I had Spotify first and he's fukked up me having Reasonable Doubt, Prince music and waiting a week for Ye. fukk him and Apple as I write on an iPhone. I'm doing as much for Africans as Africans did for us for 400 years.
So Is Everything Coming Out From Jay-Z's Camp Gonna Release As Tidal Exclusives From Now On???
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Prince.Skeletor
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So naive is yall
FreddyCalhoun
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Are we actually gonna pretend people on message boards actually buy music?
Rarebird77
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Rarebird77
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I care for all the other shyt.
I actually have Tidal because I'm a music lover and want the videos and stuff. I think it's great.
Teko
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Tidal as you know it was there before Apple's streaming service.So any black person that can recognize the fact that Tidal is a late-comer to a crowded marketplace that already has multiple established brand names, competitors with significantly more capital, and some of which also design the actual operating system that the respective apps are found on (Apple, Google, Samsung) and thus are able to preload their app on said device, is c00nin'?Alright my G.
The only major advantage that Tidal can use as a selling point is sound quality, which isn't that significant of a consumer demand in this marketplace. Every other selling point they have (exclusive content, streaming events, original shows, new releases first) can be found by the competition. And the app itself has glaring bugs and design flaws.
And if you wanna use the whole "a black man started this" defense, keep in mind that Apple Music is essential nothing more than a rebranded version Beats Music, which was created by Dr. Dre. He got in the stream game before the big boys did, built his service up, then was in position to sell it off to Apple at the right time. All while keeping some creative control of the service, and passing Jay's net worth in the process. That's a black man making a DOPE business move.
Now don't get it twisted, starting Tidal was a good business move by Jay, but his best option is to do the same thing that Dre did. Build Tidal up for another year or two, then sell off to a major company. And that's actually what I think Jay is trying to do. I think he'll eventually sell Tidal off to Samsung, since he already has a strong business relationship with them, and their streaming service is lagging behind in the marketplace. If that happens, it'll sell for FAR less than Beats sold to Apple, but since Jay owns a larger stake in Tidal than Dre did in Beats, he could actually make as much, or even MORE than Dre did. Jay could potentially become a billionaire off of Tidal. He's making a good move. But he can't go head to head with Apple and Spotify long term (7-10 years) and top them. He doesn't have the resources, and profits in this industry are slow. And honestly, I think Jay knows this.
BUT, as a consumer, I'm rolling with the best product. And Apple Music and Spotify are clearly the best going currently. I'm not using an inferior product to support a rapper that's gotten over a thousand dollars of my money through album, concer and, Roc-a-Wear (long time ago) sales over the years. Y'all can keep supporting subpar shyt, or collecting your Guerrilla Marketing Coordinator paycheck, whatever it is you're doing. I'm gonna mess with the best. Best of luck to Jay tho.
Spotify was formed in 2008 and Aspiro has been a streaming service since 2009.
The major advantage is there for everyone to see. There no well known music that is on Spotify that isn't on Tidal, otherwise you can ask them to put it up and they will. Their apps work exactly the same way but Tidal has far more exclusive content, early access to concerts, Streaming shows, super high quality audio (even at comparable price points to Spotify) and high quality video but they cost the same
kingest_kong
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My problem with tidal is the price. In Canada it's $17.99 or $34.99 a month 
. Yes it's only $8 more a month but it's hard for me to justify the extra cost when what I need is being done at $10 a month with Apple Music.
. Yes it's only $8 more a month but it's hard for me to justify the extra cost when what I need is being done at $10 a month with Apple Music.
Rick Fox at UNC
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So any black person that can recognize the fact that Tidal is a late-comer to a crowded marketplace that already has multiple established brand names, competitors with significantly more capital, and some of which also design the actual operating system that the respective apps are found on (Apple, Google, Samsung) and thus are able to preload their app on said device, is c00nin'?
The only major advantage that Tidal can use as a selling point is sound quality, which isn't that significant of a consumer demand in this marketplace. Every other selling point they have (exclusive content, streaming events, original shows, new releases first) can be found by the competition. And the app itself has glaring bugs and design flaws.
And if you wanna use the whole "a black man started this" defense, keep in mind that Apple Music is essential nothing more than a rebranded version Beats Music, which was created by Dr. Dre. He got in the stream game before the big boys did, built his service up, then was in position to sell it off to Apple at the right time. All while keeping some creative control of the service, and passing Jay's net worth in the process. That's a black man making a DOPE business move.
Now don't get it twisted, starting Tidal was a good business move by Jay, but his best option is to do the same thing that Dre did. Build Tidal up for another year or two, then sell off to a major company. And that's actually what I think Jay is trying to do. I think he'll eventually sell Tidal off to Samsung, since he already has a strong business relationship with them, and their streaming service is lagging behind in the marketplace. If that happens, it'll sell for FAR less than Beats sold to Apple, but since Jay owns a larger stake in Tidal than Dre did in Beats, he could actually make as much, or even MORE than Dre did. Jay could potentially become a billionaire off of Tidal. He's making a good move. But he can't go head to head with Apple and Spotify long term (7-10 years) and top them. He doesn't have the resources, and profits in this industry are slow. And honestly, I think Jay knows this.
BUT, as a consumer, I'm rolling with the best product. And Apple Music and Spotify are clearly the best going currently. I'm not using an inferior product to support a rapper that's gotten over a thousand dollars of my money through album, concer and, Roc-a-Wear (long time ago
He acquired Aspiro ... the parent company then relaunched TiDAL (subsidiary) in the U.S.
Those pre-existing european consumers/contracts are still there
He can sell it off
Take it public in the Europe/US
Borrow capital for further growth or development
Get Live Nation/Samsung as equity partners
TiDAL has the best audio quality of them all
They just need to hire great tech talent to push it forward
How you shyt on the homie and then be like "No offense fam"
that's some Kanye shyt...
I currently have both.
Apple Music has a REALLY dope 24/7 Radio service called Beats 1. They have weekly/bi-weekly shows from Drake/DJ Khaled/Q-Tip/Ebro and others, who play music from all around the world. Khaled had an exclusive interview with Nas which was cool. Khaled also premiered Future's album Evol, which was a first week Apple Music exclusive. Drake premiered Summer Sixteen amd a few other songs, Q-Tip had a dope interview with Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, and Leo Di'Caprio, he also has artists such as Questlove and Raekwon on often.
Tidal has a good layout, offers Hi-Fi quality streaming (for a higher price) and has a rather growing number of exclusives from top artists. Rihanna's new album Anti was a week long exclusive. Kanye's highly anticipated album has been announced as a Tidal exclusive indefinitely. Jay-Z has made Reasonable Doubt, and his collection of Blueprint albums Tidal exclusives. Beyoncé premiered her Formation video and song on Tidal.
So it really depends on what you want as far as exclusives, like PS4 and X-Box One, their both platforms for the SAME thing but they offer different incentives.
Jay z doesn't even own tidal more like a Co ownership where all the artist have a stake in it
At least from what I read , maybe he has majority ownership but it's not like he owns 80 percent of the company
At least from what I read , maybe he has majority ownership but it's not like he owns 80 percent of the company
Teko
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This is true for Google not Apple. Don't embarass yourself. Apple is the absolute worst when It comes to forcing people to stay in their ecosystem.
The differences between the services really come down to user preference. Single audiophiles would probably prefer Tidal due to the Hi-Fi option, married family men would probably prefer Apple music because of the family plan option. I just hate the exclusive shyt. Put the music on all platforms and let everybody win. One "exclusive" album coming out on such and such service every 6 months is not enough to make anybody switch services. All it's going to do is make reformed pirates such as myself revert back to our old ways. I'm trying to be good out here..