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Beyonce and Jay Z may be about to release a brand new joint album on Tidal according to reports.
Fuse host DJ Skee claimed that the long-rumored album is not only nearing completion but that his sources claim it will “be released exclusively on Tidal.”
The presenter voiced his concerns over such a strategy: "The risk here is the same thing that happened with Jay Z's exclusive album with Samsung. A project that leaked when Samsung's servers crashed unintentionally, ironically only making it available to people who have downloaded it illegally. History is shown if you make things closed in, people will always find a way around it."
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This is not the first we've heard of the project - as EW point out producer Detail (the man behind 'Drunk In Love') teased the possibility back in February and the On The Run tour proved quite how potent a combination Mr and Mrs Carter can be.
If it was to happen it would be the shot in the arm Tidal needs As previously reported, ione month after a hugely lavish launch in New York, Tidal's app has dropped out of the iPhone's top 700 download chart in the US. Blame came be placed not only at the misfire of a launch but also internal problems. As BGR put it beautifully, instead of suggesting it was a way for new artists to have the funds they need to make a living, it tried to make you feel pity for megastars: "The result was the ultimate mixed message: You should feel sorry about how little money Nicki [Minaj] makes."
Some of users complaints have been genuine (particularly regarding the high cost and the to the wholesale copying of the interface from Spotify) but others can be put down to teething problems. Also fan communities appear to be unconvinced of the merits of the scheme - Rihanna's Navy were not happy with 'American Oxygen' premiering on the service.
In this month’s issue of Paper Magazine, Kanye West discussed Tidal and the response it has been receiving. “I heard a comment -- a joke -- about the Tidal press conference being an Illuminati moment,” he said. “If there was actually an Illuminati, it would be more like the energy companies. Not celebrities that gave their life to music and who are pinpointed as decoys for people who really run the world.”
