Category archives: Tidal

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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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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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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TIDAL and Roc Nation Claim to Own Exclusive Rights to Prince’s Catalog

So, who owns the right to Prince’s catalog? TIDAL? Roc Nation? Universal? Anybody? Several days ago, DMN reported that Jay Z and his company TIDAL never secured the rights to play Prince’s catalog on the service. According to the late singer’s estates, they don’t have the authorization to do so. This news could potentially cost […]

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