Tidal Review: An Audiophile-Quality Music Streamer With Strong Indie Artist Support
Tidal entered the streaming music scene back in 2014, and it was promoted with a comically pretentious video featuring Jay-Z and his musician friends touting the service as the future of streaming music. Despite all the pomp and circumstance, Tidal's superb sound quality and artist-empowering support saw it make good on that promise. Having rigorously tested and retested Tidal over the years, I've watched the platform constantly reinvent itself, with recent updates bringing price increases, expanded payout options for independent musicians, and a reduction in smart TV app support.
- ▪Tidal entered the streaming music scene back in 2014, and it was promoted with a comically pretentious video featuring Jay-Z and his musician friends touting the service as the future of streaming music.
- ▪Despite all the pomp and circumstance, Tidal's superb sound quality and artist-empowering support saw it make good on that promise.
- ▪Having rigorously tested and retested Tidal over the years, I've watched the platform constantly reinvent itself, with recent updates bringing price increases, expanded payout options for independent musicians, and a reduction in smart TV a
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| Original publisher | PCMAG |
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| Publication time | Mon, 27 Jul 26 17:22:45 +0000 |
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Tidal entered the streaming music scene back in 2014, and it was promoted with a comically pretentious video featuring Jay-Z and his musician friends touting the service as the future of streaming music. Despite all the pomp and circumstance, Tidal's superb sound quality and artist-empowering support saw it make good on that promise. Having rigorously tested and retested Tidal over the years, I've watched the platform constantly reinvent itself, with recent updates bringing price increases, expanded payout options for independent musicians, and a reduction in smart TV app support. In addition, the ever-evolving service continues to offer a trove of attractive features, such as hi-res audio, music-focused editorial, and exclusive backstage content.
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