Tidal loses Prince catalog exclusivity UPDATE: On Spotify Now!!

[CrimsonTider]

Prince's music may soon be unlocked on Spotify and other streaming sites

Prince music will be on Spotify and Apple at the end of the month



Prince left his masters where they safe and sound

 

[Maude]

Bittersweet because we get access to his music but prince didn't want this

 

[Hennessy&Enemies]

2 W's and 1 L for the camel today... Not bad

 

[David_TheMan]

Prince was an idiot with his music, his family is smart to monetize his work and actually let people hear it

 

[Nintendough]

Just like OP lost the exclusivity of his coli account to his wife

 

[Nemesis]

Prince was an idiot with his music, his family is smart to monetize his work and actually let people hear it

dumb post ..........

prince was an artist who didnt like the way he was treated by his record company, and when he had the chance he decided he didnt want to fukk with them

not everyone has a price but i guess you would be willing to abandon your principles for a check huh?

only a CAC or a slave would think like you do

 

[Harry B]

Bittersweet because we get access to his music but prince didn't want this

Lol @ didn't want this like you didn't download it illegally before it was on Spotify.

The shyt was on Spotify for like 6 years, took it away and left it on Tidal and some other off brand service.

He didn't like the financial arrangement, but his family might like it. So if he's not here anymore, it doesn't really matter cause it wasn't the thing about streaming he didn't fukk with it was the bread that was too low for him. But then again, he's also an old head who thought that just cause it once was 20 bucks it should always be 20 bucks. If it was anything other than for financial reasons then this was a bytch move by his family, but according to his attitude towards Apple it was strictly financial.

 

[David_TheMan]

dumb post ..........

prince was an artist who didnt like the way he was treated by his record company, and when he had the chance he decided he didnt want to fukk with them

not everyone has a price but i guess you would be willing to abandon your principles for a check huh?

only a CAC or a slave would think like you do

Abandon your principles, you say such stupid shyt.
Prince could have signed an admin deal for his music, paid a set fee and reaped the money from allowing his money to be streamed.
He literally sued fans for posting his music, having music in videos with them dancing, and tried his best (and failing) to scrub his music off the internet instead of being like the always business minded MJ and letting his music be heard and appealing to young fans who come up.

 

[Nemesis]

Abandon your principles, you say such stupid shyt.
Prince could have signed an admin deal for his music, paid a set fee and reaped the money from allowing his money to be streamed.
He literally sued fans for posting his music, having music in videos with them dancing, and tried his best (and failing) to scrub his music off the internet instead of being like the always business minded MJ and letting his music be heard and appealing to young fans who come up.

And you decided to double down and say some more stupid shyt ......

Michael Jackson was in debt when he died, Prince wasnt

what does that tell you idiot?


An idiot like you will always be a straw man because you dont understand the concept of ownership

why the fukk should someone make more money off my creation than me?

but nah , idiots like you as long as you get a check you dont care do you?

 

[tremonthustler1]

Abandon your principles, you say such stupid shyt.
Prince could have signed an admin deal for his music, paid a set fee and reaped the money from allowing his money to be streamed.
He literally sued fans for posting his music, having music in videos with them dancing, and tried his best (and failing) to scrub his music off the internet instead of being like the always business minded MJ and letting his music be heard and appealing to young fans who come up.

MJ's label put out TWO albums after he died that most people say he wouldn't have even approved. Michael wasn't exactly with the shyts either, but Prince was more protective of his music.

 

[David_TheMan]

MJ's label put out TWO albums after he died that most people say he wouldn't have even approved. Michael wasn't exactly with the shyts either, but Prince was more protective of his music.

MJ said he had music recorded to be released o his death specifically for his children.
That said I"m talking about the openess of his music when he was alive MJ wasn't suing his fans for posting his music.

And you decided to double down and say some more stupid shyt ......

Michael Jackson was in debt when he died, Prince wasnt

what does that tell you idiot?


An idiot like you will always be a straw man because you dont understand the concept of ownership

why the fukk should someone make more money off my creation than me?

but nah , idiots like you as long as you get a check you dont care do you?

MJ was about to be eating off his tour, sold out instantly until he was murdered.
Ownership isn't lost by allowing the music to be streamed.
stop thinking like a simpleton.

Prince lost potential fans with his bullshyt, its clear his family sees the error of his ways.

 

[Nemesis]

MJ said he had music recorded to be released o his death specifically for his children.
That said I"m talking about the openess of his music when he was alive MJ wasn't suing his fans for posting his music.



MJ was about to be eating off his tour, sold out instantly until he was murdered.
Ownership isn't lost by allowing the music to be streamed.
stop thinking like a simpleton.

Prince lost potential fans with his bullshyt, its clear his family sees the error of his ways.

Michael Jackson had to go on tour to get himself out of debt which led to his death.... so the point you were making is daft

with all the deals he was flat broke, possessions about to be auctioned off, so for you to use his as an example of what Prince should be doing with his music shows your lack of intelligence

Secondly never go into business because you will go bust within a month , you obviously know nothing about long term business strategy


streaming affects his physical album sales, no ones going to buy an album when you can stream

streaming companies benefit financially more than the artists do...


Aloe Black got streamed 168 million times and only made $12,000 ....... FACTS

But I guess in your way of thinking thats a WIN right?



you know nothing about business.

 

[David_TheMan]

Michael Jackson had to go on tour to get himself out of debt which led to his death.... so the point you were making is daft

with all the deals he was flat broke, possessions about to be auctioned off, so for you to use his as an example of what Prince should be doing with his music shows your lack of intelligence

Secondly never go into business because you will go bust within a month , you obviously know nothing about long term business strategy


streaming affects his physical album sales, no ones going to buy an album when you can stream

streaming companies benefit financially more than the artists do...


Aloe Black got streamed 168 million times and only made $12,000 ....... FACTS

But I guess in your way of thinking thats a WIN right?



you know nothing about business.

MJ was murdered, you seem to not understand that. He was murdered by a doctor.
As for his debt, yeah he spent more than he made, but the tour was going to remedy the debt and have him back in the black and out of the red.
All that said it doesn't change the fact that MJ was a lot more shrewd with letting his music have access to the fans via different streaming formats, like Youtube at the time, compared to Prince's misguided want to lock down and block his music.

Physical sales are dead and never coming back, being a luddite wasn't a help for Prince it was a hinderence.
Aloe Black can't negotiate a deal with stream sites to license his music like Prince could for a upfront fee and negotiate a pay rate per stream like Prince could, like superstars can. So trying to compare Prince to aloe Black is ridiculous.

 

[Maude]

I have physicals all his old material. but haven't heard his newer music. family has control now.

Lol @ didn't want this like you didn't download it illegally before it was on Spotify.

The shyt was on Spotify for like 6 years, took it away and left it on Tidal and some other off brand service.

He didn't like the financial arrangement, but his family might like it. So if he's not here anymore, it doesn't really matter cause it wasn't the thing about streaming he didn't fukk with it was the bread that was too low for him. But then again, he's also an old head who thought that just cause it once was 20 bucks it should always be 20 bucks. If it was anything other than for financial reasons then this was a bytch move by his family, but according to his attitude towards Apple it was strictly financial.

 

[Cynic]

MJ was murdered, you seem to not understand that. He was murdered by a doctor.
As for his debt, yeah he spent more than he made, but the tour was going to remedy the debt and have him back in the black and out of the red.
All that said it doesn't change the fact that MJ was a lot more shrewd with letting his music have access to the fans via different streaming formats, like Youtube at the time, compared to Prince's misguided want to lock down and block his music.

Physical sales are dead and never coming back, being a luddite wasn't a help for Prince it was a hinderence.
Aloe Black can't negotiate a deal with stream sites to license his music like Prince could for a upfront fee and negotiate a pay rate per stream like Prince could, like superstars can. So trying to compare Prince to aloe Black is ridiculous.

Prince was never a luddite... stop this blasphemy you bloody troglodyte