• Jay Z, TIDAL Issue a Statement on Lawsuit Over Unpaid Artist Royalties

    By now, the news has spread like wildfire that TIDAL and Jay Z are being sued over unpaid artist royalties. According to Complex, a class-action suit was filed over the weekend in New York City by Yesh Music, LLC and John Emanuele from the American Dollar. The suit is for $5 million. But TIDAL isn't going down so easily. They have finally released a statement.
  • Jay Z, TIDAL Allegedly Not Artist Friendly According to New Lawsuit

    Despite advertising just how artist friendly the streaming music service TIDAL is, a new lawsuit alleges the exact opposite. Jay Z and his Spotify competitor are being sued by music publishing company Yesh Music, LLC and The American Dollar band member John Emanuele for unlawfully streaming the band's tracks, which were all under copyright. If this lawsuit goes to trial, the main selling point of TIDAL would be highly contested.
  • T.I. Announces Roc Nation Partnership, TIDAL Artist Ownership Deal

    T.I. has a lot to announce today. He is about to do a bit of business with Jay Z. The Atlanta rapper has signed a distribution deal with Jay Z's Roc Nation for his 10th studio album Dime Trap. He isn't stopping there, also making his work with TIDAL official as an official artist owner of the streaming service.
  • Lil Wayne, TIDAL Promote Social Change On College Campuses To Win Free Concert

    Lil Wayne has partnered with Jay Z's streaming service TIDAL to provide an opportunity to see him for free, if you are willing to do a few things. Weezy has teamed up with the service to try and activate college students to do community service, with the possibility of winning a free show by Lil Wayne on your college campus.
  • Tidal: Rihanna's 'ANTI' Leak Due to Universal Music Group Error

    The road to ANTI has drawn criticism for its lengthy and confusing album roll out, but one component that wasn't intentional was last week's accidental leak via streaming app TIDAL. Rihanna's eighth studio album leaked Wednesday (Jan. 27) a few hours ahead of schedule sending the internet into a frenzy.
  • Deadmau5 Sneaks Out of Hospital, Hops Plane to Play Miami Show

    Canadian progressive-house producer/DJ Deadmau5, born Joel Zimmerman, was hospitalized Thursday due to a case of severely swollen lymph nodes, EDM Sauce reports. But in under a day the artist broke doctor's orders -- which, based on the producer's social media accounts, included an IV, a sonogram and some other tests in addition to bedrest -- by sneaking out and hopping on a plane to Miami, arriving just in time to throw down at a Red Bull Music Academy gig held at The Fillmore.
  • deadmau5, Pusha T, D.R.A.M. Headline First TIDAL Theater Concert

    TIDAL continues to try and differentiate itself from other streaming services like Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora and SoundCloud and one way it has found a way to gain a slight edge is by having its artist owners throw special concerts for TIDAL fans. The Jay Z-bought streaming service recently announced its new partnership with the Barclays Center in Brooklyn as a place to host concert and it has unveiled the lineup and date for the first one. Deadmau5, Pusha T and D.R.A.M. will headline the first concert in the theater, which will take place on Dec. 18.
  • YouTube Red Subscription Video Service Takes on Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal

    In the often talked about battle of music subscription services, three big players are most frequently talked about. Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal lead the pack and the discussions. However, what is usually left out of that conversation is the fact that with more than 1 billion users, YouTube trumps them all in terms of numbers, and today the video service announced the rollout of a new subscription model dubbed YouTube Red, which the company hopes will bring more money to content creators, more videos and more viewership.
  • TIDAL X 1020 Live Review: Beyonce, Jay Z, Meek Mill, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj Take Over Brooklyn

    Jay Z's streaming service TIDAL put on its biggest live performance yet when it took over Barclays Center with just about every act that has signed to its list of artist owner roster and more. Flexing their muscle and influence over the music industry, Jay Z and co were able to get Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, Meek Mill, French Montana, Usher, Nas, Nick Jonas, Fabolous and plenty more.
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