Jay Z Reveals Plans for Tidal, a Streaming Music Service

Post by tsieling » Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 1:54 AM UTC

freehunter wrote: post #10

Here's the problem: I don't want another music service. I want all my favorite artists on one music service. There is literally no reason for them to not be other than various forms of greed. Garth Brooks created his own music streaming service because the people behind the album don't get enough attention. Taylor Swift doesn't put her music on Spotify because she can make more money on iTunes. Jay Z creates a stream…

Post by Steko » Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 1:56 AM UTC

Retra wrote: post #34

nothrabannosir wrote: post #21

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Competition = good, one music service to rule them all = bad. Good on Tailor Swift for keeping Spotify on their toes. Good on you for choosing Spotify and not Tidal. Let a thousand musical flowers bloom, and may they forever compete for attention of the bees, giving us more colors and extravagance as time progresses. Please keep making alternative music services and please keep giving us more choice, better quality a…

More choice doesn't mean better quality. It means you are far more likely to make the wrong choice, and that you have to invest more energy into doing so. And that can really eliminate the convenience such a service aims to provide in the first place. Choice is good when the options are differentiated. Like choosing between a CD, an MP3, or a streaming service. It's not nearly so good when you are choosing between St…

Post by stolio » Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 1:58 AM UTC

goatandsheep wrote: post #20

deeviant wrote: post #5

“This is a platform that’s owned by artists,” - Jay Z I think he meant, "This is a platform owned by established, rich, and ageing artists, whose resolve to assist up-and-comers should rightfully be questioned." Not to say this can be any worse then something like Spotify, which already trounces over the independents, but I hardly think this is a likely group to bring democracy and creativity back to the musical scen…

Actually, you can only publish if you're registered with one of four record labels: https://tidalsupport.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/201167132...

Post by dragonwriter » Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 2:10 AM UTC

freehunter wrote: post #10

Here's the problem: I don't want another music service. I want all my favorite artists on one music service. There is literally no reason for them to not be other than various forms of greed. Garth Brooks created his own music streaming service because the people behind the album don't get enough attention. Taylor Swift doesn't put her music on Spotify because she can make more money on iTunes. Jay Z creates a stream…

Post by Retra » Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 2:12 AM UTC

Steko wrote: post #43

Retra wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

More choice doesn't mean better quality. It means you are far more likely to make the wrong choice, and that you have to invest more energy into doing so. And that can really eliminate the convenience such a service aims to provide in the first place. Choice is good when the options are differentiated. Like choosing between a CD, an MP3, or a streaming service. It's not nearly so good when you are choosing between St…

The same argument could be made for cars or airlines or hamburgers. Too much choice, I might chose wrong oh noes you could get locked into the wrong $10 service for a month.