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Tidal and Roc Nation to Prince Estate: “Don’t Make Other Music Deals”

January 11, 2017

Image by Frederick Dennstedt (CC by 2.0) Tidal and Roc Nation first sued the estate of late singer Prince as a warning shot. Then, the late singer’s estate, alongside NPG Records, fired back with a multi-mill... Read More...

Dwayne Walker Sues Beyonce Over Roc-a-Fella Image in Drunk in Love

Beyonce Sued for Millions Just for Flashing the Roc-a-Fella Logo

Daniel Sanchez

December 21, 2016

Image by tigga666 (CC by 2.0) Here’s a warning from Dwayne Walker to Beyonce: Don’t shoot a music video with my Roc-a-Fella logo on it, like in Drunk in Love. Designer Dwayne Walker is suing Beyonce for appa... Read More...

Jay Z and Tidal Shore Up 1 Million Paid Subscribers in Poland

Tidal Just Handed Out 1 Million Free Subscriptions in Poland…

Daniel Sanchez

December 15, 2016

Image by godwin d (CC by 2.0) Tidal subscription numbers still pale in comparison to Apple Music and Spotify. But all of that changes in Poland (sort of)... Jay Z's Tidal just added 1 million new subscriber... Read More...

Embroiled in Controversy, Jay Z Celebrates His 47th Birthday

Jay Z Is Almost 50 Years Old.

Daniel Sanchez

December 5, 2016

Image by whittlz (CC by 2.0) Time flies: rapper and Tidal CEO Jay Z just celebrated his 47th birthday with wife Beyonce and friends. It was a 'discreet affair'. On Saturday, December 3, rapper and producer ... Read More...

Kanye West Suffers Meltdown On-Stage, Praises Trump, Calls Out Beyoncé and Jay Z

Kanye West Suffers Meltdown on Stage, Disses Jay Z and Beyoncé, Cancels Rest of Tour

Daniel Sanchez

November 21, 2016

Image by Ian Freimuth (CC by 2.0) Kanye West suffers on-stage meltdown. Refunds included. Kanye for President! Kanye West cut his show early on Saturday night. After just three songs and to thunderous applau... Read More...

Prince Estate Files Lawsuit Against Tidal and Roc Nation

Prince Estate Files Lawsuit Against Tidal, Jay Z, and Roc Nation

Daniel Sanchez

November 17, 2016

Image by Vail Marston (CC by 2.0) How do you counter a Jay Z, Tidal, and Roc Nation preliminary lawsuit over Prince? That’s easy. With another lawsuit. On June 7th, the singer’s birthday, Tidal released 15 P... Read More...

Jay Z To Produce Richard Pryor Biopic

Daniel Sanchez

October 7, 2016

richardpryor image by reed, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC by 2.0) “Marriage is really tough, because you have to deal with feelings…and lawyers.” Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas ... Read More...

Kanye West Tells Apple: ‘Give Jay Z His Check for Tidal…’

Daniel Sanchez

August 1, 2016

Going on another one of his all-too-common signature rants on Twitter, Kanye West sent out a tweet storm, calling on Apple and Tidal executives, along with several other big-names in the music industry to hold ... Read More...

Former Jay Z Associate Faces Life In Prison Over 9 Murders…

Charlotte Hassan

June 8, 2016

Former Roc-A-Fella associate pleads guilty... According to a report by The New York Daily News, a former Roc-A-Fella associate by the name of Manuel Geovanny Rodriguez-Perez has admitted to ordering nine mur... Read More...

Jay Z Files ‘Giant Lawsuit’ Against Former Tidal Owners

Charlotte Hassan

March 31, 2016

Today, Breakit -- a Swedish news publication -- reported that Jay Z is filing a 'giant lawsuit' against former Tidal owners. According to the report, the rapper claims that the worldwide subscriber numbers h... Read More...

Tidal Extends Free Trial to Allow Fans to Hear Kanye’s Album Updates

Charlotte Hassan

March 17, 2016

Kanye West's fans who signed up to Jay Z's Tidal to listen to The Life Of Pablo, have now been given an extra 30 days to use the service. The reason being Kanye, of course. Kanye has reportedly changed thre... Read More...

Tidal TV? Music Streaming Service Moves Into Video

Charlotte Hassan

February 3, 2016

Jay Z's Tidal hit the music streaming scene last year, and since then has offered its users high-fidelity music and exclusive content. The company's exclusive video content includes over 70 music videos, on-... Read More...

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Tidal and Roc Nation to Prince Estate: “Don’t Make Other Music Deals”

Beyonce Sued for Millions Just for Flashing the Roc-a-Fella Logo

Tidal Just Handed Out 1 Million Free Subscriptions in Poland…

Jay Z Is Almost 50 Years Old.

Kanye West Suffers Meltdown on Stage, Disses Jay Z and Beyoncé, Cancels Rest of Tour

Prince Estate Files Lawsuit Against Tidal, Jay Z, and Roc Nation

Jay Z To Produce Richard Pryor Biopic

Kanye West Tells Apple: ‘Give Jay Z His Check for Tidal…’

Former Jay Z Associate Faces Life In Prison Over 9 Murders…

Jay Z Files ‘Giant Lawsuit’ Against Former Tidal Owners

Tidal Extends Free Trial to Allow Fans to Hear Kanye’s Album Updates

Tidal TV? Music Streaming Service Moves Into Video

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