Tidal Wave: Beyoncé, Prince & Flipping The Streaming Wars Script
FUSE TV - Tidal Wave: Beyoncé, Prince & Flipping The Streaming Wars Script
In the span of 72 hours last week, Tidal, the music service owned by Jay Z and promoted by his stable of super-friends, transformed from a Twitter punchline to a legitimate challenge to the streaming crown—in terms of public perception, if not actual subscriber numbers. And all it took was a shocking death and shockingly competent album launch.
Last Thursday afternoon (April 21), Prince passed away at the age of 57… and as a result of the public mourning that took place online, music fans flocked to Tidal, the exclusive streaming home of the Purple One’s entire catalog. Tidal’s high ranking in the App Store following Prince’s death suggested a bump in subscribers, and that spike continued when Beyoncé unveiled her Lemonade album on Saturday night (April 23) immediately following the airing of her HBO special.
Lemonade made its way onto iTunes roughly 24 hours later, but its $17.99 sticker price (the same price of a download on Tidal) naturally encourages Beyoncé fans to pay $9.99 for a monthly premium subscription to Tidal, which will remain the exclusive streaming home for the full-length. “Tidal will be the only destination for subscribers to stream the complete visual album's songs and videos offline, taking Beyonce’s journey on the go, without the need to download the experience,” a rep for Tidal says in a statement.
54m
Prince: Kiss the Rain
44m
War of the Wills
51m
Beyoncé: Limited Edition
58m
The Last 24 Hours: Prince
20m
OMG, It’s Beyonce!
41m
Will Smith: The Prince of Hollywood
45m
Rudy Medina, Flip Schultz
5m
Beyoncé and A$AP Rocky Bring Back The Satin Jacket
21m
Prince Rupert
49m
Beyoncé & Jay-Z: Power Love
41m
Prince: My Name Is
20m
Prince Royce and J Balvin
37s
Prince Royce Plays 2 Truths and a Lie
1h 2m
The Beatles: In the Life
1h 45m
The River and the Wall
2m
The Best of The Best Clash
1m
The Blue Devils Bring The Parade
The 212
1h 21m
The Feels
1h 27m
The Exchange
1h 20m
The FP
The Canvas
44m
The Decision
45m
The Reunion
20m
The Hustle
21m
The Pilot
23m
The Motorcycle
1h 34m
The Citizen
1m
The Ladies Play "Fill In The Blanks"
21m
All the Focus is on the Diamonds
20m
Out With The Old, In With The New
2m
The Hilarious Reality of the American Rat Race
1m
The Feels - Trailer
21m
Meet The Family
1h 23m
The Prison Within
46m
Making the Cut
24m
Who's the Boss?
20m
Missy: The Icon
The Sex Clinic
20m
Create The Future
22m
The North Shore
1h 15m
Cassandro, The Exotico!
57s
The Read - Trailer
9m
Free The Robots
22m
Surfing the Skies
20m
The Glow Up
21m
Mind the Mints
1h 30m
Crossed the Line
20m
Rich The Kid
57m
Pink: The Truth
1h 17m
The Revolution Generation
20m
Facing The Truth
20m
Making The Retrograde
21m
Enter the Metaverse
20m
The Vest Guest
21m
Into The Woods
1h 22m
Between the Shades
1h 7m
The Daphne Project
59s
The 212 - Trailer
1h 22m
The Right Girls
21m
Rock the Bells
23m
The Great Director
1h 3m
The Third Strike
48m
Meet The Jets
44m
The Winner Is…
22m
Behind The Snow
1h 36m
The All-Americans
12m
Anthony Ramos On 'The Good & The Bad' (Extended Cut)
1h 27m
End of the Line: The Women of Standing Rock
2m
The Grind Never Stops When for the Queen Diva
3m
The Clash of the Corps Cast Plays Would You Rather?
1m
The Canvas LA - Trailer
2m
The Daphne Project - Trailer
24m
Run for the Border
45m
Battle on the Catwalk
22m
Blowing The Wind…Tunnel
1h 30m
The Jakes Are Missing
20m
Raging Around the World
22m
Hail To The King
20m
Eye of The Beholder
20m
The American Rat Race
59m
JLO: From the Block
46m
Welcome to the Jungle
44m
Eye On The Prize
20m
Pop Goes The Question
20m
Plant The Seed, Rogelio
20m
Tension In The Tenderloin
45m
Flesh and the City
21m
Who's Guarding the Angel?
The Hollywood Puppet Show
10m
The Trap House Slide
41m
The Power of Weed
47m
The Out100 TV Special
2m
The All-Americans - Trailer
2m
The Revolution Generation - Trailer
1m
The Third Strike - Trailer
20m
All in the Family
22m
Freaky On The Floor
56m
Beauty and the Bleach
20m
