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Beyoncé and Jay-Z have released their joint album, Everything Is Love, as The Carters on June 16th. The album appeared as a Tidal-only exclusive, along with their “APESHIT” music video. The Carters gave TIDAL a boost to their subscription numbers after the release of the album. According to AppAnnie’s U.S. iPhone revenue charts, Tidal went from #4 on Friday to #2 on Saturday in the company with other music apps and remained that mark through Monday. On June 6th, Billboard dec

Uh oh! There have been some allegations against TIDAL for falsifying streaming numbers for Beyoncé’s Lemonade and Kanye West’s The Life of Pablo albums. An investigation took place with the use of a hard drive that carries an enormous amount of TIDAL’s data. Dagens Næringsliv, a Norwegian financial newspaper, indicates that TIDAL is exceptionally behind with its royalty payments to music industry rights-owners. “We have not been paid since October.” – Frithjof Boye Hungnes, C

“You already are who you are meant to be.” This is a line from our song of the week, “Glow” by singer-songwriter Sophie Beem that speaks volumes about our purpose as human beings. Depending on how one experiences life, purpose can be a struggle to find daily or a luxury for those of us who have learned early on. Songs like "Glow" gives hope to the hopeless. Remember your favorite motivational song? From John Lennon’s “Imagine” to R. Kelly’s “I believe I Can Fly” to Eminem

Beyonce’s latest court battle will determine how musicians use a digital sampling of a sound recording. Last week, District Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown denied Bey's motion to dismiss the copyright claim on fair use grounds. At the start of Beyonce’s track, “Formation,” you’ll hear rapper Anthony Barre's - better known as Messy Mya - strong, sassy voice saying, “What happened at the New Orleans,” “Bitch, I’m back by popular demand” and "Oh yeah baby. I like that.” Those spo

(By Jake Hall | Published on March 15, 2017 for High Snobiety) Beyoncé made headlines worldwide recently for an Instagram post which revealed that she was pregnant with twins. The image was just one of a series of pregnancy photographs (later released in full on the star’s official website) lensed by photographer Awol Erizku, an established artist whose intimate, intelligently referential work has been previously displayed in New York’s MoMA. Incidentally, the photographer ex

Here is our list of 5 artists you didn't know were independent. 5. Steve Aoki - Dim Mak Records Electro house musician/ record producer/music executive Steve Aoki is the owner of Dim Mak Records. Through his label, Aoki has released several Billboard-charting studio albums such as Wonderland, which was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronica Album; Neon Future I and Neon Future II. The fun-loving DJ constantly collaborates with producers and vocalists spanning v

(By Kelcie Willis | Published on December 12, 2016 for Cox Media Group National Content Desk) Beyoncé nearly dominated the music conversation in 2016 since her release of a surprise single and video for "Formation" and performed at the Super Bowl halftime show in February. Since then, she released another surprise visual album, "Lemonade," sold out a world tour and made a surprise appearance at the CMA Awards with the Dixie Chicks in November. But she didn't sell the most r

(By Erica Gonzales | November 28, 2016 for harpersbazaar.com) Sleigh all day. You've seen a ton of artists release personalized merchandise this year, but Beyoncé just brought the game to a whole new level. The pop star just released a holiday collection to her merch shop and it combines the two best things to come from year: Christmas and Lemonade. There's a tank top, wrapping paper, "Boy Bye" sweatpants and undies (a perfectly sassy response to cuffing season), an "I came t

Can you recall your high school years? Can you recall the sounds of the hallway and the smells of the cafeteria? Do you remember the sound of locker doors slamming and the bells ringing? Wait…before you start having too many flashbacks, good or bad…do you remember the quiet reserved kid, who was the epitome of cool. He was one that said maybe 10 words a day, but when he spoke everyone listened? The one whose steps seemed to line up perfectly so that when he jumped on his moto

(By Julia Brucculieri 10.17.16 for The Huffington Post) Beyoncé has an important message for the Beyhive: VOTE. During her performance at Tidal X: 1015 on Saturday night, the singer finished off her set by telling the crowd, “It can be easy to feel helpless and want to just block the world out, but doing nothing right now is not an option.” “I know it seems like things are bad, but if you think they can’t get worse, just ask your grandparents,” she said, adding, “Remember Bar