*Hmm, once again an artist, or in this case, a late artist’s family wants nothing to do with Jay Z‘s Tidal music streaming service.
Now that the company is being accused of making up its streaming numbers, Prince‘s heirs want out.
Here’s more from TMZ:
The attorney for Sharon, Norrine and John Nelson blew the whistle on Tidal with the probate judge in Prince’s case. In a letter, obtained by TMZ, they say Tidal’s been accused of “inflating the streaming numbers” for Beyonce‘s “Lemonade” and Kanye West‘s “The Life of Pablo.”
They say Tidal allegedly boosted the numbers by several hundred million streams … which would jack up the royalties paid to Bey and Ye.
The heirs are asking the judge to reconsider the order that granted Tidal exclusive streaming rights for an upcoming album of unreleased Prince music. They say they don’t want the estate getting caught up in the streaming service’s legal problems.
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It was a Norwegian outlet (Dagens Næringsliv) that originally accused Tidal of “deliberately faking” streaming numbers for artists like Beyoncé and Kanye West. Tidal, of course, denied these allegations. They told Complex they were party of a larger anti-TIDAL smear campaign.
“This is a smear campaign from a publication that once referred to our employee as an ‘Israeli Intelligence officer’ and our owner as a ‘crack dealer.’ We expect nothing less from them than this ridiculous story, lies, and falsehoods. The information was stolen and manipulated and we will fight these claims vigorously,” the company said.
No matter how you slice it, this is not a good look for Jay Z and Tidal. Not a good look at all. 🙁
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