Kanye West wants Apple to buy Tidal, calls for executive meeting Rapper Kanye West in a minor tweet storm on Saturday called on Apple to purchase Apple Music competitor Tidal, saying he wants to put an end to the "beef" between the two streaming music providers. AppleInsider Staff 9 years ago 83
Sources split on alleged acquisition talks between Apple and Tidal Two newer claims differ on whether Apple is in talks about possibly acquiring Tidal, one of its rivals in the streaming music space. Roger Fingas 9 years ago 14
Apple reportedly mulling Tidal acquisition for access to exclusive content A shaky rumor on Thursday claims Apple is in early talks to acquire Tidal, the music streaming service and Apple Music competitor purchased by rapper Jay-Z in 2015. Mikey Campbell 9 years ago 36
Class action lawsuit attacks Tidal over 'Life of Pablo' exclusivity A lawsuit launched Monday accuses Tidal — along with rapper Kanye West, and Jay Z's Carter Enterprises — of intentionally misleading people about West's album "The Life of Pablo," which was initially marketed as an exclusive on the streaming service. Roger Fingas 10 years ago 23
Reversing track, Kanye West's full 'Life of Pablo' may come to Apple Music on Friday Despite earlier promises by the rapper, Kanye West's complete The Life of Pablo album should appear on Apple Music and Spotify on April 1, a report said on Thursday. Roger Fingas 10 years ago 23
After 1 year, Tidal reaches 3M paid subscribers, well behind Apple Music's 11M Subscription music streaming service Tidal announced Tuesday that it has 3 million paid subscribers who signed on in its first year of availability, a number that lags behind the likes of Apple Music and Spotify. Neil Hughes 10 years ago 34
Tidal extends some free trials by 30 days so listeners can hear updated Kanye West album In an unusual move, streaming music service Tidal is extending the free trials of some listeners by 30 days so they can hear the updated version of Kanye West's rap album The Life of Pablo. Roger Fingas 10 years ago 19
Apple Music competitor Tidal faces $5 million lawsuit over unpaid royalties Tidal — the Apple Music and Spotify competitor owned in part by rapper Jay-Z — is facing a a lawsuit over unpaid royalities that could potentially see the service pay up to $5 million in damages. Roger Fingas 10 years ago 11
After citing $53M in personal debt, Kanye West begs fans to subscribe to Tidal The highly anticipated new album from Kanye West has launched exclusively on streaming service Tidal, and the outspoken rapper took to Twitter to ask fans to subscribe, while also disclosing his apparent financial woes. Neil Hughes 10 years ago 73
Apple Music rival Tidal taps 3rd CEO in 8 months, promises focus on live & exclusive content Beleaguered streaming service and Apple Music competitor Tidal on Wednesday announced the appointment of former SoundCloud executive Jeff Toig as its new CEO, marking the company's third chief executive in a span of only eight months. Roger Fingas 10 years ago 0
Tidal accuses Apple of interfering with Drake live stream, Drake denies Jay Z-backed music service Tidal — which carried a live stream of Lil Wayne's Hurricane Katrina benefit show this weekend — cut the transmission during Drake's performance and accused Apple of "interfering with artistry" by not allowing the set to be streamed, a charge which has been refuted. Sam Oliver 10 years ago 104
Prince's streaming music catalog now only on Tidal, Google All Access, absent from Apple Music [u] Although Prince's music is missing from major on-demand streaming services including Apple Music, Rdio, and Spotify, the pop artist's catalog is on at least two of them — Tidal and Google Play Music All Access, according to reports. [Updated] Roger Fingas 10 years ago 49
Tidal loses interim CEO Peter Tonstad on eve of Apple Music launch On-demand, Jay Z-backed music service Tidal on Tuesday announced the departure of interim CEO Peter Tonstad, marking the second CEO departure for the struggling service since April. Roger Fingas 10 years ago 21
Tidal gets Mac beta software, Google Drive for iOS switches to Material Design Music service Tidal on Wednesday announced beta Mac and Windows clients, as well as discounted student tiers, while Google updated the iOS version of Drive with Material Design and other improvements. Roger Fingas 11 years ago 9
Tidal music service expected to relaunch with exclusives that could hurt Apple's Beats Music Tidal, a music streaming service recently bought by rapper Jay-Z, is due to relaunch later today and will allegedly be backed by artist exclusives that could threaten Apple's planned rebranding of Beats Music. Roger Fingas 11 years ago 33
