Cyrus Langhorne
A few days after music mogul Jay Z shared his Tidal playlist to the world, the overnight streaming service has teamed up with Young Money head Lil Wayne for the premiere of his new song, “Glory.”
Presented as a Tidal-exclusive, the new song premiered Wednesday (June 3).
.@LilTunechi drops new exclusive track, #Glory, on TIDAL. Welcome to the family! http://t.co/mqCxSDPN45 pic.twitter.com/ipdvVjrhd8
— TIDAL (@TIDAL) June 3, 2015
Wayne also promoted the new “Glory” tune on his Instagram page.
Jay Z made a rare Twitter appearance at the start of this week to show off his Tidal playlist.
Playlist wars in the Carter house getting too real. http://t.co/se3HbGTVSX
— Mr. Carter (@S_C_) June 1, 2015
Last week, Sony Music CEO Doug Morris denied widespread speculation about the label removing R&B diva Beyoncé‘s music from Tidal.
Contrary to reports, Sony Music has no plans to pull Beyoncé – or any other artists under their umbrella – from Jay Z’s Tidal streaming service. “Jay-Z is a friend and business associate for many years. I have always admired his business acumen, his entrepreneurship and his passion for music,” Sony Music CEO Doug Morris said in a statement. “All of our content, including Beyoncé, is available through the Tidal service, and we have announced no plans to remove our catalog from Tidal. Like all of our other partners, we are rooting for Jay and Tidal to succeed.” (Rolling Stone)
Initial reports claimed Bey’s record company Sony and other powerhouses like Warner had asked Tidal for advances in exchange for streaming its artists’ tunes.
Nonetheless, if Jay Z can’t come up with the cash for Sony, he faces the possibility that Tidal might lose albums from some of its co-owners, most painfully Beyoncé, a Sony artist. “I’m pretty sure most of the artists that were at the press conference don’t control their own streaming rights,” says Peter Mensch, co-founder of Q Prime, the talent agency that manages the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Metallica. (Bloomberg Business)
