Jay Z Tries To Con Americans In Believing that Tidal Is Some Sort Of Non Profit Or Something
NYTIMES – As Jay Z sees it, there is a clear solution to the problems facing musicians in the streaming age. They should band together — behind him, of course. On Monday, Jay Z, the rap star and entertainment mogul, announced his plans for Tidal, a subscription streaming service he recently bought for $56 million. Perhaps the most notable part of Jay Z’s strategy is that a majority of the company will be owned by artists.“This is a platform that’s owned by artists,” Jay Z said in an interview last week as he prepared for the news conference announcing the service. “We are treating these people that really care about the music with the utmost respect.” Tidal, which makes millions of songs and thousands of high-definition videos available in 31 countries, will have no free version. Instead, it will have two subscription tiers defined by audio quality: $10 a month for a compressed format (the standard on most digital outlets) and $20 for CD-quality streams. “The challenge is to get everyone to respect music again, to recognize its value,” said Jay Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter. “Water is free. Music is $6 but no one wants to pay for music. You should drink free water from the tap — it’s a beautiful thing. And if you want to hear the most beautiful song, then support the artist.”
From an outsider perspective this makes perfect sense. I mean I’m not sure whether artists get any cut of Spotify or not, but banning together and owning a Spotify type service seems like a no brainer. Not sure they’re gonna get many people to pay for the premium service, but that’s besides the point of this blog. Instead have people seen these Tidal commercials? Oh my god they are INSUFFERABLE. These Mega stars acting like they are actually doing this for us. For the little people. Like this has nothing to do with the rich getting richer. No egos. No end game. Bringing humanity back to being an artist blah, blah, blah. SHUT UP you insufferable cunts. You got people dressed like god damn robots in this fucking meeting! You’re not doing this for anybody but yourselves. You’re just trying to make more money. Like I said it makes sense but let’s not make it sound like this is some non profit. That you’re trying to cure cancer. I mean holy fuck this ad made me hate Tidal. I can stand lots of shit just not when people think I’m stupid. Mark my words when I launch a Barstool premium pay service I ain’t gonna say it’s because I believe in the nobility of blogging. It’s gonna be because I need more horses, more bitches and a Nantucket House with personal chef. And guess what the Stoolies will pass over the money without even thinking about it: for it is money they have and great blogs they lack.