Elzo69Renaissance
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so I was just reading that music streaming sites have not really been profitable anyway....
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Elzo69Renaissance;8139082 said:so I was just reading that music streaming sites have not really been profitable anyway....
Monizzle14;8142410 said:This article actually does a good job of explaining the issues tidal has with making profits and their distribution to artists owning shares
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/121421/jay-zs-new-music-streaming-service-tidal-has-many-flaws
Finally, it’s not clear how far this worker-ownership will extend. If the original 16 artists each received a 3 percent stake in Tidal, that’s nearly half the company already disbursed. Presumably, Jay Z intends to keep a large chunk as well. If Jay Z intends to allow all artists an ownership stake in Tidal, how much will less famous artists receive? I don’t expect those details to become public, at least not anytime soon. But it’s an important consideration. If Tidal ends up mostly owned by global music icons and leaves behind thousands of other artists, then it will not ensure artists are fairly compensated for their work. It’ll just be a way for the richest artists to get even richer.
Still, if the main problem with Tidal is that it unequally distributes profits, it will have succeeded. In that situation, the company would have both accumulated a big subscription base and made significant profits from those users. The latter point is far harder than it sounds. Streaming music services like Spotify are struggling to improve their profits even as the number of users grows rapidly. The real profits are instead flowing to the record labels.
Ultimately, Jay Z has set his sights on the wrong target. It's not companies like Spotify that are preventing music artists from receiving their just rewards. It's the record labels—and there's nothing inherent about Tidal that will break the record labels' stranglehold on the industry. Why does Jay Z think he'll be able to succeed in doing what Spotify and other streaming services have failed to do? There's no question that he has shown great savvy and success in the music business, but perhaps it's going to his head.
GetoBoy;8142506 said:Monizzle14;8142410 said:This article actually does a good job of explaining the issues tidal has with making profits and their distribution to artists owning shares
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/121421/jay-zs-new-music-streaming-service-tidal-has-many-flaws
Finally, it’s not clear how far this worker-ownership will extend. If the original 16 artists each received a 3 percent stake in Tidal, that’s nearly half the company already disbursed. Presumably, Jay Z intends to keep a large chunk as well. If Jay Z intends to allow all artists an ownership stake in Tidal, how much will less famous artists receive? I don’t expect those details to become public, at least not anytime soon. But it’s an important consideration. If Tidal ends up mostly owned by global music icons and leaves behind thousands of other artists, then it will not ensure artists are fairly compensated for their work. It’ll just be a way for the richest artists to get even richer.
Still, if the main problem with Tidal is that it unequally distributes profits, it will have succeeded. In that situation, the company would have both accumulated a big subscription base and made significant profits from those users. The latter point is far harder than it sounds. Streaming music services like Spotify are struggling to improve their profits even as the number of users grows rapidly. The real profits are instead flowing to the record labels.
Ultimately, Jay Z has set his sights on the wrong target. It's not companies like Spotify that are preventing music artists from receiving their just rewards. It's the record labels—and there's nothing inherent about Tidal that will break the record labels' stranglehold on the industry. Why does Jay Z think he'll be able to succeed in doing what Spotify and other streaming services have failed to do? There's no question that he has shown great savvy and success in the music business, but perhaps it's going to his head.
Gawd damn my nigga we get it you don't cosign tidal or think it will work for whatever reasons you have now can we move along lol...it seem like every time I think this thread gonna die here come you and fuck gay-z tryna force everybody to hate tidal again....its at the point now where it's all just repetitive becuz nobody is changing their stance at this point so it's all just beating a dead horse....now it's making your issue seem bigger then what you "claiming" it is lol
Monizzle14;8142903 said:GetoBoy;8142506 said:Monizzle14;8142410 said:This article actually does a good job of explaining the issues tidal has with making profits and their distribution to artists owning shares
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/121421/jay-zs-new-music-streaming-service-tidal-has-many-flaws
Finally, it’s not clear how far this worker-ownership will extend. If the original 16 artists each received a 3 percent stake in Tidal, that’s nearly half the company already disbursed. Presumably, Jay Z intends to keep a large chunk as well. If Jay Z intends to allow all artists an ownership stake in Tidal, how much will less famous artists receive? I don’t expect those details to become public, at least not anytime soon. But it’s an important consideration. If Tidal ends up mostly owned by global music icons and leaves behind thousands of other artists, then it will not ensure artists are fairly compensated for their work. It’ll just be a way for the richest artists to get even richer.
Still, if the main problem with Tidal is that it unequally distributes profits, it will have succeeded. In that situation, the company would have both accumulated a big subscription base and made significant profits from those users. The latter point is far harder than it sounds. Streaming music services like Spotify are struggling to improve their profits even as the number of users grows rapidly. The real profits are instead flowing to the record labels.
Ultimately, Jay Z has set his sights on the wrong target. It's not companies like Spotify that are preventing music artists from receiving their just rewards. It's the record labels—and there's nothing inherent about Tidal that will break the record labels' stranglehold on the industry. Why does Jay Z think he'll be able to succeed in doing what Spotify and other streaming services have failed to do? There's no question that he has shown great savvy and success in the music business, but perhaps it's going to his head.
Gawd damn my nigga we get it you don't cosign tidal or think it will work for whatever reasons you have now can we move along lol...it seem like every time I think this thread gonna die here come you and fuck gay-z tryna force everybody to hate tidal again....its at the point now where it's all just repetitive becuz nobody is changing their stance at this point so it's all just beating a dead horse....now it's making your issue seem bigger then what you "claiming" it is lol
lol chill bruh did you sleep with tidal last night? did you tell tidal you love her the other day? you so emotionally attached to this music service lmao. chill chill hahaha.
GetoBoy;8143076 said:Monizzle14;8142903 said:GetoBoy;8142506 said:Monizzle14;8142410 said:This article actually does a good job of explaining the issues tidal has with making profits and their distribution to artists owning shares
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/121421/jay-zs-new-music-streaming-service-tidal-has-many-flaws
Finally, it’s not clear how far this worker-ownership will extend. If the original 16 artists each received a 3 percent stake in Tidal, that’s nearly half the company already disbursed. Presumably, Jay Z intends to keep a large chunk as well. If Jay Z intends to allow all artists an ownership stake in Tidal, how much will less famous artists receive? I don’t expect those details to become public, at least not anytime soon. But it’s an important consideration. If Tidal ends up mostly owned by global music icons and leaves behind thousands of other artists, then it will not ensure artists are fairly compensated for their work. It’ll just be a way for the richest artists to get even richer.
Still, if the main problem with Tidal is that it unequally distributes profits, it will have succeeded. In that situation, the company would have both accumulated a big subscription base and made significant profits from those users. The latter point is far harder than it sounds. Streaming music services like Spotify are struggling to improve their profits even as the number of users grows rapidly. The real profits are instead flowing to the record labels.
Ultimately, Jay Z has set his sights on the wrong target. It's not companies like Spotify that are preventing music artists from receiving their just rewards. It's the record labels—and there's nothing inherent about Tidal that will break the record labels' stranglehold on the industry. Why does Jay Z think he'll be able to succeed in doing what Spotify and other streaming services have failed to do? There's no question that he has shown great savvy and success in the music business, but perhaps it's going to his head.
Gawd damn my nigga we get it you don't cosign tidal or think it will work for whatever reasons you have now can we move along lol...it seem like every time I think this thread gonna die here come you and fuck gay-z tryna force everybody to hate tidal again....its at the point now where it's all just repetitive becuz nobody is changing their stance at this point so it's all just beating a dead horse....now it's making your issue seem bigger then what you "claiming" it is lol
lol chill bruh did you sleep with tidal last night? did you tell tidal you love her the other day? you so emotionally attached to this music service lmao. chill chill hahaha.
Nigga making it his life's mission to turn ppl away from a music streaming service and telling other ppl to chill and calling them emotional lmao...is that you Tim Cook lol
Shawn JAY-Z Carter;8147629 said:Damn let me check out them links