Prince Estate Files Lawsuit Against Tidal, Jay Z, and Roc Nation

How do you counter a Jay Z, Tidal, and Roc Nation preliminary lawsuit over Prince? That’s easy. With another lawsuit. On June 7th, the singer’s birthday, Tidal released 15 Prince albums. Black Album, Crystal Ball, the Girl 6 soundtrack, several live albums, and two from the New Power Generation were added to the music streaming […]

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Jay Z To Produce Richard Pryor Biopic

“Marriage is really tough, because you have to deal with feelings…and lawyers.” Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor, better known as simply Richard Pryor, was one of the world’s top comedians during the 70s and the 80s. He was a trailblazer who opened up doors for future black performers in the music industry. Now, Jay Z […]

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TIDAL parent lost around $2m a month last year, while seeking extra financing

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Kanye West Tells Apple: ‘Give Jay Z His Check for Tidal…’

Going on another one of his all-too-common signature rants on Twitter, Kanye West sent out a tweet storm, calling on Apple and Tidal executives, along with several other big-names in the music industry to hold a meeting and calm down the “beef” between both companies. Kanye West posted on Saturday: “I need Tim Cook Jay […]

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Why TIDAL is the perfect acquisition target for Apple

The MBW Review gives our take on some of the biggest recent news stories. With a flurry of recent Apple news, you’re getting two in two days. This time, we look at the synergies between Jay Z’s TIDAL and the Cupertino giant – who may or may not be making an acquisition bid. The MBW … Continued

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Former Roc-A-Fella Associate Admits To Ordering 9 Murders

Former Roc-A-Fella Associate pleads guilty… According to a report by The New York Daily News, a former Roc-A-Fella associate by the name of Manuel Geovanny Rodriguez-Perez has admitted to ordering nine murders and 10 attempted murders. Rodriguez-Perez also known as ‘El Monstruo’ was credited for helping to launch Jay Z’s music career alongside Kareem ‘Biggs’ Burke. Though, whilst […]

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Jay Z Files ‘Giant Lawsuit’ Against Former Tidal Owners

Today, Breakit — a Swedish news publication — reported that Jay Z is filing a ‘giant lawsuit’ against former Tidal owners. According to the report, the rapper claims that the worldwide subscriber numbers he was given at point of sale were misleading.  Additionally, various statements relating to the condition of the business were allegedly exaggerated.   […]

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Tidal Extends Free Trial to Allow Fans to Hear Kanye’s Album Updates

Kanye West’s fans who signed up to Jay Z’s Tidal to listen to The Life Of Pablo, have now been given an extra 30 days to use the service. The reason being Kanye, of course.  Kanye has reportedly changed three songs on the album in total so far: his song ‘Wolves’ now features Vic Mensa […]

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