In that respect, Tidal is like no other startup, really. Tidal, as presented by Jay, was never a project it was, from day one, a fully developed, ostensibly functional, and ethically sourced product - backed, boosted, and co-owned by some of the richest and most recognizable people in the entertainment industry. Maybe such seismic shifts are commonplace among startups, but we never hear those stories, and instead, we focus especially intently on Tidal because Jay Z is such a magnetic, larger-than-life figure, and because he brought his service to market so, um, boldly. Maybe I just see it that way because I’m covering the music-biz beat, and not only is Tidal always in the news, but it seems like every single rumor, report, or update refers to a potentially seismic shift in the company’s operations. Can you even believe that? Not the Apple stuff - we’ll get to that - but the fact that Tidal has been with us for only 18 months? It feels like we’ve been talking about the thing for five years now. ![]() On June 30, the Wall Street Journal reported that Apple was in talks to acquire Tidal, the on-demand music-streaming service launched by Jay Z (and co-signed by a country club’s worth of Jay’s highest-charting colleagues) at the end of March 2015.
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