FRANZGA 13,920 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 FRESH WAVE OF QUESTIONS FOR TIDAL Some highly questionable numbers coming from Tidal—what in some quarters might be called “shenanigans”—are making it increasingly difficult to arrive at a clear projection on upcoming releases that derive a significant portion of their totals from streaming. In the first week in wide release for Jay-Z’s 4:44, total reported streams to SoundScan were 122m, which was 68m more than the same streaming services reported to BuzzAngle. Similarly, two weeks prior, DJ Khaled won a race with Imagine Dragons for #1 when SoundScan logged 17m more streams than BuzzAngle. Industry insiders have confirmed that both Apple Music and Spotify, the leading steaming services with over 90% combined share, reported the same numbers to both chart services. Chatter continues that Nielsen may change some its rules, notably excluding free (but not ad-supported) streams; this would apply to the period when Khaled’s album appeared on Tidal in front of the paywall, where it generated no revenue but counted toward the chart. Amid all this noise there is a growing call from the industry to boot Tidal as a reporter to SoundScan—what numbers will they come up with next time? http://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=307581 I really want that fraud-z be exposed already... and i'm here for Nielsen to exclude free streams.. THOUGHTS?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FRANZGA 13,920 Posted July 20, 2017 Author Share Posted July 20, 2017 the Lemonade and 4:44 streams are really questionable.. Expose em. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 109,203 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Stop counting streams as chart points!! We don't need many more viral hits overshadow actual good music that needed a chance and be heard!! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘢, 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Surrealist 27,470 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 The expose is coming, hunties. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FRANZGA 13,920 Posted July 20, 2017 Author Share Posted July 20, 2017 Just now, RAMROD said: Stop counting streams as chart points!! We don't need many more viral hits overshadow actual good music that needed a chance and be heard!! then we will have abysmal chart points in near future streaming is the PRESENT already I guess it reflects popularity but they need to lessen its influence in charts.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Hollywood 37,364 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 I have TIDAL But I do live for this expose Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kvnrp 48,353 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 5 minutes ago, Saint Hollywood said: I have TIDAL But I do live for this expose Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanPikus 9,879 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Probably they will do nothing about it Some $$$ here and there and everything will be sweep under the rug And even if they do something in the future, Imagine Dragons will stay with #2 album although in reality it was #1 Na Wojtusia z popielnika, iskiereczka mruga, chodź opowiem Ci bajeczkę, bajka będzie długa... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmgSum1Actually 3,041 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 who tf is streaming 4:44 that much, or Drake's Views or Lemonade, or The Life Of Pablo.. Even though the albums are not bad, why aren't they streaming as well on YouTube? Shameless selfpromo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuuri 21,636 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 15 minutes ago, FRANZGA said: then we will have abysmal chart points in near future streaming is the PRESENT already I guess it reflects popularity but they need to lessen its influence in charts.. Then they should make streams count for even less than they do. In the age of streaming, streaming should count for very little while Physical sales the most then Digital sales after. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryusei 61,036 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 19 minutes ago, FRANZGA said: then we will have abysmal chart points in near future streaming is the PRESENT already I guess it reflects popularity but they need to lessen its influence in charts.. well... sucks but that's reality. It's just being inflated rn Musery Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edonis 28,950 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Some of these acts won't survive without the free streams this should be exciting to see play out Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FRANZGA 13,920 Posted July 20, 2017 Author Share Posted July 20, 2017 the nayveys will fume Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
weed 73,718 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 I'd be gagging if there was a big legal battle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirages 20,259 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Jay-Z is a busta, so what else is new? I'm the bitch that's fragile Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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