It is no secret that Tidal has not been as successful and most have assumed it would be because of the heavey weights in the music industry who own and support it. However, two of the heavey weights, Rihanna and Kanye haven't received the same success they have from past albums, and the assumption is that this could be because of Tidal.
More recent speculation is that Samsung may be buying Tidal.
Digital Music News has the following to say about the assumption:
According to the New York Post, Samsung has been having ”on-and-off talks” with Tidal about potentially purchasing the music streaming service.
There’s little doubt that Tidal has been struggling in the shadows of Spotify and Apple Music, so it’s no wonder that these talks are starting to surface. Since launch, the company has been faced with widespread skepticism, executive instability, not to mention alleged lawsuits. Just today, it has been reported that Tidal has just been hit with a $5 million lawsuit for alleged copyright infringement and unpaid royalties.
The streaming service can’t seem to stabilize, and Jay Z is reportedly starting to feel the pressure.
So, is this a step to alleviate some of the pressure? Is Jay Z calling it quits? It’s highly unlikely that Jay Z would dump Tidal after 16 months of nurturing it since launch, especially given the time and energy spent shaping this company’s reintroduction. Then again, the streaming service has been treading rough waters with a number of mishaps, starting with the accidental leaking of Rhianna’s ANTI album, where it appeared live on Tidal for about 20 minutes before being removed.
Kanye’s release offered a big shot in the arm, with Tidal subscribers potentially booming in the wake well-placed exclusive. But Kanye may have lost: ‘The Life of Pablo’ didn’t even make the charts, thanks to Tidal’s refusal to release data to tracking authority Nielsen Music. The limited exclusive also cause the album to illegally downloaded more than half-a-million times, according to an estimate by Torrentfreak.
Oh, we should also note this is pure speculation, it did appear in the New York Post, and there’s been no comment from either Tidal or Samsung. So there’s that.
