music should be free

That is not the same situation. The GP way more open to the idea of streaming today compared to 2008. Besides, Spotify did not get the amount of press and celebrity support that Tidal got in their first month. So you can't compare the two like that.

I do agree that it is too early to tell whether Tidal is a flop or not, but right now it's not looking good.

Honestly, I'm not defending this because of Beyoncé.

I'm defending this because all the reasons to hate it are ridiculous. Calling the people involved greedy makes no sense. Asking for a raise is greedy? Really? Because I thought that's pretty valid. They are asking you to pay more, in order for artists to get more. If you don't want to, don't. If you want to, do it. But to continuously be shading the company, calling the people involved names, etc. is silly.

You guys keep comparing Spotify's beginnings to Tidal's as if they're similar. Spotify showed promise from launch, and expanded from that. Tidal hit the ground face first day one. And has only been digging itself six feet deeper, a day, since.

I'm all for optimism, but what exactly can you see turning the tides, no pun intended, besides you being a stan of one of the artists attached to the service? I haven't been among the haters bashing Tidal, but the statistical reports are alarming and really cannot be continually dismissed by wrongly comparing it to other starter services.

I support its premise, more pay for acts. Don't mind the cost either, though I'm not really in it for the quality. But it hasn't served up anything others haven't done before it. On top of that, failed exclusives and marketing just doesn't pave a bright road for it.

Embarrassing

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Yes people today are more open to streaming, but using that logic are they not also already accustomed to being able to stream free or for half the price of Tidal? So essentially they are less accustomed to pay Tidal's price for music when they otherwise can get it free?

Also while Tidal benefited from the celebrity endorsements and Spotify didn't, Spotify also didn't have the backlash Tidal has had.

What is this source tho?

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nn at people pulling the race card now, girl bye.

Tbh.

their tour grosses and merchandise

The thing is Tidal was marketed as a way to get music to the masses when it is in fact the opposite. I frequently buy music on iTunes but after Tidals launch I started a Spotify account and now get the hype over streaming. I give artists I love more than enough money by supporting them at live shows.

It's kinda funny considering Jay Z launched this project like he discovered the cure to cancer, paid tons of celebs to be the face, did major promo and had exclusives by artists like Rihanna and Beyonce... yet, nobody actually gives a **** hehe

"It is believed..."

The media is really enjoying this.

To put this simply, hating on ANYTHING is pointless. And yet there are so many anti-Tidal threads. You guys are making a huge deal over something that no one is forcing you to partake in. You should concentrate your negative energy on things that actually matter in the world, and that actually affect people in a negative way without asking their consent.

Unless you can provide how Tidal has made your or someone else's quality of life worse since it's introduction, you're just spewing negativity for nothing. Get over it. Don't subscribe. If it fails, then you were right but why waste time on something you think is so worthless anyway? You're in fact giving it importance by continually talking about it.

I say this fully realizing the amount of comments I've made defending it. However I always believe positive energy, even if wasted is better than negative energy, because if one manages to stick, there is a clear preference as to what I think we all would want in the world.