Jay Z Reveals Plan For Streaming Service Tidal
NPR
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
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From left to right, Usher, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Madonna, Deadmau5, Kanye West, JAY Z, and J. Cole onstage at the Tidal launch event #TIDALforALL March 30 in New York City. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images) for Roc Nation)
Artist and entertainment mogul Jay Z on Monday announced plans for a subscription-only streaming service.
It’s called Tidal, and Jay Z recently purchased it for $56 million.
He says he plans to have artists own the majority of the company, a change from the structure of other competing streaming services like Spotify.
Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson looks at the Jay Z-backed streaming service with Jason Bellini of The Wall Street Journal.
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- Jason Bellini, senior producer at The Wall Street Journal. He tweets .
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