merlot 5,772 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 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 of 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 of 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? Source:http://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=307581 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
n0ne 13,105 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Honestly why does Tidal Wave even exist anymore? "My people… need to let our bitchiness out. Otherwise, it turns to bile and poisons us" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeleteMyAccount 11,881 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Wasn't Tidal suppose to give a voice to smaller acts, not the big guys? The service seems more like a personal promotional tool tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlot 5,772 Posted July 20, 2017 Author Share Posted July 20, 2017 Just now, lilmonster93 said: Honestly why does Tidal Wave even exist anymore? to scam people no but honestly who tf uses Tidal ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GagaMyBlood95 9,867 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 lol this is so obvious that it almost hurts I hope they stop this because it's just ridiculous how they can fake all the streams and get those fancy certifications and call themselves successful or album sellers when in fact that's far from the truth Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlot 5,772 Posted July 20, 2017 Author Share Posted July 20, 2017 2 minutes ago, ZacharyMark said: Wasn't Tidal suppose to give a voice to smaller acts, not the big guys? The service seems more like a personal promotional tool tbh. ikr!! the only people who are benefiting from Tidal are Jay-Z and his friends Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Radio Ga Ga 5,651 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 16 minutes ago, merlot said: Amid all this noise there is a growing call from the industry to boot Tidal as a reporter to SoundScan I felt butterflies in my stomach when I read this This is such a good idea tbh If what they said is true, I would be so mad because Imagine Dragons totally deserved that number 1 album more than Khaled Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlot 5,772 Posted July 20, 2017 Author Share Posted July 20, 2017 Just now, Radio Ga Ga said: I felt butterflies in my stomach when I read this This is such a good idea tbh If what they said is true, I would be so mad because Imagine Dragons totally deserved that number 1 album more than Khaled it would be even better if they boot all streaming services Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio Ga Ga 5,651 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Just now, merlot said: it would be even better if they boot all streaming services If that happened earlier, Gaga would have gotten 5 number 1's this era tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALGAYDO 29,943 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 We been knew that Tidal (along with Scam-Z) are ****ing with the charts but ehh, I don't care about the charts so whatever. It's just kinda annoying seeing stuff like this happening lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurem 17,800 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Literally no one is surprised. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arturo 40,746 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 So Apple and Spotify's numbers were accurate to both Soundscan and Buzz Angle. Tidals streams aren't questionable. They're just flat out fraudulent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlot 5,772 Posted July 21, 2017 Author Share Posted July 21, 2017 1 hour ago, Arturo said: So Apple and Spotify's numbers were accurate to both Soundscan and Buzz Angle. Tidals streams aren't questionable. They're just flat out fraudulent. bingo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joschua 526 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 I just want radio to dominate again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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