TIDAL is now exclusively selling physical copies of Prince’s HITNRUN album for a total of $25.58 (including shipping). Last month, it was announced that Prince would be releasing HITNRUN exclusively through TIDAL. Since its release, digital copies have also become available on iTunes and Amazon. However, the CDs will only be available through TIDAL—thankfully for TIDAL subscribers as well as non-subscribers. This will be the first time TIDAL has allowed purchases from non-subscribers.
As of right now, other streaming services lead customers to digital downloads or web stores like Amazon for purchases. It’s hard to tell if this will be a progressive or retrogressive move for TIDAL. But it will be certainly be interesting to see if it influences other streaming services to start focusing on tangible and collectible music items again.
