Title: Sorry, Tidal: Why I'm waiting for Apple to revolutionize streaming Post by: HCK on April 03, 2015, 09:00:10 pm Sorry, Tidal: Why I'm waiting for Apple to revolutionize streaming
<article> <section class="page"> <p> The new generation of music fans buys an album once or twice a year, usually from artists who withheld their latest releases from Spotify (Beyoncé, I’m looking at you). They have no use for a giant library of songs, preferring to build varied playlists and move on to the next big thing when it strikes. I am one of these people. </p><p> Artists finally understand this new breed of listener, which is why they’re joining forces to promote new(ish) streaming service Tidal (http://tidal.com/us). Hip-hop icon Jay Z acquired Tidal’s parent company, Aspiro, for $56.2 million last month and relaunched the streaming service in the States on Monday with a little help from wife Beyoncé and pals like Rihanna, Madonna, Coldplay, and Deadmau5. Jay’s pitch to artists is simple: You’ll get more money from Tidal streams than Spotify ones.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2905424/sorry-tidal-why-im-waiting-for-apple-to-revolutionize-streaming.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Sorry, Tidal: Why I'm waiting for Apple to revolutionize streaming (http://www.macworld.com/article/2905424/sorry-tidal-why-im-waiting-for-apple-to-revolutionize-streaming.html#tk.rss_all) |