Recap of Vegas!

NosVegas was great, thanks to Francis Mars at Pubpay.me, great artits like Abel James, Sara Jade, Noa Gruman, and the Higher Low!

Maxi Madness was performed in Vegas by Noa Gruman Tuesday night! Here’s her ONLY Bitcoin circular economy song. https://fountain.fm/album/KuRBmoy28vylkRK8Cluo

Abel James performed some new music, Sara Jade is also working on new stuff. Shoutout to Richard Greaser for coming to the party. And can’t forget The Higher Low!

The Higher Low - Welcome to the Dawn

The 35th annual San Diego Music Awards will be held on Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at Humphreys by the Bay.

Country singer-songwriter Lissa Dee is a multi-year nominee at the San Diego Music Awards (SDMA). For the upcoming 35th annual ceremony on May 6, 2026, she is nominated for Best Country or Americana Song for her track "Chasing Whiskey with Whiskey.” Find Lissa Dee on Wavelake: https://wavlake.com/lissa-dee

Miranda Ramos is nominated for Best Country or Americana Song, find her on Wavlake: https://wavlake.com/miranda-ramos

Monica Larrea is a San Diego-based singer-songwriter nominated for a Best R&B, Funk, or Soul Song award at the 35th Annual San Diego Music Awards (2026) for her song "Mental”. Here is Brilliant Sun, you can find on Fountain: https://fountain.fm/artist/W3p6W0vjTaaVuFCNaTuX

Jessie is nominated for Best Pop Artist! Let’s hear her on rainbows (i saw her in green) ft. Sara JadeJessie Lark . Find her on Wavlake & Fountain: https://fountain.fm/artist/W8VUm7b4qNds2TVO2gcB

Sara Jade is nominated for Best Pop Song for Hippies Raised a Cowgirl, find her on Fountain and Wavlake: https://fountain.fm/artist/TYD62gCR67EYFScibWB8

Let’s hear the nominated song, Hippies Raised a Cowgirl!

Shoutout to Dion Wilson, who’s started Bitcoin for the Arts, a 501(c)3 non-profit: https://www.bitcoinforthearts.org/

For musicians who publish music to Nostr, go to: https://ditto.pub/music

To learn more from me about Ditto Music: https://ditto-creators-program.shakespeare.wtf/

See the 2026 San Diego Music Awards nominees: https://www.sandiegomusicawards.com/nominees/

*Noa Gruman gets a 20% split in this episode since she has only 1 song in the Bitcoin circular economy at present and because I love how she shared her insights with me Sunday night at the Women in Bitcoin Bash!