The Game’s Changing: My First 24 Hours With TIDAL
by Staff Editor
How is the listening experience better?
Upon signing up for TIDAL, you have two different subscription options. First, is for TIDAL Premium, which costs $9.99/month and the second is for TIDAL HIFI (similar to HD), which costs $19.99/month. To be clear, TIDAL HIFI is a loss-less sound quality, similar to what you would get from using Beats, SMS, Bose, etc., but without needing the expensive headphones to go with it. From personal experience and from close friends, I can safely say that TIDAL’s Premium sound quality is significantly better than Spotify’s regular sound quality and the HIFI quality is a major upgrade from both.
So now all we need to do is sign up for a service that directly benefits the artist more than the others do, and pay an extra fee to listen to Beats Headphones quality on your regular ear-buds.
The other major feature of TIDAL that makes the listening experience more appealing than its competitors is the self-picked playlists that artists are distributing to the service. Beyoncé revealed a playlist recently deemed: Beyoncé: Festival Favorites, giving us some insight into what Beyoncé, one of the industry’s most prized artist, enjoys listening to. Isn’t that what this industry’s all about? Connecting with the artists? We know the Beyhive, the Barbz and Rihanna’s Navy would agree.
All in all, TIDAL has the potential to impact the music industry in a revolutionary way. Right now, the focus is on the major artists and how to benefit them more, but there are certainly plans for expansion into indie artists according to TIDAL executive Vania Schlogel, who says, “We’re still a very young, nascent company and we have a lot of initiatives that we’re working on, especially when it comes to indie talent… “
Also, according to a new article from The Verge, it’s been theorized that if Jay Z can get Live Nation on board to give fans an exclusive opportunity to buy concert tickets before anyone else (and other related ventures), then TIDAL could officially take over the industry. Keep in mind, Jay Z signed a $152 million contract with Live Nation in 2008 and some of the other TIDAL owners have contracts with them as well, establishing their strong relationships. Interesting.
What do you say, Hov? Is TIDAL the end all, be all? After my first 24 hours with it, I’m becoming more and more convinced it is.
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” To be clear, TIDAL HIFI is a loss-less sound quality, similar to what you would get from using Beats, SMS, Bose, etc., but without needing the expensive headphones to go with it.”
That’s the most ridiculous line i’ve ever read and i’ve read a lot of bullshit.
And now J.cole is going to give a free concert in NYC to people who stream his album the most on Tidal during the weekend. Through all the side eyes and head scratching on social media I kept in mind that Jay Z is not stupid when it comes to business and his money. I knew he had a plan so I ignored the question marks floating through my head and had faith that J doesn’t need instant understanding in order to turn sh*t to platinum. I am not a huge fan of his but I can admit the man knows his way around business deals. I personally love the ten dollar service. My twins and I listen and buy a lot of music so it was a good deal for us.
Are you retarded or this is a paid article?