Brian Ryan 1,468 Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Apple music is doing the same thing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runway 27,876 Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Inb4 tidal says it sold 500k in one hour Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow 1,582 Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 2 hours ago, Kanye West said: Stop hating on Tidal. It's a revolutionary platform for artists. Why are you trying to limit artistic expression? This. And I truly don't get The hate?! O.o Its much better way for artists to earn than spotify for example. #musicisNOTfree #stopstealing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic 11,922 Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 It's just marketing. I don't like streaming exclusives but it brings in a lot of subscribers and then they can earn coins by releasing it publicly. It's an awful way to market your product because you lose credibility but that's not something Tidal has yet so it's all profit to them. The hardest thing in this world is to live in it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gagaisitalian 3,573 Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Yes it was a stunt, but I cancelled my $10/month subscription to Apple Music and now have the $5/month subscription to Tidal and honestly, Tidal has all the music that Apple Music has and also makes it way easier to discover new artists, so I like it more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexanderLevi2 5,849 Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 I don't understand the anger... But it's business. You need to realize that people in business don't give a **** about you. They want money. It's the way the world works. And getting angry about it on a fan site is going to do nothing productive so.... Currently listening to Joanne Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonkers 29,478 Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Actually I think those of you who don't get the anger are the ones (along with Tidal) who don't get it. The thing is, to make money, you need customers. And in the currently reality, their business model is not going to work. To get hits, you need to the people. To get the people, you need to do what they want and expect. Remember to like and subscribe, and click on the bell icon to get the latest updates Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Ricky 9,052 Posted April 25, 2016 Author Share Posted April 25, 2016 12 minutes ago, AlexanderLevi2 said: I don't understand the anger... But it's business. You need to realize that people in business don't give a **** about you. They want money. It's the way the world works. And getting angry about it on a fan site is going to do nothing productive so.... We are talking about scamming. That's a reason to be angry about, and I hope more people will even realize. Imagine, you want to have Tidal Sub now because one album has been released EXCLUSIVELY ONLY FOR TIDAL. So the person decides, regardless from the trial, to buy a subscription and listen to the album. BUT then after 1-2 days, it's getting released on other platforms as a normal album. How can you call THAT exclusive? And it's not going to do anything productive? We are allowed to express our feelings with the community and perhaps most people would agree and who knows the media would see. Anything can happen. A-ny-thing. Crossfit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VANTABLACK 7,791 Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 I wonder people can sue them , because If u have apple music which u bought , and tidal says u have to buy tidal to get lemonade becaus u can't get it anywhere else , and then the next day it's on iTunes you wasted ur money for no reason , it's totally a scam how is this helping the industry only putting but more money in jay Z pocket makes me so mad But im still running on my 3 month free ANti tidal subscription , I don't mind it atm but once they start charging I'm leaving girls Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexanderLevi2 5,849 Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 29 minutes ago, Rachel Duncan said: We are talking about scamming. That's a reason to be angry about, and I hope more people will even realize. Imagine, you want to have Tidal Sub now because one album has been released EXCLUSIVELY ONLY FOR TIDAL. So the person decides, regardless from the trial, to buy a subscription and listen to the album. BUT then after 1-2 days, it's getting released on other platforms as a normal album. How can you call THAT exclusive? And it's not going to do anything productive? We are allowed to express our feelings with the community and perhaps most people would agree and who knows the media would see. Anything can happen. A-ny-thing. It's not a scam you vote with your dollar. Don't buy a subscription. I downloaded Tidal and they never put an exclusive ribbon over Beyonce's album. So I never thought it would stay on there forever, I guess. Currently listening to Joanne Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseBabe 837 Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Haven't they done this a few times now? I stopped taking Tidal seriously when Kayne went on a rant about how his new album was never going to be on another site except Tidal and then a week later it was streaming on iTunes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benji 20,113 Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 In all fairness, they didn't say it wasn't going to be elsewhere though. They said you could listen to it exclusively at TIDAL when it was only TIDAL you could listen to it on. Regardless, of course it's a way to promote TIDAL. I'm pretty sure there's a decent chance Gaga will do the same with iTunes / Apple Music since they're always promoting each other and doing deals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinTrudeau 2,419 Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 I agree. What Beyonce did is different than what Drake is doing. Drake will release his album for streaming on Apple Music in May, and will release physical copies a week later. That way, everyone has a chance to listen to music early or wait a week for a copy. The fans know what to expect, and no surprises (in terms of subscribing and such) are there. The only surprise is the new music. Beyonce (and other artists) on Tidal said it will only be on Tidal. So fans who want to listen to their music have to sign up. There were no promises for their music on other streaming services or physical copies of them until a few days later. No notice in advance for the fans who have been with them all this time. Therefore, this was a scam since it's not the first time a Tidal artist did this and the fans were lied to. Tidal is a joke. I fell down the stairs once as an actor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliLilMonster 476 Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Tidal is a joke. They need to just put it out of its misery. They make such a big deal about exclusives but then the next time I turn around it's on damn iTunes. Like get some balls have at least a week or two if not a month of exclusivity. Thankfully the artists releasing on Tidal are not ones I care for anymore. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Ryan 1,468 Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 The same thing Apple does. When did Tidal or B say that this is an exclusive and will never be released anywhere else ever. I could have sworn that was third party. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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