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[RastaMentality]

https://youtu.be/X-57i6EeKLM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYYGdcLbFkw

https://tidalhifi.com/

 

[Courage]

At $20 per month? I'll pass.

edit: apparently they added a $10/mo option.

 

[Angelus Errare]

There were murmurings that Jay was giving artists 3% participation to promo Tidal

 

[Floridian]

Spoiler

Still no.

 

[robotrock]

I passed the TIDAL audiophile test and got a 14 day trial back in December. I used it once to listen to the new D'Angelo album.


Does Kanye really care about 320+ quality? MBDTF...

 

[jbug617]

2 payment options.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Hey turn your profile pic blue!

Why, is it some charity? Helping kids with diseases? Getting clean water for third world countries? Raising awareness for child abuse?

No it's to help rich musicians promote a service that makes them more money.

 

[apocalidiot]

Wow, that shit is lame (the social media campaign)

 

[DOWN]

It's a new streaming service?

That's some lame anti-marketing marketing. "Make history". Okay.

 

[cory64]

I used Tidal for 3 months and it was great, but I'd rather spend $20 on iTunes each month. It fits my usage better.

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

Great Fiona Apple album. I'm glad it's getting more recognition

 

[Kusagari]

Kanye is the last guy who should be promoting this.

All his CDs end up sounding like shit.

 

[Floridian]

I'll stick with my healthy Spotify premium account. Tidal will flop.

 

[SJRB]

Hey turn your profile pic blue!

Why, is it some charity? Helping kids with diseases? Getting clean water for third world countries? Raising awareness for child abuse?

No it's to help rich musicians promote a service that makes them more money.

Kind of, yeah. Never heard of Tidal so I was kind of confused until I realised it's just a digital store.

Pretty bizarre.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

If Tidal pays artist better then go Tidal.

 

[Ermac]

The word curated needs to die.

 

[Gentleman Jack]

If Tidal pays artist better then go Tidal.

It'll pay some artists better I guess

 

[aly]

Hey turn your profile pic blue!

Why, is it some charity? Helping kids with diseases? Getting clean water for third world countries? Raising awareness for child abuse?

No it's to help rich musicians promote a service that makes them more money.

That's what this is? A new streaming service? I thought this was some important life changing stuff at first. What a strange way to market it.

 

[Gorillaz]

so this is the service Jay Z splashed money out for huh

 

[entremet]

Hey turn your profile pic blue!

Why, is it some charity? Helping kids with diseases? Getting clean water for third world countries? Raising awareness for child abuse?

No it's to help rich musicians promote a service that makes them more money.

I see some people giving them shit about it Twitter already.

 

[Zel3]

How is the library on tidal?

 

[Angelus Errare]

That's what this is? A new streaming service? I thought this was some important life changing stuff at first. What a strange way to market it.

Jay-Z? life changing stuff? Teehee. Dat duality

 

[The Faceless Master]

oh wait, this isn't some sort of push for Tsunami relief?

wooooow

 

[fader]

but.... spotify

 

[oxidax]

ugh! so this is what it is! I kept seeing cyan pics popping everywhere and "Tides will turn" tweets from big artists..im thinking is some kind of huge charity event or something. Blah!

 

[Floridian]

If all those artists pull their music from Spotify i'm gonna be pretty pissed.

 

[Rastafarian42]

Possible Kanye album premiering on this ?

 

[shink]

Essentially all these tweets etc from the artists are saying "please give me a greater share of revenue". I don't think I care enough about their high expenditure lifestyle to switch.

 

[CRS]

Possible Kanye album premiering on this ?

At least initial "leaks/rips" will be of higher quality.

 

[Akahige]

oh wait, this isn't some sort of push for Tsunami relief?

wooooow

Ha yeah I was expecting some giant relief campaign for Clean Water or some thing like that.

 

[fader]

If all those artists pull their music from Spotify i'm gonna be pretty pissed.

 

[Aomber]

$20 a month is pretty ridiculous. I mean I pay $5/mo for Spotify Premium with student discount and listen to most of my music on there.

For the amount of music that I actually buy vs how much I stream, that doesn't seem worth it. Student discount at $10/mo for lossless and I'm sold.

 

[Einhander]

Can we please, as music fans, create a counter-campaign to turn profile green for Spotify appreciation?

 

[RELIGHT]

Fuck them.

 

[RastaMentality]

$20 a month is pretty ridiculous. I mean I pay $5/mo for Spotify Premium with student discount and listen to most of my music on there.

For the amount of music that I actually buy vs how much I stream, that doesn't seem worth it. Student discount at $10/mo for lossless and I'm sold.

 

[BlackJace]

Oh please don't fuck with my $5 Spotify sub...

 

[FinalStageBoss]

Wtf is this shit. I thought it was for charity or something lol

 

[Aomber]

Standard sound quality at $9.99. I pay $5.00/mo for that on Spotify. I rest my case.

 

[Floridian]

Who's here for paying $10 a month for "standard" when you can get that for free on Youtube/Spotify?

 

[ItIsOkBro]

god i thought tidal was some life saving mechanism that some people didnt have access to.

 

[jWILL253]

This is some pretty cynical marketing, to be honest. Change you avi in solidarity for... an overpriced streaming service made by and for a bunch of artists and labels who are pissy that Spotify ate their lunch money.

Shame on you Jigga/Yeezy.

 

[JBourne]

Looks more turquoise to me.

 

[Aomber]

Who's here for paying $10 a month for "standard" when you can get that for free on Youtube/Spotify?

Standard = 320 MP3. Youtube & Spotify Free don't offer that quality. The only way you can get it through Spotify is if you pay for premium as well.

 

[Hatchtag]

Wait so literally the only leg up it has on Spotify is higher quality audio, and they're charging double what Spotify charges to get that?

 

[Bad_Boy]

motherfuck this bullshit lol

 

[ReiGun]

Seems like only a niche audience would care about a streaming service for Hifi quality music, Hidef music videos, and whatever "expertly curated editorial" means (if anyone can explain, please do!). Which is fine, nothing wrong with aiming for a niche. But then, I'm sure they don't intend this to be niche at all and even if they did, I don't that niche is large enough to justify moving to this service vs spotify. Especially when the standard tier offers nothing over that service besides the music videos, which can be watched elsewhere.

Of course, if artists all start pulling their music from spotify to go here...well...

 

[entremet]

This is some pretty cynical marketing, to be honest. Change you avi in solidarity for... a overpriced streaming service made by and for a bunch of artists and labels who are pissy that Spotify ate their lunch money.

Shame on you Jigga/Yeezy.

Spotify really sucks for artist, though.

Can't blame them.

 

[Einhander]

Wouldn't Tidal result in the same issues that successful musicians have had with Spotify? All that royalty money would still have to funnel through record labels first, right?

 

[Iadien]

Why would anyone pay $20 a month with so many other options out there? How bout, no.

 

[SteveWinwood]

Spotify really sucks for artist, though.

Can't blame them.

you know what sucks more?

them getting nothing and everyone pirating everything