More than likely the 400k statistic is WW, if that is even a true number. However, I wouldn't be surprised if TIDAL counted all the WW sales as US numbers.
Since TIDAL had 1M free downloads and the downloads were available worldwide, the RIAA certified ANTi with 1M copies even though people abroad downloaded it. Fishy.
We'll see. Perched for the HDD thread. There's definitely something happening behind the scenes.
Samsung bought the copies in the US; the RIAA audits for US-based transactions. The location of the album's final destination doesn't matter.
i bet only rih and jay have the real number written on a piece of paper locked in a vault with 3 guards that remain there 24/7. jay takes beyonce. she chuckles. the world continues to spin and we will never know.
Wow at the HUGE advantage Tidal gives to their artists. Shame for those who missed out on such an opportunity for their future albums. This is such a game changer. Loves it.
But i thought it was free on Tidal? During what period of tha day did they charge for it? I thought it was on purchasable on iTunes?
There was an option to buy it as well.
They're essentially saying either; 400K people chose to buy the album versus just downloading it for free () OR 400K people bought the album in 1 hour (after the freebies were no longer available).
i bet only rih and jay have the real number written on a piece of paper locked in a vault with 3 guards that remain there 24/7. jay takes beyonce. she chuckles. the world continues to spin and we will never know.
More than likely the 400k statistic is WW, if that is even a true number. However, I wouldn't be surprised if TIDAL counted all the WW sales as US numbers.
Since TIDAL had 1M free downloads and the downloads were available worldwide, the RIAA certified ANTi with 1M copies even though people abroad downloaded it. Fishy.
We'll see. Perched for the HDD thread. There's definitely something happening behind the scenes.
I don't think it mattered who downloaded the album. It was already paid for with US money, so it would have been certified if no one downloaded it.