[Orpheus]

This is a major PR nightmare. Nothing about TIDAL's press coverage has focused on what the consumer gets out of it. I have not seen something so misdirected and ill managed since Mariah's Elusive Chanteuse.


Album available now on iTunes and streamable on Spotify by the way.

[Alchemist]

Beats Music >>>

[TasteOfYourLips]

Originally posted by blaggot

dd I'm guilty

I checked out spotify after the tidal announcement and ended up signing up

Lol me too. Thankfully to Tidal, I stopped being lazy and signed up. I was too lazy to check it out before the tidal announcement.

[Javan]

Pretty sad how people feel so entitled to free, on-demand music. Know that you're ruining the music industry and that's why top 40 is trashier and less diverse than the decades before.

[Rainsford]

Originally posted by marajxgrant

when it first was introduced to the US, Spotify "flopped" as well. No one had it until like 2013.

I started using Spotify in March of 2013, before that I thought you had to pay for every track you wanted to listen

[FAME.]

Originally posted by NEUTRON

They're not buying anything dumbass. They're using free services that make money off advertisements. NOT THE SAME THING.

You're fuming.

And alot of people subscribe and pay for Spotify and Beats Music..

[thegmangrant]

Originally posted by Cap10Planet

What they didn't understand is that NO ONE cares about the artist, songwriter or people behind the scenes. If they did, illegal downloading and free streaming wouldn't be a thing. Instead of telling the people how it benefits the artists, writers and others behind the scenes, tell them how it benefits the consumer. You would think a BUSINESSMAN like Jay-Z would know this. A Steve Jobs wannabe TRAGEDY.

Exactly. Benefitting the struggling artist is just a little benefit after the fact (in terms of marketing the consumer).

[6_INCH_HEELS]

Originally posted by Iman

nnn, this. they had several promo spots during the ncaa championship game watched by 30 mil and all of them were the shorten version of the meeting. like, the gp doesnt give a damn whether you're underpaid

they could've done a really cool commercial

On top of that they major press release didn't showcase what you can do with the service as a consumer, they didn't release a major exclusive, they didn't clarify the different price plans, they made it all about how they want to make more money.

I'm giving them 8 more days. They need to go back to the drawing board. It's never too late for them to turn around. They HAVE to learn from their mistakes.

[revel8]

The interesting thing to me is that both charts mentioned were the iphone apps chart and the iPad chart. Both obviously run by Apple, who are bringing out their own rival to Tidal and Spotify in June. If the gauge for success of the streaming service is being measured in this article by app downloads from these charts, then how much of an advantage will Beats have considering Apple owns the app stores? Not only will the Beats streaming app likely to become pre-installed and integrated with every new iPhone, but the Beats app will be marketed heavily at the app stores that are run by Apple.

We all know that iTunes banners can really help boost awareness of a new album, Apple could have Beats apps banners prominently displayed permanently.

As for Tidal. It already has grown significantly since it was launched in Oct 2014. 6 months later it already has more than half a million paid subscribers. Spotify has loads more but you have to consider that it has been around since 2008, an extra 6 years. Tidal will keep growing it's numbers of paid subscribers. Obviously we'll have to see how quickly they do that.

[Starburst]

Has it even been a month?

[IconicFlop]

So glad I didn't jump on this.

[vuelve88]

Where are all the ATRL economists coming to defend Tidal? I see a few here.

[popmagic]

Spotify is much more convenient. I say this as a 20 day heavy user of Tidal. Audio quality is clearly superior tho.

[Ramos]

Originally posted by revel8

The interesting thing to me is that both charts mentioned were the iphone apps chart and the iPad chart. Both obviously run by Apple, who are bringing out their own rival to Tidal and Spotify in June. If the gauge for success of the streaming service is being measured in this article by app downloads from these charts, then how much of an advantage will Beats have considering Apple owns the app stores? Not only will the Beats streaming app likely to become pre-installed and integrated with every new iPhone, but the Beats app will be marketed heavily at the app stores that are run by Apple.

We all know that iTunes banners can really help boost awareness of a new album, Apple could have Beats apps banners prominently displayed permanently.

As for Tidal. It already has grown significantly since it was launched in Oct 2014. 6 months later it already has more than half a million paid subscribers. Spotify has loads more but you have to consider that it has been around since 2008, an extra 6 years. Tidal will keep growing it's numbers of paid subscribers. Obviously we'll have to see how quickly they do that.

Lots of the subscribers joined for a free month, lets see how many keep their subscription for more than a "free" month (they actually charged $2 even for the "free" trial).

[NewRihannaStan]

Wow . They are really trashing Tidal

[Misanthrope]

I'm so glad its failing. **** all of them. Tidal is such a joke.
The only reason any of you are even defending it is because you stan for Beyonce and/or Nicki and/or Rihanna and/or Madonna and suck Jay and Kanyes dicks.

[- JED -]

It looks like Tidal’s attacks on Spotify and Pandora actually managed to increase public awareness of the services

A reverse Warholian experience sized mess

[A Public Affair]

I was sign up for TIDAL but then I got ride of it cause I was never using it. I used Spotify and iTunes still.

[BLaCKPoWeR]

Originally posted by Ramos

Lots of the subscribers joined for a free month, lets see how many keep their subscription for more than a "free" month (they actually charged $2 even for the "free" trial).

Not I! I only signed up to see the American Oxygen video lol.

[KanYe!]

They messed up on the rollout and it's made this gigantic mountain to climb, it's going to be so hard now.

I still believe in Jay and everyone else. I hope they prove themselves.