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Originally posted by Su-Barbie-A
But weren't Beyoncé and Jay Z the greed monsters for doing this?
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I was one of the few people defending Tidal in the beginning actually, but I think Jay's marketing strategy and the way he talked about the platform turned a lot of people off to it.
Also, the Apple situation is very different to Tidal's. Apple was literally not going to pay artists at all. And because it's Apple, they would have gotten away with it if someone big hadn't stepped up and called them out on it.
I think most of the songwriters and indies applauding Taylor's letter were also just as happy when Jay spoke about the issue too. But Tidal never tried to screw artists over in such a big way. Their problem was more about pretentiousness, and being out of touch with the general populous. Not saying the media aren't biased towards a pretty white pop star leading the pack as opposed to an old, black rapper, but Idt racism is the sole reason.