> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.hypebot.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Jay Z Unleashes Tweetstorm Defending TIDAL - URL: https://www.hypebot.com/jay-z-star-partners-defend-tidal-on-twitter-apple-reportedly-declares-war/ - Published: 2015-04-27T09:30:39.000Z - Updated: 2015-04-27T09:30:39.000Z - Description: Jay Z unleashed a tweet storm over the weekend rebutting press and fan criticism of streaming music service TIDAL, saying he was just getting started and promising great things for artists. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/04/jay-z-star-partners-defend-tidal-on-twitter-apple-re - Author: Bruce Houghton - Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, Social Media, Streaming, Alicia Keys, Apple Inc., Daft Punk, iTunes, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Spotify, Twitter, YouTube, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:28 **[![Jay ](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c7807505970b-150wi "Jay ")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c7807505970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Jay Z** unleashed **a tweet storm** over the weekend rebutting press and fan criticism of streaming music service **TIDAL**, saying he was **just getting started** and promising great things for artists and fans. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Jay Z took to Twitter on Sunday afternoon defending his music service TIDAL using the hashtag #TIDALFACTS. "We may not be perfect, but we are determined," Jay Z wrote in a series of Twitter delivered rebuttals to the critics of his recently re0 launched TIDAL music service. "We are here for the long haul." "Tidal is doing just fine. We have over 770,000 subs. We have been in business less than one month," tweeted the rapper and music mogul, ignoring that Aspiro, the company that he bought, had launched its first streaming music service, WiMP, almost 15 years ago and had more than 500k subscribers now included in Tidal's numbers.More of yesterday's tweets: > The iTunes Store wasn't built in a day. It took Spotify 9 years to be successful… > > — Mr. Carter (@S\_C\_) [April 26, 2015](https://twitter.com/S%5FC%5F/status/592375159392182273?ref=hypebot.com) > We are here for the long haul. Please give us a chance to grow & get better. [#TidalFacts](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TidalFacts?src=hash&ref=hypebot.com) > > — Mr. Carter (@S\_C\_) [April 26, 2015](https://twitter.com/S%5FC%5F/status/592375672510795777?ref=hypebot.com) > Indie artists who want to work directly w/ us keep 100% of their music. "If you don't want the CEOs all in the videos" haa [#tidalfacts](https://twitter.com/hashtag/tidalfacts?src=hash&ref=hypebot.com) > > — Mr. Carter (@S\_C\_) [April 26, 2015](https://twitter.com/S%5FC%5F/status/592379319097393153?ref=hypebot.com) > Rich getting richer? Equity values… YouTube $390 billion. Apple $760 billion. Spotify $8 billion. Tidal $60 million. 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