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Samsung Just Might be Considering a TIDAL Acquisition…

Samsung called DMN last week about Milk Music, a streaming service we actually thought was discontinued.  Strangely, Samsung has struggled to gain any meaningful traction on Milk, despite a...

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Jay Z Prevails In “Big Pimpin'” Copyright Lawsuit

Jay Z has now been cleared of copyright infringement over the track “Big Pimpin’,” the end to a somewhat interesting test of international copyright process.  The late-90s rap classic, which also...

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Jay Z’s Tidal Loses Yet Another Top Executive

Since Jay-Z bought Tidal for a record $56 million early this year, the company has endured non-stop executive instability.  Tidal’s management turnover has now become more extensive with Vania...

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Latest Industry: Pandora, American Airlines + Made in America, The...

Pandora signs office lease in Atlanta. Pandora Media has announced it will vacate its Atlantic Station offices following a deal for 50,000 square feet in the 21-story Campanile Tower in Midtown...

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Legal Warfare Continues Following Jay-Z’s Failed ‘Gold Jay Z’ Fragrance

The subpoenas may reveal who’s to blame for Gold Jay Z’s failure – Shawn Carter or Parlux Fragrances. Six years ago, Parlux Fragances entered into a deal with Jay-Z – real name Shawn Carter – to...

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Jay-Z and Meek Mill Launch Criminal Justice Reform Organization

With the launch of the REFORM Alliance, Jay-Z and Meek Mill hope to change the US criminal justice system for the better. Last September, Jay-Z’s TIDAL streaming music service launched Tidal X:...

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Tidal TV? Music Streaming Service Moves Into Video

Jay Z’s Tidal hit the music streaming scene last year, and since then has offered its users high-fidelity music and exclusive content. The company’s exclusive video content includes over 70 music...

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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...

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Jay Z Files ‘Giant Lawsuit’ Against Former Tidal Owners

The music streaming industry has become increasingly competitive over the years, with several companies vying for the top spot. One of these companies is Tidal, a streaming service that was acquired by...

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Former Jay Z Associate Faces Life In Prison Over 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...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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Kanye West Suffers Meltdown on Stage, Disses Jay Z and Beyoncé, Cancels Rest...

Kanye West suffers on-stage meltdown. Refunds included. Kanye for President! Kanye West cut his show early on Saturday night. After just three songs and to thunderous applause, Kanye introduced Kid...

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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...

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Tidal Just Handed Out 1 Million Free Subscriptions in Poland…

Tidal subscription numbers still pale in comparison to Apple Music and Spotify.  But all of that changes in Poland (sort of)… Jay Z’s Tidal just added 1 million new subscribers.  And they’re all coming...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Jay Z Is Starting a 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...

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Kanye West Just Killed the Streaming Music Exclusive

As Kanye West and Jay Z prepare for a legal battle, their feud already has a victim: music exclusives. To grow their fledging music service, Apple implemented a new strategy: obtain and release album...

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Why Everyone Is Stealing the Crap Out of Jay Z’s 4:44

Somewhere in Jay-Z’s alternative universe, a Sprint/TIDAL-exclusive is a fantastic idea. The music industry got the memo on streaming exclusives in 2016!  And this memo has been delivered — and...

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50 Cent on Jay-Z’s 4:44: ‘People Don’t Wanna Hear That S—t’

Last week, 50 Cent ripped apart Tupac Shakur biopic All Eyez on Me.  Now, he’s torching Jay-Z’s just-released 4:44. 50 Cent verbally dismantled Jay-Z latest album, 4:44, just moments after it went...

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Less Than 180 Days Until TIDAL Runs Out of Cash

Jay Z has 99 problems.  And TIDAL running out of cash is one of them. 2017 hasn’t been a good year for Jay Z. First, his latest album, 4:44, didn’t appear on Billboard charts.  During its debut week,...

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TIDAL Accused of Fraudulently Inflating Kanye, Beyonce and Subscriber Numbers

How far did TIDAL go to promote Kanye West’s The Life of Pablo and Beyoncé’s Lemonade? Let’s face it.  Jay-Z hasn’t had such a great time so far. First, his last 4:44 album didn’t appear on Billboard...

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As Artists Pull Their Music, TIDAL Faces Millions In Damages Over Fake Streams

TIDAL remains suspiciously silent as the fallout over fake plays continues to grow. Norwegian songwriters, composers, and music publishers have filed a complaint against Jay-Z’s streaming music...

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Latest Industry: Sting, Tracer, Jay-Z, IFPI, Music Canada Live, Phil Rudd...

Sting will star in his own musical. Mirvish Productions, a Canadian theatrical production company, has announced Sting will star in the Canadian premiere of his musical, The Last Ship.  Based on the...

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