WhoAskedOpinions 658 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Spotify lets you add your own music. I have all of Gaga unreleased and live performances on my Spotify. I can do the same to music that has been released. Therefore, them putting music on Tidal will just make me download the songs I do like. @WhoAskedOpinions - Rates, reviews, and rankings of music and TV shows Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreyw 4,285 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I don't think this Tidal thing will have a long life (if it will be used at all) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsTommyBitch 12,640 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I'm sure that artists know about this, though I mean, like the article says, the labels make the deals, not the artists, streaming royalties details are in their contracts and they're getting paid accordingly so you can be sure that they're aware of this. Taylor's anti-Spotify stunt was probably a smart way to boost sales and TIDAL will probably make different deals with record labels so the artists do get more money, but I wouldn't call that backfiring. I'd call that success. Still pretentious and hypocritical, but success. What's more probable to me is that labels and artists are working together to earn more money together. Stupid article. While I don't think this was a stupid article, entirely this Tidal would truly be a scam and waste if they aren't even ACTUALLY working out a different deal so that the artists benefit more from streaming. That was the whole point of that 15 minute press-conference, to give some of the power back to the artists themselves. While record labels are involved, it was never Spotify's fault in particular that the artists weren't making very much money from streaming, but the record label's. Considering this is common knowledge (not on here though ) I would really hope they are doing something different to make their mission statement more feasible. Tbh, I support that entirely-Artists making as much as possible for the reception of their own products... though $20 for something that, as Queen Lily said, you can get free by doing it illegally, if you even have the right equipment in the first place is not good marketing -- they are essentially working from the power of their names and from people who can afford that extra $10 and quality, which is a small pool. Also they have no free component, which was the huge appeal of Spotify in the first place. I think Spotify was very smart in its approach, only recently encouraging premiums so damn much. At the end of the day, if they were both $10, or $5 or whatever price and neither was free, I'd go with TIDAL if i were assured that the artists were getting more out of the deal (though id laugh if it was like 2% more or something ) It's kind of a shame that the Digital Age and the Internet has made getting music for free so common place to the artist that cant just make $100 million touring every album cycle, and is still just barely releasing music I hope this format really does want to help those artists. If only we were Japan and we just all (*cough*)still bought Physical Albums @ Tower Records I find so much more sentimental value in that anyways 私自身もこの世の中も誰もかれもが, どんなに華やかな人生でも, どんなに悲惨な人生でも, いつかは変貌し, 破壊され、消滅してしまう. すべてがもともとこの世に存在しない一瞬の幻想なのだから Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreyw 4,285 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Didn't they said they want to help producers & writters because they aren't that know or don't have money? Isn't it a bit....weird...since some of them steal the lyrics from those writters? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdX 2,857 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I think that their labels just wanted some moar money so they told JayZ to get it for them. That's why RiRi's new single is called like it is. And that's probably why Kanye is being a producer on almost all albums atm. He just wants dem gold coins. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffSwift 314 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Yeah, because the army of lawyers and sh*t Jay Z and the whole crew had at their disposal for months overlooked how they were going to make money and profit from the move. Seriously. I would say they know what they're doing and what works best for them. This.. Y'all don't think they have lawyers to go through every single line 100 times to make sure it's actually going to work out in the end. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alii 2,039 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Can't believe this is real. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McQ 106 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 There is no bad publicity, even if it sometimes means making a fool out of yourself Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo 4,217 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I don't see how this constitutes "backfires at its owners/artists". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlayedForTheGod 665 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 The person that wrote this article has literally the same amount of info on Tidal as we do and ya'll are stupidly following what they say like lemmings. No one does the deal that Tidal has with the labels or artists so why not stop pretending like we do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vernier 3,786 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 It kinda silly to assume in launching Tidal, Jay-Z et al, would not have considered this and worked out a plan that works for them. So while it's fun and all to drag Tidal, but article isn't doing that very sensibly Awwww. Poor them. How will Blue afford her $15,000 tuition? How will Madonna afford her LifeAlert subscription?? How will Rihanna upkeep her marijuana addiction??? Oh wait..... Help Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanko 9,860 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 i am interested how this will turn outi think this will flop Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikola 4,342 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 i cant wait and see where will this thing be in couple of months I've got an "F" and a "C" and I got a "K" too And the only thing that is missing is a bitch like "U" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenGadonna 298 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I'm sure that artist like Madonna & Beyoncé, who both have writing & producing credit, will get money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEANUS 13,019 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 This is going to be gone within weeks British social ladies with upturned pinkies, glasses clinking // xoxoTEANUS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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