Streaming music ‘war’ looming between Jay Z’s Tidal and Apple

Page Six ^ | 4/25/15 | Emily Smith

[Mad Dawgg]

Last week it emerged that Tidal, following its March 30 launch, has fallen out of the iPhone top 700 apps. But positioning in the app charts is driven by downloads, and according to our source, Apple “deliberately took a long time to approve Tidal iOS app updates. Tidal had a new app on Android on April 15, but still hasn’t received approval for Apple’s iOS app store.”

Robert Kondrk, vice president of iTunes Content, has also declared war on artists who sign up with Tidal. A source told us, “Robert told execs at Universal Music Group that Rihanna and other Tidal artists’ music would not be promoted as featured artists on iTunes if they put exclusive music out on Tidal.”

The source added that after Rihanna’s song “American Oxygen” debuted on Tidal, there were technical problems with her music on iTunes. The source explained, “Rihanna’s songs were scrambled and were out of commission for periods of time.”

[Mad Dawgg]

The Media Wars are heating up and everyone is scrambling trying to lock down the new business model because Big Media's old business model is crumbling fast.

These established media companies will resort to anything including sabotage of an artist's web presence/media sales in an attempt to obtain dominance in the market because literally hundreds of billions of media bucks are on the line and one slip now means they will lose mega-market share down the road.

[driftless2]

Does Jay-Z produce streaming music or steaming b.s.?

[ETL]

Jay Z and Beyonce in Communist Cuba...

[canuck_conservative]

Jay-Z got his start by dealing crack.

Remind us again why we’re supposed to care about this bozo?

[Mad Dawgg]

Its not about Jay-Z its about the Media wars. All the Big Media companies are trying to destroy any new companies that try to start a media service.

Don't get stuck on the "Who" as far as the challengers go but instead focus on how the system is being sewn up by the already established media empires. And they will stoop to any trick and sleeze-ball tactic to crush anyone who tries to enter the market.

[dfwgator]

If you are against Tidal, you’re a racist. And if you are against Apple, you’re a homophobe.

What’s a liberal to do?

[Mad Dawgg]

"If you are against Tidal, you’re a racist. And if you are against Apple, you’re a homophobe. What’s a liberal to do?"

LOL, well put!

[W.]

Oh boy, another constantly angry black man, just like old what’s-his-name, K. Kardashian’s other big ass, the one she’s married to? Those two guys make quite the pair, role models deluxe for p.o.’d young nagger rapper-wannabees everywhere!