Chris Martin

Streaming service TIDAL promises “to re-establish the value of music”

Jay Z has formally launched his streaming service TIDAL at an all-star event in New York City. Apparently, Jay Z is simply a co-owner and shares ownership with Win Butler and Régine Chassagne from Arcade Fire, Kanye West, Jack White, Daft Punk, Beyoncé, Chris Martin of Coldplay, and Madonna.

These artists all were at the event today and signed their commitment on-stage by signing a declaration. 

The streaming service is described as a “platform owned by artists” and has a goal “to re-establish the value of music.” Keys explained on the behalf of the group, “We want to create a better service and experience for fans and artists. Our mission goes beyond commerce and technology.”

The video following the event had footage from a summit recently where the owners of TIDAL to talk about their vision. Daft Punk talked about the summit as “the Avengers of Music.”

It was previously reported that TIDAL offers two different subscription offers: $19.99 for a month of high-fidelity audio and $9.99 for standard audio. TIDAL could be streamed on the web, and downloaded with iOS and Android devices. 

TIDAL owners will exclusively release music through the platform but it is not yet confirmed. 

Coldplay Releases New Music Video

British rock band, Coldplay, released, on their Facebook page, the music video for their third single, “True Love.” The song and video are from their latest album, Ghost Stories, which was released in May. Lead singer Chris Martin has recently said that Coldplay is working on a new record. Martin said, “We knew we wanted to make this thing called Ghost Stories, and then make something else, we have an idea, then we’re gonna go on tour after that.”

Martin Also stated in a recent interview with AltNation on SiriusXM that they did not tour as extensively following Ghost Stories as previous tours because it does not have the type of sound that could suit a tour.