Category archives: Jay-Z

Jay Z Set to Launch Venture Capital Fund For Startups

First, an investment in Uber. Then, outright purchasing TIDAL. Now, a VC fund. What’s next for rapper and music mogul Jay Z? Always one to invest his hard-earned fortune, Jay Z is planning to launch a VC fund. According to Axios’ Dan Primack, Jay Z will build the venture capital fund along with Roc Nation […]

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Smashed by Spotify, can TIDAL find a future which doesn’t end badly?

How long can Jay Z afford to bankroll his minnow of a streaming service?

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Jay Z’s Tidal Is Fraudulently Inflating Subscriber Numbers, Report Says

How many subscribers does TIDAL really have? A new study is now accusing the Jay Z-owned service of completely fabricating their numbers.  And not by a little bit. Tidal claims to have more than 3 million paying subscribers.  More than half of those are high-paying, $20-a-month audiophiles, according to the company.   Separate reports have […]

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Jay Z’s Tidal Is Fraudulently Inflating Subscriber Numbers, Report Says

How many subscribers does TIDAL really have? A new study is now accusing the Jay Z-owned service of completely fabricating their numbers.  And not by a little bit. Tidal claims to have more than 3 million paying subscribers.  More than half of those are high-paying, $20-a-month audiophiles, according to the company.   Separate reports have […]

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Tidal and Roc Nation to Prince Estate: “Don’t Make Other Music Deals”

Tidal and Roc Nation first sued the estate of late singer Prince as a warning shot. Then, the late singer’s estate, alongside NPG Records, fired back with a multi-million dollar lawsuit. Now, Tidal responds. It hasn’t exactly been a good year for Tidal. While competitors Apple Music and Spotify keep seeing as well as reporting […]

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Beyonce Sued for Millions Just for Flashing the Roc-a-Fella Logo

Here’s a warning from Dwayne Walker to Beyonce: Don’t shoot a music video with my Roc-a-Fella logo on it, like in Drunk in Love. Designer Dwayne Walker is suing Beyonce for apparently using his Roc-a-Fella logo in the music video, Drunk in Love. This marks the second-time Dwayne Walker sues over the image in Drunk […]

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Fun Fact: Tidal Has 1 Million Subscribers in Poland…

Tidal paid subscription numbers still pale in comparison to Apple Music and Spotify.  But all of that changes in Poland… In good news for the struggling company, Jay Z’s Tidal just added 1 million new subscribers.  And they’re all coming from Poland. That’s according to Polish site Telix. The article says reads that total Tidal […]

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Jay Z Is Almost 50 Years Old.

Time flies: rapper and Tidal CEO Jay Z just celebrated his 47th birthday with wife Beyonce and friends.  It was a ‘discreet affair’. On Saturday, December 3, rapper and producer Jay Z celebrated his 47th birthday.  But how did the rapper celebrate it? According to friends close to the rapper, Jay Z arrived at French restaurant, […]

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Kanye West Suffers Meltdown on Stage, Disses Jay Z and Beyoncé, May Cancel Rest of Tour

Kanye West suffers on-stage meltdown. Refunds included. Kanye West cut his show early on Saturday night. After just three songs and to thunderous applause, Kanye introduced Kid Cudi. He then likened himself to Donald Trump and went into a 17-minute rant. He addressed radio programmers, MTV, called out Jay Z and Beyonce, Hillary Clinton, Google, […]

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