Tidal Might Pay Labels More Than Spotify

Tidal, the streaming service recently purchased, re-branded and re-launched by Jay Z, has been maligned in the press and by fans. Many have called into question how populist a venture it could be, given the net worths of those present at the highly publicized announcement; Hov's disjointed Twitter monologue defending the site did little to quell fears. However, a new development could cast his latest venture in a more positive light. According to what appears to be an earnings report leaked by an anonymous independent record label to Digital Music News, Tidal's payments per stream were, on average, more than one-and-a-half times those paid out by Spotify. The numbers themselves--1.2 cents vs. .72 cents--seem minuscule, but at a great enough volume, could mean tens of thousands of dollars' worth of difference.

Though he has been in the news lately as a tech financier, Jay Z still has his hand in the music world. There's the rumored collaboration album with his wife, Beyonce; his Roc Nation also made waves by signing Vic Mensa, the Chicago rapper first famous for his association with Chance the Rapper. Of late, Mensa has been notable for his collaborations with Kanye West: the drill-infused "U Mad" and the nascent "Wolves," which is rumored to be the first song on West's forthcoming seventh album.

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