Shortly after Jay Z took to Twitter to defend Tidal, Grimes jumped on Instagram to help defend the streaming service – although she later deleted her comments. You can read what she had to say below.
On her Instagram page, Grimes posted a screengrab of one of Jay Z’s Tweets, reading: “Tidal pays 75% royalty rate to ALL artists, writers and producers – not just the founding members on stage.”
She had initially captioned it with her own thoughts regarding the streaming service, but later deleted her post. However, you can read what she had to say below, via Pigeons And Planes:
“Mad respect for tidal!! I literally know musicians who live in cars and storage spaces etc. And I know some pretty popular musicians who still struggle to make ends meet. Unless artists have a popular live show there aren’t a lot of income streams available. People have characterized tidal negatively but I promise it’s 100% artist friendly, and fan friendly since yall have the option to pay the same rate as other streaming respect to everyone involved for doing the right thing for struggling artists – this kind of thing is so important, especially for indie music! PS I AM SIGNED TO 4AD!! The misconception that I am not an independent artist anymore is incorrect, i can speak as an independent artist here. Roc nation manages me, I’m not signed to them nor do I have any investment in tidal, nor did anyone ask me to say this. Ps to everyone who buys music respect! Glad to hear many of u buy music rather than stream which is the best way to support smaller artists! ^_^ and also, for those who can’t afford streaming or buying music, I do not judge anyone for that! This is a suggestion, not a demand, in sorry it has created so much anger amongst yall”
Grimes will be supporting Lana Del Rey on the second half of her Endless Summer Tour, while Courtney Love will be supporting the first half of the tour. The full tour itinerary is as follows:
Lana Del Rey with Courtney Love
May 07 - The Woodlands, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
May 09 - Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion
May 12 - Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
May 14 - Phoenix, AZ AkChin Pavilion
May 16 - Chula Vista, CA Sleep Train Amphitheater
May 18 - Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
May 20 - Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
May 22 - Ridgefield, WA Sleep Country Amphitheater
Lana Del Rey with Grimes
May 28 - Indianapolis, IN Klipsch Music Center
May 30 - Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
May 31 - Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
June 3 - Toronto, ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
June 4 - Montreal, QC Bell Centre
June 9 - Boston, MA Xfinity Center
June 11 - Washington, DC Jiffy Lube Live
June 13 - Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion
June 14 - Atlanta, GA Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood
June 16 - West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre
