Yesterday, Jay Z got tired of seeing all of the negative publicity surrounding his latest acquisition, the hi-fidelity music streaming service TIDAL, and decided to lay out some #TIDALfacts of his own to shed some light on the situation in a stream of conscious rant / explanation. He revealed for the first some a small bit of concrete information on the royalty structure that is being championed by the service as better than its competition. Seventy-five percent of revenue will be paid to artists, writers and producers, rather than the current model where most money heads straight to labels and distributors, not the content creators. With all of the hate that TIDAL has been getting, it was only a matter of time before someone parodied what Jay Z had to say. One individual created a fake Tidal Facts twitter account to give the "real" facts about the service and those involved. We have selected a few choice tweets from the account for you below.
Tidal is Jay Z's 100th problem. #TidalFacts
— TIDAL Facts (@TIDALFacts) April 26, 2015
Tidal isn't big enough to hold all of Gucci Mane's discography. #TidalFacts — TIDAL Facts (@TIDALFacts) April 26, 2015
Dr. Dre's Detox will be exclusively streamed on Tidal in 2090. #TidalFacts
— TIDAL Facts (@TIDALFacts) April 26, 2015
DJ Khaled was too busy being the best to give Tidal any time. #TidalFacts — TIDAL Facts (@TIDALFacts) April 26, 2015
50 Cent thinks Tidal is an energy drink. #TidalFacts — TIDAL Facts (@TIDALFacts) April 26, 2015
Taylor Swift is hosting her song about breaking up with Spotify as a Tidal exclusive. #TidalFacts — TIDAL Facts (@TIDALFacts) April 27, 2015
Up-and-comer Paul McCartney will host his new mixtape as a Tidal exclusive. #TidalFacts — TIDAL Facts (@TIDALFacts) April 27, 2015
With all of the hoopla surrounding the service, which it sought out, it is easy to forget that the relaunch is only a month old and may need some more time to become the savior it is claiming to be, though the public and its rivals may not give it that time.
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