Danish man on trial over alleged £500k music streaming fraud
Aarhus court hears he may have profited from artificially generated playbacks, in case thought to be first of its kind
February 2022
Four alternatives to Spotify: swapping is easier than you think
Missing Joni and Neil? Here’s how to break up with Spotify
March 2021
Jay-Z sells majority stake in Tidal music streaming service to Jack Dorsey's Square
$297m deal hands control to Twitter co-founder, with Beyoncé, Madonna, Rihanna and other Tidal co-owners retaining stakes
January 2019
Tidal investigated by Norwegian police over inflated streaming allegations
Norway’s economic crimes unit Økokrim is investigating whether listening statistics have been manipulated by Jay-Z’s music streaming company
June 2018
UK Top 40 singles chart to include video streaming figures
Tally will take in Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube and Tidal, while streams from free and paid-for services will no longer be weighted equally
May 2018
YouTube to launch new music streaming service
Are streaming giants like Tidal faking their numbers?
July 2017
Bad bromance: what's going on with Jay-Z and Kanye?
4:44: Jay-Z addresses infidelity rumours on new album
April 2017
Jay Z pulls most of his music from Spotify
The rapper, who owns rival Tidal, has removed nine of his 12 albums from the world’s leading streaming service
December 2016
Streams ahead: the artists who made it huge without radio support
Thanks to Spotify, Apple Music and co, musicians such as Glass Animals and Anne-Marie can go global without radio support. But can they convert streaming stats into fans?
November 2016
Prince's estate sues Jay Z's Tidal over streaming rights to the pop star's music
Tidal negotiated streaming rights to his songs in 2015, but now his estate says company is ‘exploiting’ music and may have breached exclusivity agreements
July 2016
Why would Apple want to buy Tidal?
Apple considering takeover bid for Tidal, Jay Z's music-streaming service – reports
June 2016
Tidal uploads rarities from Prince's back catalogue
Jay Z’s streaming service marks what would have been the singer’s 58th birthday with 15 album strong collection of B-sides and unreleased recordings
May 2016
Tidal: can Prince and Beyonce save the underdog of streaming services?
It was one of the few platforms that Prince trusted with his music and bills itself as the artists’ friend. So why is Jay Z’s Spotify rival still in such choppy waters?
April 2016
How Beyoncé's Lemonade became a pop culture phenomenon
Released on Saturday, the album and film have provoked an intense worldwide discussion about race, feminism, social media and the music industry
Kanye West fan suing over Life of Pablo's appearance on Spotify
Lawsuit says that fans were duped into signing up to Tidal streaming service after the rapper’s claims that his album would only be available there
Kanye West makes The Life of Pablo available outside Tidal
Contrary to earlier statements, the rapper has made his ‘living album project’ available for streaming or download on iTunes, Spotify and other services
