Music Stars Unite To Launch New Streaming Service ‘Tidal’

Beyoncé, Kanye West and Jay-Z, along with a host of other celebrities came together on Monday evening to launch a brand new music streaming service. A number of music’s biggest names including Madonna, Rihanna and Daft Punk joined forces to launch Tidal, a streaming service that is being branded as the first artist-owned platform for music content. Beyoncé pictured at the event. The new service will compete with Spotify but unlike Spotify, it will not have a free tier. Speaking at the launch, singer Alicia Keys stated that she hopes Tidal will “forever change the course of music history”. A number of stars attended the #TIDALforALL event.   Other artists included Nicki Minaj, Usher, Arcade Fire, deadmau5 and Jack White.