Enhsa 2,043 Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Sales of Rihanna’s latest have been disappointing RiRi’s latest, Anti, sold just 460 copies in a week and record producer Jonathan Hay says this is because it was given away free on the streaming app Rihanna’s former aide has blasted Jay Z’s streaming network Tidal saying: “It’s an embarrassment.” Record producer Jonathan Hay, who worked with RiRi in 2005, says that being part of the subscription-only streaming site is destroying the legacy of popular artists. And he claims that Rihanna was “upset” when her latest album Anti sold just 460 copies in the first week after it was given away for free by Tidal. Kanye West also saw his album The Life Of Pablo fail to chart when it was first released on the streamer. Jonathan, 42, explains: “Tidal is lame. It’s embarrassing for Jay Z. And now to see Kanye West do the Tidal album and his record doesn’t chart, and then Rihanna’s first week, it was a disaster. “For Jay Z to make his artists do this is so bad because this is affecting their legacy. “It’s really crazy and I know for a fact Rihanna is upset about the Tidal thing and you can see it when you go to her Twitter. “She is a Tidal owner, but on her Twitter to pick up her album, she uses a Google plus app not Tidal. “That’s her shooting back because Jay Z is just making a mistake.” After months of hype around her eighth album Anti with a projected release date of January 29, it showed up two days early on Tidal. It quickly disappeared with the streamer blaming it on a “system error” made by Universal, the parent company of Rihanna’s label Roc Nation, before it was put on iTunes. Jonathan continues: “The rollout was sloppy, the rollout was bad, to go on Tidal exclusively and eliminate Spotify and Apple is absolutely mad. “Thirty years from now, people will just see her first week was a flop. Kanye has now been called a flop. And it’s all because of this Tidal s***.” In 2005, Jonathan helped publicise Rihanna’s debut album Pon de Replay and spread the false rumour that she was dating Jay Z when he was with Beyonce. He is releasing his own album The Urban Hitchcock on Spotify even though Tidal have called him a “rising star”. Jonathan adds: “Just imagine if Adele came out with a Tidal exclusive, it would be weird, it just needs to go away because Jay Z is affecting his artists’ brands. I fear Rihanna is losing and she is going to start going down.” Ouch. We think RiRi has still got some mileage in her yet. http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/rihannas-old-publicist-blames-jay-7777064 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
venusfly 17,879 Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Well its true. Tidal's staff put the album up accidentally and everyone had it before it went up for sale. Tidal completely destroyed the huge potential in sales she had for Anti. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy232000 9,122 Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 you should change the tittle cause its not directly Rihanna saying all of this. its mostly her co-workers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crisTEAne 21,059 Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 no, no. tidal is just putting the power back into the hands of the artist. if you hurt taylor swift, i'll hurt you back Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas P 18,375 Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 I see no lies I’m a simple guy to please, if you like Melodrama, we chill. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanus 5,978 Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 she decided to sign it ...so idc imma cut a bitch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kabexuela 1,184 Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Jay-Z calling the shots? Smells personal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paper Gangsta 6,692 Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 so some guy that worked decade ago with Rihanna = Rihanna? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry 26,836 Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 3 minutes ago, vanus said: she decided to sign it ...so idc So? If this article is to believed then they didn't handle the release in the way it was originally planned. It doesn't matter if it was signed lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewels n Drugs 4,628 Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Tidal is so lame i cant oh look when you werent looking my motorcycle turned into a piano Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glory 2,247 Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Jay-Z is attacked by all his women lately Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hexxx 2,244 Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Tidal is very restricting. It's trying to be something it's not Lady Gaga/ Madonna/Lana /Azealia Banks/ Jazmine Sullivan/ DEEE-LITE/ Moko Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALGAYDO 26,284 Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 How is ANTI a flop when it went #1 and produced the #1 smash hit (but overrated) Work? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Drew Bieber 25,313 Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Rip in peace Greedal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcane 204 Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 At least Jonathan gets it Tidal is a hindrance Love Trumps Hate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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