If you, like us, couldn’t stop cringing at the idea of immortalizing the iconic Whitney Houston as a hologram (which most definitely happened), here’s some news you might find somewhat more appealing. The late songstress’ digital legacy is growing with the announcement of a debut NFT collection produced by OneOf, the green music NFT platform backed by none other than music impresario Quincy Jones—and it will include a never-before-released demo from a then 17-year-old Houston.
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“Whitney is an icon for the ages,” said OneOf co-founder Joshua James. “We couldn’t be more excited to be releasing this historical song from the very beginning of her journey as an artist.”
Per a press release provided to The Root:
This exclusive collection culminates in a single “OneOf One Iconic” item: an early never-before-heard full-length song demo recording that Houston made at age 17. This recording will be auctioned in December, with auction details revealed on December 1 at OneOf.world, a two-day immersive art, music and NFT experience during Miami Art Week. The winner of the auction will have personal access to this recording in their OneOf Vault along with a digital video created by breakout 17-year-old artist Diana Sinclair, who has recently been featured in TIME, Teen Vogue and Hypebeast.
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The Whitney Houston OneOf collection includes thousands of affordable, fixed-price NFTs. The Gold and Platinum items feature rarely-seen archival photos from Houston’s early life and career, designed as colorful and vibrant animations that create a mesmerizing digital scrapbook effect. For the Diamond tier, Sinclair’s video artwork was inspired by the songs and music videos for “The Greatest Love of All” and “I Will Always Love You,” exploring Houston’s focus on supporting and inspiring young people, especially Black youth.
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