• Jay Z, Beyoncé's Joint Album Nearing Completion, Will Be TIDAL Exclusive

    Industry insider and founder of Dash Radio, DJ Skee in a his "Red Pill" address where he breaks down the issues facing the industry today, discussed the fragmentation of the streaming world and how the industry is cannibalizing itself in an attempt to try and minimize losses in the short term. About a 1:50 in, Skee causally broke the news that Beyoncé's and Jay Z's joint album, which he broke the news about it happening, is nearing completion and will be released exclusively on TIDAL.
  • Drake, Beyoncé Have Collaboration on 'Views From The 6'

    In a few short years, Drake has gone from being hip-hop's underdog story to possibly the biggest name in the genre. Being at that height led him to the main stage at Coachella where he headlined this past weekend on Sunday night and will do so again this Sunday night. Complex profiled Drake during the week leading up to the festival and during it and beyond taking the reader inside the mind, home and inner circle of Drake -- it also revealed a few details of his upcoming work. The "Madonna" rapper only has two tracks he really likes for his upcoming album Views From The 6 and one of them is a collaboration with Beyoncé.
  • White House Gospel Performance: Aretha Franklin, Michelle Williams "Say Yes" With Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland

    Last night, April 14, the White House kicked off a celebration of gospel music as part of the "In Performance at the White House" series. The celebration included performances by Aretha Franklin and Michelle Williams, who performed her song "Say Yes" that featured Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama have expressed their excitement for the gospel event.
  • Beatles' 5 Best Years at The Grammys: Battles with Frank Sinatra and A Surprising Peak Point

    The Beatles were kind of a big deal, as their countless hits and no. 1 singles can attest to, but their shelf wasn't nearly as full of Grammys as you might think. The group "only" managed to snag nine of the most vaunted awards in music across its entire career (compared to 27 for Allison Krauss). April 13 marks the 50th anniversary of the first Grammy ceremony where the band won a trophy and Music Times is marking the occasion by counting down the five years in which the greatest band in popular music history managed to land a win, going from "fewest wins" to most (ties will be broken by taking the "winning percentage" based on nominations).
  • Jay Z Officially Launches Tidal With Rihanna, Daft Punk, Madonna, Beyoncé, Kanye West, Drake, Usher

    It is official: Jay Z's move into the music streaming business has arrived and he is bringing a lot of his friends with him. At an industry event today at New York City's James A. Farley Post Office in Herald Square, Jay Z announced the launch of TIDAL with his 16 artist partners. The event was live streamed as Jay Z announced his plans for the Hi-FI service with Madonna, Kanye West, J. Cole, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Usher, deadmau5, Jason Aldean, Jack White, Daft Punk, Beyoncé, Arcade Fire's Win Butler, Alicia Keys, Coldplay and Calvin Harris.
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