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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator
I thought tidal was dead?
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No, we just all wish it was.
I guess the artist group consisting of dudes like Jay, Kanye, Beyoncé, Jack White and some other big muhfuhs may have sold off a substantial percentage of the business... something like 30 percent, is what I'm hearing. But I'm not sure whom they sold it to, or why.
They probably sold it to Sprint. Bahahaha.
Anyway, I actually really quite like TIDAL. They offer higher-quality streaming and at least they were artist-run, and their interface could have been worse. I think they did a really good job with the live stream of the TLOP listening party... I know you hate everything about Kanye, but that event was solid and the music sounded great even though it was a recording of a PA.
But I think they need to face facts and see what Apple Music would be willing to pay to acquire the company. Apple isn't perfect, but they'd be a sound place to deposit a majority of TIDAL in this climate. Users are growing, and if Apple Music and Tidal teamed up, they might be more competitive against Spotify.
I just fucking hate Spotify ... not even sure why anymore. I was one of their early supporters. I remember telling my friends all about this new service that let you blah, blah blah. And now they've taken over the world to the extent that the stupid little wonky wifi logo is just fucking EVERYWHERE, and they have their own Billboard charts, and so on. But aside from feeling like the lazy, open-source "Android" version of music streaming, they also don't give their artists enough money. Less than any other service, unless something's changed. And the more popular they become, the easier it will be to continue treating artists -- new up and comers and big names alike -- like shit.
I don't love Dr. Dre or Jimmy Iovine... I kinda do love Trent Reznor, but not for his business practices. Anyway, what I'm saying is that Apple seems to have a fairly meaty contingent of musicians who help oversee operation of streaming services. They got Chance the Rapper a $1 million temporary "deal" for two weeks of exclusive access to Coloring Book, and allowed him to go off and upload that Sgt to DatPiff as a free mixtape at the end of those two weeks with no strings attached. I think they're trying to strike a balance between looking out for artists and giving opportunities to new musicians, while still being focused on creating a good and user-friendly product.
Dre and Trent could do no wrong by teaming up with Jay and Ye and Bey and Jack White.
I would love to see the high-quality streaming options on Apple Music. I've been using Apple more and more over the past year compared to my now painfully outdated iPod Classic (
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WHO THE FUCK USES SPRINT ANYWAY? JESUS! It's Verizon or ATT, and that sucks but that's life. Sprint is the worst. Nobody in 2017 is going to change carriers to get the new Jay Z album a week early. Not me, that's for damn sure, and I used to be a pretty big Jay Z loyalist.
Album better be dope though.