. Billboard powers the ultimate global music destination and magazine, with unrivaled reporting on music news, issues, trends and the industry’s definitive charts, comprising the most complete and well-respected database of charts across all music genres. Billboard also produces elite conferences and events that regularly bring together influential industry stakeholders and consumers around important conversations.

About FEW

“I love art.” It’s something you’ll hear FEWOCiOUS say often, and if there’s one thing you need to know about the 19-year-old rising star in the art world, it’s that. Representing snapshots of his memories and a mirror of his heart, his passion for creating shines through each piece, all of which radiate life and symbolize the strength of emotion. Now living in New York, FEWOCiOUS first started making art at age 13 in his hometown of Las Vegas. His foray into digital art was born as a refuge and escape for the young transgender artist. FEWOCiOUS sold his first painting at 17, and within a year of that, he was able to move to his dream city of Seattle to continue creating, through a series of successful NFT drops.

In June 2021, he hosted a groundbreaking and record-breaking auction with Christie’s Auction House to celebrate “Pride Month” which sold for $2.16mm. In March 2021, he collaborated with RTFKT, next-generation sneaker and collectible creators who combine the realities of fashion and gaming. At the auction, each NFT came with a pair of real-life shoes or other fashion pieces, generating over $3mm in sales within seven minutes. In addition, FEWOCiOUS’s drop “Fabricated Fairytales” was released in early 2021 in collaboration with best friends parrott_ism, odious and Jonathan Wolfe.

Most recently, FEWOCiOUS hosted its FEWO WORLD “paint drop” through the Nifty Gateway, consisting of a limited 24-hour public sale of NFTs that generated a staggering $20mm. This decline attracted collectors from around the world and marked the third highest auction in the history of the NFT marketplace. Prior to this, he featured in Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Day Sale in London, auctioning off his first ever life-size physical sculpture of a hand-crafted and hand-painted suit encased in an acrylic box. The sculpt was the origin piece from the FEWO WORLD metaverse fashion and generative customizable character drops and sold for $2.85mm.

Amassing nearly 50mm in sales for his art thus far, FEWOCiOUS has solidified his place among the most popular NFT artists today and arguably made him one of the most influential artists of this generation.

About Unblocked

Unblocked is transforming the future of music and entertainment with tailored NFT experiences. By connecting brands and artists with their biggest fans and supporters, Unblocked is able to build new connections both online and in the real world. As part of the Flow blockchain, Unblocked is also committed to maintaining a sustainable and environmentally friendly ecosystem in Web3. With ever-growing interest in digital spaces, Unblocked seeks to create long-term value for brands of all sizes by encouraging community development and harnessing the power of NFTs.

About the Trevor Project

The Trevor Project is the world’s largest suicide prevention and mental health organization for young lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ) people. The Trevor Project offers a suite of 24/7 crisis intervention and suicide prevention programs, including TrevorLifeline, TrevorText and TrevorChat, as well as the world’s largest social networking site for LGBTQ youth, TrevorSpace. Trevor also runs an educational program with resources for youth-serving adults and organizations, an advocacy department that fights for pro-LGBTQ legislation and against anti-LGBTQ rhetoric/policy positions, and a research team to find the most effective ways to help young LGBTQ people in crisis and end suicide. If you or someone you know is feeling hopeless or suicidal, our trained crisis counselors are available 24/7 at 1-866-488-7386 via chat TheTrevorProject.org/Help, or by texting 678678.

If you or someone you know is feeling hopeless or suicidal, our trained crisis counselors are available 24/7 at 1-866-488-7386 via chat TheTrevorProject.org/Help, or by texting 678678.