David Pakman: What Jay-Z Should Have Launched With Tidal
[UPDATED] According to digital music pioneer turned venture capitalist David Pakman, Jay-Z's launch of Tidal should have sounded a something like this: “The transition from CDs to digital hasn’t worked well. Continue reading
TIDAL Responds To Doubters: More Artist-Partners Wanted, Promises Higher Payments For All,
The mixed – sometimes venomous – reaction from music fans to Monday's relaunch of TIDAL was probably not what Jay Z & Company had expected. Now, slowly, they are responding to the. Continue reading
Will Jay Z’s Tidal Service Have a Hard Knock Life?
In this episode of the Upward Spiral, a music business podcast, Cortney Harding and Kyle Bylin discuss whether Jay-Z's Tidal will have a hard knock life in the crowded subscription. Continue reading
Jay Z Relaunches TIDAL: True Artist Avengers or Just A Millionaire Musicians Club?
Yesterday Jay Z relaunched TIDAL as the first artist owned streaming music service. But the question everyone is asking today is: Will TIDAL become the first bona fide threat to. Continue reading
Full Text Of TIDAL’s “Declaration” Signed By Madonna, Kayne, Jay Z, Rihanna & Other Top Artists
Tuesday's relaunch of Jay Z's TIDAL music service was short on details, but long on star power and symbolism. While only Alicia Keys spoke, here is the declaration that each artist. Continue reading
Jay Z Launches TIDAL As “Artist Owned” Music Service: Big On Star Power, Short On Details
UPDATE 2: Jay Z unveiled his streaming music service TIDAL at a star studded event on Tuesday. As expected, the emphasis was on exclusive content and hi-def sound, but artist. Continue reading
Bandcamp Has Paid $100 Million To Artists, Plans Artists Subscriptions
Direct to fan music sales platform Bandcamp has been a hit with independent artists and labels. Today we found out just how popular Bandcamp is, along with its plans for the. Continue reading
The Power Of A Tweet: Taylor Swift Lifts Louisa Wendorff From Unknown To No. 1
Louisa Wendorff's EP Arrow has soared to No. 1 on Billboard's Heartseekers Albums chart, a first for the singer/songwriter who recently caught the eye of one Taylor Swift and her. Continue reading
Google’s 2014 Year In Search Reveals Excellent Year For Emerging Artists
Earlier this week, Google released its annual Year in Search results, putting the spotlight on up and coming artists and trendsetters in the music category. Iggy Azalea made an appearance. Continue reading
20 Most Active Music Fan Armies On Twitter
Twitter is often thought of as populated by technorati, but youthful hoi palloi certainly dominated the short message social network when it came to activity by music fans. 2014 will. Continue reading
